Key words
French 1, IWETO code H460 - French language and literature
Objectives
French I is a link between the competencies acquired in secondary school and the professional competencies which will be developed later. The students develop their communicative skills using authentic material and situations linked to the line of study chosen. They also develop job-related competencies such as finding information efficiently (see further).
The four communicative skills are developed (listening, reading, speaking and writing), but also certain attitudes (being critical, having an eye for quality, creativity, precision and accuracy, self-confidence, being co-operative).
All this is the basis for the more specifically professional competencies offered later in the programme.
Topics
- General, economic and professional French through texts, vocabulary lists, audiovisual materials;
- Exercises in these communicative skills on various topics from the professional field;
- Recapitulation of basic French grammar, with exercises on typical difficulties.
Prerequisites
Students are expected to have the following attitudes: motivation, inquisitiveness and perseverance. They have attained the general level in secondary education. Students are recommended to attend the introductory French course if they do not know how to form and use the tenses or have trouble with concord.
Final Objectives
Knowledge:
General:- Practical written and oral command of French.
General and job-related:- Knowledge of general and economic terminology
Skills:
General:- Communication: the ability to communicate information
- Self-study
- Consulting sources
- Acquiring and assimilating information
- Practical use of French
General and job-related:- Practical written communication
- Oral presentation
- Telephoning
- Reading texts on general and economic topics; determining essential issues, summarizing
- Listening to texts on general and economic topics; determining essential issues, summarizing
- Using social skills while working in a team, i.al. on executing tasks
Attitudes:
General:- Being critical
- Being creative
- Having an eye for quality
- Being precise and accurate
- Being self-confident
- Being co-operative
Materials used
Syllabus and grammar book (both to be obtained from the school's course service); internet-published self-study packages.
Study costs
Syllabus (approx. 150 p.) at the current Hogeschool Gent rate
Grammar book at the current market price.
Study guidance
Introductory course, diagnostic test at the beginning of the academic year, tutoring, tests, feedback on continuous assessment and exam, counselling.
Teaching Methods
Seminar, lecture, interactive approach, presentation, guided exercises, guided self-study, group work, project
Assessment
- First exam session: First exam session: 30% continuous assessment and 70 % written exam
- Second exam session: 100 % written exam
Students registered for the examinations only: - First exam session: 100 % written exam
- Second exam session: 100 % written exam
Lecturer(s)
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