Curricular Unit:			Code:
Foreign Language -French-			161LEF1
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
2	Undergraduate	Physiotherapy	3 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
To improve oral and written french communication. To provide students with oral and written french practice, in pragmatic and day to day health related situations. To devellop french language application abilities according to specific situations.
Syllabus:
This subject intends to provide students with a practice of the French language in situations relating to health: consultation, diagnosis and prescription, vaccines and medical examinations, work in a hospital emergency room, hospitalization and surgery, and nursing.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
To dominate the most quantity of foreigners idioms is an added value at the globalization’s times where we live. The teacher’s mission will be to encourage the student to express in French, whether verbally or in writing; to feel at home in daily situations; to be able to translate texts from French to Portuguese and vice versa; to master the french grammar, reasonably.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Written Test 1 - 30% (Unit 1) Written Test 2 - 30% (Unit 2) Oral presentation - 30% (Specific themes) Collaborative work - 10% (Glossary of Health Related Terms)
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The theoretical-practical presentations in charge of the teacher foster the acquisition of updated information on the topics studied. Also students’ presentations, in groups or individually, require critical reflection and help to create the awareness that we learn throughout life.
Reading:
Chamberlain, A. & Steele, R. (2001). Guide Pratique de la Communication. Paris, Didier. Mourlhon-Dallies & Jacqueline Tolas (2004). santé-médecine.com. Paris, CLe International. Chevalier, J-C. et alii (s/d).Grammaire Larousse du Français Contemporain. Paris, Librairie Larousse.