FRENCH Ι

The lesson has to give the students the basic knowledge of the French language. Emphasis is given on elementary structures, grammar elements, syntax and vocabulary used in everyday communication. The students acquire the competence to communicate in a simple, but correct way in the language. Importance is given also to the intercultural approach of the treated themes. [The starting level of the lesson depends every year on the pre-existing level in French of the first year’s students]. 

At the end of the course, students will be able to understand basic vocabulary and basic everyday life communication and phraseology. In the same time, they will acquire the competence of using this vocabulary and expressions properly in appropriated situations. They will be able to present themselves, to talk about themselves, to ask about place and time, to count, to express their priorities, their activities, their interests. The students will be equipped with the basic grammar elements and syntactic rules in French.

Week #1: Recalling of previous knowledge about France and the French language.

Week #2: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #3: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #4: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #5: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #6: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #7: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #8: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #9: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #10: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #11: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #12: Short texts about French culture and civilization, grammar, syntax.

Week #13: Revision.

-  Tutor’s notes

- ENTRE NOUS 1 tout en un, méthode de français, EMDL, 2015

- Μ. de Ciura, Ch. Nikou, E. Papadopoulou, M. Roussi, J-C. Beacco (dir.), Je compare! Grammaire pour hellenophones A1-A2, Αθήνα, Trait d'Union, 2020 

- Y. Delatour, D. Jennepin, M. Léon-Dufour, B. Teyssier, Nouvelle Grammaire du Français (cours de Civilisation française de la Sorbonne), Paris, Hachette, 2004

-  Bescherelle, La conjugaison pour tous, Paris, Hatier, 2014

- French-English and English-French dictionaries

Lectures, task/action-oriented approach, work in small groups, use of audio-visual material

Internet, PowerPoint, e-mail, open e-class, e-books

Evaluation of the participation during the lessons all over the semester

Written/oral examination at the end of the semester