Course: French Morphology

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Course title French Morphology
Course code KRF/M
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction French
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hildenbrand Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kadlec Jaromír, doc. Mgr. Dr.
Course content
A lecture and a seminar that follows provide the students with the basic knowledge about the theoretical issues of morphology with real examples and contrastive view along with Czech. The students get acquainted with the system of French morphology, the classification of the parts of speech, their forms and grammatical categories. The question of standardization is also mentioned. A special focus is put on French determiners, the use of articles in particular. French adverbs and the semantics of French prepositions are explained in detail. The function of words and word forms covered, with a subsequent contrastive analysis, makes the students understand better the structure of French language and the aspects resulting from the typological difference of Czech and French. The lecture is in French, Czech serves to illustrate the corresponding comparative views or to explain the more difficult issues.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
  • Homework for Teaching - 75 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course complements the subject Selected topics from French morphology (VKFRM, VKFM) and its objective is to make the students familiar with the morphology of French language in a comprehensive way. The students get acquainted with the French system of morphology, the system of parts of speech, their forms and grammatical categories. The issue of codification and language norm is also covered. A special attention is paid to french determiners, mainly the use of definite and indefinite articles. French adverbs and the semantics of French preposition are explained in detail.
Upon completion of the 2-semestre course, the student should understand clearly the theoretical and practical issues of morphology and should be able to contrast the morphological issues with his or her mother tongue. Upon completion, the student knows the structure of the individual parts of speech and is able to use the corresponding words in accordance to their morphological norm, which is a necessary condition to a good, accurate and competent use of French language in all communicative situations.
Prerequisites
It is supposed that the student has passed the subject Selected topics from French morphology (VKFRM, VKFM).

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Written exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student

The successful completion of this course is conditioned by active participation and fulfillment of all the requirements set by the teacher.
Recommended literature
  • Galichet, G. (1970). Grammaire structurale du français moderne. Paris: Hatier.
  • Grevisse, M. (1986). Le bon usage. Paris: Duculot.
  • Hendrich, J., Radina, O., Tláskal, J. (2001). Francouzská mluvnice. Plzeň : Fraus.
  • Chevalier, J.-C. (1964). Grammaire Larousse du français contemporain. Montrouge: Larousse.
  • Šabršula, J. (1986). Vědecká mluvnice francouzštiny. Praha: Academia.


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