French A1 (Basic Course)

22B1607

Bachelor

French, German

5.0

winter and summer term

1 semester

The modules offers basic training of skills and competencies at the A1 Niveau of the Common European Framework of References for languages. Students without prior knowledge develop a foundation of the french language and train their language knowledge in all skills in the desired language (reading, writing, listening and speaking). The focal point of the module is on managing common everyday language situations.

• Short and simple listening and reading texts about themes that relate to one's own needs or oneself, enabling basic interactions with other people;
• Exercises on vocabulary for selected everyday situations;
• Filling out a form with personal information;
• The foundations of grammar and orthography;
• Pronounciation training of sounds and words;
• Short phrases for personal introductions, instructions and advice;
• Reading/listening strategies and methods for how to learn vocabulary

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

The hours spent during instructor-led learning count as class hours.

• Portfolio exam

The Portfolio-Exam is composed of 100 points divided amongst a 30-minute exam, a presentation, a written work sample and a one-hour exam. The 30-minute exam accounts for 15 points, the presentation accounts for 25 points, the written work sample accounts for 20 points and the one-hour exam accounts for 40 points.

Exam: please refer to the current study structure

Presentation in the context of the portfolio-exam: ca. 5 minutes

Written work sample in the context of the portfolio-exam: ca. 1 page

The precise requirements will be presented within the respective courses.

Limited prior knowledge, if any

Students are capable of understanding and producing shorter everyday texts (forms, short E-Mails, SMS messages).

Thanks to basic grammar and fundamental vocabulary, students are capable of establishing elementary social contacts and communicating in every day situations, when spoken slowly and clearly.

Students expand their linguistic competence and take note of orthographic and phonetic ground rules.

Students gain a foundational understanding of cultural particularities of french-speaking countries. They are capable of recognizing, assessing and utilizing internationalisms and words of the french language.

Students can use general vocabulary, basic grammatical and syntactical structures, and navigate and express themselves in familiar communication situations.

After this course, students are capable of understanding simple, clear sentences that relate to their person, as well as follow conversations that deal with known everyday topics, so long as they are spoken slowly. Additionally, students can introduce themselves and others both verbally and in writing, talk about their own interests, preferences, skills, plans and intentions and hobbies, and inquire about the same from others.

Students are able of expressing themselves in a simple manner, so long as their speaking partner speaks slowly, clearly, and shows a willingness to help.

They can express themselves with simple words about topics of general interest and exchange the most important information with the assistance of nonverbal signals.

By learning elementary cultural differences of the french language, students develop a better sensibility for the connections between language and culture, which enable better communication.

• Rath, Marion Ida

• Rath, Marion Ida