COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: FRENCH I

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 247	D	3	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
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	M.Sc. Hasim Braja hbraja@epoka.edu.al
Second Course 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
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	N/A
Course Description:	The objective of this course is to develop reading, speaking and writing skills of students in French language.
Course Objectives:	• This course is an introduction to the French language, and proposes activities that enable students to achieve competencies of understanding and written expression, at A1 and A2 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference. Comprehension of simple texts and answering questions on them. To know how to introduce yourself, to describe your work, talk about tastes and hobbies and describe the past. How to write a postcard. Responding to simple and practical things. To communicate confidently on a basic level in everyday situations. Developing essential speaking, listening, reading and writing skills as well as a solid understanding of the structure of the language.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Linguistic competences
2	Pragmatic competences
3	Communication

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Dossier 0: Opening on. Alphabet. French names. Nationalities. Adjectives of nationality. Masculine and feminine of country names. Numbers. Accents. Spelling names. Exercises
2	Dossier 1: Leçon 1: Greetings, contacts, to introduce oneself. GRAMMAR: Verb “to have” in present tense, the negation, definite article, possessive adjectives. PHONETIC: Voice downlink – uplink. Exercises – Student book.
3	Dossier 1: Leçon 2: Request information. Questioning on the identity. Understanding / give coordinates. GRAMMAR: Indefinite article, Interrogative adjective. Months of the year. Numbers 70 to 99. Exercises.
4	Dossier 1: Leçon 3: Give personal information. Talk about passions and dreams. GRAMMAR: Prepositions with names of countries. –ER verbs in the present. Verbs “to have” & “to be”, to give personal information. The liaison. Carnet de voyage – Civilization.
5	Dossier 2: Leçon 1: Talk of the neighborhood and the city. Ask and give an explication. GRAMMAR: Definite & Indefinite articles. Preposition of place + contracted articles. UN / Une + a name (phonetic). Exercises.
6	Dossier 2: Leçon 2: To inform on the accommodation. Indicate a route. GRAMMAR: Interrogation. Verbs “to take” & “to get down” in the present tense. Intonation of interrogative and affirmative sentence. Exercises. GRAMMAR : Interrogation, Formula of route. PHONETIC : Intonation of the sentence interrogative and affirmative, Exercises.
7	Dossier 2: Leçon 3: Write a postcard. Indicate the province, the destination. GRAMMAR: Demonstrative adjectives. Preposition of origin & of destination. Formula of a letter. Ordinal numbers. Accentuation of last syllable. Practice. Exercises. Civilization: Paris, hier et aujourd'hui.
8	Mid-term
9	Dossier 3: Leçon 1: Talk about the tastes, the activities and profession. Talk about activities and pets. GRAMMAR: Faire & Aller + contracted articles. Masculine/Feminine of professions. Expression of tastes and activities. Identification in speaking of masculine & feminine of professions.
10	Dossier 3: Leçon 2: Talk about itself. Talk about the characteristics of a person. GRAMMAR: Qualifier adjectives in masculine/feminine/plural. “Aimer”, “Adorer”, “Detester” + noun/verb. Tonic pronoun. Exercises.
11	Dossier 3: Leçon 3: Invite/Accept/Refuse. Give someone an appointment. Writing a message/invitation. GRAMMAR: “Pouvoir”, “Vouloir”, “Devoir” in present tense. Pronoun “ON” The imperative. Civilization. Exercises.
12	Dossier4: Leçon 1+2: Talking about time & Timetables. Talk about habits. Talking about daily activities and past events. GRAMMAR: Prepositions + time. Present tense of pronominal verbs. Expressions of time.
13	Dossier 4: Leçon 2+3: Present and past tense. Understanding a questionnaire of survey. Talking about projects. GRAMMAR: “Dire” present tense. Near future.
14	Exercices, revision.

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook(s):	Alter Ego + 1, Livre d’Eleve et Cahier d’ Exercices. C. Hugot, V. Kizirian, B. Sampsonis, M. Waendendries, A Berthet, E. Daill. CD/Audio,www.hachettefle.fr Other Course Materials:CD/Audio, on line materials, videos, websites, TV5 monde, etc.
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	Links to French exercices
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Objectives and activities will allow to the student to develop his capacity to interact verbally in simple situations of daily life.
2	Understand sentences, messages and short simple texts.
3	Produce short messages and fill simple forms and documents.
4	Introduce oneself and the other using single words and short phrases.
5	Write and understand short letters and messages.

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.	1
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.	1
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	1
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.	1
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	2
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	2
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	1
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	2
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	5
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	2
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	4
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	2
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	1	20
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Presentation	1	10
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

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:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

Certains étudiants ont un trs bon niveau par rapport au niveau enseigné.