SYLLABUS

Course title: French Conversation

Credits: 6 ECTS credits
Teaching language: French
Teacher in charge of the course: Guillemette Henniart, ICL Clarife/Universit Catholique
de Lille

Specialist lecturers: Grant Douglas, MPhil, Universit Catholique de Lille,

(Intercultural Studies)

1) COURSE PRESENTATION
Course objective: The aim of the course is to acquire confidence when speaking in various
situations. Students will become more spontaneous, more precise and effective. The course also
enables students to adapt to different situations as well as to the interlocutor.

Prerequisite: To take this course, students should have an intermediate level in French (A2+/B1).
An initial 1h30 placement test evaluates students' linguistic skills including grammar, vocabulary,
reading, writing and listening. A 10-minute interview with a member of the ICL-Clarife (center of
languages of Universit Catholique de Lille) assesses speaking ability. Following the placement test,
the numbers of level groups are determined depending on total number of students, and are based on
the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (more information on www.coe.int).

If the placement test assesses that the student does not have the required level in French,
they will be oriented towards another ESP course.

Content:
Examples of topics covered in 2014:
- Understand and used familiar expressions
- Compare relationship between teenager/parents
- Give our opinion, agree or/and disagree
- Convince/ find arguments
- Make a debate about international problem
- Use idioms in their context
- Talk about our health
- Tell a story/tale in the past

Includes 9 hours of Intercultural Communication (link to course module description).

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2) WORKLOAD
It shows the student workload both in class and homework:

Form

Number of
hours

Class teaching
Cultural conferences

36 hours
4 hours

TOTAL

40 hours

Off-site training, fieldtrips

Homework

includes 1-3h
instruction
includes 1-3h
instruction
15 hours

Student total workload

57 to 61 hours

Comments
Includes 9 hours of Intercultural
Communication
Visit to Bruges
Visit to Brussels

*Note: 1 contact hour = 60 minutes, whereas some academic systems use 45- or 50-minute contact hours.

3) EDUCATIONAL METHODS
Audio, video, written document, survey

4) ASSESSMENT
Form

Number

Continuous
assessment
(percentage break
down 20%)
Final exam
(percentage break
down 60%)

Duration

Comments

yes

Others (student
participation)
(percentage break
down 20%)

5) ACADEMIC CALENDAR
30 June to 23 July 2015
This syllabus is based on information that was available at the time of publication
(November 2014). Changes may occur.
For updated information about course content, please contact us: esp@univ-catholille.fr

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