French I (FRE201) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
French I FRE201 General Elective 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language French
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Role Play, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor MDB Diğer Diller Öğr.Gör.
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to teach students beginner level French and help them reach A1 level according to Common European Framework of Reference.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Ensures that students gain basic proficiency in French. Assurer que les étudiants acquièrent une maîtrise de base du français.
  • Students reach a level where they can use French in basic everyday communication situations. Atteindre un niveau où les étudiants peuvent utiliser le français dans des situations de communication quotidiennes.
  • Develops expression skills in topics such as greetings, introducing oneself, giving personal information, hobbies, family, shopping, and city life. Développer les compétences d’expression dans des thèmes tels que les salutations, la présentation de soi, les informations personnelles, les loisirs, la famille, les achats et la vie urbaine.
  • Covers basic language functions such as numbers, days, months, saying the date, asking/giving directions, and communicating in a restaurant. Aborder les fonctions linguistiques de base telles que les nombres, les jours, les mois, dire la date, demander/donner un itinéraire et communiquer au restaurant.
  • Teaches grammatical structures such as definite and indefinite articles, adjectives, basic verb conjugations (avoir, être, aller, parler, etc.), pronouns, and connectors. Enseigner les structures grammaticales comme les articles définis et indéfinis, les adjectifs, les conjugaisons de base (avoir, être, aller, parler, etc.), les pronoms et les connecteurs.
  • By the end of the course, students will have the ability to communicate in French, both orally and in writing, at a simple level. À la fin du cours, les étudiants acquerront la capacité de communiquer en français, à l’oral comme à l’écrit, à un niveau simple.
Course Content Vocabulary, structure and communicative skills at beginners level; various topics such as countries, nationalities, jobs, family, feelings, food and drink, colors and clothes and daily routines.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Orientation Brochure De Présentation Du Cours
2 Salutation – Greeting Alphabet français – French alphabet Se présenter – Introducing oneself Les chiffres de 0 à 30 – Numbers from 0 to 30 Dire la date – Saying the date Les jours et les mois – Days and months Manuel du cours 11-16 UNITÉ 0
3 Demander ou donner des informations personnelles – Asking for or giving personal information Les pays et les nationalités – Countries and nationalities Les articles définis le, la, l' et les – Definite articles Les loisirs – Hobbies Les nombres de 31 à 69 – Numbers from 31 to 69 Les verbes avoir, s'appeler, être et parler – The verbs to have, to be called, to be, and to speak Manuel du cours 17-22 UNITÉ 1
4 Les prépositions devant le nom de ville et de pays – Prepositions before the names of cities and countries Les adjectifs interrogatif quel/quelle/quels/quelles – The question word “Which?” Les nombres de 70 à 100 – Numbers from 70 to 100 Manuel du cours 23-30 UNITÉ 1
5 Demander ou dire le lieu d'habitation – Asking for or saying where someone lives Les lieux – Places Exprimer ses goûts – Expressing hobbies / likes Les articles définis et indéfinis – Definite and indefinite articles Les verbes en -er au présent – Regular -er verbs in the present tense (first group verbs) Manuel du cours 31-36 UNITÉ 2
6 La famille et la situation familiale – Family and marital status Les adjectifs possessifs – Possessive adjectives (my, your, his/her, etc.) Le masculin et le féminin des professions – Masculine and feminine forms of professions Parler de sa famille – Talking about one’s family Manuel du cours 37-44 UNITÉ 2
7 Faire des courses alimentaires – Doing daily shopping Demandez ou dire le prix – Asking for or stating the price Le singulier et le pluriel des noms – Singular and plural of nouns Les prépositions de lieu – Prepositions of place Manuel du cours 45-50 UNITÉ 3
8 EXAMEN INTERMÉDIAIRE
9 Donnez une appréciation – Giving appreciation Posez des questions – Asking questions Commander au restaurant – Ordering at the restaurant Les quantités non définie – Indefinite quantities Les verbes en -ir au présent – Regular -ir verbs in the present tense (second group verbs) Manuel du cours 51-58 UNITÉ 3
10 Présenter une ville – Introducing a city La fréquence – Adverbs of frequency Manuel du cours 59-65 UNITÉ 4
11 Demander ou indiquer le chemin – Asking for or giving directions Se déplacer en transport en commun – Using public transportation Comprendre un itinéraire – Understanding an itinerary/route L'impératif – The imperative mood Les connecteurs (pour, parce que, mais, avec, sans) – Basic connectors (for, because, but, with, without) Manuel du cours 66-72 UNITÉ 4
12 Commenter un prix – Commenting on a price Demandez ou dire la taille et la pointure – Asking for or stating clothing size and shoe size Les vêtements – Clothes Parler de la météo – Talking about the weather Le futur proche – Near future tense Le genre et le nombre des adjectifs – Gender and number of adjectives Manuel du cours 73-77 UNITÉ 5
13 Demander ou dire l'utilité d'un produit – Asking for or stating the use of a product Décrire un objet – Describing an object La place des adjectifs – Position of adjectives Manuel du cours 78 - 81 UNITÉ 5
14 L'adjectif démonstratif – Demonstrative adjective Les verbes vendre, mettre, venir – Conjugation of the irregular verbs to sell, to put, to wear, and to come Manuel du cours 52-55
15 RÉVISION GÉNÉRALE
16 EXAMEN FINAL

Sources

Course Book 1. Édito a1: Méthode de Français. 2e édition (2022). . Éditions Didier.
Other Sources 2. MDB Diğer Dil görevlileri tarafından hazırlanan ek materyaller

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 30
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Accumulated knowledge on mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering; an ability to apply the theoretical and applied knowledge of mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering to model and analyze mechatronics engineering problems.
2 An ability to differentiate, identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; an ability to select and implement proper analysis, modeling and implementation techniques for the identified engineering problems.
3 An ability to design a complex system, product, component or process to meet the requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; an ability to apply contemporary design methodologies; an ability to implement effective engineering creativity techniques in mechatronics engineering. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include economics, environment, sustainability, producibility, ethics, human health, social and political problems.)
4 An ability to develop, select and use modern techniques, skills and tools for application of mechatronics engineering and robot technologies; an ability to use information and communications technologies effectively.
5 An ability to design experiments, perform experiments, collect and analyze data and assess the results for investigated problems on mechatronics engineering and robot technologies.
6 An ability to work effectively on single disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; an ability for individual work; ability to communicate and collaborate/cooperate effectively with other disciplines and scientific/engineering domains or working areas, ability to work with other disciplines.
7 An ability to express creative and original concepts and ideas effectively in Turkish and English language, oral and written, and technical drawings.
8 An ability to reach information on different subjects required by the wide spectrum of applications of mechatronics engineering, criticize, assess and improve the knowledge-base; consciousness on the necessity of improvement and sustainability as a result of life-long learning; monitoring the developments on science and technology; awareness on entrepreneurship, innovative and sustainable development and ability for continuous renovation.
9 Consciousness on professional and ethical responsibility, competency on improving professional consciousness and contributing to the improvement of profession itself.
10 A knowledge on the applications at business life such as project management, risk management and change management and competency on planning, managing and leadership activities on the development of capabilities of workers who are under his/her responsibility working around a project.
11 Knowledge about the global, societal and individual effects of mechatronics engineering applications on the human health, environment and security and cultural values and problems of the era; consciousness on these issues; awareness of legal results of engineering solutions.
12 Competency on defining, analyzing and surveying databases and other sources, proposing solutions based on research work and scientific results and communicate and publish numerical and conceptual solutions.
13 Consciousness on the environment and social responsibility, competencies on observation, improvement and modify and implementation of projects for the society and social relations and be an individual within the society in such a way that planing, improving or changing the norms with a criticism.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 5 5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 5 5
Total Workload 100