French for specific purposes I

Strokovna francoščina I

Course credits:

6.00 ECTS / 60 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 30 hours of seminars, 0 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

lekt. dr. Mojca Jarc

Type:

Elective expert

Language:

Slovenian

Semester:

Full academic year

Study degree

1. level

Course execution:

• Undergraduate Programme of International Relations

Prerequisits:

Students are allowed to participate in the course provided that they have completed the enrolment procedure.

Objectives and competences

Objectives: To help students develop the knowledge and professional skills required to effectively communicate in French speaking professional settings. Competences: Students will be able to communicate in French in a professional setting, and understand as well as independently write professional and academic texts in the selected field of study. They will be able to: - understand professional texts (written and oral)in French; - translate professional texts from French into Slovene; - prepare and deliver efficient presentations in French.

Content (Syllabus outline)

1. Exploration of topics related to the field of international relations and European studies; 2. Exercises for acquiring and expanding field-specific vocabulary and terminology; 3. Exercises in coherent summarizing, paraphrasing and creation of written and oral messages; 4. Exercises in translation from French into Slovene and from Slovene into French; 5. Exercises in listening comprehension; 6. Professional discussions in French

Intended learning outcomes:

Students will be able to: 1. understand and critically evaluate professional texts related to the field of international relations and European studies; 2. use field-specific vocabulary and terminology, and functional structures, typical of the selected field; 3. coherently summarise and paraphrase written and oral messages in a foreign language; 4. understand spoken messages, typical of the selected field; 5. produce efficient written and oral texts in professional settings.

Learning and teaching methods:

Lectures, seminars, oral presentation of written paper, written and oral assesment, active participation, e-learning.

Assessment

seminar paper with presentation (30%) active participation (30 %) written or oral test (20 %) Oral exam (20%)

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