The nature of the learning process for languages in all the skills and abilities are continually related and so the contents below are all worked on together. The linguistic content is subdivided in function of language, grammar and vocabulary.

 Language functions

Social function

• Say goodbye.
• Use the usual forms of courtesy (when interested in somebody, offering to do something, etc.).
• Apologise.
• Offer and reply to an invitation.
• Start and hold a telephone conversation.

 Informative function

• Ask for and give information about objects, people and places.
• Ask for and give the necessary information about a product.
• Express a lack of awareness or a knowledge of something.
• Pass on information coming from other people.
• Ask for and give information about someone’s state of health or mood.

Expressive function

• Express obligation.
• Express desire or preference.
• Express necessity or interest.

 Valorative function

• Ask for a give opinion and impressions about events, people or things.
• Show agreement or disagreement with somebody or with an idea.
• Express approval or disapproval.
• Compare qualities and quantities.

 Indicative function

• Express necessity, obligation or interest in doing something.
• Ask for, give and refuse permission to do something.
• Ask for and give instructions.
• Ask somebody to do something.
• Give advice, prevent something from happening, warn someone.
• Suggest an activity.

 Metalinguistic function

• Ask for and provide the translation of a wordor expression.
• Clarify the meaning of a word or expression.

 

GRAMMAR CONTENTS

 

Students must be able to recognise and adequately use the following grammatical structures:

1. Consolidation of the present indicative.
2. Consolidation of possessive adjectives.
3. Comparatives (introduction).
4. Extension and consolidation of masculine and feminine nouns and adjectives. Position of the adjective in the sentence.
5. Consolidation and extension of prepositions of place and time.
6. The imperfect: conjugation and use.
7. The passé composé: conjugation and uses.
8. Expressions of time: quand, il y a, depuis.
9. Future and near future.
10. The imperative.
11. Expressions of obligation: falloir, devoir (+ infinitif).
12. Adverbial pronouns: y, en.
13. Direct and indirect object pronouns.
14. Consolidation of reflective and tonic pronouns.
15. The conditional (limited use).
16. Relative pronouns: qui, que, où.

PHONETIC AND PROSODIC CONTENT

• Recognise and adequately use basic sounds in French
• Consonant endings (s,t,r)
• Distinction between /y/, /i/,/u/.
• Double vowels
• Nasals
• Typical consonants ( ch, ll, b, v, ç, s, ss, r, g, j, qu, x)

VOCABULARY

The vocabulary is basically framed in the following two fields: Landscape, description, geography, hotel equipment. Customs of the differents nationalities.
Leisure and sports activities.
Travel: means of transport, accommodation, food (gastronomy), souvenirs and shopping,special diets, types of organisation.
Everyday life.

In this subject:

• Classes include a gender perspective to promote equality between women and men and avoid producing gender stereotypes.
• Strategies to promote the participation of women in the classroom are used and they promote equal gender relations.
• Knowledge of the social and cultural differences between men and women and gender inequalities in the structure of society and in cultural production is offered.
• Knowledge is also offered on sexual and emotional diversity, gender identity and expression, knowledge and reflection on feminist thought and movements, the history of movements for womern’s rights, its evolution and critical repercussions in society, culture and philosophical and scientific thought, and the knowledge of the values of gender equality in professional practices.
• Non-sexist and non-androcentric language is used in written, visual and audiovisual documents and other class materials. Since this is a langauge class specific resources are also provided in the language being studied for non-sexist language and critical reflection is encouraged on non-sexist language and its uses.