Course detail

French 1

FSI-F1 Acad. year: 2024/2025 Winter semester

The course is intended to teach French as a foreign language at general level. It is focused on practical, everyday communication.

Language of instruction

French

Number of ECTS credits

2

Entry knowledge

Course is intended primarily for beginners or false beginners.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively and worked out all assigned tasks for self-study. Students have to pass a credit test reaching 60% points as minimum.
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars. In case of missing more than two seminars, the teacher can allow students to substitute for these.

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks, such as describing problems or giving instructions, that arise in daily life.
Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary and simple grammar for everyday communication.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-OBN-P: Common Offer, Master's, elective

Programme B-OBN-P: Common Offer, Bachelor's, elective

Programme BIT: Information Technology, Bachelor's
specialization BITP: Information Technology, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction, pronunciation
2. L1 Bonjour à tous/ Hello everyone
3. L2 In a French class
4. L2 Communication in class
5. L3 Introductions
6. L3 Nationalities, days, months, numbers
7. L4 Jobs
8. L5 Leisure
9. L5 Sport
10. L6 Asking and giving directions
11. L7 Eat and drink
12. L8 Shopping
13. Credit test