Course detail

French 1

FSI-F1 Acad. year: 2027/2028 Winter semester

The course focuses on teaching French at beginner level and developing students’ basic linguistic and communicative competences. The course provides students with the fundamentals of French pronunciation and phonetic rules as well as the basic language skills and resources needed for simple communication, reading short texts, obtaining basic information and handling everyday communicative situations. Special emphasis is on the practical use of the language and the gradual development of listening and reading comprehension as well as active language production. The course thus offers students  basic linguistic means that can be beneficial during their study programmes abroad, in the context of international cooperation and in their future professional careers in multicultural environments.

Language of instruction

French

Number of ECTS credits

2

Supervisor

Mgr. Jana Denemarková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages

Entry knowledge

Course is intended primarily for beginners or false beginners.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively and worked out all assigned tasks for self-study. Students have to pass a credit test reaching 60% points as minimum.
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars. In case of missing more than two seminars, the teacher can allow students to substitute for these.

Aims

The aim of the course is to develop students’ basic communicative competences in French at beginner level. The course focuses on acquiring basic language skills and resources, understanding simple spoken and written texts, and developing oral and written communication skills. Emphasis is on the practical use of French in everyday communicative situations and on obtaining and conveying basic information.

Students will acquire knowledge in the following areas:

  • basic vocabulary related to topics relevant to everyday communication;

  • basic grammatical structures and the rules governing their use;

  • the fundamentals of French pronunciation and phonetic rules.

Students will develop the following skills and competences:

  • use basic vocabulary and grammatical structures in everyday communicative situations;

  • understand simple spoken messages and written texts within the topics covered in the course;

  • produce simple spoken and written messages;

  • participate in basic conversations on everyday topics;

  • obtain and convey basic information using the language resources acquired.

Study aids

Study resources are available in the information system. The e-learning course uses the Moodle LMS and includes interactive exercises to help students practise and assess their understanding of the topics covered, and to support their independent study. The course also provides detailed information on the course content, study guidelines and supplementary materials, available to download.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme B-OBN-P: Common Offer, Bachelor's, elective

Programme N-OBN-P: Common Offer, Master's, elective

Programme BIT: Information Technology, Bachelor's
specialization BITP: Information Technology, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Introduction, pronunciation
2. L1 Bonjour à tous/ Hello everyone
3. L2 In a French class
4. L2 Communication in class
5. L3 Introductions
6. L3 Nationalities, days, months, numbers
7. L4 Jobs
8. L5 Leisure
9. L5 Sport
10. L6 Asking and giving directions
11. L7 Eat and drink
12. L8 Shopping
13. Credit test