French 2 – KiVANET

Organizing school	University of Vaasa
Language of instruction	English
Schedule
Webinars
Exam on Moodle
CEFR-level	Starting level A1.1 -> target level A1.2
ECTS	3
Prerequisites	The course requires completion of KiVANET Ranska 1 or French 1 or equivalent knowledge of French (level A1.1).

Course description

Learning outcomes:

On completion of the course, students will be able to talk about their everyday life, past, and future events, write short messages, handle a situation in a café or restaurant, describe people and their clothing, resolve small problems and ask questions and express what they need.

Content:

Students will learn more about French pronunciation, basic structures and vocabulary, while strengthening their listening comprehension and speech production in the most common communication situations. The course will also introduce students to French culture and customs. Topics covered are: time expressions and large numbers, reflexive verbs, formation and use of tenses: near future (aller + infinitive), past continuous (être en train de + infinitive), recent past (venir de + infinitive), past tense passé composé, partitive and expressions of quantity, adjectives, conjugation and use of modal auxiliaries: vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, and savoir, the structure “avoir besoin de” and formation of questions.

Study and assessment methods:

Students will study independently with the help of texts, recordings, videos and interactive exercises in the learning environment and practice what they have learned in the weekly online meetings. The evaluation is based on the interactive exercises and assignments and three exams.

Learning materials:

All the materials are available in a digital learning environment.

Grading scale and evaluation criteria:

Pass/Fail 

The assignments are evaluated with the scale pass/fail.   

Workload:

81h of independent study; including assignments and module exams. One credit corresponds to 27h of student’s work (3 x 27 h = 81 h).