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MIND THE GAP Studying languages at first year in University

MIND THE GAP Studying languages at first year in University. Dr Joe Carson Department of French, University of St Andrews Chair, UCML Scotland jsoc@st-andrews.ac.uk. Caveat CPL. corpus callosum?. First Level week “zero” Diagnostic exercise. First question Auxiliary verbs :

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MIND THE GAP Studying languages at first year in University

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  1. MIND THE GAPStudying languages at first year in University Dr Joe Carson Department of French, University of St Andrews Chair, UCML Scotland jsoc@st-andrews.ac.uk

  2. Caveat • CPL

  3. corpus callosum?

  4. First Level week “zero”Diagnostic exercise First question • Auxiliary verbs : • Complete the following verb tables for the verbs avoirand être (10 marks) • i. Present tense • [table] • ii. Imperfect tense • [table] • iii. Past participles • table

  5. First Level • Language AND literature • 1 written language class / week • 1 oral class / week (NB, not “conversation” classes) • Independent learning grammar + exercises • Continuous assessment : oral (24% of module) • Examination : written (36% of module) • (add language lectures in Semester 2)

  6. First Level • Language AND literature • lectures and seminars • Semester 1 • Three texts, lectures, coursework essay (16% of module) and exam (24% of module) in English • Texts Dora Bruder (Modiano) • Poetry anthology • La Chastelaine de Vergy

  7. First Level • Language AND literature • Semester 2 • Three texts, lectures in French, coursework literary commentary and exam in English (same % balance) • Texts L’École des femmes (Molière) • Pauline (Sand) • Balzac et la petite tailleusechinoise (Dai Sijie)

  8. Second Level • Language, civilisation, and literature • All lectures, seminars, coursework and examination in French

  9. The Higher • 1989 • Paper I(a) Listening comp. • Each passage was played twice. • Instruction (2) : “After the first playing you will see the printed questions and will have two minutes to study them.” • 2018 “You will hear two items in French. Before you hear each item, you will have one minute to study the questions. Each item will be played twice.”

  10. The Higher • 1989 & 2018 • Written comp and translation into English • 1989 • Paper II includes a translation into French

  11. Productive grammar grid • A couple of observations • Verbs : Person ; “Time” i.e. Tense (a problem of metalanguage, ditto “Commands” Imperative) • Pronouns • Adjectives : Rules of agreement only as of N4? yet comparative / superlative as of N3

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