French as a Second Language

Possible pre-requisites:

Master the French language orally. Students should have no difficulties in oral comprehension and production. The emphasis will be on written French.

This UEO is reserved for foreign students who have a good knowledge of spoken French, because it is practised in their country of origin, but who are less proficient in written French.

Students must register for this UEO online on their Digital Working Environment (ENT) or with their pedagogical secretary

Objective and content :

- understand a topic (identify key words),
- master the basics of the written French language, the grammatical and spelling rules for academic writing required at the University (verb/subject agreement, adjective/noun agreement, simple and simple compound sentences (simple and compound relative pronouns, conjugations (tenses and modes)).
- know how to write a piece of writing required in the context of their studies,
- Knowing the standards required when presenting an assignment, a report, a presentation...
- know how to write an academic paper in a structured way (introduction, structured plan, conclusion),
- master the structures that enable an argument to be made (argumentative connectors, argumentative structure, etc.).

The emphasis is on written expression. The teaching will be based on concrete situations that the student will encounter during his or her course.

• Registration 1st semester : from 12.09.22 to 21.10.22 (acceptance pending until the week of 3-7 October 2022)

• Course timetable :

- Group 1 site H. Arendt (city centre) with Mrs Paturaut: Friday from 1pm to 2.30pm in room 0W24
- Group 2 on the JH Fabre site (Agroparc) with Mrs Mercoiret: Tuesday from 1pm to 2.30pm in room A017 V - Closed group

• Start of the course The week of 19 September 2022 up to and including the week of 12 December 2022

• Registration 2nd semester From 30 January to 24 February 2023 (acceptance pending until the week of 27 February to 3 March 2023)

• Course timetable :
  - Group - Site H. Arendt (city centre) with Mrs. NASS Stéphanie, on Wednesday from 5.30 to 7 pm in room 1W08
• Start of the course The week of 6 February 2023
• WEU Code : T-U11-9224