EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: FRENCH III |
Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
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FL 307 | E | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Eglantina Gishti |
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
Language: | English |
Compulsory/Elective: | Elective |
Classroom and Meeting Time: | |
Course Description: | Describing the general content of French language course and information about instructional methods can be given. In this part it should be explained that, each session should contain a dialog, vocabulary, grammar notes and drills. |
Course Objectives: | In this course you learn how to handle successfully a variety of social situations you may encounter in daily life in France or other French-speaking countries, or when meeting French-speaking people. You learn to maintain non-complicated face-to-face conversations, and to perform such tasks as introducing yourself, asking directions, understanding a TV program or writing an e-mail. These basics are acquired by using the textbook and through a wide range of real-life situations, performed either individually or in groups. Grammar, cultural topics, current issues and pronunciation are main concerns, too. REACH the skills described in the level A2 of The Common European Framework of Reference for languages. The final objective of this course series is to obtain an intermediate level of proficiency in French, aimed at communication with people in the region in everyday social situations and enabling students to follow current affairs in the region via various media. |
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week | Topics |
1 | DOSSIER 1: LEÇON 1: Describe a person and a friendly relationship GRAMMAR : Relative pronoun, agreement of P. past, Phonetic: Homophones (All in audio) Exercises. |
2 | DOSSIER 1: LEÇON 2 : Report of words, Mention of positive changes GRAMMAR : Speech direct-indirect, Comparison, Imperfect Phonetic : Intonation, Exercises. |
3 | DOSSIER 1: LEÇON 3 : Tell a Meeting, Travel Diary GRAMMAR : Past tense et Imperfect, Temporal Markers… PHONETIC : Identification of P. tense and imperfect, Practice – Exercises. |
4 | DOSSIER 2: LEÇON 1: Tell a academic and professional experience GRAMMAR: Pluperfect Adverb. PHONETIC : Identification, adverbs, Exercises. |
5 | DOSSIER 2: LEÇON 2: To search for a academic and professional experience GRAMMAR: temporal Adverb. PHONETIC : Identification, adverbs, Exercises. |
6 | DOSSIER 2: LEÇON 3: The key for the success. GRAMMAR: Subjunctive. PHONETIC : Spelling of verbs in subjunctive, Exercises. Civilization: The Educative System in France |
7 | TOWARD THE DELF A2 REVISION DOSSIER 3: LEÇON 1 : Country and their habitants, Stereotypes GRAMMAR : Relatives où et dont, Demonstratives celui, celle, ceux, celles PHONETIC : Percentages, Exercises. |
8 | DOSSIER 3: LEÇON 2 : To discuss the changes of life and cultural differences GRAMMAR : Reversed question, Undefined pronouns and adverbs PHONETIC : Syllables, Exercises. |
9 | MID-TERM |
10 | DOSSIER 3: LEÇON 3 : Comparative Study, Classification,Talk about place of life, Paris/Province. GRAMMAR : Superlatif, Highlight Ce qui / Ce que … PHONETIC : Pronunciation de Plus, Practice – Exercises |
11 | DOSSIER 4: LEÇON 1 : Make the account of an event, Blogosphere GRAMMAR : Interrogatif and possessive pronouns, Take blogs PHONETIC : Astonishment or simple question, Intonation, Exercises. |
12 | DOSSIER 4: LEÇON 2 : Newspaper Titles, Opinion on a program GRAMMAR : Nominal phrases, Kind of names, Highlight PHONETIC : Expressive accent , Exercises. |
13 | DOSSIER 4: LEÇON 3 : Account, Fact various, Testify of an event GRAMMAR : Temps du passé, Passive, Accord of Past participle, Travel Diary PHONETIC : Vowel Sequences , Practice - Exercises. |
14 | DELF A2. REVISION |
Prerequisite(s): | |
Textbook: | Alter Ego+ 2, Livre d’Eleve and Cahier d’ Exercices. C. Hugot, V. Kizirian, B. Sampsonis, M. Waendendries, A Berthet. Video, & on line materials, websites. |
Other References: | |
Laboratory Work: | |
Computer Usage: | |
Others: | No |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1 | Develop necessary knowledge and know-be to any successful communication. |
2 | Interact in situations on function of its life and its culture. |
3 | Develop know-how but also the strategies which leads toward self. |
4 | Speak and understand FRENCH. |
5 | Identify the main ideas in a personal mail or in a text dealing with a familiar theme (personal and professional). |
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) Program | ||
1 | Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources | |
2 | Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches | |
3 | Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects. | |
4 | Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions | |
5 | Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations | |
6 | Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently | |
7 | Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena. | |
8 | Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones | |
9 | Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles | 4 |
10 | Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge | |
11 | Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments | |
12 | Having consciousness about human rights and environment | |
13 | Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning |
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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Method | Quantity | Percentage |
Midterm Exam(s) |
1
|
35
|
Quiz |
2
|
10
|
Final Exam |
1
|
45
|
Total Percent: | 100% |
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Assignments | 0 | ||
Final examination | 1 | 14 | 14 |
Other | 7 | 3 | 21 |
Total Work Load:
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125 | ||
Total Work Load/25(h):
|
5 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course:
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5 |