LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Study programme code
6 1 2 X 1 3 0 0
8
Study programme
Study programme title
English Philology
DESCRIPTION OF STUDY SUBJECT
1. Study subject title
Faculty:
Department:
2. Coordinating
teacher/s:
Elective Study Subject: 2nd Foreign Language (French) 1
Philology
French Philology and Didactics
Study subject code
A F 0 0 8 E 2 0
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
Contact work
Non-contact
Mode of
study
study
work (selfstudies
Contact
subjects* subjects*
Lectures
Consultations dependent
practical classes
studies)
SF
O
full-time
48
5
27
ECTS Sem
Total no. credits ester
80
3
5
Language of
instruction
English
*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
The course aims to convey the knowledge of French by means of integrated teaching of the four main kinds of
communicative activities: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course prepares students for various basic
communicative and cultural situations.
5. Abstract
The course introduces students to the alphabet and the backgrounds of phonetics. Students are taught to understand and
use familiar words and basic phrases to speak about themselves, their family, the closest environment; to understand
common titles, simple sentences from advertisements and catalogues. Students are taught to communicate in basic
language, to ask and answer questions about essential needs and familiar objects; to use simple phrases to speak about
their living place, to introduce people, to describe, to ask and answer personal questions. Students are taught to write a
simple short text on a card, to fill in a questionnaire and write an e-mail.
6. Learning outcomes of the study programme, learning outcomes of study subject, methods of study and student
achievement assessment
Learning outcomes of the study
Methods of study
Learning outcomes of the study subject Study methods
programme
achievement assessment
General Competences:
 Fundamental understanding of the Reading, discussion, Cumulative assessment:
presentation, written Oral tasks, written tasks,
Knowledge and understanding areas of linguistics, literature and
exercises, individual tests.
of the subject area and
cultural studies.
understanding of the profession:  Ability to integrate the knowledge work.
ability to follow the underlying
of different subject areas to achieve
principles of the profession.
the aims of teaching/learning and to
solve problems arising in practical
activity.
Quality orientation: excellence in  Ability to set personal aims and to Reading, discussion,
academic, personal and
presentation, written
perfect oneself systematically in
professional results with emphasis academic work.
exercises, individual
on continuous improvement.
 Ability to reflect on and consistently work.
Learner autonomy: individual
learning styles, appropriate
learning strategies and time
management.
Interpersonal skills and
teamwork: ability to do team
work (including situations of
international or multicultural
environment), taking the lead in
accomplishing the tasks set.
evaluate personal achievements.
 Capability to organize one’s
work autonomously and to observe the
scheduled deadlines.
 Ability to set and shape own
learning aims, and to decide on
priorities and effective methods;
ability to select appropriate study
materials from the accessible sources.
 Positive stance towards developing
subject-specific and generic
competences and acquiring skills in
appropriate strategy choice.
 Ability to work productively in a
team, with reference to the diversity of
possible backgrounds (national,
cultural, religious) and specificity of
targeted aims.
 Ability to take into account opinions
of team members, and to express one’s
own ideas while fulfilling specific
tasks and doing project work.
 Ability to use the English language
at A1.1. level (reception, production,
interaction).
Reading, discussion,
presentation, written
exercises, individual
work.
Reading, discussion,
presentation, written
exercises, individual
work, pair and group
work.
Reading,
conversation,
discussion,
presentation, written
exercises, pair work,
monologue/dialogue
speaking, individual
work with
dictionaries or
supplementary
material.
Communicative competence and  Ability to use the language, choose Reading,
its components: linguistic
appropriate terminology and registers conversation,
discussions, pair
(lexical, grammatical, semantic, according to the context of use
phonological, orthographic,
(academic, sociocultural, literary and work,
monologue/dialogue
orthoepic) sociolinguistic and
other texts).
speaking, individual
pragmatic competences.
 Ability to develop a coherent
work with
discourse, choose appropriate
communicative functions to disclose dictionaries or
the topic and to express one’s thoughts supplementary
materials.
both orally and in writing.
Linguistic skills: knowledge of
Reading,
 In-depth knowledge of linguistic
underlying assumptions about
concepts and aspects of language in its conversation,
linguistics.
historical development and ability to discussions, written
exercises, pair work,
explain them.
monologue/dialogue
speaking, individual
work with
dictionaries or
supplementary
material.
Subject-specific competences:
Application of knowledge in
practice:
establishing immediate
relationships.
7. Plan of study subject
Volume (in academic hours)
Total no.
Practical
Independent
of hours
Consultations
classes
work
No.
Topics, short description of content
1.
Presentation of oneself, presentation of another
person, description of one’s profession and
origin, telephone conversation, numbers and
counting.
10
2.
The names and functions of household items,
auditory comprehension of numbers.
12
3.
Dishes, inviting to eat, ordering food at a
restaurant, paying the bill, describing the
quality of food and drinks, shopping.
13
4.
Free time activities: planning one’s time,
arranging to meet, writing a card.
13
Total No. of hours for the study subject
48
Lectures
6
16
5
19
8
21
3
8
24
5
27
80
2
8. Assessment criteria
Level of achievements:
High (Marks 9-10): excellent comprehension of daily expressions, the meaning of general simple informational texts.
Students are able to ask and adequately answer questions. They can create simple texts, fill in questionnaires. There occur
insignificant grammar and orthographic mistakes; but the pronunciation is correct.
Average (Marks 7-8): fairly good comprehension of daily expressions, the meaning of general simple informational
texts. Students are able to ask fairly well and give adequate answers. They can create simple texts quite well and fill in
questionnaires. There occur marginal grammar and orthographic mistakes; the students’ pronunciation is quite correct.
Minimum (Mark 5-6): students correctly understand only 50-60 percent of daily expressions and the meaning of simple
general informational texts. They can ask and adequately answer questions. They can create simple texts and fill in
questionnaires. There occur marginal grammar and orthographic mistakes; the students’ pronunciation is quite correct.
Unsatisfactory (Mark 1-4): students correctly understand less than half of daily expressions and the meaning of simple
general informational texts. They are not able to ask simple questions and give adequate answers. In simple texts they
make a lot of grammar and orthographic mistakes. Their pronunciation is not clear, their articulation mistakes hinder
comprehension.
9. Procedure of student assessment
No.
Content
1.
Participation in classes (attendance
and active involvement)
Individual oral tasks
Individual written tasks
Tests
Final test
Total
2.
3.
4.
5.
No. of hours per
assignment
Time of
No. of
Total No. assignment
Cumulative
assignments of hours completion (week assessment (%)
of semester)
2
16
32
1-16
10
2
2
4
12
5
5
4
1
10
10
16
12
80
3, 5, 8, 9, 12
2, 4, 6, 8, 12
5, 8, 9, 12
16
10
10
20
50
100
10. Recommended literature
No.
Main literature
1.
J. Girardet, J. Pécheur. Campus I. CLE International, 2002.
2.
C. Miquel. Vocabulaire progressif du français. Niveau débutant avec 250
exercices, CLE International, 2002.
No.
Additional literature
No. of copies in
LEU library
Other libraries
(indicate)
10
LNMML
1
LNMML
1.
2.
A. Berthet, C. Hugot. Alter Ego A1. Hachette, 2006.
A. Akyuz. Exercices de grammaire en contexte. Niveau débutant.
Hachette, 2000.
10
LNMML
1
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