French 3

The monographic course aims to highlight the operating principles of French orthography considered as a system, and to stimulate a critical reflection on the persistence of errors. In addition, some social implications related to spelling and non-standard uses of written French are introduced. The course is supported by mother-tongue language teachers aiming to: improve oral comprehension of contemporary audiovisual documents in standard French and the written comprehension of complex documents; develop oral expression and the ability to interact in French with relative spontaneity; perfecting the written production of articulated texts and the ability to make relevant lexical choices.

KNOWLEDGE: to be able to describe and exemplify the operating principles and the constituent units of the French spelling system; to acquire awareness of spelling difficulties for native and allophone learners and of the cultural and sociolinguistic implications connected with this; to know some essential elements of the diachronic developments of French spelling, with particular regard to the contemporary reformist movement; to be able to recognise and analyse some non-standard uses of French spelling.
SKILLS: to acquire confidence in the analysis of graphic units; to develop effective strategies in the prevention and correction of spelling errors; to expose in a coherent, exhaustive and effective manner the contents learnt, using the appropriate metalanguage; to make conscious and critical use of bibliographical resources.
SKILLS RELATED TO PRACTICAL CLASSES: : to be able to express himself / herself, both oral and written, with clarity, describing his / her point of view or developing arguments through complex sentences and lexical choices relevant to the subject, without hesitation or unnecessary repetitions; to adapt the linguistic choices according to the formal / informal register appropriate to the situation. The control of morphosyntactic structures will be constant and will allow the production of speeches without systematic errors.