Course: Selected chapters from French Morphology

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Course title Selected chapters from French Morphology
Course code KRF/VKFRM
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 Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Voždová Marie, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Bidaud Samuel Henri, doc. PhD.
  • Hildenbrand Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Lafontaine Fanny, Ph.D.
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 nouns and verbs. 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
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 75 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of this course is to make the students familiar with the most important theoretical issues of morphology of French language. The students get acquiainted with the morphological system of French, the parts of speech and their classification, their forms and the grammatical categories. The question of language standardization and codification is also mentioned. A special attention is paid to French noun and verb.
The student, upon completion of this course, should understand the theoretical and practical issues of morphology and should be able to contrast the morphological issues with his or her mother tongue; should know well the structure of the individual parts of speech, particularly the structure of French noun and verb, and should be able to use the corresponding words in accordance with their morphological norm.
Prerequisites
None.

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

Active participation, fulfillment of all 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.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): French oriented on applied economics (2015) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter