Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand language of instruction and foreign languages (language skills)
• Use French perfectly in a variety of non-technical situations, both orally and in writing
• Understand, reformulate and summarise documents and presentations, in French, on various topics written by experts, including those related to current affairs
• Use everyday technology (technological skills)
• Use standard office software tools and editorial assistance effectively
• Use lexicographical resources and reference materials to lead linguistic mediation activities individually or as part of a team (professional skills)
• Use printed or electronic dictionaries and reference materials appropriately
• Conduct relevant research and report on it in a critical manner (cognitive skills)
• Conduct targeted and reasoned documentary research in both the core language and the foreign languages studied

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this learning, students will be able to identify parameter from the situation of communication, the enonciative modalities and the components of the argumentative superstructure of written and oral discurses. They will have acquired the mastery of the main notions related to lexicology and lexicography. They will have been made aware of the use of punctuation, particularly in the specific context of argumentation, and of the various forms and modalities of indirect discourse.

Content of UE

Theorical speeches and practical exercises on oral and written discurses. Main concepts of lexicology and lexography. Lexicology, concepts and terms, sub-fields. Lexical morphology (morphemes and families of words). Study of neologisms: derivation (prefixation, suffixation), compostition (marks, classes, composition), borrowing and truncation. Lexical semantics - linguistical signs. Models of analysis for lexical meaning. Semantic relationships (hypernyms, hyponyms, synonyms and antonyms). Polysemy. Paronymy. Mecanisms of tropes. Lexicography. Histrorical perspective. Lexicographical concepts. Macrostructure and microstructure. Types of definition. Examples. Application exercises. Preparation exercises for summarising texts.

Prior Experience

Knowledge of French level B2

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Written examination
• Quoted exercices

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Written examination
• Quoted exercices

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable.

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable.