| Organizing school | XAMK |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Schedule | 30.9.2025-9.12.2025 |
| Webinars |
Compulsory webinars Tuesday 30.9. at 16.15-18.00 Tuesday 7.10. at 16.15-18.00 Tuesday 14.10. at 16.15-18.00 Tuesday 28.10. at 16.15-18.00 Tuesday 4.11. at 16.15-18.00 Tuesday 11.11. at 16.15-18.00 Tuesday 18.11. at 16.15-18.00 Tuesday 25.11. at 16.15-18.00 Tuesday 2.12. at 16.15-18.00 |
| Exam in Moodle | Tuesday 9.12. 8.00-23.59 |
| CEFR-level | Starting level 0, target level A1. |
| ECTS | 3 |
| Prerequisites | There are no prerequisites for this course. |
Course description
Course contents
You will learn the basics of the French language. You will learn to tell about yourself and how to greet people. You will learn how to ask and show the way. You will learn to conjugate verbs and to form negative sentences. You will learn to express time and the vocabulary related to visiting a coffeeshop. You will also learn the correct intonation of affirmative and interrogative sentences
- alphabet and phonetic alphabet
- French sounds and their spelling
- verbal conjugation
- gender of the nouns
- pronouns
- numbers 0-100
Learning outcomes
You will be able to
- introduce yourself and your family
- talk about your studies
- discuss hobbies, weather and your plans for the near future
- use correct intonation in affirmative and interrogative sentences
- apply the most central rules of the French grammar
Study material
All the materials are available in a digital learning environment.
Teaching and evaluation methods
You will study independently with the help of texts, recordings, videos and interactive exercises in the learning environment and practice what you have learned in the weekly online meetings.
The evaluation is based on the interactive exercises and assignments and three exams.
Grading scale and evaluation criteria
Pass/Fail or 0-5 depending on the implementation.
The assignments are evaluated with the scale pass/fail.
Amount of work
- Self-study 30h
- Exercises 20h
- Online meetings 13 x 2h = 26h
- Exams 5 h
81 hours. One credit corresponds to 27 h of student’s work (3 x 27h = 81h).