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The objective of the course is to develop in real beginners a basic communicative competence in the language along with strategies for understanding authentic texts related to the area of international relations, political and administrative institutions, and current events. The focus on specialized language aims to enable students to use the language in professional contexts.

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The study of authentic texts carried out in the classroom includes: reading (phonetics); the “repérage” (identification) of grammatical, lexical and semantic phrases; and the gradual reformulation of the meaning of the text along with students' comments. In this way, also oral communication skills are developed. At the same time, students learn the structure of the language through extensive explanations by the course professor and focused grammar exercises. Through activities which involve, role plays, and the creation of glossaries based on autonomous reading, students consolidate their grammatical competence and enrich their specialized and professional vocabulary, at the same time as they further develop their communication skills and intercultural strategies for specific professional contexts.

1) Basic or pre-intermediate grammar; 2) Terminology related to the students' fields of study (international relations, political and administrative institutions, and institutional communication) through reading and discussing topics regarding: international institutions, geopolitical issues, political and administrative institutions (Europe, France, Italy), current events on socio-political and economic issues, and communication and the media. This is a blended learning course: the interactive learning in the classroom is combined with autonomous study, which also involves accessing authentic written and spoken texts online.

La grammaire des tout premiers temps, Marie-Laure Chalaron, Roselyne Roesch, FLE-PUG, 2013. Specially designed degree-related teaching materials drawing on selected sources (le Monde, France 24, Tv5 monde.)

The teaching approach is highly interactive and focused on the acquisition of specialized language and the development of professional communication skills. This is a blended learning course: the interactive learning in the classroom is combined with autonomous study, typically through research online. - mini-lectures by the course professor - analysis of authentic videos and written documents - guided autonomous work - group work - role plays and simulations - short oral presentations

The end-of-course evaluation takes into consideration both active participation in class and autonomous out-of-class work. The final oral examination consists in the summarizing and comment of one passage on a topic related to the student's course of study, chosen by the student . Presentation of the portfolio containing all the work done during the class.