French for Advanded Students P3

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Zuzana Panáčková (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

04FP3 0 + 2 z, 1 credit

The course is focused on summarizing and further development of linguistic competence acquired during the whole period.Text interpretation. Translation of shorter technical texts (both from and into the language). Students prepare a paper wich will be delivered in form of an oral presentation in-class. The paper is linked to the field of students´future specialisation or to their interest and must cover a technical /applied scientific topic. It is not a translation but a creative work compiled from French articles and one´s own knowledge/experience.

Longer monologues on topics /situations set for the examination are also prepared.

Requirements:

Entrance level of FP2 course.

Syllabus of lectures:

The course is focused on summarizing and further development of linguistic competence acquired during the whole period. Text interpretation. Translation of shorter technical texts (both from and into the language).

General topics: From the history of technical and scientific projects and discoveries

Grammar structures: groups of irregular verbs according to the same pattern,review of past tenses, prepositions and verb forms in subordinate clauses, reported speech, indirect question, structures verb + prep+ noun, verb + prep + verb in cases different from the Czech

-Students prepare a paper wich will be delivered in form of an oral presentation in-class. The paper is linked to the field of students´future specialisation or to their interest and must cover a technical /applied scientific topic. It is not a translation but a creative work compiled from French articles and one´s own knowledge/experience.

-Longer monologues on topics /situations set for the examination are also prepared.

Syllabus of tutorials:

The course is run as a series of seminars following the topics and scope of the syllabus.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Knowledge of morphology, syntax, and lexis at the level appropriate to the course, namely: types of clauses, participle

sentences, indirect speech and question, verbal phrase, punctuation, irregularities.

Skills:

Reading of authentic general, poplular science and technical texts, extracting information, summarizing. Correct oral communication in social and everyday situations, communication on specific / technical topics. Writing a presentation and transactional letters. Translation of shorter texts (both ways). Use of larger and more accurate vocabulary, idioms and varied grammar structures. Care of the style and spelling.

Meeting the requirements for taking examination.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1]Lecture notes: Z.Panáčková: French for Engineering students of FJFI, ČVUT 2002

[2]Panorama 3, Clé International, Paris 2004

Recommended references:

[3]Espace III, Hachette, Paris 1991

[4]journal La Recherche

Teaching aids:

dictionaries, grammar handbooks, audio program, autocorrective exercices, language classroom, the Internet

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: