Course detail

French for Advanced Students

FAST-BYF4Acad. year: 2024/2025

Grammar: if clauses, nominalisation, "mise en felief", "passé simple"
Vocabulary: immigration, social problems, environment, European Union, commerce and economy

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Entry knowledge

To the extent of the optional subjects "French for beginners", "French for Pre-Intermedate Students", "French for Intermediate Students".

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Mastering vocabulary of 1 500 words, all grammar rules.
Translating more demanding texts, communication in speaking and writing, dealing with everyday topics.
Level A2 of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.


Student will accomplish the aim of the course, which is: mastering vocabulary of 1 500 words, all grammar rules.
Translating more demanding texts, communication in speaking and writing, dealing with everyday topics.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Robert Menand: Taxi! 2. Hachette, 2005.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Syllabus

1. Review of past tenses; The most important events of the 20th century 2. Review of present and past subjunctive mood; Commerce and economy 3. Review of future tense and conditional mood; The world for a 100 years 4. If clauses; Social problems 5. “Mise en relief”; Immigration 6. Nominalization; Environment 7. French geography: regional dialects and customs 8. Review of pronouns; European Union 9. Regular verbs in “passé simple”; short press article – reading, resume 10. Irregular verbs in “passé simple”; short lecture of a novel 11. Review of topics 12. Review of grammar 13. Credits