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FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 (FOR SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS)

Rosario PELLEGRINO FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 (FOR SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS)

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
2025/2026

YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
945LESSONS
ROSARIO PELLEGRINO T Curriculum
Objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A GOOD PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL PREPARATION IN FRENCH. THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE TEACHING IS TO CONSOLIDATE THE METALINGUISTIC COMPETENCE OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE AT A TEXTUAL LEVEL, TO BE ABLE TO TRANSLATE A FRENCH TEXT INTO ITALIAN, AND TO ACHIEVE A LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE EQUAL TO LEVEL A2+/B1 OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES (CEFR). THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES IS VERIFIED IN A WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAM.
THE COURSE IS MADE UP OF AN ANNUAL MODULE AND ANNUAL LINGUISTIC EXERCISES STRICTLY INTEGRATED WITH IT AND COORDINATED BY THE TEACHER.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY
THE STUDENT:
- WILL KNOW, IN WRITTEN AND ORAL FORMS, THE FRENCH LANGUAGE REACHING AT LEVEL A2+/B1 OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES;
- WILL EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND METHODS FOR ANALYSING TEXT;
- WILL KNOW THE BASIC TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR TRANSLATION;
- WILL KNOW SHORT LITERARY PIECES IN FRENCH;
- WILL EXPAND KNOWLEDGE ON THE ORIGIN, EVOLUTION AND STRUCTURE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE;
- WILL KNOW THE MAIN CURRENT TOPICS OF FRENCH LINGUISTICS.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO PRESENT DIFFERENT TOPICS OR TOPICS IN WRITTEN AND ORAL FORM;
- EXPLORE AND DISCUSS TOPICS CONCERNING FRANCOPHONE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION EVEN IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE WITH THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE;
- ANALYZE FROM A LINGUISTIC POINT OF VIEW, THROUGH THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES, TEXTS OF VARIOUS NATURE;
- PRODUCE AND TRANSLATE TEXTS ON DIFFERENT TOPICS, EVEN IF NON-SPECIALIST, THROUGH REFLECTION ON THE RUDIMENTS OF TRANSLATION SCIENCE;
- EXAMINE TEXTS ON FRENCH LINGUISTICS.

JUDGMENT ABILITY
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- EVALUATE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXTS PRESENTED;
- MOVE WITH CONFIDENCE IN SITUATIONS THAT MAY OCCUR WHILE TRAVELLING IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN; PRODUCE A SIMPLE TEXT ON TOPICS THAT ARE FAMILIAR OR OF PERSONAL INTEREST; DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS, DREAMS, HOPES AND AMBITIONS AND BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE REASONS FOR HIS/HER OPINIONS AND PLANS - LEVEL A2+/B1;
- DISCERN THE TYPES OF STRUCTURES, SETTINGS AND CONTENTS OF THE TEXTS COVERED BY THE COURSE (BASIC SYNTACTIC UNITS, BASIC FRENCH LINGUISTICS TOPICS, LANGUAGE VARIETY, LIVEAUX DE LANGUE, FEMINISATION, POST-COLONIALISM, VERBAL VIOLENCE), IN ORDER TO SELECT TOPICS AND TEXTS OF DIFFERENT NATURE FOR THE DRAFTING OF A WRITTEN COMPOSITION.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- COMMUNICATE IN FRENCH IN DAILY AND UNIVERSITY CONTEXTS;
- DEAL WITH GENERAL COMMUNICATION SITUATIONS WITH EASE, EXPRESSING HIMSELF WITH PROPERTY BOTH ORALLY AND IN WRITING ON VARIOUS TOPICS;
- REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE, THROUGH TEXTS OR VIRTUAL TOOLS, RESULTS OF RESEARCH OR OWN PROCESSING.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND COMPUTER RESOURCES FOR ANALYSIS AND ARCHIVING;
- CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET MEDIUM-COMPLEX TEXTS, OF A PUBLIC OR LITERARY TYPE;
- CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE, USING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.
Prerequisites
THE COURSE TARGET IS ADDRESSED TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE (CEFR A2+ LEVEL). THE STUDENTS OF LINGUE E CULTURE STRANIERE WILL HAVE ALREADY PASSED: LINGUA FRANCESE I AND LETTERATURA FRANCESE I EXAMS.
Contents
THE COURSE PROVIDES A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL APPROACH TO ENSURE THE ABILITY TO:
- COMMUNICATE IN EVERYDAY CONTEXTS,
- READ, UNDERSTAND AND SUMMARIZE TEXTS OF MEDIUM COMPLEXITY.
THE TOOLS PROVIDED WILL AIM TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO VARIOUS COMMUNICATIVE SITUATIONS, BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN, AS WELL AS TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENT TO DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE CULTURE AND LINGUSITICS.
GRAMMAR/SYNTACTIC EXERCISES AND VOCABULARY STUDY WILL BE EMPLOYED TO:
- STIMULATE REFLECTION ON LANGUAGE,
- DEEPEN AUTOMATISMS AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE REUSE OF ACQUIRED NOTIONS.
IN AN EFFORT TO FACILITATE ANALYTICAL REFLECTION ON LANGUAGE, THEORETICAL-METHODOLOGICAL LECTURES WILL BE COMPLEMENTED BY PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES OF LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN SELF-STUDY MODE.
LINGUISTIC EXERCISES WILL ALSO INCLUDE REFLECTION ON SPECIFIC GRAMMATICAL TOPICS SUCH AS:
- SUBJONCTIF,
- CONDITIONNEL,
- IMPARFAIT/PASSE COMPOSE
- PRONOMS RELATIFS COMPOSES,
- LES ADVERBES,
- LA FORME PASSIVE,
- L'EXPRESSION DU BUT,
- LA NEGATION ET LA RESTRICTION,
- LE PLUS-QUE-PARFAIT,
- LES INDICATEURS DE TEMPS,
- LE PARTIICPE PRESENT ET LE GERONDIF,
- PRONOMS PERSONNELS COI AND COD (DOUBLES),
- ACCORD DU PARTICIPE PASSE,
- MISE EN RELIEF,
- LA CAUSE ET LA CONSEQUENCE.
SOME EXERCISES WILL BE DEVOTED TO LEARNING THE USE OF THE MAIN LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS (DICTIONARIES, GRAMMARS, MULTIMEDIA TOOLS) ALSO THROUGH NODS TO TRANSLANGUAGING.
EXPLICIT REFERENCES TO LEXICAL MORPHOLOGY AND SEMANTICS WILL BE MADE DURING THE COURSE, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO CONTEMPORARY EVOLUTIONARY TRENDS IN THE FRENCH LEXICON AND THE FRENCH/ITALIAN CONTRASTIVE ASPECT.
LEXICON ANALYSIS IS CONTEXTUALIZED THROUGH THE READING OF AUTHENTIC TEXTS.
TOPICS IN FRENCH LINGUISTICS:
- DEFINITION DE LANGUE, (2 HRS.)
- LA FAUTE, (2 HOURS)
- LANGAGE, POUVOIR ET VIOLENCE : LA LANGUE COMME ARME, (2 HOURS)
- MASCULINISATION ET FEMINISATION DU FRANÇAIS, (3 HOURS)
- LANGUE FRANÇAISE ET COLONIALISME, (2 HOURS)
- L'ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE (OIF), (2 HOURS)
- HISTOIRE DE LA LANGUE DE L'AGE CLASSIQUE AU XXE SIECLE, (3 HOURS)
•SPOKEN FRENCH LANGUAGE (3 HOURS)
•WRITTEN FRENCH LANGUAGE (3 ORE)
•WORD FORMATION AND NEOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY FRENCH: TRENDS AND ISSUES (3 ORE)

SOME TOPICS RELATED TO APPROACHES TO TRANSLATIONOLOGY (COMPARATIVE LINGUISTIC AND STYLISTIC: VINAY-DARBELNET) WILL BE ADDRESSED.
THE CYCLE OF EXERCISES WITH MOTHER TONGUE CEL IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COURSE AND ALL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW THEM CONSTANTLY.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES 45 HOURS OF FACE-TO-FACE AND INTERACTIVE LESSONS + 88 HOURS OF LANGUAGE TRAINING WITH THE COLLABORATOR AND LINGUISTIC EXPERT.
Verification of learning
THE EXAM FOR ALL STUDENTS INCLUDES A PREPARATORY WRITTEN TEST LASTING 5 HOURS, THE PASSING OF WHICH IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ACCESS TO THE ORAL TEST. THIS WILL FOCUS ON THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE BASED ON THE CONTENTS OF THE TEXTBOOKS ADOPTED FOR THE STUDY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE.
STUDENTS OF FRENCH LANGUAGE II ARE REQUIRED TO PASS:
-A DICTATION TEST OF PHONETIC, PHONOLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE,
-STRUCTURAL EXERCISES VERIFYING ACQUIRED MORPHOLOGICAL AND LEXICAL KNOWLEDGE,
-A SHORT COMPOSITION IN FRENCH ON THE CIVILIZATION TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE;
THE ORAL TEST WILL CONSIST OF AN INTERVIEW IN FRENCH ON TOPICS STUDIED AND EXPLORED IN DEPTH DURING THE COURSE (TAKEN FROM THE LINGUISTICS AND TRANSLATION' TEXTS AND FROM PAPERS PROPOSED BY THE LECTURER) AND THE TRANSLATION OF A SHORT TEXT FROM FRENCH INTO ITALIAN. PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND COMMENTARY OF A TOPIC THAT THE STUDENT WILL HAVE CHOSEN TO EXPLORE IN DEPTH IN A GROUP OR INDEPENDENTLY FROM THOSE COVERED DURING THE COURSE OF THE LECTURES.
THE FINAL GRADE WILL BE THE RESULT OF THE AVERAGE OF THE MARKS GIVEN IN EACH EXAMINATION PAPER. THE AWARDING OF THE MAXIMUM GRADE IN THIRTIETHS (30/30) WILL CORRESPOND TO THE TOTAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES, 27 TO 29/30 THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL OBJECTIVES WITH SOME GAPS, 24 TO 26/30 THE PARTIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES, 18 TO 23/30 THE ACHIEVEMENT OF 50% OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES.
FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND TO THE COURSES, THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE ON-COURSE TESTS FOR PART OR ALL OF THE FINAL EXAM.
Texts
COMPULSORY FOR NON-ATTENDERS, RECOMMENDED FOR ALL STUDENTS:
•MARION DUFOUR, JULIE MAINGUET, EUGÉNIE MOTTIRONI, SERGUEÏ OPATSKI, MARION PERRARD, GHISLAINE TABAREAU, “ÉDITO NIV.B1” (ÉD. 2018) – LIVRE + DVD, ÉD. DIDIER
•ELODIE HEU, JULIE MAINGUET, EUGÉNIE MOTTIRONI, SERGUEÏ OPATSKI, MARION PERRARD, “ÉDITO NIV.B1 » (ÉD. 2018) – CAHIER + CD, ÉD. DIDIER.
•MARIA CANDEA, LAÉLIA VÉRON, « LE FRANÇAIS EST À NOUS ! PETIT MANUEL D’ÉMANCIPATION LINGUISTIQUE », ÉDITION LA DÉCOUVERTE.
•MARIA TERESA ZANOLA (A CURA DI), LE FRANÇAIS DE NOS JOURS, CARACTÈRES, FORMES, ASPECTS, 2023, CAROCCI, COLLANA STUDI SUPERIORI
•F. CHESSA, I. PROFIDO, TRADURRE IL FRANCESE, IL MULINO, 2024, COLLANA ITINERARI.
• D. MAINGUENEAU, J.-L. CHISS, J. FILLIOLET, INTRODUCTION A LA LINGUISTIQUE FRANÇAISE - TOME 1 : NOTIONS FONDAMENTALES, PHONETIQUE, LEXIQUE, HACHETTE EDUCATION, 2013, IIE EDITION.
ALL STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PURCHASE A TRANSLATION DICTIONARY AND A MONOLINGUAL DICTIONARY FROM THE FOLLOWING:
•ROBERT-SIGNORELLI, DIZIONARIO FRANCESE-ITALIANO, ITALIANO-FRANCESE, PARIS, LE ROBERT, ULTIMA EDIZIONE.
•R. BOCH, DIZIONARIO FRANCESE-ITALIANO, ITALIANO-FRANCESE, BOLOGNA, ZANICHELLI, ULTIMA EDIZIONE
•LE ROBERT & CLE INTERNATIONAL, DICTIONNAIRE DU FRANÇAIS, CLE INTERNATIONAL, ULTIMA EDIZIONE.
•M. DAVAU, M. COHEN, M. LALLEMAND, DICTIONNAIRE DU FRANÇAIS VIVANT, PARIS, BORDAS, ULTIMA EDIZIONE
FURTHER MATERIAL WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE COURSE, POSTED ON THE LECTURER'S PAGE IN RESOURCES AND WILL BE PART OF THE EXAM FOR ALL.
More Information
THE COURSE IS IN FRENCH LANGUAGE. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS, STUDENTS ARE RECOMMENDED TO FOLLOW THE COURSE. STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 80 PERCENT OF THE LECTURES WILL BE CONSIDERED ATTENDING.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE, ON THE UNISA WEB (TEACHER'S PAGE). IF NECESSARY, STUDENTS MAY ADDRESS DIRECTLY TO THE TEACHER DURING HIS RECEPTION TIME.
STUDENT HAVE TO FOLLOW THE MOTHER TONGUE TEACHERS COURSES.
Lessons Timetable

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