This article is devoted to the problem of teaching phonetics of the non-native
language of university students. The author considers various intonation types that
can be used in modern French. The focus is on melodic models of special questions.
Assimilating the melody of a foreign language is an important and, at the same time,
very difficult task. The structural presentation of the educational material, as well as
the organization of practical work in accordance with modern methodological approaches are of particular importance in this case. The solution to this problem in relation to the French language requires clarification of some theoretical aspects and
the establishment of parameters for describing the intonation of utterances. This paper attempts to identify the melodic patterns of special questions that exist in the
speech of native speakers at the present stage, as well as to determine the features of
their perceptual assessment by native speakers of French. The article proposes the results of experimental analysis of sound material, which are considered in connection
with the practice of teaching phonetics of the French language at university students.