The French language course is addressed to the first year students of the DFLTI and, among other things, aims at highlighting certain difficulties of French grammar through specific references. It  also aims at familiarizing the students with French discourse of different linguistic levels and forms (dissertation, compte rendu, résumé, press article). In any case, the approach that is attempted is not a linguistic end but a transitory path to the act of translation.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of the course, the students will:

• have strong foundations in the French language
• skillfully deal with translation difficulties posed  during the course “ Translation from Greek to French”  in the first semester
• be aware of the different grammatical and morphosyntactic phenomena of the French language
•  become familiar with  French  discourse of different linguistic levels and forms (dialogue, letter, short presentation of ideas)
• have comprehended the structures of the French language

1^st week:

Getting familiar with the course object.

α) Writing: Compte rendu et Résumé vs Dissertation (I). Main features of condensing a text or developing a subject in writing.

b) Grammar: personal pronouns.

2nd week:

a) Writing: Compte rendu et Résumé vs Dissertation (II).

b) Grammar: relative pronouns.

c) Society-culture: Francophonie in France and the world through press articles (I).

3rd week:

a) Writing: basic characteristics of printed and online press articles.

b) Grammar: le participe présent, le participe passé, le gérondif (I).

c) Society-culture: Francophonie in France and the world through press articles (I).

4^th  week:

a) Language analysis: simple words, compound words and syntagms.

b) Grammar: le participe présent, le participe passé, le gérondif (II).

c) Society-culture: local and regional languages in French-speaking countries through press articles (I).

5^th week:

a) Language analysis: homonyms, paronyms and antonyms.

b) Grammar: le participe présent, le participe passé, le gérondif (III).

c) Society-culture: local and regional languages in French-speaking countries through press articles (II).

6^th week:

a) Language analysis: sigles and acronyms.

b) Grammar: subjonctif (subjonctif présent vs subjonctif passé - I)

c) Society-culture: foreign languages in France through press articles.

7^th week:

a) Language analysis: register.

b) Grammar: subjonctif (subjonctif présent vs subjonctif passé - II).

c) Society-culture: religions and the “État laïque” in French speaking countries through press articles (I).

8^th week:

a) Language analysis: idioms (I).

b) Grammar: subjonctif (subjonctif présent vs subjonctif passé - III).

c) Society-culture: religions and the “État laïque” in French speaking countries through press articles (II).

9^th  week:

a) Language analysis: idioms (II).

b) Grammar: impersonal structures (I).

c) Society-culture: eating habits through press articles (I).

10^th  week:

a) Language analysis: prefixes and suffixes (II).

b) Grammar: impersonal structures (I).

c) Society-culture: eating habits through press articles (I).

11th week:

a) Language analysis: proverbs (I).

b) Grammar: reported speech (I).

c) Society-culture: Internet fraud through press articles (I).

12th week:

a) Language analysis: proverbs (II).

b) Grammar: reported speech (II).

c) Society-culture: Internet fraud through press articles (II).

13th week: Révisions

Revision exercises in issues discussed during the semester. Answering the students’ questions.

Avanzi A., Malorey C., Pruvost N. (2016). Entre Nous 3. Livre de l’élève + Cahier d’activités + CD audio. Klett Hellas Εκδοτική ΕΠΕ.

Defays, J-M., Delbart, A-R., Hammami, S. & Saenen, F. (2014). La littérature en FLE : état des lieux et nouvelles perspectives. Hachette-Fle.

Garnier, L. (2019). Vocabulaire thématique. Ellipses.

Le Bellec, C. (2020). Le Grevisse vocabulaire, les mots du français, de leur origine à leur utilisation en context. De Boeck.

Miquel, C. (2019). Vocabulaire progressif du francais. Niveau avancé. Clé International.

Penformis, J.-L. (2018). Vocabulaire Progressif du français des affaires. Clé International.

Touratier, Ch. (2002). Morphologie et morphématique : analyse en morphèmes. Aix-en-Provence : Presses Universitaires de Provence.

Wattier, S. (2019). Les mots de l’info : le vocabulaire de l’actualité. Publication indépendante.

DELIVERY: The course takes the form of a lecture, the structure of which is based, on the one hand, on the study of texts and, on the other hand, on exercises solved by the students, their questions and comments.

Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education.

Support of the learning process through the Open eClass platform.

Course material upload (notes, lecture slides, exercises, etc.) onto the Open eClass platform.

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Written exam at the end of the semester (100%).