French 2

 

Organizing school   University of Vaasa
Language of instruction   English
Schedule  Cours open in Moodle: 25.01.2027 
Webinars  Schedule of online meetings:

  • Wednesday 27.01 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 03.02 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 10.02 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 17.02 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 24.02 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 03.03 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 10.03 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 17.03 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 24.03 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 31.03 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 07.04 at 14.15-15.45
  • Wednesday 14.04 at 14.15-15.45

Students are required to attend at least half of the scheduled meetings.
Exam on Moodle

Exams open in Moodle:

1st exam: 3rd of March to 10th of March

2nd exam: 31st of March to 7th of April

3rd exam: 14th of April to 21st of April
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:

Final grade: Pass/Fail

The assignments are assessed on a Pass/Fail basis.

Workload:

  • Self-study 25h
  • Exercises 28h
  • Online meetings 12 x 2h = 24h
  • Exam 4h

In total 81 hours. One credit corresponds to 27 h of student’s work (3 x 27 h = 81 h).

Enrolment in the cross-institutional study service in Peppi/Sisu Dec 1st 2026 till Jan 17th 2027.