Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

Norwegian/French

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course students will have
  • acquired knowledge of parts of the morphological and syntactical systems
  • improved their understanding of written and oral French
  • improved their written and oral language proficiency

Contents

This course forms the theoretical and practical basis for students' communicative competence. Various instruction provides students with an introduction to the French language, emphasizing its contrastive aspects and training students in correct pronunciation as well as overall comprehension of written and oral French.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and seminars.

Examination requirements

For all students: three short assignments
For major students: one individual oral presentation must be assessed as a "pass"
For students on integrated teacher training programme with master´s degree: passed practice
For teacherstudents: passed practice
For teachers who take this as a single course: passed didactic task

Examinations

Portfolio with 3 assignments. 1 in grammar, 1 in grammar and phonetics, 1 in French language.
Each assignment counts 1/3 of the total grade.
Graded assessment

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
FR-118 – French Language. 7.5
FR-117 – French Usage. 7.5
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