OVERVIEW

French lexicology and syntax

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims:

- to give all students an intermediate degree of proficiency (B2), both written and spoken, in French and to provide them with an in-depth cultural knowledge of French;

- to enable all students to acquire intermediate text analysis skills;

- to enable all students to acquire advanced translation skills;

- to provide all students with a basic foundation in oral mediation.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course will focus on:
- knowledge of lexicology and syntax of the French language ;
- general theoretical skills in these areas ;
- the ability to express themselves properly and to manipulate the language

PREREQUISITES

Students will have to possess language competences in French of level B1.

They will be able to sit for the second year exam only if they have passed the first year one. For further information, see the exams regulations on the French section page (http://www.lingue.unige.it/?op=sections&sub=view&section=4).

TEACHING METHODS

Presential lessons with Aulaweb support. Teamwork.

During presential lessons, and according to the number of students that regularly attend lessons, active participation will be encouraged and team work aiming at discovering variation phenomena and analyzing them will be encouraged. The attendance of students who speak other languages is encouraged as it will be an enrichment for the course.

The lessons of the first semester (for the lettorato) will be held in distance learning through the AulaWeb and Microsoft Teams platforms.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course is made of two parts: “Modulo teorico” and “esercitazioni linguistiche”

Modulo teorico: French lexicology

- lexical semantics

- Lexical morphology 

Lexicography 

-  history of French dictionaries 

- typology of the dictionaries

- structure of the dictionaries 

Overview of French syntax 

- types of sentence​

- simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences:

-  Syntax operations 

Esercitazioni linguistiche : Thème, Version, Morphosyntaxe, Manipulation du texte oral

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

A. Lehmann, F. Martin-Berthet, Lexicologie. Sémantique, morphologie, lexicologie, Paris, Armand Colin, 2013
J. Gardes-Tamine, La Grammaire. Tome 2: la syntaxe, Paris, Armand Colin, 2004

Further references will be given during the course.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

STEFANO VICARI (President)

ANNA GIAUFRET

MICAELA ROSSI (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Modulo teorico (Stefano Vicari) starts in Semester 2 

"Esercitazioni linguistiche" start in semester 1 (28 September 2020)

Morphosyntaxe

Traduction 

Version 

Oral text manipulation

Class schedule

FRENCH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION II

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Modulo teorico: Exercises on linguistic theories and models and their practical application. Written test. 

Esercitazioni linguistiche: grammar, translation and oral manipulation test.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Modulo teorico: written paper (2h) with linguistics exercises aiming at assessing:

• knowledge of theoretical content;
• its application to specific activities.

The exam will consist in a paper organized in several questions on:

• lexical morphology;
• lexical semantics;
• syntax.

Practical exercises: practical exams will aim at assessing students’ knowledge in the domain of French lexicography and syntax, and their ability to apply this knowledge to practical exercises.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

The inscription to Aulaweb is compulsory. The inscription to the exams is compulsory and available up to 3 working days before the exam (if not otherwise specified).