Listening, Comprehension, Speaking and Writing Skills for an Academic Environment
The A2 course is addressed to learners with some previous knowledge of French. Participants have either completed the EUI A1 level or have sat an EUI placement test.
EUI language courses are free for EUI PhD and LL.M. researchers, but most other EUI members have to pay a nominal fee.
French 201
Listening, Comprehension, Speaking and Writing Skills for an Academic Environment
CEFR level A2
All EUI members
Length of course:
16 weeks, 48 hours divided into 2 terms:
| First term: |
14 October
6 December 2024
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8 weeks
24 hours
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| Second term: |
13 January
21 March 2025
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10 weeks
30 hours
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| Third term: |
7 April
16 May 2025
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6 weeks
18 hours
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Time
Second term starts on 15 January 2025
Monday & Wednesday
14.00-15.30
French 201: Listening, Comprehension, Speaking and Writing Skills for an Academic Environment
By the end of the course, students will
- be able to understand spoken French in everyday situations
- be able to speak French with a correct pronunciation
- be able to participate in French conversation on everyday topics
- be more confident in speaking French
- be able to write simple connected texts
Course contents
Course material provided by the teacher
The course includes work on the following:
- Listening comprehension: listening and understanding audiovisual contents
- Improving French pronunciation
- Enhance current vocabulary
- Speaking skills: presentations on themes of participants’ choice; expressing personal opinions on simple subjects
Learning methods and activities
Activities in class include:
- Communicative approach to stimulate speaking and understanding
- Task-based approach
- Error correction in groups and at class level
Page last updated on 20 November 2024