Grammar

Duration

60h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Christophe Delval, France-Anne Neven, Eudoxoula Voidanidis

Coordinator

France-Anne Neven

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

• 1) Grammatical analysis of the sentence and the text; 
  
  
• 2) Verb moods and tenses;
  
  
• 3) Spelling and typography;
  
  
• 4) Punctuation;
  
  
• 5) Grammatical spelling.
  
  

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

    Students will be able to carry out a correct and rigorous analysis of a phrase or text using "new grammar" perspectives and terminology. Students will be able to identify certain language use which does not conform to standard French, whether this be specific terms, turns of phrase or language register. Students will be able to rework a text clearly and coherently in formal French, based on a clumsily written text with missing words and mistakes of all kinds.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No prerequisite knowledge, but C1 level for non-native speakers. 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Duration and Period: 60 hours (30 hours of grammar and 30 hours of spelling).

Organization: The course is taught by F. Neven (grammar analysis module: material covered in points 1 and 2, and spelling module), by E. Voidanidis and by C. Leveau (spelling module: material covered in points 3 and 4).

Schedule and Location: The class is divided into two groups. By the end of the year, both groups will have completed both modules (grammar and spelling).

The grammar module will be given in the first semester according to the following schedule:

• Seminar with personalized coaching (in small groups, on a voluntary basis): Monday, 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.; ULiège, TI campus, rue de Pitteurs, L5 2.8 (Danica Seleskovitch room);
  
  
• Large group lecture: Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. (ULiège, place du XX-Août, Hena Maes-Jelinek room - "Grand Physique" amphitheater).
  
  

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

In-person classes.

Some courses could be given on TEAMS for exceptional reasons. 

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège


Further information:

    COURSE NOTES: 


- course notes for grammar (F. Neven);

- course notes for spelling (C. Leveau, F. Neven, E. Voidanidis);

(1) Grammar reference book: Monique BRECKX, Grammaire française. Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2017. 

RECOMMENDED READING :
Martin RIEGEL, Jean-Christophe PELLAT, René RIOUL, Grammaire méthodique du français, Paris : PUF, 2021.

MAIN RESOURCES USED BY THE TEACHER :
1) Martin RIEGEL, Jean-Christophe PELLAT, René RIOUL, Grammaire méthodique du français, Paris: PUF, 2021. 
2) Monique BRECKX, Grammaire française. Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2017. 
3) GREVISSE, M., GOOSSE, A., Le Bon usage: grammaire française, Louvain-la-Neuve, De Boeck-Duculot, 2016.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )


Further information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )


Further information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )




January Session:

• Written exam for the grammar module, including one or more multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and/or open-ended questions. MCQs may be based on the (+1/-1) model.
  
  

• Written exam for the spelling module, including one or more MCQs, open-ended questions, a dictation, a text to correct, and, potentially, other exercises.
  
  
• Written exam (second chance) for the grammar module (exam modalities are identical to those of the January session).
  
  
• Students who did not pass the grammar module in January (grade below 10/20) are required to take the written exam organized during the June session. Consequently, these students will be tested on both modules of the Grammar course in June.
  
  
• The final grade corresponds to the sum of the grades obtained for the grammar module and the spelling module.
  
  

• In-person evaluation will be preferred.
  
  
• In the case of remote evaluation, it will take place on the TEAMS platform.
  
  
• The evaluation will consist of a single individual written exam. It will be conducted on a single day. Students will be asked to connect to TEAMS according to a set schedule. They will be gathered in small groups or, if numbers allow, in a large group, so that the exam can be supervised by the teacher. The camera must be on and the microphone must be open.
  
  

• Written exam covering both course modules according to the modalities defined for the June session (final grade = 50% of the grammar grade + 50% of the spelling grade), even if one of the two modules was passed in June or January.
  
  
• Changes in the health situation could justify changes to the student evaluation procedure (online written or oral exams).
  
  

Work placement(s)

No work placements.

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

For MODULE 1, the large group lecture will be held on Wednesday. The seminar with personalized coaching will be held in small groups, according to a schedule to be established on Wednesday, September 17.  

Contacts

christophe.leveau@uliege.be
FANeven@uliege.be 
evoidanidis@uliege.be 

Association of one or more MOOCs

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