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
• Understand and integrate cultural similarities and differences (cultural and intercultural skills)
• Demonstrate real knowledge of the cultures of the studied languages
• Identify cultural differences and talk about them
• Be familiar with codes and conventions of other cultures for the sake of interpersonal relationships
• Develop knowledge in various fields, in particular those aimed at by translation activities
• 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
• Reformulate, summarise, translate or interpret a document of general interest written or presented orally in a foreign language into French
• Carry out, alone or in groups, activities or projects involving critical analysis
• Communicate results or conclusions of these activities or projects in an appropriate manner
• 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
• Assess the relevance and reliability of documentary sources used
• Give a critique of the studied literature

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this course, students will understand factual information in French, a small story and mainly ideas gave by French speaking media station or a newspaper. The student will understand some arguments in French and take part spontaneously in a conversation in French with familiar topics or personal interest. The student will be able to give his/her personal point of view, an analysis. (orally or written).

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Working within authentic documents (articles, extracts from different journals, simple literary texts, films,podcasts, videos, etc.), different exercises concerning speaking and writing in French: summaries, amplification, rewrite paragraphs, lexical enrichment, production of simple augmentations, French grammar, etc.

Prior Experience

Not applicable