LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
6
Study programme code
2 1 Q 3 0 0 0
Study programme title
1
English Philology
DESCRIPTION OF STUDY SUBJECT
Elective course: Modern French 2
Faculty of Philology
Department of French Philology and Didactics
2. Coordinating
teacher/s:
Position, name, surname
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zita Tarvydienė
3. Volume of study subject and its place in the study programme
Volume (in academic hours)
Group of Type of
Mode of
Contact work
ECTS
Non-contact work
study
study
studies
(individual Total no. credits
Contact
subjects* subjects*
Lectures
Consultations
studies)
practical classes
SF
EA Full-time
48
32
80
3
Semester
1. Study subject title
Faculty:
Department:
Study subject code
H 4 7 0 M 2 0
Language of instruction
2
French
*Study subjects of general university education – GS; study subjects of major study field (specialisation) – SF; optional deepening study subjects of study field (specialisation) – ED ;
study subjects of minor study field – MS;
**Obligatory – O; optional (freely) – EF; optional (from alternatives) – EA.
4. Goal of study subject
Further develop correct spoken and written language skills with reference to students’ prior knowledge and competences
obtained at BA studies in the following areas: communicative competences, linguistic competences, 4 types of communicative
activities.
5. Abstract
Listening in French: Understanding of original recorded texts in Standard French.
Speaking in French: discussion on different subjects, taking into consideration purpose of communication, the addressee, and
the topic.
Reading in French: reading original texts and applying different reading strategies.
Writing in French: creating various types of texts, using appropriate linguistic units and writing strategies.
6. Learning outcomes of the study programme, learning outcomes of study subject, methods of study and student
achievement assessment
Learning outcomes of
Learning outcomes of the
Methods of study achievement
Study methods
the study programme
study subject
assessment
Pair
work,
team
work,
General
Cumulative
assessment:
 Ability to establish
project and its presentation,
competences:
adequate relation between
 Completion of practical tasks;
Ability to apply
interview.
knowledge and its practical
 preparation for seminars;
knowledge in practical
applicability.
 tests;
situations: achieving
 Ability to appropriately use
 project and its presentation;
real-life results
gained knowledge and
 examination.
skills in practical situations
inside and outside
institution.
Ability to adapt to new
situations and to be
flexible.
Subject-specific
competences:
French language
communication skills:
ability to perform in
B2 level (active and
passive skills)
Ability to create
academic texts
according to style and
genre requirements.
 Ability to apply
knowledge in new study
related contexts.
Assimilation of
knowledge.
 Ability to acquire
knowledge and practical
skills required for work
under new conditions.
 Ability to understand a
wide variety of texts in
German.
 Ability to demonstrate oral
and speaking skills in
French in a wide variety of
cultural and professional
contexts using appropriate
terminology, grammar and
register.
 Ability to create texts of
various types in French
taking into account
appropriate terminology,
grammar and register.
 Ability to create and
analyse texts applying
relevant genre criteria.
 To generate linguistic
arguments, to express
opposing views, to express
one’s own opinion
following style-specific
requirements.
7. Plan of study subject
No.
Topics, short description of content
Lectures
Volume (in academic hours)
Total no. of
Practical
hours
Consultations Individual work
classes
Work. Career.
Grammar and lexis: mood, auxiliaries, the
subject in the sentence; functional styles.
-
9
-
7
16
1.
-
10
-
6
16
2.
Education.
Grammar and lexis: educational terms; the
object in the sentence; agreement between the
noun and the verb.
-
9
-
6
15
3.
Culture. Art.
Grammar and lexis: art terms; subjunctive
clauses; the category of
definiteness/indefiniteness.
Science and its advance.
Grammar and lexis: scientific terms; functional
styles – scientific style.
-
10
-
7
17
4.
5.
Modern means of mass media.
Grammar and lexis: business and political
terms; word building.
Total No. of hours for the study subject
-
10
6
16
-
48
32
80
8. Assessment criteria
Level of achievement
High (9-10 points): 91-100% of predicted learning outcomes. Can recall new linguistic units, is able to render text in one‘s
own words, is able to interpret and explain ideas. Can apply known words in new situations. Can analyse texts, can compare
linguistic phenomena in written form or orally. Is able to give presentation about the book, to give commentaries using correct
French.
Average (7-8 points): 71-91% of predicted learning outcomes. Can recall almost all new linguistic units, is able to render text
in one‘s own words, is able to interpret and explain ideas. Can apply known words in new situations. Can analyse texts, can
compare phenomena in written form or orally. Is able to give presentation about the book which is not difficult to read, to give
commentaries using correct French.
Minimum (5-6 points): 50-70 % of predicted learning outcomes. Knows linguistic facts, understands but cannot apply in
practice. Learns new linguistic units, but cannot apply in new situations. Renders texts with mistakes.
Unsatisfactory (1-4 points): Less than 50% of predicted learning outcomes. Knows linguistic facts, understands them but
cannot apply in practice. Cannot clearly render ideas. Makes a lot of mistakes.
9. Procedure of student assessment
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
No. of hours per
assignment
Content
Participation at the seminars
Test
Home tasks
Individual tasks
Final test
Time of
assignment
No. of
Total No.
completion
assignments of hours
(week of
semester)
2
16
32
1-16
2
1,5
2
6
3
16
6
1
6
24
12
6
80
4-8-14
1-16
1-16
17-18
Total
10. Recommended literature
No.
1.
2.
3.
Main literature
Česnulevičienė L., Matonienė R. Lire la presse, VPU, 2007.
Tarvydienė Z., A travers les mots vers les connaissances, VPU, 2011.
Berthet A. Alter ego, Hachette, 2008.
No. of copies
in LUES
library
20
20
5
Cumulative
assessment (%)
5
20
25
20
30
100
Other libraries
(indicate)