French 2: Lower Intermediate - Part 2

This is an indicative syllabus for the duration of the course, but it may be subject to variation  depending on the pace and progress made by the group.

Week 0:  An introduction to Teams

Week 11:   Talking about food choices.

Week 12:   Discussing restaurants, "gastronomie" and giving a positive or negative feedback.

Week 13:   Character and personality traits.

Week 14:   Physical descriptions.

Week 15:   Talking about the press and one's preferences.

Week 16:   Discussing radio and TV programmes. 

Week 17:   Expressing wishes and giving advice. 

Week 18:   Talking about dreams and projects.

Week 19:   Narrating past events.

Week 20:   Class choice: a song, poem or film extract.

Course book

Heu,E., Abou-Samra,M., Braud,C., Brunelle,M., Perrard, M., - ÉDITO, Méthode de Français, Niveau A2

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To develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in predictable and familiar situations including areas of immediate relevance such as personal information, work, study and leisure activities.

Course Objectives

• Further develop the four language skills for the achievement of simple tasks and activities in familiar situations.
• Equip participants with a range of vocabulary items and grammar structures for interaction in predictable and familiar situations.
• Develop an insight into the culture and daily life of the French-speaking countries.

This course will consist of a weekly, two-hour session with 50% of the session being pre-recorded and made available to students during and after the live sessions.

The real time interaction will focus on listening, speaking, grammar and the exploration of culture, and students will be encouraged to practise reading and writing skills in their own time.

Class activities, exercises, and tasks will be conducted in the target language. English will be the medium of instruction and may be used to explain new concepts, vocabulary items, grammar rules, or the methodology behind an activity.

To benefit from the course, regular preparation in advance of the class is required. In addition to the course textbook(s), there will be some additional learning resources for self-study and consolidation. Students will be encouraged to participate and have fun.

By the end of the course, participants will demonstrate the ability to:

• interact in a simple way in routine everyday situations
• understand basic information from routine conversations
• obtain basic information from simple written texts
• write short texts using basic structures and vocabulary items

Most tutors will set weekly assignments to consolidate learning and allow students to study at their own pace. Some of these assignments, which may include testing listening comprehension skills, speaking skills, and/or grammar knowledge will count towards formally assessing the students' progress.

In general, students are required to submit for assessment a variety of exercises and/or short pieces of coursework. They will also have the opportunity to complete one or more optional tasks to benefit from tutor feedback.

Credits gained from the successful completion of this course can count towards the Certificate of Higher Education in other subjects

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