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Course Syllabus

Bachelor 2021/2022

Second Foreign Language (French)

Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type: Elective course (Political Science and World Politics)
Area of studies: Political Science
Delivered by: Department of Foreign Languages
Where: Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences
When: 3 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Vladislav Kirichenko, Natalya E. Rasskazova
Language: English
ECTS credits: 6
Contact hours: 136

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course is aimed at acquirement basic knowledge and competences of modern French language, including phonetics, graphics, normative grammar and vocabulary in the amount provided by the course. Tutorials or practice run provide students with basic knowledge of phonetics, grammar and vocabulary of modern French and focus on practical activities and exercises. The tutorials also involve peer-review sessions and feedback on students’ written work, aimed at developing basic linguistic knowledge and practical skills of French.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Able to learn and demonstrate skills in the field, other than the major field.
  • The course is aimed at acquirement basic knowledge and competences of modern French language, including phonetics, graphics, normative grammar and vocabulary in the amount provided by the course.
  • Able to conduct professional activities internationally
  • Able to learn and demonstrate skills in the field, other than the major field
  • Student is capable of reporting the results of the information retrieval and analysis, academic or applied research she/he has conducted: - in various genres (including reviews, policy papers, reports and publications pertaining to socio-political subject matter); - and depending on the target audience
  • Student is capable of reporting the results of the information retrieval and analysis, academic or applied research she/he has conducted: - in various genres (including reviews, policy papers, reports and publications pertaining to socio-political subject matter); - and depending on the target audience
  • Student is capable of reporting the results of the information retrieval and analysis, academic or applied research she/he has conducted
  • Able to conduct professional activities internationally in French
  • Able to learn and demonstrate skills in the field, other than the major field in French
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • to be able to make simple dialogs on a given topic
  • to be able to conduct a monologue on the topic
  • to be able to support a conversation on a specified topic
  • to be able to write simple essays on a specified topic
  • to have the necessary communication skills at the A1.1 level
  • to have the necessary communication skills at the A2-В1 level
  • to know vocabulary on the topic
  • to own the necessary grammar
  • to own vocabulary on the topic
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Bonjour! ABC, cardinal numbers 0-20
  • Holiday.Vacances.
  • Greetings. Pleased to meet you (personal pronouns, verbs Être et s'appeler in Présent de l`Indicatif.
  • Formulas of politeness. Definite articles. Verbs aller, avoir.
  • Prepositions and adverbs of place and direction and verbs
  • Indefinite Articles
  • Verbs in Passé composé. Past Participle. Participe passé.
  • Question to the subject
  • Verbs in Passé composé. Verb conjugations with avoir
  • Demonstrative adjectives
  • Verbs in Passé composé. Verb conjugations with être
  • Nationalities. Gender (nouns, adjectives). Plural of nouns.
  • Direct and indirect pronouns, Pronoms directs et indirects.
  • Construction C`est, Il y a.
  • Direct and indirect pronouns in Present Pronoms directs et indirects au Passé composé.
  • Conjugation of the verbs (1 group) in Present
  • Reflexive verbs in Passé composé. Verbes pronominaux au Passé composé.
  • Test 1
  • The negative forms ne … pas, ne … plus, ne … jamais
  • Health. Body parts. (Santé. Corps humain).
  • Plural of adjectives. In a shop (Word order in questions)
  • My family. Ma famille. Possessive adjectives mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses
  • Types of diseases (Types de maladies)
  • Conjugation of the verbs connaître, comprendre, venir, faire
  • Giving recommendations to patients. (Recommendations aux patients).
  • My flat. L'adjectif interrogatif quel(le). (accord des adjectifs le no
  • Visiting a doctor. Appointment to the doctor by phone. (Visite chez le docteur).
  • Description of a room (Prepositions of place).
  • Description of the disease, symptoms and recommendations. (Description des maladies).
  • Description of a room (adjective in the predicate function, colors)
  • Argumentation point of view. Prepositions parce que, c`est pourquoi etc. Word order in such sentences.
  • My house. My apartment. Types of housing (apartment, house or hostel etc.)
  • What floor do you live on?(articles, adverbs of place)
  • French cinema. (Cinéma français).
  • Test 2
  • Passive voice . La voix passive.
  • Questions (interrogation inversion, word order)
  • The negative forms ne … plus, ne … jamais
  • The subjunctive. Le subjonctif passé.
  • In a restaurant (how to order and to pay)
  • The subjunctive. Le subjonctif present.
  • In a restaurant (cardinal numbers 21-100)
  • The symbols of France. (Symboles de la France).
  • Pronouns. Les pronoms toniques moi, toi, lui, elle, vous
  • Conjugation of the verbs pouvoir, vouloir, devoir
  • Test 7
  • Les adjectifs possessifs au pluriel
  • French songs. (Chansons françaises).
  • Shopping Faire des achats. Les vêtements
  • L`infinitif présent, l`infinitif passé
  • What should I do to be healthy?
  • Adjective interrogative quel(le)
  • Questions comment, combien?
  • Test 2
  • Test 3
  • Clothes and Fashion. Types of сlothes. (Vêtements)
  • My day. Ma journée. Reflexive verbs.
  • French cuisine. (La cuisine française).
  • Times of day. L`heure.
  • What clothes are better? Comparisons of adjectives/adverbs.
  • What do I do during the day?
  • Pronouns COD le, la, 1', les
  • What time is it now?
  • What do you like to wear? (Vêtements)
  • Prepositions of time: depuis, pendant, il y a
  • Pronouns COI lui, leur
  • Weather and seasons.
  • Weather and seasons (impersonal verbs il fait froid/chaud, il pleut …)
  • Holidays. Fêtes.
  • Verbs of 3 group savoir, voir,
  • When is Christmas celebrated in France and when in Russia?
  • Test 4
  • Birthday. Degrees of Comparaison of Adjectives.
  • Adverb Y.
  • Birthday. Degrees of Comparaison of Adverbs.
  • Studies and free time. Loisirs.
  • My favorite holiday in Russia. How, where and with whom.
  • Verbs ending in –ir (2 group)
  • Indicate direction
  • Prepositions of place (à côté de, à droite, à gauche, tout droit etc.)
  • Article partitive. Sport and Fitness.
  • Transport. Les moyens de transport
  • Food. (Repas). Article partitive. Article partitif.
  • Verbs ending in -endre, -ondre
  • Verbs in Imparfait.
  • L'interrogation quand, quelle
  • Imparfait. Mon enfance.
  • Partir, sortir in present
  • Le futur proche
  • Mass media. (Les médias).
  • Le passé récent
  • Gerund. (Le gérondif).
  • How I learn a foreign language? (skills and abilities)
  • Test 6
  • How I learn a foreign language? (what I learned)
  • Passé composé / Imparfait
  • Test 5
  • Repeat of the material
  • L'expression du futur : présent, futur proche, futur simple
  • Final test
  • The future. Futur simple.
  • Travelling. (Voyage).
  • Weather forecast. (La météo).
  • Make a predicton. (Faire une prévision).
  • Conditional mode. Conditionnel passé.
  • Verbs in Plus-que-parfait.
  • Conditional mode. Conditionnel présent.
  • My dream country.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Reading for seminars / tutorials (lecture materials, mandatory and optional resources)
  • non-blocking Assignments for seminars / tutorials / labs
  • non-blocking Modul Test
  • non-blocking Final Test (Exam)
    Экзамен письменный и устный. Лексико-грамматический тест и письмо - 80 минут, устный ответ – 8-10 минут (в расчете на 1 студента: подготовка – 1 минута, монолог – 3-4 минуты, 3 вопроса, не относящихся к заданию на монолог – 4-5 минуты).
  • non-blocking Oral answer (exam, monologue, dialogue)
    Экзамен письменный и устный. Лексико-грамматический тест и письмо - 80 минут, устный ответ – 8-10 минут (в расчете на 1 студента: подготовка – 1 минута, монолог – 3-4 минуты, 3 вопроса, не относящихся к заданию на монолог – 4-5 минуты).
  • non-blocking Written Assignments (Essay, Test/Quiz, Written Exam, etc.)
  • non-blocking Assignments for seminars
    Activity of participation, contribution to work at classes, answering questions, performing individual and group practical assignments.
  • non-blocking Final Test (Exam)
    Экзамен проводится в дистанционном формате в устной форме (опрос по материалам курса). Экзамен проводится на платформе ZOOM (http://zoom.us/). К экзамену необходимо подключиться согласно составленному расписанию ответов. Компьютер студента должен удовлетворять требованиям: наличие рабочей камеры и микрофона, поддержка ZOOM. Для участия в экзамене студент обязан: явиться на экзамен согласно точному расписанию, при ответе включить камеру и микрофон. Во время экзамена студентам запрещено: выключать камеру, пользоваться конспектами. Кратковременным нарушением связи во время экзамена считается нарушение связи менее 2 минут. Долговременным нарушением связи во время экзамена считается нарушение связи от 5 минут и более. При долговременном нарушении связи студент не может продолжить участие в экзамене. Процедура пересдачи подразумевает использование усложненных заданий.
  • non-blocking Modul Test
    Written test including vocabulary and grammar assignments within the passed topic
  • non-blocking Oral answer (exam, monologue, dialogue)
    The oral part of the exam is on tickets (a survey on the course materials).
  • non-blocking Written Assignments (Essay, Test/Quiz, etc.)
    Written assignments (letters, small essays) performed by students independently in extracurricular time for assessment.
  • non-blocking Reading for seminars / tutorials (lecture materials, mandatory and optional resources)
    Reading texts. Check in class
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2020/2021 4th module
    0.15 * Written Assignments (Essay, Test/Quiz, etc.) + 0.15 * Assignments for seminars + 0.2 * Oral answer (exam, monologue, dialogue) + 0.2 * Final Test (Exam) + 0.15 * Reading for seminars / tutorials (lecture materials, mandatory and optional resources) + 0.15 * Modul Test
  • 2021/2022 4th module
    0.15 * Written Assignments (Essay, Test/Quiz, Written Exam, etc.) + 0.15 * Reading for seminars / tutorials (lecture materials, mandatory and optional resources) + 0.2 * Oral answer (exam, monologue, dialogue) + 0.15 * Modul Test + 0.2 * Final Test (Exam) + 0.15 * Assignments for seminars / tutorials / labs
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Багана, Ж. Le Francais des Affaires. Деловой французский язык : учебное пособие / Ж. Багана, А. Н. Лангнер. — 3-е изд., стер. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2016. — 264 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-1101-9. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/85850 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
  • Бартенева И. Ю., Желткова О. В., Левина М. С. - ФРАНЦУЗСКИЙ ЯЗЫК (A1–A2). Учебное пособие для вузов - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2019 - 332с. - ISBN: 978-5-534-11913-8 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/francuzskiy-yazyk-a1-a2-446391

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Say it right in French [Электронный ресурс] : audio program, , 2009
  • Левина М. С., Бартенева И. Ю., Самсонова О. Б. - ФРАНЦУЗСКИЙ ЯЗЫК. ЭКОНОМИКА, МЕНЕДЖМЕНТ, ПОЛИТИКА 2-е изд., испр. и доп. Учебное пособие для академического бакалавриата - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2019 - 203с. - ISBN: 978-5-534-06029-4 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/francuzskiy-yazyk-ekonomika-menedzhment-politika-441757

Authors

  • SMIRNOVA NATALYA VIKTOROVNA
  • VARLAMOVA YULIYA VALEREVNA
  • Смирнова Наталья Наталья
  • RASSKAZOVA NATALYA EVGENEVNA
  • BALAKIREVA MARGARITA EVGENEVNA