OVERVIEW

The French language course aims to provide students with written and oral fluency corresponding to CEFR level B1 of the French language to meet demand in the tourism sector, including the ability to understand simple texts. The four skills of oral and written comprehension and production are developed, with particular emphasis on oral skills and through the development of projects developed and presented by the students themselves. In particular, the theoretical module of the second semester includes the creation of tourist itineraries in French linked to the Ligurian or French territory, which the students develop on multimedia support (power point and prezi) and terminology skills (terminology cards, use of terminology tools. The language practice course, on the other hand, will focus on the acquisition of morphosyntactic and communicative skills in French, with particular attention to tourist contexts of use.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students will have acquired a written and oral command of the French language at level B1 of the Common European Framework for Languages, which will enable them to respond to demand in the tourism sector, including the ability to manipulate and elaborate texts specific to tourism communication. The four skills of oral and written comprehension and production will be developed in parallel. The analysis of authentic documentation relating to the tourism sector will form the basis of the teaching material.
In a broader perspective, the course aims to develop the following general objectives: 
Provide quality, equitable and inclusive education and learning opportunities for all
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Reduce inequality within and between nations

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Il corso ha come obiettivi principali:

Fornire la padronanza scritta e orale di base della lingua francese per rispondere alla domanda nel settore del turismo culturale, compresa la capacità di comprendere semplici testi specifici.

Portare gli studenti a un livello di padronanza della lingua francese di livello B1 del Quadro Comune Europeo per le Lingue. Verranno sviluppate in parallelo le quattro abilità di comprensione e produzione orale e scritta, con particolare attenzione alle abilità orali. In particolare, nel modulo teorico (54 ore), L'insegnamento approfondirà gli aspetti relativi allo sviluppo delle competenze lessicali, morfosintattiche e fonetiche più problematiche per gli apprendenti italofoni e approfondirà tematiche relative agli aspetti digitali del mercato turistico, sviluppandosi di pari passo con le esercitazioni (60 ore), tenute da esperti di madrelingua francese.

In particolare, lo studente:

-  padroneggerà le strutture linguistiche di base e specifiche del turismo in lingua francese.

- padroneggerà le strutture morfosintattiche di base della lingua francese

- potrà dialogare su argomenti generali e di specialità con buona correttezza formale

- saprà elaborare e presentare un itinerario turistico

- saprà riconoscere le specificità di diverse tipologie testuali in ambito turistico, con particolare attenzione alle tipologie scritte (discorsi di divulgazione, amministrativi, pubblicitari ecc.).

- utilizzerà la terminologia specifica del turismo in francese e saprà adattare le strategie comunicative alle varie tipologie testuali.

- saprà consultare glossari turistici in più lingue.

PREREQUISITES

The A2 level is necessary to be able to follow the lessons. Shortly before the start of the lessons, a level test will be carried out to check that students have reached the A2 level of French. In the event that students do not pass the test, an online course of 40 hours in complete autonomy will be held, following which the language level attained will be checked again.

TEACHING METHODS

Face to face teaching, teamwork, Aulaweb

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Part I: language exercises (60 hours - I semester)
Basic morphosyntactic French language topics (check detailed syllabus on aulaweb) corresponding to level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. 
The entire teaching will follow a progression and focus on situations and problems typical of the tourism sector, with particular attention to responding to tourist demand in French. In particular, different types of communication will be gradually addressed, such as oral interaction, telephone communication, telematic communication, comprehension and production of short and simple written texts and digital hypertexts.
Part II: Metalinguistic Reflection (54 hours - 2nd semester) :
- Tourist itineraries: vocabulary, structure, text types.
- Terminology of the French language of tourism: analysis of authentic tourist texts, types of tourist discourse, Jakobson's scheme of communication, theory of speciality languages and terminology, terminology sheets. 
- Teaching methods (Lectures, group work also in blended mode)
Present on Aulaweb Yes X 
Practical exercises and group work, to develop teamwork and study skills.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Study texts
Handbook : Arnaud Laygues, Andreu Coll, Le français en contexte - Tourisme + CD, Edition Maison des Langues, 2014
Reference grammar:
M. Grégoire, O. Thiévenaz, Grammaire progressive du français. Niveau intermédiaire, CLE International, 2013.

Any additional bibliography for the course will be communicated at the beginning of the lessons and published on Aulaweb. 
The programme does not vary for non-attending students.
DSA students will be entitled to compensatory and/or dispensatory measures by agreement with the lecturers.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FABIENNE BRUNIN (President)

ANNA GIAUFRET (President)

VALERIE EMMA OZZA (President)

STEFANO VICARI (President)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Annual course.

I semester (practical exercices)

II semester (theoretical module)

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is organized in two parts:

- test on computer (grammar, reading and listening comprehension)

- oral exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Please note: the test is held once per session, on the first available date. On the same date, only those in possession of a replacement certificate for the test may take the oral test.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding Students should acquire adequate knowledge and an effective understanding of the French language.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding Students must be able to apply the knowledge acquired and to understand and solve problems relating to the use of the French language in professional contexts in the field of tourism.
Autonomy of judgement Students must be able to use both conceptually and operationally the knowledge they have acquired with autonomous judgement and skill in different application contexts.
Communication skills Students must acquire the technical language typical of the discipline in order to communicate clearly and unambiguously with specialist and non-specialist interlocutors, relative to a B1 level of the European language framework.
Learning skills Students are expected to develop adequate learning skills that will enable them to continue to explore the main topics of the discipline independently, especially in the working contexts in which they will be working.

Additional information for non-attending students
Teaching methods
Teaching material available on Aulaweb.
Obligations
Registration and consultation of Aulaweb
Study texts
Handbook : Arnaud Laygues, Andreu Coll, Le français en contexte - Tourisme + CD, Edition Maison des Langues, 2014
Reference grammar:
M. Grégoire, O. Thiévenaz, Grammaire progressive du français. Niveau intermédiaire, CLE International, 2013.
The bibliography for the theoretical module will be communicated at the beginning of the lessons and published on Aulaweb.