HVD119 The French Language

Code HVD119
Name The French Language
Status Compulsory/Courses of Limited Choice; Courses of Free Choice
Level and type Undergraduate Studies, Academic
Field of study Languages
Faculty
Academic staff Larisa Iļinska, Tatjana Kelebeka
Credit points 2.0 (3.0 ECTS)
Parts 2
Annotation To improve the competitiveness of graduate engineers in the international labor market it is necessary to provide the students with opportunity to use the language often and more effectively in all those aspects within the selected professional field. All the texts for reading comprehension, writing and speaking topics are selected according to the study program taking into account the average level of language skills. The selected lexical and syntactic constructions typical of the technical language and language for specific purposes (LSP) are taught independently on the study program. .
Contents
Content Full- and part-time intramural studies Part time extramural studies
Contact hours Independent work Contact hours Independent work
Introduction. RTU. Studies at the university. Tertiary education in Latvia and abroad 4 2 2 5
Prominent scholars and researchers. Development of science throughout centuries 3 3 2 5
Latvia: economic, industrial and cultural aspects 3 3 2 5
Recent information technologies and human resources 3 3 2 5
Studies and practical application. Competition, CV, application letter, work interview 3 3 2 5
Home reading. Presentation, translation, terminology 8 5 4 10
Text in the special field. Discussion of the text. Terminology and professional language 10 16 4 19
Tests: language, communicative and socio-cultural competences 6 5 2 6
Total: 40 40 20 60
Goals and objectives
of the course in terms
of competences and skills
The aims of the program are to develop students' speaking, writing, reading and listening skills; to improve students' knowledge of French for special purposes and business correspondence skills; to increase the stock of professional terminology, and to develop students' communicative competences.
Learning outcomes
and assessment
Tests: language, communicative and socio-cultural competences - Exam, tests. Students should learn 120 new terms a semester.
The students are able to recognize and write essays of different types, and compile technical documentation. - Portfolio of written works
The students are able to participate in general and profession-oriented discussions, dialogues, interviews and other types of communicative situations. - Exam, tests.
The students are able to recognize, analyze, evaluate and summarize scientific technical information from various scientific and popular scientific resources. - Exam, tests, presentations.
The students are able to successfully pass a final exam testing listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. - Exam
Evaluation criteria of study results
Attendance, work during classes - 10%
Assessment tests - 20%
Presentations - 10%
Portfolio of written tasks - 10%
Examination - 50%
 
Course prerequisites Secondary school level after centralised exam
Course planning
Part CP ECTS Hours Tests Tests (free choice)
Lectures Practical Lab. Test Exam Work Test Exam Work
1 1.0 1.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 *
2 1.0 1.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 *

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