a.y. 2013 2014 Class contents and exam requirements Code 30124 French Language First Language First Exam Program Degree course Bachelor BIEMF, CLEAM, CLEF, CLEACC, CLES Teaching activity 1 st year, annual course P1 (total classroom teaching hours 96) The course is activated if an appropriate number of participants is met Final Exam Bocconi internal exam or an international certification among those recognized by the University 3 credits, 2 nd semester Head Teacher The acquisition/consolidation of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills required to interact at an intermediate level in an academic context, with a first approach to business and economic vocabulary Bianca Maria San Pietro Index Course program page 2 Set Textbook page 2 Exam content and description page 4 Additional points page 5 Resources page 6 1
Course program s At the end of the course, the student should be able to understand the main ideas of some authentic texts and all level adapted texts on a range of subjects interact spontaneously with native speakers, on subjects (s)he is familiar with, in comprehensible French write a clear, structured text on a variety of familiar subjects report accurately the information and opinions expressed, possibly adding also a personal comment Contents The teaching will propose the following activities grammatical revision: consolidation and extension of intermediate grammatical forms and structures vocabulary extension: the reading of authentic an adapted texts drawn from textbooks, newspapers and the Internet written assignments: tasks will be set to develop individually or in small groups, at times requiring presentation to the whole class following the instructions given reading comprehension: presentation and analysis of texts in French indicated by the professor oral interaction: discussion of concepts relating to everyday topics mock exams and testing: exercises taken from past exams and also full mocks will be given and corrected either in class or at home by the professor Set Textbook MIQUEL C., Vite et bien 1, CLE INTERNATIONAL, Paris 2010 MIQUEL C., Vite et bien 2, CLE INTERNATIONAL, Paris 2010 GREGOIRE M. THIEVENAZ O., Grammaire progressive du Français, niveau intermédiaire, CLE International, Paris 2003 * Units refer to C. Miquel, Vite et bien 1 and 2, (see set textbooks ) Organisation Topics/units A table Au téléphone Unità 1 e 2 Vie quotidienne Tourisme Unità 3 e 4 Renseignements Famille Unità 5 e 6 Grammar/Skills Article défini et indéfini Pronoms personnels sujet La négation Présent indicatif de ETRE, AVOIR et verbes en ER Présent indicatif de ALLER, VENIR, FAIRE, PARTIR, PRENDRE, VOIR Le pluriel Adjectifs possessifs L interrogation Les chiffres jusqu à 10.000 Pronom indéfini ON Verbes SAVOIR, POUVOIR, DEVOIR, VOULOIR Article partitif Self study program* (see set textbooks ) P. 14 ex. 4, p. 15 ex. 7, p. 16 ex. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. P. 17 Evaluez vous: tout P. 22 ex. 3, 4, p. 24 ex. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. P. 25 Evaluez vous: tout P. 30 ex. 2, 3, p. 31 ex. 8, 9, p. 32 ex. 11, 12,13. P. 33 Evaluez vous: tout P. 38 ex. 3 p. 39 ex. 6, 10, p. 40 ex 11, 12 P. 41 Evaluez vous: tout P. 46 ex. 3, 4, p. 47 ex. 7, p. 48 ex. 11, 12, 13. P. 49 Evaluez vous: tout P. 54 ex. 3, 4, p. 55 ex.5, p. 56 es 11, 12, 13. P. 57 Evaluez vous: tout 2
Verbes pronominaux Gallicismes Santé Relations Unità 7 e 8 Tâches domestiques Patrimoine Unità 9 e 10 Immobilier Lieux publics Unità 11 e 12 Au bureau Les gens Unità 13 e 14 Sport L entreprise Unità 15 e 16 Bricolage Météo Unità 17 e 18 La fac La ville Unità 19 e 20 Contretemps Habitudes Unità 1 e 2 Faits divers Débats Unità 3 e 4 Comportements Politique et histoire Unità 5 e 6 Pronoms personnels Impératif Gallicismes (suite) Adverbes Passé composé Passé composé des verbes irréguliers Gérondif Accord du participe passé Pronoms personnels C.O.D. Indéfinis Adjectifs irréguliers Pronoms personnels C.O.D. et C.O.I. Adverbes de lieu Futur et Conditionnel présent Expressions de temps Rédiger une lettre, une invitation, un mél Adjectifs et pronoms démonstratifs Pronoms Y et EN La comparaison Rédiger un article, un message d information Pronoms relatifs invariables Imparfait Forme passive Ecrire à une institution, une association Accord du participe passé Imparfait, passé composé Quelque chose de, rien de Ecrire pour une réclamation Verbes d opinion Savoir / connaître Pronoms personnels doubles Ecrire un article sur un fait divers Cause et conséquence La nominalisation Verbes suivis d une préposition Savoir lire et commenter la presse P. 62 ex. 4, p. 64 ex. 11, 13, 14, P. 65 Evaluez vous: tout P. 70 ex. 4, p. 71 ex. 9, p. 72 es 12, 13, 14. P. 73 Evaluez vous: tout P. 78 ex. 2, 3, p. 80 ex. 10, 11,13. P. 81 Evaluez vous: tout P. 86 ex. 3, p. 87 ex. 8, p. 88 ex. 10, 11, 12,14. P. 89 Evaluez vous: tout P. 94 ex. 4, p. 95 ex. 7, p. 96 ex. 10, 11, 12, 13. P. 97 Evaluez vous: tout P. 102 ex. 1, 4, p. 104 ex. 11, 12, 13, 14. P. 105 Evaluez vous: tout P. 110 ex.5, p.111 ex. 6, p. 112 ex.11,15. P. 113 Evaluez vous: tout P. 118 ex. 3, 4, p. 119 ex. 9, p. 120 ex.12, 13, 14. P. 121 Evaluez vous: tout P. 126 ex. 3, p. 128 ex. 10, 11, 12, 13. P. 129 Evaluez vous: tout P. 134 ex. 4, p. 136 ex. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. P. 137 Evaluez vous: tout P. 142 ex. 4, 5 p. 144 ex. 10, 11, 12, 13. P. 145 Evaluez vous: tout P. 150 ex. 3, 4, p. 151 ex. 8, p. 152 es 11, 12, 13, 15. P. 153 Evaluez vous: tout P. 158 ex. 3, p. 159 ex. 6, p. 160 ex. 10, 11, 13. P. 161 Evaluez vous: tout P. 166 ex. 3, 4, p. 167 es 6, p. 168 ex. 9, 10, 11, 12. P. 169 Evaluez vous: tout P. 15 ex. 9, 11, p. 16 ex. 13, 15, 17 P. 17 Evaluez vous: tout P. 22 ex. 4, p. 23 ex. 8, 10, p. 24 ex. 13, 14. P. 25 Evaluez vous: tout P. 30 ex.4, p. 31 ex.7, 9, 10, p. 32 ex. 13, 14, 15. P. 33 Evaluez vous: tout P. 38 ex. 5 p. 39 ex. 10, 12, 13, p. 40 ex 15, 16, 17. P. 41 Evaluez vous: tout P. 46 ex. 5, p. 47 ex. 9, 12, p. 48 ex. 16, 17. P. 49 Evaluez vous: tout P. 54 ex. 3, 5, p. 55 ex.9, p. 56 ex 15, 16, p. 57 Evaluezvous: tout 3
Science et technologie Unità 7 e 8 L apparence La vie des autres Unità 9 e 10 L environnement La gastronomie Unità 11 e 12 Quelques indéfinis L opposition Emploi de l infinitif Ecrire à un journal Pronoms relatifs invariables (révision) et variables Discours indirect Plus que parfait Rédiger un faire part L hypothèse Emploi du conditionnel Préparer un repas ou une recette de cuisine P. 63 ex.10, 11, p. 64 ex. 17, 18, P. 65 Evaluez vous: tout P. 70 ex. 4, p. 71 ex. 8, 9, p. 72 es 13, 14. P. 73 Evaluez vous: tout P. 78 ex. 5, p. 79 ex. 11,13, p. 80 ex. 16, 17. P. 81 Evaluez vous: tout P. 86 ex. 5 p. 87 ex. 10, 11, p. 88 ex. 16, 17. P. 89 Evaluez vous: tout P. 95 ex. 11, 12, p. 96 ex. 16, 17, 18. P. 97 Evaluez vous: tout P. 102 ex. 6, p. 103 ex. 11, 13. P. 104 ex. 15, 16. P. 105 Evaluez vous: tout Spectacles Presse et médias Unità 13 e 14 Gestes Sentiments et émotions Unità 15 e 16 Arts et littérature Les jeunes Unità 17 e 18 Economie Espoirs et rêves Unità 19 e 20 Expressions de temps Discours rapporté Emploi de chez Connaître et commenter les articles dans la presse Participe présent, gérondif Comparatifs Emploi du subjonctif Décrire sentiments et émotions Emploi du subjonctif (suite) Pronoms possessifs Pronoms démonstratifs Lire et comprendre un article Les superlatifs Expressions de but, et de quantité Rédiger une lettre de candidature P. 110 ex. 6, p. 111 ex. 9, 12, p. 112 ex. 14, 16. P. 113 Evaluez vous: tout P. 118 ex. 6, p. 119 ex. 10, 11, p. 120 ex.13, 15, 16. P. 121 Evaluez vous: tout P. 126 ex. 2, p. 127 ex. 10, p. 128 ex. 14, 16. P. 129 Evaluez vous: tout P. 135 ex. 9, 10, p. 136 ex. 13, 14, 16. P. 137 Evaluez vous: tout P. 143 ex. 13, 15 p. 144 ex. 17, 18. P. 145 Evaluez vous: tout P. 150 ex. 5, p. 151 ex. 11, p. 152 es 15, 16. P. 153 Evaluez vous: tout P. 158 ex. 5, p. 159 ex. 11, p. 160 ex. 14, 15, 16. P. 161 Evaluez vous: tout P. 166 ex. 5, p. 167 es 12, p. 168 ex. 15, 16. P. 169 Evaluez vous: tout On the e learning platform you will find the materials provided in class by the professor and the assignments to be carried out while you are attending the course (up to a 5 hours a week). This study method allows a constant improvement in your language skills and an adequate preparation for the exam Exam content and description s The exam is scored out of a maximum of 30 points, which will go into the calculation of your grade point average, and evaluates your ability to understand spoken texts of a certain length and complexity and take notes to provide reformulated answers write structured texts following the instructions given demonstrate your knowledge of the language, by correctly using a range of vocabulary and grammatical structures 4
Contents The first year exam consists of a written test only. Students cannot sit the second year exam (cod. 30130) until they have passed the first year exam. If the exam is marked and passed with a minimum of 18/30, it cannot be repeated and the mark is registered. The exam is the same for both attending students and non attenders. We would like to remind students that, in order to take the exam, they must register for the exam session in question at the Punto Blu. Organisation First part Test Second part Listening to brief messages and news: announcements, surveys, extracts from telephone conversations Check candidates ability to identify the subject matter, how it is communicated and the opinion expressed in a brief listening passage Sentence completion and/or tables; true/false questions; multiple choice answers 10/30 Grammar and vocabulary Check candidates basic grammar (subject and verb agreement, syntax) and knowledge of everyday words and phrases Test Sentence completion, matching and transformation (tenses, modals), multiple choice answers 10/30 Third part Reading comprehension of one or more authentic texts, possibly also containing graphs, tables, images Checking candidates : ability to understand texts; ability to write structured texts according to instructions given Test Writing a text (letter, short report, memorandum) 10/30 Duration 90 minutes Dictionary Bilingual dictionary can be used As an alternative to the Bocconi exam, students may choose to register one of the international certifications recognized by the University. The achieved result is converted into a number grade out of a possible thirty and is registered in the academic career Additional Points The assessment of language skills depends both on the result of the final exam and on marks awarded during the year: 1. Positive participation in the course and completion of self study activities 2. First year exam passed the first time it is taken Points are registered immediately after the written exam is passed 1. Positive participation in the course and completion of self study activities To encourage constant and active improvement in the language Maximum points awardable 1 thirtieth for active participation in at least 70% of lesson hours 1 thirtieth for completion of the self study programme Assignment of points Defined by professor at the end of the course on the basis of quality of work performed and respected due dates as indicated the professor in the classroom and also online 5
Validity From June to the December immediately following the course. These months are included 2. First year exam passed the first time it is taken Reward students who sit for the exam only when really well prepared Maximum points awardable 1 thirtieth Assignment of points Automatically, when the student registers for the written exam and hands in the exam for the first time, and passes it (minimum 18/30) Resources Materials prepared by professors Self study programme Past exams Extra teaching materials Language tutors Office Hours for Bocconi teachers International certificates recognized 6