COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROFESSIONAL FRENCH I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 2087 PROFESSIONAL FRENCH I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERDEM AKTAŞ

Offered to

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to let the students react with the convenient spoken French language to the concrete situations and events that they meet during the working life; to realize written and simple spoken language and to understand what is read and heard.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand and use the simple phrases and frequently used expressions in daily and working life.
2   To understand what it heard: To be able to catch and report the actual professional dialogues.
3   To be able to understand what is read: To be able to analyse and report professional short writings, advertisements, published materials like letters.
4   Spoken expression: To be able to introduce oneself, to be able to describe the surroundings, the objects around him/herself, to be able to roughly tell about his/her work and hobbies, places, an event.
5   Writing: To be able to write a note, message, personal letter.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Acquaintance. To introduce himself and others, Jobs, Alphabet. Présent tense verbs, irregulsr and regular verbs (etre, avoir, venir, naitre, s appeler). Pronouns.
2 Countries, Languages. Présent tense verbs (parler, lire, chanter, travailler, apprendre) Basic Structure of the Phrase: Question and Expressive Phrase. Question Words (Qui, Qu est-ce que/ Est-ce que/ Ou/ D ou). Prepositional phrases(a/de).
3 At the Work. Dialogue with Collegues. To tell about the objects at the Office. Singular and plural forms of nouns. Feminin-Masculin nouns: Le La -Les
4 Numbers (1-100). Asking Price(Combien ) Days of the Week.
5 People and Hobbies. Talking about Leisure Activities. Negative (ne/n pas)
6 At the University. Verb : pouvoir . Adjectives: un/une+Adj+nom . Ne que . Possessive pronouns.
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm Exam
9 Prepositions: a, de, dans, sur, a coté de, au dessus de, en dessous de,... Repetition of the subjects.
10 At the Hotel.To book a room, check-in.
11 Talk about the problems at the hotel room. Nouns and adjectives.
12 Orientation in a city. To get information about a museum(to ask the opening hours, the entrance fee) Talk about the time: a heure, dans min, de a, depuis, jusqu a .
13 Eating and drinking. Breakfast at the Hotel: To order food and beverage.
14 At the Restaurant . Food and Beverages. Pronouns. General Revision
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Basic Resource: Méthode de français Tout va bien ! 1 Livre de l'élève de Hélène Augé, Hachette.
Other Resources: Cahier d'exercices de Hélène Augé , Dictionnaire de la Langue Francaise: Le Robert, Fransizca-Turkce, Turkce-Fransizca Sozluk (Tahsin Saraç), Exercises in french, films, CDs having music, DVDs, internet resources, (www.wordreference.com multilingual dictionary (English-French- French-English ).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, spoken and written exercises about the subjects, term homework/presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ*0.40+BUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm Exam: Midterm exam encompasses the subjects covered in lectures as well as weekly assignments (40%).
2. Final Exam: The exam encompasses all the subjects covered throughout the semester, as well as in-class discussions, applications and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

Exam papers will be evaluated regarding the level of understanding, as well as defining the causality between the basic concepts and issues of the lecture, ability of giving examples and analytical thought, and using relevant terminology.

Language of Instruction

French

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Students are expected to be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erdem.aktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday / 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 20 20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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