Advanced Oral French

1. Explain the concept of a speech chain and its components.
2. Identify and classify different types of speech chains in French.
3. Apply techniques for structuring speech, considering rhythm and intonation.
4. Distinguish between various speech production modes.
5. Demonstrate effective turn-taking skills in dialogue.
6. Analyze and improve fluency in spoken French.

13 weeks, about 44 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1:

   • Unit 1: The Concept of a Speech Chain · 2 hours

     Define speech chain.. Identify examples of chains.. Explain why speech is considered a chain.. Distinguish speech chain from ordinary chain..

   • Unit 2: The Concept of Rhythm · 2 hours

     Define rhythm.. Explain the importance of rhythm as a perceptive regularity.. Mention specific characteristics of French rhythm..

2. Week 2Module 1:

   • Unit 3: The Concept of Rhythmic Groups · 2 hours

     Define rhythmic group.. Give examples of rhythmic groups.. Define breath group.. Distinguish between rhythmic and breath groups..

   • Unit 4: Simple Speech Chains · 2 hours

     Identify stand-alone speech chains.. Distinguish between long and short stand-alone speech chains.. Mention listening expectancy cues in a speech chain..

3. Week 3Module 1:

   • Unit 5: Complex Speech Chains · 2 hours

     Define complex speech chain.. Identify complex speech chains.. Distinguish between simple and complex speech chains.. Mention characteristics of a complex speech chain..

4. Week 4Module 2:

   • Unit 1: The Concept of Intonation · 2 hours

     Define intonation.. Mention basic characteristics of a basic intonation model.. Illustrate intonation of simple declarative sentence.. Illustrate intonation of long declarative sentence..

   • Unit 2: Intonation and Modality · 2 hours

     Mention the modal functions of intonation.. Illustrate curves for different modal functions of intonation..

5. Week 5Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Intonation and Meaning · 2 hours

     Differentiate between the meaning of utterances.. Use intonation to give different shades of meaning to the same content.. Identify intonation for different meanings..

   • Unit 4: The Concept of Intonation Morphemes · 2 hours

     Define morphemes.. Define intonation morphemes.. Give examples of intonation morphemes.. Mention and explain syntactic functions of intonation morphemes..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 5: An Introduction to Reading Aloud · 2 hours

     Mention three major modes of speech chain production.. Give a general definition of reading.. Define the concept of reading aloud.. Distinguish between reading aloud and silent reading..

7. Week 7Module 3:

   • Unit 1: The Concept of Pause · 2 hours

     Define the concept of pause.. Give reasons why pauses occur in connected speech.. Classify pauses..

   • Unit 2: An Introduction to Syntactic/Non-Syntactic Pauses · 2 hours

     Define syntax.. Explain the relationship between syntax and oral French.. Define syntactic pauses.. Define non-syntactic pauses..

8. Week 8Module 3:

   • Unit 3: Punctuation and Pause Hierarchy · 2 hours

     Define punctuation.. Give some graphic examples of punctuation signs.. Mention the major functions of punctuation.. Explain the relationship between pause and punctuation..

   • Unit 4: Fluency in Reading · 2 hours

     Define fluency in a broad sense.. Define fluency in a restricted sense.. Explain the relationship between fluency and hesitation.. Mention characteristics of fluent reading..

9. Week 9Module 3:

   • Unit 5: An Introduction to The Concept of Spontaneous Speech · 2 hours

     Define spontaneous speech.. Distinguish between spontaneous speech and other speech production modes.. Mention some of the criteria for evaluating successful spontaneous speech production..

10. Week 10Module 4:

    • Unit 1: The Challenges of Spontaneous Speech in Oral French · 2 hours

      Mention the criteria for evaluating successful spontaneous speech production.. Explain the factors militating against successful spontaneous speech production by non-native adult learners.. Discuss some of the improvement strategies that could be adopted by non-native learners..

    • Unit 2: An Introduction to The Concept of Reparanda · 2 hours

      Define the notion of reparanda generally.. Define the concept of reparanda with respect to spontaneous speech production.. Mention and explain the functions of reparanda in spontaneous speech..

11. Week 11Module 4:

    • Unit 3: An Introduction to The Concept of Turn-Taking in Dialogue · 2 hours

      Define the idea of dialogue.. Explain the setting of a dialogue.. Distinguish between dialogue and monologue.. Define the notion of turn-taking..

    • Unit 4: An Introduction to The Concept of Telephone Conversation · 2 hours

      Define telephone conversation.. Mention the major difference between telephone conversation and an ordinary face-to-face conversation.. Mention the implications of telephone conversation..

12. Week 12Module 4:

    • Unit 5: An Introduction to The Concept of Prepared Speech · 2 hours

      Define prepared speech.. Mention some of the characteristics of prepared speech.. Give examples of instances when one can be required to deliver a prepared speech..

13. Week 13All Modules

    • Final Revision · 4 hours

      Review all modules and units.. Practice oral exercises.. Prepare for final examination..