Fall 2008
Instructor: McRae Amoss Office hours:
Office: Grainger 302 M 2:00-2:50
Telephone: 395-2177 W 11:00-11:50
R 10:50-11:40
F 9:00-9:50
e-mail: amossbm@longwood.edu and by appointment
Fall 2008
Instructor: McRae Amoss
Office hours:
Office: Grainger 302
M 2:00-2:50
Telephone: 395-2177 W
11:00-11:50
R 10:50-11:40
F 9:00-9:50
e-mail: amossbm@longwood.edu
and by appointment
Course Description: A course designed to develop students' skills in basic oral expression, listening and reading comprehension, and writing. Prerequisite: None. 4 credits.
Texts:
Bragger, Jeannette D. and Donald B. Rice Allons-y! 6th ed. Boston:
Heinle and Heinle, 2004.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the French sound system and
its contrast with English and conversational skills involving everyday
situations (evaluated daily through oral work in class, plus short quizzes
and longer tests using oral comprehension sections).
2. Demonstrate basic reading comprehension skills using authentic materials
(texts, poems, realia) in in-class and out-of-class reading assignments
on an elementary level (evaluated through class discussion of reading assignments
and reading comprehension questions on exams).
3. Demonstrate a basic understanding of elementary grammar as shown
by writing skills (evaluated through written grammar assignments and graded
paragraphs on everyday topics and through grammar exercises and paragraphs
on quizzes and exams).
4. Demonstrate knowledge of certain aspects of French culture, including
the perspectives and practices of daily life, notable events in French
history, and the customs, geography and history of important provinces
(evaluated through questions on chapter tests and final exam).
Class Schedule:
| Date | Sujet du cours | Devoirs à préparer pour le cours |
| Aug. 25 | Chapitre 1, Première étape | |
| Aug. 25 | Activités vidéo et internet | |
| Aug. 27 | Première étape (suite) | Cahier, pp. 9-14
Manuel: Etudiez pp, 10-19 |
| Aug. 29 | Deuxième étape | Cahier, pp. 14-16: IV, V, VI (à remettre)
Manuel: Etudiez pp. 22-23. p. 25 |
| Sep.3 | Deuxième étape (suite) | C, pp. 16-22: I, II, III
M: Etudiez p. 27 |
| Sep. 5 | Troisième étape | C, p. 22: IV, V (à remettre)
M: Etudiez pp. 29-32 |
| Sep. 8 | Troisième étape (suite) | C, pp. 23-26
M: Etudiez pp 34-36 |
| Sep. 8 | Activités vidéo et internet | |
| Sep. 10 | Chapitre 2, Première étape | C, pp. 27-33
C, pp. 33-36 (Ecoutons) p. 36 "Rédigeons" (à remettre) M: Etudiez pp. 48-49; 52-55 |
| Sep. 12 | Première étape (suite) | C, pp. 39-42; 44
M: Etudiez pp. 56-57 |
| Sep. 15 | Deuxième étape | C, p. 43; pp. 45-46: V, VI; VII (à remettre)
M: Etudiez pp. 59-62 |
| Sep. 15 | Contrôle, chapitre 1 | |
| Sep. 17 | Deuxième étape (suite) | C, pp. 46-49
M: Etudiez p. 64 |
| Sep. 19 | Troisième étape | C, p. 50: VI, VII; p. 51: VIII
M: Etudiez pp. 66-73 |
| Sep. 22 | Troisième étape (suite) | C, pp. 51-53; p. 56: V, p. 57: VI (à remettre), VII
M: Etudiez p. 74 |
| Sep. 22 | Activités vidéo et internet | Activités internet, ch. 2 |
| Sep. 24 | Chapitre 3, Première étape | C, p. 55; p. 56: IV;
p. 61 "Rédigeons" (à remettre) M: Etudiez p. 77 C, pp. 58-61 Ecoutons; p. 61 Travail de fin de chapitre M: Etudiez pp. 94-100 |
| Sep. 26 | Première étape (suite) | C, pp. 69-73
M: Etudiez p. 101 |
| Sep. 29 | Deuxième étape | C, p. 74: IV, V; p. 75: VI (à remettre)
M: Etudiez pp. 103-07 |
| Sep. 29 | Contrôle, chapitre 2 | |
| Oct. 1 | Deuxième étape (suite) | C, pp. 75-80; M: Etudiez p. 109 |
| Oct. 3 | Troisième étape | C, p. 81; p. 83: V; p. 84: VI
M: Etudiez pp. 111-12; p. 116 |
| Oct. 6 | Troisième étape (suite) | C, pp. 84-86; pp. 87-88: IV, V
M: Etudiez pp. 118-19 |
| Oct. 6 | Chapitre 4, Première étape | C, pp. 88-89: VI, VII
pp. 90-94 Ecoutons M: Etudiez pp. 132-33, pp. 135-36 |
| Oct. 8 | Contrôle, chapitre 3 | |
| Oct. 10 | Première étape (suite) | C, pp.99-101; p. 103: III;
p. 104: V (à remettre) M: Etudiez pp. 138 |
| Oct. 15 | Deuxième étape | C, pp. 102-103: Test;
p. 104: IV (à remettre) M: Etudiez pp. 140-43, p. 146 |
| Oct. 17 | Deuxième étape (suite) | C, pp. 105-06; p. 107: III;
p. 108-09: V (à remettre) M: Etudiez p. 148 |
| Oct. 20 | Troisième étape | C, p. 106: Test; p. 108: IV
M: Etudiez pp. 150-51; pp. 155-56 |
| Oct. 20 | Activités vidéo et internet | Activités internet, chapitre 4 OU Dossier-Déc. La France |
| Oct. 22 | Troisième étape (suite) | C, p. P11: VII, VIII
M: Etudiez p. 156-57, p. 158 |
| Oct. 24 | Chapitre 5, Première étape | C, pp. 114-21; pp. 122-25 Ecoutons
M: Etudiez pp. 178-79; p. 182-84 C, p. 125: Rédigeons |
| Oct. 27 | Première étape (suite) | C, pp. 133-35; pp. 137-38: III, IV
M: Etudiez pp. 185-86 |
| Oct. 27 | Contrôle, chapitre 4 | |
| Oct. 29 | Deuxième étape | C, p. 136: Test 13; p. 139: V,
VI (à remettre) M: Etudiez pp. 189-90; 193-94 |
| Oct. 31 | Deuxième étape (suite) | C, pp. 139-41; p. 144: VI (à remettre);
M: Etudiez pp. 189-90 |
| Nov. 3 | Troisième étape | C, pp. 141-43: Test 14, III, IV,
V (à remettre) M: Etudiez pp. 198-201; 204 |
| Nov. 3 | Activités video et internet | Activités internet, chapitre 5 |
| Nov. 5 | Troisième étape (suite) | C, p. 148: Test 15; pp 149-50: III, IV; p. 151: V (à remettre) |
| Nov. 7 | Chapitre 6, Première étape |
C, p. 151: VI (à remettre);
pp. 151-55 Ecoutons; p. 155 Rédigeons pp. 155-56 Travail de fin de chap. M: Etudiez pp. 218-20; 222-23 |
| Nov. 10 | Première étape (suite) | C, pp. 157-59; p. P16: I
M: Etudiez pp. 224-25 |
| Nov. 10 | Contrôle, chapitre 5 | |
| Nov. 12 | Deuxième étape | C, pp. 160-62: Test, III, IV, V, VI
M: Etudiez pp. 227-29, 232-33 |
| Nov. 14 | Deuxième étape (suite) | C, pp. 165-66: Test, III;
IV, V (à remettre) M: Etudiez pp. 234-35 |
| Nov. 17 | Troisième étape | C, pp. 162-64
M: Etudiez pp. 238-41, 243 |
| Nov. 17 | Activités vidéo et internet | |
| Nov. 19 | Troisième étape (suite) | C, p. 171: III, pp. 172-73: V (à remettre);
pp. 173-75 Ecoutons;
|
| Nov. 21 | Chapitre 7, Première étape | C, p. 170: Test; p. 171-72: IV
M: Etudiez pp. 262-65, p. 266-71 |
| Nov. 24 | Première étape (suite) | C, pp. 181-83; p. P19: I, II, IIII; p. 185 : IV (à
remettre)
M: Etudiez p. 272 |
| Nov. 24 | Contrôle, chapitre 6 | |
| Dec. 1 | Deuxième étape | C, p. 184: Test 19;
p. 185: III, VI (à remettre) M: Etudiez pp. 275-76, p. 281 |
| Dec. 1 | Deuxième étape (suite) | C, pp. 186-87, p. 189: IV (à remettre)
M: Etudiez p. 283, p. 285 |
| Dec. 3 | Troisième étape | C, p. 188: Test 20
p. 189: V (à remettre) M: Etudiez pp. 287-89, p. 291 |
| Dec. 5 | Révision | C, pp. 190-92, p. 193: III
p. 194: IV (à remettre) pp. 195-200 Ecoutons |
Final Exam: Monday, December 8, 8:00 -10:30 a.m.
Course Requirements:
Chapter tests
Homework, Daily quizzes, Internet Activities and Oral comprehension
exercises
Presence and participation
Final exam
Tutoring: The Academic Support Center provides tutoring sessions for French language courses that can be helpful to all students. Hours are listed on the Learning Center's web pages. Students who score below 70 on a chapter test may be required to attend tutoring sessions.
Grading: Your grade will be based on chapter tests (35%), homework, daily quizzes, internet exercises and labwork (20%), presence and participation (20%), and a final comprehensive exam (25%).
Attendance Policy: The attendance policy for this course is the same as the college policy in the college catalogue and the student handbook.
Cultural Events: Students should seek out and attend cultural events that explore aspects of French and Francophone culture. The instructor will try to announce events in class, but if you find out about something please let the class know.
Honor Code: Students are expected to live by the Longwood College Honor Code. All work done for the class must be pledged.
Quizzes and Exams
Quizzes and Exams will be based on work done in class and for homework.
They must be taken at the scheduled time except in the case of an excused
absence from class (illness, participation in a college-sponsored activity,
or recognizable emergency).
Labwork and Homework
The workbook contains both written exercises and work to be done with the
CD-ROMs that are in the Language Lab. Students should complete both the written exercises and
the oral comprehension exercises for a given chapter before the quiz on that chapter.
During the quiz, the instructor will collect the workbooks and will assign
a grade for homework and labwork.