The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages
1st Term 2011-2012
Course code & title:
Language of instruction:
FREN 1001 A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J
FRENCH I
French / English
Units:
3
Course description:
As the first in a series of six language courses, this course invites students without prior knowledge of French to
explore the basic features of the French language. Supported by audiovisual aids, students will receive intensive
practice in spoken and written French through interactive class work, homework and online exercises. They will
become familiar with the basic concepts of French grammar and learn how to interact in some simple everyday
situations.
Course Content: The course will cover the following 8 lessons of the textbook Le nouveau Taxi 1: lessons 1 – 7 & 9
Lesson
Speech acts
Grammar
- Greeting (1)
- Introducing oneself
- Inquiring / Giving information:
name & nationality
Leçon 1
Bienvenue!
(Welcome!)
Leçon 2
Qui est-ce ?
(Who is it?)
-
Leçon 3
Ç a va bien?
(How are you?)
Leçon 4
Correspond@nce
(Correspondence)
Leçon 5
Trouvez l’objet
(Find the object)
Leçon 6
Portrait-robot
(Photofit)
Leçon 7
Shopping
Leçon 9
Appartement à
louer
(Apartment for
rent)
-
Introducing someone:
first name , family name
profession
address: city & country
-
- Giving information about a
person:
- name, age, profession, address
& phone number
- greetings (2)
- asking / giving / understanding
basic personal information
- Numbers 21 - 69
- Revision: lessons 1 - 3. Talk
about taste and preferences
- “La francophonie” (French
speaking countries)
- Describing a room and its
objects
- Indicating the location of an
object
- Locating an object
- Describing people & objects
- Colors
- Talking about color
- Describing objects (2)
- Asking price
- Describing an object
- Clothes shopping
- Filling an order-form
- Inquiring / Giving information
on a place
- Requesting / giving
information on a flat (or house)
for rent (or for sale)
- Describing a flat
- Writing formal letters
- Conjugation: - être / - s’appeler
- Subject pronouns’ gender:
masculine vs feminine (il vs. elle)
- The question word qui
- Elision
- Noun group (1):
- definite article + noun
- Noun’s gender: masculine vs. feminine
- Adjective’s agreement: in gender &
number
- preposition + country/city
-
Irregular Verbs: aller, avoir
Possessive adjectives (1)
Indefinite articles
Interrogative adjectives (1)
- Prepositions & prepositional phrases of
place
- Adverbs of place
- Definite & Indefinite articles (2)
- The French idiom: Il y a …
- Sentence structure with Qu’est-ce que …
- Stressed pronouns (1)
- The verb avoir
- The negative particles ne … pas
- Adjective’s agreement (with noun or
pronoun)
- Possessive Adjectives (2)
- Numbers : 70 - 1000
- Question word: comment, combien
- Interrogative adjectives (2)
- Demonstrative adjectives
- Stressed pronouns (2)
- Prepositions & prepositional phrases of
place
- Prepositions: avec, pour
- Question with où
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Learning outcomes:
After taking this course, students are expected to master the basic communication skills such as:
(1) greeting somebody;
(2) exchanging basic personal information with someone in a social gathering;
(3) describing an object or a person, shopping and getting or giving information about a flat accommodation.
Learning activities:
Interactive classwork[1]
(hr)
in /
out class
3
M
Extra-curricular activities
(hr)
in /
out class
0.5
O
Web-based teaching
(hr)
in /
out class
1
M
Homework / Self-study
(hr)
in /
out class
3
M
M = Mandatory / O = Optional
[1] Interactive classwork focuses on student-centred activities as pair work, group work, role play and student-teacher interaction.
Assessment scheme:
Task nature
Description
Weight
Participation in class
Active participation in class activities.
5%
Listening comprehension test
All through the term, listening is a frequent exercise during classes.
There will be two tests marked and graded.
20%
- One short essay per term: due exactly one week later. Details are given by
the teacher in class.
- One forum per term: reading/writing practice on Moodle, subject and
deadline are given by the teacher. Student is expected to take part 3 times
in the discussion (discussion is held within a period of 2 weeks).
Two students, 5-10 minutes preparation (notes and textbook allowed) and
minimum 5 minutes performance in front of the teacher. Textbook,
notebook and notes are not allowed during presentation.
20%
Includes: grammar, reading comprehension & written expression.
35%
Assignments
Oral exam
Final exam (centralized)
20%
Notes:
You are required to arrive on time.
You are required to attend at least 75% of the class. Treat 75% attendance as the minimum, not the maximum.
The success of your own learning will highly depend on your attendance.
Should you miss more than 25% of the class, you will automatically fail the course.
If you are unable to attend, get informed about what content and homework you missed and make it up yourself.
Learning resources
Course materials:
•
Textbook: Méthode de français Le nouveau Taxi 1, Ed. Hachette, Français Langue étrangère.
•
Exercises book: Cahier d’exercices Le nouveau Taxi 1.
The textbooks are available at at Swindon’s University Bookstore.
E-learning platform: https://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk
Readings & references:
Recommended materials:
•
A desk-size bilingual dictionary, such as Robert & Collins senior or Larousse
(pocket-size dictionaries are not recommended).
• Please see the list of websites available in the platform https://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk
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Feedback for Evaluation
Our language programme highly values students’ feedback and comments and is happy to use them for reflection on our
teaching and improvement. Students are very welcome to provide comments and feedback on the course any time to their
course teacher or the course level coordinator through email or in personal conversation. In addition, students’ feedbacks
will be collected in the middle of the term through an open-end questionnaire and the teacher will discuss the feedbacks
in class and make improvements if necessary. The course will also follow the university’s course evaluation exercise at the
end of the term, and students’ feedbacks will be used for future course planning and teaching.
Schedule 2011-2012 Term 1 (Subject to changes):
FREN 3001
Week
Week
Week
Week
1
2
3
4
Sept
Sept
Sept
Sept
5-9
12-16
19-23
26-30
Week 5
Oct 3-7
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
6
7
8
9
10
Oct 10-14
Oct 17-21
Oct 24-28
Oct 31-Nov 4
Nov 7-11
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Nov 14-18
Nov 21-25
Nov 28-Dec 2
Public Holidays
Assignments
Content
Tue Sept 13th
Introduction
Wed Oct 5th
Lessons 1-4
Forum (1st week)
Forum (2nd week)
Listening 1
Assignment (to be handed on week 11)
Lesson 5-7 & 9
Revision + oral
expression
Listening 2
oral exam (by two-people teams)
Centralized examination
Class sections and teachers’ contact details:
No of
Class
Time
Classroom
weeks
Teacher
Email
FREN 1001 A
T3-5
SHB 504
12
Sarah PERON
peronsarah@hotmail.fr
FREN 1001 B
W1-3
ERB 408
12
Loiez Pabiot
Pabiotl@hkbu.edu.hk
FREN 1001 C
M7-8 / W6
Catherine KUNEGEL
catherinekl@cuhk.edu.hk
FREN 1001 D
T3-4 / H6
FREN 1001 E
M1-3
FREN 1001 F
M5 / H1-2
FREN 1001 G
T 6 / H 3-4
FREN 1001 H
T7-9
SCE E108
12
Sarah PERON
peronsarah@hotmail.fr
FREN 1001 I
F1-3
SHB 504
13
Serge GALIN
sergegalin@hotmail.com
FREN 1001 J
H7-9
ERB 402
13
Benoit
benoit.guerillot@gmail.com
ERB 402/
SHB 505
ERB 402/
SHB 504
SHB 503
MMW 704/
SHB 504/
SHB 504/
SHB 505/
13/12
12/13
12
12/13
Raphaele ROMANETTI
romanetti.raphaele@cuhk.edu.hk
12/13
GUERILLOT
For further information and inquiries you are welcome to contact the course level coordinator:
Contact
Telephone
Email
Office
Catherine KUNEGEL
3943 1796
catherinekl@cuhk.edu.hk
General Office
3943 7110
lin@cuhk.edu.hk
Rm G 33 KKL Blg
Office hours:
Monday: 12:30-1:30
Tuesday: 2:45-3:45
Rm G17, KKL Building
Attention is drawn to University policy and regulations on honesty in academic work, and to the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to
breaches of such policy and regulations. Details may be found at h t t p : / / w w w. c u h k . e d u . h k / p o l i c y / a c a d e m i c h o n e s t y / .With each
assignment, students will be required to submit a statement that they are aware of these policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures.
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