This is a year-long module, delivered during both Michaelmas and Hilary terms. It is only open to students of Business Studies and French. Course overview This course is designed to consolidate existing written French language skills through systematic study of grammar structures (see details below), analysis of written texts and written production activities. This will be complemented by the use of visual and audio-visual materials. Most tutorials and activities are conducted in French and are generally based on topics relating to French society & economy, as for FR1040. Grammar programme: Michaelmas Term: Week 1: functions; subject/verb; Week 2: functions; adverbial phrases (of time, place and manner) Week 3: functions; direct/indirect objects; Weeks 4 & 5: verb constructions directly and indirectly transitive, – distransitive and intransitive verbs Week 6: conjugations; present. Week 7: week - revisions Week 8: conjugations; 3 groups + être et avoir (all tenses) Week 9: conjugations; perfect and agreement of past participle Week 10: conjugations; imperfect and pluperfect Week 11: conjugations; future and conditional Week 12: Revisions Hilary Term Week 1: conjugations; subjunctive (present) Weeks 2 & 3: using the various tenses: perfect and imperfect Week 4: using the various tenses: conditional Weeks 5 & 6: using the subjunctive; how and when to avoid it Week 7: active and passive voice Week 8: study week - revisions Week 9: question formation Week 10: simple relative pronouns; qui/que Week 11: simple relative pronouns; dont Week 12: personal pronouns le/la/lui and revisions. Learning Outcomes
This is a year-long module, delivered during both Michaelmas and Hilary terms. It is only open to students of Business Studies and French. Course overview This course is designed to consolidate existing written French language skills through systematic study of grammar structures (see details below), analysis of written texts and written production activities. This will be complemented by the use of visual and audio-visual materials. Most tutorials and activities are conducted in French and are generally based on topics relating to French society & economy, as for FR1040. Grammar programme: Michaelmas Term: Week 1: functions; subject/verb; Week 2: functions; adverbial phrases (of time, place and manner) Week 3: functions; direct/indirect objects; Weeks 4 & 5: verb constructions – directly and indirectly transitive, distransitive and intransitive verbs Week 6: conjugations; present. Week 7: week - revisions Week 8: conjugations; 3 groups + être et avoir (all tenses) Week 9: conjugations; perfect and agreement of past participle Week 10: conjugations; imperfect and pluperfect Week 11: conjugations; future and conditional Week 12: Revisions Hilary Term Week 1: conjugations; subjunctive (present) Weeks 2 & 3: using the various tenses: perfect and imperfect Week 4: using the various tenses: conditional Weeks 5 & 6: using the subjunctive; how and when to avoid it Week 7: active and passive voice Week 8: study week - revisions Week 9: question formation Week 10: simple relative pronouns; qui/que Week 11: simple relative pronouns; dont Week 12: personal pronouns le/la/lui and revisions. Learning Outcomes