OVERVIEW

French Language test with no evaluation in thirtieths (you may be eligible or ineligible), that aims to reinforce students' basic syntactic knowledge and broaden their vocabulary, with a view to enabling students to confront written texts in French at B1 level and understand their content. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The objective will be to reinforce and/or provide the most suitable tools to enable students to acquire French language competence at level B1 of the Common Frame of Reference for Languages (CEFR), so as to enable students to apply this knowledge in the continuation of their studies and in the working environment. 

PREREQUISITES

French A2. 

TEACHING METHODS

Students can take advantage of an online self-study course at https://clim.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=22 - Group: Sc_HumanitiesB1FR_2024/25

The registration key to access the course is available on Aulaweb: https://2024.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=2477

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The teaching programme is presented in detail in the self-study course (see below).

Student will learn to understand the key points of familiar topics concerning school, leisure, etc., to know how to deal with situations that may occur while travelling in the country whose language he/she speaks. Will be able to produce a simple text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest. He/she will be able to express experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly explain the reasons for his/her opinions and plans.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The online course will provide students with extensive explanatory and application materials, enabling them to review the rules and do practical exercises. However, should one wish to have a reference grammar, one can consult, for example:

• Grégoire M., Thiévenaz O., Grammaire progressive du français. Niveau intermédiaire, Paris, CLE International, 2013. 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The course is conducted in self-study and self-paced

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Computer-based.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Computer-based: the test consists in a computer-implemented test using the University of Genoa's Aulaweb platform. The test is based on different types of questions (open answer, multiple answer, true/false, correspondence, cloze), which are used to test students' knowledge in the areas of syntax, vocabulary and reading and comprehension of texts.

Four dates per year, in the following periods:

- one date at the beginning of January
- one date at the beginning of May
- one date in June
- one date in the first half of September.

The exact days are published on the portal for booking examination appointments.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Certificates of language proficiency issued by recognised international certifying bodies (DELF, ESABAC) at B1 level or higher may only be used in place of the French Language Proficiency Test if:

- they have not been used for other purposes (e.g. obtaining ‘other’ credits), since certifications are only spendable once in a student's career;
- at the time of registration, no more than two years have passed since the certificate was obtained.
If you meet these requirements, please send Prof. Giaufret or Prof. Vicari a copy of the double-sided certificate, accompanied by a copy of the study plan and an email specifying the course of study.

Prof. Anna Giaufret: anna.giaufret@unige.it - web page: https://rubrica.unige.it/personale/UkNHWl1u

Prof. Stefano Vicari: stefano.vicari@unige.it - web page: lingue.unige.it/stefano.vicari%40unige.it