6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1002943ANR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
French
Faculty
Academic Language Centre
Department
Academic Center for Language Education
Educational team
Julie Bertone
Florence Gilbert
Lysiane Lavorel
Voorzitter ACTO (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
104 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
48 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Pratique du français I is an intensive language course that focuses on oral and written language skills.  The course consists of two separate but complementary parts :

 

  1. LANGUAGE ACCURACY AND PRECISION

 

This practical course focuses on the revision and acquisition of French lexicon (CERL level B2-C1) and basic grammar.  It focuses on the correct execution of simple and practical oral and written exercises.  A concise grammatical explanation followed by adapted exercises, vocabulary lists related to current events, as well as poetry contribute to precise and accurate communication.

For this part of the course, there is both a compulsory permanent evaluation and a final examination (see further information on assessment).

 

  1. SKILLS

 

This practical course is based on a dynamic and student-oriented method in which all skills are actively practised in a Brussels, European, international and academic context.  This course allows critical reflection and exchange as well. 

For this part of the course, there is both a compulsory permanent evaluation and a final examination (see additional info on evaluation).

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : via Canvas
Additional info

=> Canvas

 

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 

Communicative language skills (in line with the general objectives of the CEFR at level B2)

- Written expression (production, interaction, mediation)

- Oral expression (production, interaction, mediation)

- Listening comprehension (reception and interaction)

- Reading comprehension (reception and interaction)

 

Academic skills (in line with higher education regulations)

- Learners systematically adopt a critical and reflective attitude towards their own thinking and the content offered.

- Learners enrich their knowledge through scientific research and reflect critically on their experiences.

- Learners adopt an attitude of openness and dissemination of knowledge.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 25% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 25% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Permanente Evaluatie with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Schriftelijk examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Permanente evaluatie with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

A.        LANGUAGE ACCURACY AND PRECISION

 

Continuous evaluation

The student's progress is evaluated in the course of the academic year during various subtests.  A description of all evaluation forms is communicated during the course at the beginning of the academic year.  An overview is published on CANVAS as well.

The student is obliged to participate in all the subtests of the continuous evaluation.  Failure to do so will result in denial of access to the final examination in June.

 

Final written exam

This final examination covers the subject matter that was covered during the academic year and was already tested during the continuous evaluation.

The student can be exempted from this if he obtains an average of 14/20 or higher on the total of all the partial tests of the continuous evaluation.

 

B.        SKILLS

 

Continuous evaluation

The student's progress is evaluated in the course of the academic year during various subtests.  A description of all the forms of evaluation is communicated during the course at the beginning of the academic year.  An overview is also published on CANVAS.

The student is obliged to participate in all the subtests of the continuous evaluation.  Failure to do so will result in denial of access to the final examination in June.

 

Final examination

This final examination concerns the evaluation of the skills, both written and oral.

The student can be exempted from this if he obtains an average of 14/20 or higher on the total of all subtests of the continuous evaluation.

 

 

The overall final grade is the sum of the two partial grades obtained for the two separate parts (Language accuracy and precision, and Skills), provided that none of the two partial grades is below 10/20.  If this is the case for one of the grades, the student has not passed the Pratique du français 1 course and the student can get a maximum of 9/10, whatever the other results obtained may be.

 

Illegal absences from one of the compulsory components of the (continuous) evaluation irrevocably lead to a second session.

 

The partial results are transferred to the second session if the result is at least 14/20.  However, the student who wishes to retake a part, has to send an e-mail to the professor before the start of the second session.  Once a student has renounced a partial grade, they irrevocably loses this grade.

During the second exam session, the evaluation consists of
- 15% continuous evaluation 
- 60% written exam 
- 25% oral exam

 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
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Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: French-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: French-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-English (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Dutch-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Spanish-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Italian-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-Italian (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Frans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Duits-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: Dutch-French
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: English-French
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: German-French
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: French-Italian
Bachelor of Linguistics and LiteraryStudies: French-Spanish
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Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literary Studies: one language (only offered in Dutch)
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