French for Beginners Z2

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Zuzana Panáčková (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

04FZ2

0 + 4 z, 1 credit

The course is linking up with 04FZ1. Elementary linguistic knowledge and communication skills are expanded.The scope is given by lessons 8 - 13 of the textbook: Pravda - Pravdová : French for Beginners . Additional topics and skills are filled from the textbook Espaces I, lesson 1 - 5 (introductions, invitation, welcoming, agreement - desagreement, apology, thanking, travelling, map of France, food, will, wish, order, prohibition, pleasure). Correct pronucitation is practiced. Stress on oral communication.

Specific topics covered: How does the machine work? A few expressions concerning the study, name of University and Faculty.

Requirements:

Linguistic knowledge and competence at level FZ1.

Syllabus of lectures:

Functions, situations, topics: introductions, invitation, greetings, agreement - disagreement, will, order,obligation, prohibition, excuse, apology,thanking, travelling, buying tickets, making reservation in a hotel, geography of France,numbers, time and date, daily routine.

Language structures: regular, irregular verbs,past tense passé composé, simple future. Time expressions for the past and future. Purpose (pour + inf), abbreviation of object clauses (de + inf).

Further topics: food, clothes, How does the machine work? expressions for the topic „Study at our faculty“.

The course covers lessons 5 - 10 of the textbook French for beginners and is expanded by lessons 5 - 10 of textbook Espace 1.

Syllabus of tutorials:

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

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Knowledge of phonetics, morphology, syntax, lexis and orthography at the level appropriate to the course, namely:

Further knowledge of elementary grammar structures, vocabulary, current idioms and phrases. Pronunciation and spelling.

Skills:

Understanding and simply communicating in further elementary situations, on chosen topics and using simple language functions (asking/giving information about place, time, quantity,travelling, future plans, past actions). Dialogue and monologue.

Meeting the requirements for advance to a higher level course.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1]Pravda-Pravdová: French for Beginners(Le francais pour vous), Leda, 2.vydání 2006

Recommended references:

[2]Espaces I, Hachette, Paris 1990

[3]Electronic lecture notes of the teacher

Tools:

audio program, autocorrective exercices, map of France, grammar tables, dictionary, language classroom

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: