French 2 (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Having successfully completed the course, the student will :
1) be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
2) be able to introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
3) be able to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
4) achieve the level A1 of the CEFR (the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Accomplishment methods

1) 36 hours of active participation in class (attendance min. 80%). Extra homework will be done to compensate for the absences.


2) 60 hours of self-study: preparatory work for the meetings, online grammar/exercises, vocabulary learning, homework assignments.

3) Final exam.

Content

The course is based on: listening, reading, writing and speaking exercises.
The course teaches from the following topics and grammar points, among others: country/nationality, possessive adjectives, interrogative form/question words, food/drinks, partitive form...

Materials

1) Textbook (to be announced before the course start).

2) Teacher's own material.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

1) 36 hours of active participation in class (attendance min. 80%). Extra homework will be done to compensate for the absences.


2) 60 hours of self-study: preparatory work for the meetings, online grammar/exercises, vocabulary learning, homework assignments.

3) Final exam.

Qualifications

XRAN0001 French 1 or equivalent studies.

Further information

If you miss the first class session and have not discussed your absence with the teacher, your place can be given to the first person on the waiting list.
Remember to cancel your registration if you will not be taking the course.

A degree student attending the Lapland University of Applied Sciences can register free of charge for LUC studies offered by the University of Lapland, if the studies can be linked to their own degree. Enrollment takes place through the Applicant’s Desktop of the University of Lapland: https://hakeutuminen-lay.peppi4.lapit.csc.fi/web/hakijan-tyopoyta/. From the left hand menu, first select "Study selection" and then "LUC studies YO”, and you will see the entire offering. Choose the study unit in question and register.