French Basics 1 (3cr)
Code: C-02536-YY00AS28-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.04.2026 - 25.09.2026
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 20.09.2026 - 19.12.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Institution
- Centria University of Applied Sciences, Centria eKampus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 30
- Course
- C-02536-YY00AS28
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization French Basics 1 C-02536-YY00AS28-3005. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Content scheduling
Course topics:
- French language in basic everyday and service situations
- French culture
- multicultural skills
- interaction and communication skills
- language learning skills
Objective
The aim is that the student familiarizes him- or herself with the French language and reaches a level where he or she can manage basic everyday life and service situations. The student also learns about the French culture.
After completing the basic course:
- the student is able to pronounce the language
- the student is able to use the alphabet
- the student is able to greet
- the student is able to name the days of the week, seasons and months
- the students are able to introduce themselves and ask common questions
- the student is able to tell about a family
- the student is able to use numbers
- the student is able to tell time and ask about it
- the student is able to use the most common verbs
- the student is able to describe using adjectives
- the student is able to tell about the weather
- the student is able to tell about hobbies
The target level of the course according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is A1.2.
Content
Languages: French, English (and Finnish)
- French language in basic everyday and service situations
- French culture
- multicultural skills
- interaction and communication skills
- language learning skills
Location and time
The classes are online and there is a supervised exam at the end (on campus or in Exam). Through the Exam-system the exam can be written at an individually booked time and place. (not always an option for Open university students).
The published schedule can be found on: https://lukkarit.centria.fi/.
Materials
The learning materials will be found in itslearning starting on the first day of the course according to Peppi.
Teaching methods
There are online classes in zoom on the course where grammar and vocabulary are explained and French pronounication and speaking are practiced together. The classes are, except for in French, mostly in English, but also some Finnish can be used if needed.
Exam schedules
At the last week of the course there is a spoken video exam, as well as a supervised written exam.
The written exam can also be done through the Exam-system either at a Centria campus or another Finnish higher educations campus at an exam appointment of your choice.
International connections
The learning materials are internationally oriented and the group of students on the course is international.
Student workload
On this course, it is important to participate in the classes and actively have weekly repetition of the learnt issues. At the end of the course there is an oral video-exam and a supervised written exam.
3 cr corresponds to 80h of student work, divided as follows:
online classes 26 hours
independent study 54 hours.
Students must attend 50% of the classes (hopefully more)
Qualifications
Not required