Overall objectives:

1. - Generalities: The teaching of the Foreign Language, French A2, intermediate level, according to the "Common European Framework Reference as for the Foreign Languages. Learning, Teaching, Assessing" (2000, p. 25), is the continuation of the A1.1 and A1.2 levels for the Course of Culture Studies. This level has objectives as follows : develop the linguistic competencies, in oralty as well as in writing through a oriented, systematic, rigourus learning of morphology, syntax of French, as the foreign language and, naturally to develop the students' autonomy through observation of the language and through its discursive and communicative practices. The contents of the Foreign Language, French A2.2. are divided into three units (six lessons) according to six correspondents topics. The vocabulary, the grammar, the pronunciation, the reading and the writing are progressively introduced to every lesson of the correspondent units.

Syllabus:

0. - GRAMMAR, SPELLING AND TEXTS
0.1. - FRENCH SPELLING AND PORTUGUESE SPELLING
0.2. - FRENCH SPELLING LEARNING THROUGH CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF THE TWO ROMANCE LANGUAGES Some general notions
1. - LESSON TEN Main points. Grammatical development
1.1. - Indirect object personal pronouns: "me, vous, te, nous, lui, leur ». Verbs used with the preposition « à »
1.2. - The pronoun "y". List of personal pronouns
1.3. - « Encore, ne... plus, déjà, ne... pas encore »
1.4. - The irregular verbe "venir" and "revenir, devenir, tenir, obtenir"
1.5. - Expression: « il faut »
1.6. - Irregular verbs « partir, dormir, sortir »
1.7. - Expression « il est + adjectif + de + infinitif »
1.8. - Oral practice
2. - Oral or written exercices
2.1. - LESSON TEN BIS
2.2. - Situations : « À trente mille pieds d'altitude »
2.3. - Reading: "Une journée à la campagne. En France..."
2.4. - Oral communication practice
2.5. - Oral or written exercises
2.6. - Pronunciation
2.7. - New expressions
2.8. - Revision: Grammar exercises
3. - LESSON ELEVEN
3.1. - Main points. Grammatical development
3.2. - Passé composé and imparfait ; passé composé with « être »
3.3. - Imparfait (Past Tense)
3.4. - "Passé composé" with « être »
3.5. - Differences entre le passé composé et l'imparfait
3.6. - Passé récent : « venir de »
3.7. - Oral communication practice
3.8. - Oral or written exercises
3.9. . - Pronunciation
3.10. - New expressions
4. - LESSON ELEVEN BIS
4.1. - Situations : « L'atterrissage »
4.2. - Reading: « Lettre de Bretagne. En France...»
4.3. - Oral communication practice
4.4. - Oral or written exercises
4.5. - Pronunciation
4.6. - New expressions
5. - LESSON TWELVE
5.1. - Main grammatical structures. Grammatical development
5.2. - Adverbial pronoun "en"
5.3. - Concord of the past participle with « avoir » et « être »
5.4. - Personal pronouns before the infinitive
5.5. - Plus-que-parfait
5.6. - Verbs with preposition "à" before an infinitive
5.7. - Irregular verbes « écrire » et « suivre »
5.8. - Oral practice. Oral or written exercises
5.9. - LESSON TWELVE BIS
5.10. - Situations : « Arrivée à l'hôtel »
5.11. - Reading : Problèmes de notre époque. En France ... »
5.12. - Practice of oral communication
5.13. - Oral or written exercises
5.14. - Pronuncation
5.15 - New expressions
5.16. - Revew : General Grammar III
5.17. - Poem : « Demain, dès l'aube » de Victor Hugo
6. - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: PROGRESSIVE FRENCH VOCABULARY AND CULTURE (continuation) La maison; Le logement (House - Housing) Les activités quotidiennes (Daily activities) Les produits alimentaires; Les commerces (Food products) Faire les courses (Shopping) La cuisine; Les repas (Cooking - Meals)

Literature/Sources:

Bérard, É. , 2007 , Grammaire du français. Comprendre, réfléchir, communiquer. Niveaux A1/A2 du Cadre européen commun de référence. , Didier
Carvalho de O. , 2007 , Gramática do Francês Fundamental. Ensino Básico; Ensino Secundário. , Porto Editora
Descotes-Genon, Ch., Morsel, M.-H, Richou, C. , 1993 , L'exercisier, L'expression française pour le niveau intermédiaire, , PUG, Flem, Grenoble
Glaud, L., Lannier, M., Loiseau, Y., , 2015 , Grammaire essentielle du français. A1/A2.100% FLE , Didier
Grégoire, M., Thiévenaz, O., , 2003 , Grammaire progressive du français , Porto Editora
Larousse , 2004 , Gramática de Francês. Guia Essencial da Gramática Francesa. Companheiro Ideal de Revisões Para Todos Os Estudantes de Francês , Larousse
Miquel, C. , 2016 , Vocabulaire Progressif du Français.2e Édition avec 280 exercices , CLE International
Pucciani/Hamel , 2002 , Langue & Langage 5E. Le français par le français , Custom Publishers, Thomson, USA
Ludivine Glaud, Muriel Lannier et Yyves Loiseau , 2020 , A2. Exercicesde ...Grammaire & conjugaison du français 470 exercices + corrigés , Didier, FLE

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
Methods of Teaching: Multi-approach -Don't use the students' mother tongue (Portugese) -Expositive classes, theories and practices at the same time with the presentation by videoprojector - Use of the Internet: cultural activities (pictures, geographical maps, authentical texts, etc.) -Discussion according to various topics and/or the theoretical contents - Readings and discussions -Oral presentations / workshops - Games (Objects description, personal portraits, etc. Gests - Use of dictionaries (Portuguese/French -Dialogues simulation -Songs with lyrics etc. Assessment of the students' learning: The students' assessment or the skills' acquisitions regarding the French language knowledge of French A2.1 (Elementary level) is through the regular assessment with 3 frequencies 33% each and 1 point to the final average with optional project, and one point to the final average if oral participation