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Morphosyntax of the French Language

Code: 106627
Credits: 6

2026/2027

Degree programme	Type	Course
English and French Studies	OB	3

Contact lecturer

Name :: Roser Gauchola Gamarra
Email :: roser.gauchola@uab.cat

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

There is none

Objectives

French morphosyntax is a compulsory subject for Grado de Estudios de Francés e Inglés students. The main goal is to teach the students the syntactic analysis methodology and the description of French language as well as to give them the tools to improve their oral and written French.

Learning outcomes

Summarising acquired knowledge about the origin and transformations experienced in its several fields of study.
Distinguish grammatical gender from natural gender.
Distinguish the distinct levels of linguistic analysis and establish relationships between them.
Identify the impact of social and economic organisation on linguistic practices in French.
Produce works in which the fundamental digital and bibliographic tools for the field of study are applied.
In a responsible and reasoned way, apply the appropriate computer techniques for the consultation and management of specific documentary sources.
Autonomously search, select and process information both from structured sources (databases, bibliographies, specialized magazines) and from across the network.
Identify the impact of sex/gender inequalities within the field of study.
Compare the expression of grammatical and natural gender in distinct languages.
Make oral and written presentations of an academic and/or professional nature on French language, linguistics, culture or literature with a high degree of linguistic accuracy and terminological precision in French.
Identifying different theoretical options or ways of dealing with the same problem from alternative theoretical frameworks.
Use the appropriate and specific terminology of the literary studies.
Analyse the main phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical, semantic and pragmatic properties of French in the current language.
Establish typological generalizations.
Generate hypotheses and arguments to explain a given linguistic phenomenon.
Identify the pragmatic factors that condition the use of different linguistic and argumentative structures.
Identify distinct theoretical options or ways of approaching the same linguistic phenomena from alternative theoretical frameworks.
Identify and explain the terminology specific to each of the linguistic levels.
Be familiar with the resources available for the analysis of French.
Solve complex linguistic analysis at any level and with the appropriate tools.

French as SVO language

Simple sentence structure: NP and VP

NP characterization

VP characterization.

Complex sentences

Learning activities and methodology

Title	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
Readings	20	0.8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Exams	79	3.16	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Corpus analysis	45	1.8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Tutorized teaching with materrials in virtual campus.

Active participation of students

Tasks and exercises

Periodical written exams

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title	Weight	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
Participation in collective analyses	20%	1.5	0.06	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Written Exam 3	30%	1.5	0.06	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Written Exam 2	25%	1.5	0.06	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Written Exam 1	25%	1.5	0.06	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Assessment will be continuous. It will include all the work done during the term, the exams (which number will vary depending on the rhythm in which the program will be completed) as well the exercises done during all the term. Mid-term exams will be corrected in class and students will be able to ask any doubt about assessment. In the final exam, a date of revision will be fixed.- If a student has not done any of the mid-term exams, (s)he will not be assessed.- will only be avalaible to students who, having done the continuous assessment, have failed.Remedial exam But they will have not right to remedial exam if their average is inferior to 3,5 /10 or if they have not done at least 60% of the required tasks. Tasks not done will not be remediated (in this case the assessment will be 0/10) or the activities done in course. If the student has not got an average of pass, he will have to do a final exam including all the topics.

Plagiarism: Total or partial plagiarism of any exercise will be automatically failed (0) of the plagiarised exercise. TO PLAGIARISE is copying from non identified sources from a text, even if it is one single phrase, which is appropriated by someone who is not the real author (it includes copying phrases or Internet passages and adding them without modification to the text which is presented as one's own). It is a serious offense. In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, , regardless of anythe student will be given a zero for this activity disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in of theassessment activities same subject, the student will be given a zero as the grade for this subject.final

Particular cases: Students whose mother tongue is French will have to achieve the same assessment conditions than the rest of students. Students are the exclusive responsible of monitoring formative and assessment activities. In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB's virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.

This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade will be awarded a zero, without the possibility of reassessment. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.

Unique assessement

- 1 written exam (50%)

- 1 oral exam (50%)

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