LISTENING comprehension

Acquire a high level of oral comprehension and the ability to take complete and relevant notes   (prise de notes).

ORAL PRODUCTION

-  Learn to give an oral presentation with complete awareness of verbal and non-verbal language used

-  Easily express a detailed point of view clearly and coherently.

-  Ability to respond to questions regarding the topics dealt with in class and discuss them fluently.

LISTENING COMPRENSION

Students will listen to a variety of audio and video texts and train their listening by completing open questions (intensive listening) or taking notes (extensive listening). Finally they will write up a text in which the main points they heard are summed up.

The lessons will take place in the language lab. A different listening text will be presented each week.

Main themes of the listening texts: economy, current affairs, tourism, marketing, soft skills, comunciation strategies, travel and culture.

 ORAL PRODUCTION

-  Verbal and non verbal language

-  Discourse structure: introduction, development, conclusion

-  Language registers

Main themes: economy, current affairs, tourism, marketing, soft skills, communication strategies, travel and culture.

The teaching material prepared by the language assistant in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the language assistant specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Course books

Exam structure:

Listening:  Students will listen to a recording of 3-4 minutes and then answer open questions and write a brief summary of the listening text [Time: 1 hour]

Oral test: an argumentative discussion based on an article presented by the professor.

How the test takes place:  The student must read the article shown by the professor and then present the article as well as give a personal opinion about it. The presentation must have an introduction, the development of 3 or 4 key points, and a conclusion. This will then be followed by a brief discussion of the topic. The student will have 20 minutes to read the article and plan the presentation. He/she will then be asked to give a cohesive and coherent presentation

READING LIST

Online library (hundreds of books, magazines, films in French and much more): http://www.medialibrary.it/home/home.asp

Radio

▪  Radio France Inter:  http://www.rfi.fr/

▪  Arte Radio: http://arteradio.com/

▪  Radio France http://www.radiofrance.fr/

▪  France Culture: https://www.franceculture.fr/

TV

▪  TV5 MONDE: http://www.tv5monde.com 

▪  Arte : http://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/plus7/?zone=europe

▪  France 24: https://www.france24.com/fr/

Newspapers

▪       Le Monde

▪       Courrier International

▪       Libération

▪       Les échos

▪       Le Figaro

Non-attending students are advised to attend the professor’s reception hours to draw up an individual working plan.