Conducted in terms: 2022/23Z, 2023/24Z, 2024/25Z, 2025/26Z

ISCED code: 0232

ECTS credits: 2

Language: French

Organized by: Faculty of Humanities

Functional grammar of French 2513-s1ROM2Z-GFJF

Classes in functional French grammar aim to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competences needed to understand and produce grammatically correct utterances/texts in French, with an emphasis on linking theoretical knowledge to its practical application.
This semester of functional French grammar covers issues in morphology and, in part, lexicology of the French language.
The classes take the form of exercises in which students put into practice the knowledge related to the grammatical topics under study.

Term 2022/23Z:

Les fonctions dans la phrases complexe
Savoirs:
- repérer les fonctions essentielles dans les phrases complexes
- maîtriser l’accord sujet-verbe
- repérer et accorder l’attribut du sujet et du COD
- repérer les compléments essentiels dans une phrase et dans un texte
- distinguer les principales circonstances d’une action : lieu, temps, cause, but, manière, moyen
Savoir-faire
- varier la construction des sujets dans un texte
- écrire un portrait en employant des attributs
- écrire un récit en maîtrisant les constructions directes et indirectes des compléments d’objet
- écrire un récit en variant l’expression des circonstances (temps, lieu, cause, but)
- écrire une notice, un mode d’emploi… en exprimant les circonstances de manière et de moyen.
- construire des phrases complexes
- conjuguer et employer le subjonctif dans les subordonnées
- transposer des paroles au discours indirect

Sujets abordés:
- sujet
- l'attribut du sujet et du COD
- les complements essentiels
- les complements d'objet du verbe : COI et COS
- transformation passive et le complement d'agent
- les complements circonstanciels de lieu et de temps
- les complements circonstanciels de cause et de but
- phrase simple, phrase complexe
- proposition subordonnée complétive
- propositions subordonnée circonstancielle

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Term 2025/26Z:

The functional French grammar exercises aim to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competences needed to understand and produce grammatically correct utterances/texts in French, with an emphasis on linking theory to practice.

This semester in functional French grammar focuses on issues in morphology and, in part, lexicology. Particular attention will be paid to the basics of morphological analysis; the inflection of nouns, adjectives, and verbs; derivation; compounding; alternations; and lexical relations (synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, homonymy, paronymy, lexical and semantic fields, prototype semantics).

The classes take the form of exercises in which students put into practice the knowledge related to the grammatical phenomena studied.

Total student workload

The total workload required to obtain 2 ECTS credits (an average of 60 hours of work) includes: a) participation in classes and additional activities requiring the direct involvement of an academic teacher (e.g., in-person and email consultations, remote teaching, etc.) — 1.25 ECTS (approx. 37 hours) b) independent work (preparation for classes, control assignments and the final assessment, and familiarization with the course literature) — 0.75 ECTS (approx. 22 hours)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W01 has advanced knowledge of the French language. K_W02 knows French grammar, lexis, and orthography at a level that allows continuation of studies. K_W07 has advanced knowledge of the basic terminology and research methodology in the field of philology.

Learning outcomes - skills

U_01: The student can search for, analyze, evaluate, and use information with a variety of sources, methods, and communication tools. U_02: The student can read and comprehend texts in French. K_U04: The student can recognize different registers and varieties of the (French) language / of Romance languages (Spanish or Italian) within the Romance cultural sphere. K_U06: The student can apply basic theoretical approaches and paradigms appropriate to philology.

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K_K01 is aware of their level of knowledge and skills, and understands the need for continuous learning and development. K06: thanks to their language competence, they are prepared to navigate effectively within the Romance cultural sphere.

Teaching methods

Below are the main methods and techniques that the academic teacher conducting the course/group in this cycle can use.

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- display

Expository teaching methods

- description
- discussion

Exploratory teaching methods

- observation
- experimental
- panel
- WebQuest
- practical

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

Passed the Practical French Language module in the first year of study.

Course coordinators

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Assessment criteria

According to § 30 of the UMK Study Regulations, “1. Credit for compulsory classes […] is granted by the instructor based on attendance, the student’s activity, and the grades obtained.”

All learning outcomes in the areas of knowledge, skills, and social competences are verified through continuous and final evaluation.
Components of the evaluation:

Ongoing checks of the literature indicated by the instructor.

The student’s active participation in class and timely completion of tasks and exercises assigned by the academic teacher.

Progress tests in terminology and morphological analysis, in a number determined by the instructor for the given cycle.

Assessment criteria and grading scale adopted:

Class participation and timely fulfillment of requirements (knowledge of the assigned literature, completion of tasks and progress tests) may be graded using a points system, assessed as a percentage, or averaged from standard grades for each listed component.

To pass the course, it is necessary to obtain positive grades and/or 60 percent of the points allocated to all evaluation components and forms taken into account.

Practical placement

- Not applicable (N/A)

Bibliography

FOR EXAMPLE:
Nouvelle grammaire du français : cours de civilisation française de la Sorbonne / Y. Delatour [et al.].
Delatour, Yvonne. 2004.

Nouvelle grammaire française : applications / Maurice Grevisse, André Goosse.
Grevisse, Maurice (1895-1980); Goosse, André (1926- ).
1989.; 2e éd. rev.

Grammaire pratique du français en 80 fiches / Y. Delatour [et al.].
Delatour, Yvonne Autor
2000.; Imprint.

Morphologie dérivationnelle et structuration du lexique / Danielle Corbin.
Corbin, Danielle, author.
2012; Reprint 2012

Term 2022/23Z:

Maingueneau, D., Syntaxe du français, Hachette Éducation, Paris 2007
Kacprzak, A., Sypnicki, J., Elements de grammaire francaise, Wyd. Naukowe UAM, Poznan 2000
Poisson-Quinton, S., Grammaire expliquee du francais, CLE, Paris 2002
Sculfort, M. - F., Grammaire et expression 5e, Nathan, Paris 2000
Sculfort, M. - F., Grammaire et expression 6e, Nathan, Paris 2000

Term 2023/24Z:

Term 2024/25Z:

Term 2025/26Z:

nouvelle grammaire du français : cours de civilisation française de la Sorbonne / Y. Delatour [et al.].
Delatour, Yvonne. 2004.

Nouvelle grammaire française : applications / Maurice Grevisse, André Goosse.
Grevisse, Maurice (1895-1980); Goosse, André (1926- ).
1989.; 2e éd. rev.

Grammaire pratique du français en 80 fiches / Y. Delatour [et al.].
Delatour, Yvonne Autor
2000.; Imprint.

Morphologie dérivationnelle et structuration du lexique / Danielle Corbin.
Corbin, Danielle, author.
2012; Reprint 2012

Les mots : origine, formation, sens / Daniéle Dumarest, Marie-Hélène Morsel.
Dumarest, Daniele.; Morsel, Marie-Hélène.; Presses Universitaires de Grenoble
cop. 2017.

Notes

Term 2022/23Z:

None

Term 2023/24Z:

None

Term 2024/25Z:

None

Term 2025/26Z:

None

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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