FRENCH 202
Intermediate II
Spring 2009
Instructor: McRae Amoss
Office Hours:
Office: Grainger 302
M 2:00-2:50
Office telephone: 395-2177
W 11:00-11:50
F 9:00-9:50
And by appointment
e-mail: amossbm@longwood.edu
Course Description: A course designed to help students develop their skills in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing French and to put these skills to work in a context that recognizes and explores the particularities of French and Francophone culture.
Texts
Muyskens, Judith, et al. Bravo: communication, grammaire, culture et littérature. 6th edition. Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning, 2009.
Course Objectives:
Students will demonstrate an ability to:
1. Understand the French sound system and put their conversational skills to use in everyday situations.
2. Acquire a vocabulary and master the linguistic structures necessary for performing certain tasks in French, such as engaging, continuing, and terminating a conversation; expressing an opinion; expressing probability; describing in the future; making an hypothesis; making suggestions and concessions; complaining and excusing oneself; asking, giving, and refusing permission; comparing; expressing regret; making reproaches; summarizing.
3. Read and understand texts, watch and understand videos, find and gain information from W3 pages that inform them of or represent certain aspects of life in France or other Francophone countries.
4. Write on an intermediate level in a variety of forms, including letters, essays.
Class Schedule (sous réserve de modification de programme):
| Date | Leçon | A préparer ou étudier | A écrire |
| Jan. 14 | Chapitre 6:Leçon 1 | ||
| Jan. 16 | Leçon 1 | Etudiez pp. 220-21; Etudiez pp. 222-25, 227-28; Lisez "L'art de discuter" | Exercices, p. 220 |
| Jan. 21 | Leçon 2 | Etudiez pp. 232-34; p. 236-37 | Rédaction 1: un éditorial--Préparation (voir consignes) (ou projet de traduction); p. 226:C; p. 229: A,C |
| Jan. 23 | Leçon 2 | Etudiez pp. 238-39
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| Jan. 26 | Intermède culturel | Lisez "L'impressionnisme" (p. 254-55) | p. 240: A; p. 255: A; Rédaction 1: Premier brouillon--1 page complète dactylographiée (ou projet de traduction) |
| Jan. 28 | Leçon 3 | Etudiez pp. 243-44; p. 247 | |
| Jan. 30 | Leçon 3 | Etudiez pp. 250 | p. 246: B; p. 248: B; p. 251: B |
| Feb. 2 | Contrôle (ch. 6) | ||
| Feb. 4 | Chapitre 7:Leçon 1 | Etudiez p. 262; Etudiez pp. 263-67; 269-71 | Exercices, p. 262; Rédaction 1: Version finale (ou projet de traduction) |
| Feb. 6 | Leçon 1 | Etudiez pp. 270-71 | |
| Feb. 9 | Leçon 2 | Etudiez pp. 274-77, 279 | p. 272: B,C; Rédaction 2--lettre de recommendation/demande d'emploi (M, p.273: Préparation--1 page complète: www.anpe.fr ) |
| Feb. 11 | Leçon 2 | p. 278: B (traduction); p. 280: A | |
| Feb. 13 | Intermède culturel | Lisez pp. 294-96: "L'Union européenne et l'Europe étudiante"; | Premier brouillon (p. 282); p. 297: A |
| Feb. 16 | Leçon 3 | Etudiez pp. 283-85, 286-88 | Deuxième brouillon (p. 291); |
| Feb. 18 | Leçon 3 | p. 288: A; p. 290: C; Révision finale (M. p. 293: à remettre) | |
| Feb. 20 | Contrôle (ch. 7) | ||
| Feb. 23 | Chapitre 8: Leçon 1 | Etudiez p. 304; Etudiez pp. 306-10, 312-14 | p. 304: Contradictions |
| Feb. 25 | Leçon 1 | Etudiez vocab pp. 308-09 (dictée en classe); Lisez p. 310--prendre des notes | p. 315: D (traduction) |
| Feb. 27 | Leçon 2 | Etudiez pp. 317-19, 322-24 | |
| Mar. 2 | Leçon 2 | Etudiez pp. 325-26 | p. 324: B; p. 325: C |
| Mar. 4 | Intermède culturel | Lisez pp. 341-42 "Les immigrants à l'école du français" | p. 327: A; p. 342-43: A, B |
| Mar. 6 | Leçon 3 | Etudiez pp. 329-31, 333-35 | |
| Mar. 16 | Leçon 3 | p. 337: A; p. 338: C | |
| Mar. 18 | Contrôle (ch. 8) | ||
| Mar. 20 | Chapitre 9: Leçon 1 | Etudiez pp. 350-51; Etudiez pp. 352-55, 356-58 | p. 350: Comment? |
| Mar. 23 | Leçon 1 | Etudiez pp. 360-61 | p. 360: B; Chapitre 9 Cultural Activities: Activité internet 2 |
| Mar. 25 | Leçon 2 | Etudiez pp. 364-67; 368-70 | |
| Mar. 27 | Leçon 2 | Etudiez pp. 368-70; Lisez p. 371: "Les Français et la technologie" | p. 370: A |
| Mar. 30 | Intermède culturel | Lisez "L'Amitié" pp. 385-87 | p. 372: B; p. 387: A |
| Apr. 1 | Leçon 3 | Etudiez pp. 375-77, 379-80 | |
| Apr. 3 | Leçon 3 | Lisez p. 380: "Se renseigner" | p. 381: A |
| Apr. 6 | Contrôle (ch. 9) | ||
| Apr. 8 | Chapitre 10: Leçon 1 | Etudiez pp. 394-400; Lien culturel: "Ne dites pas merci!" | |
| Apr. 10 | Leçon 1 | Etudiez pp. 401-402 | p. 403: B; Visionnez un film français (p. 404: Préparation) |
| Apr. 13 | Intermède culturel | Lisez pp. 425-27: "Entretien avec Jeanne Moreau" | p. 413: Premier Brouillon; pp. 427-28: A, B |
| Apr. 15 | Leçon 2 | Etudiez pp. 405-10 | Deuxième brouillon (p. 422--2 pages complètes à remettre) |
| Apr. 17 | Leçon 2 | Etudiez p. 410; Lisez p. 412: "Les Français et les sports" | p. 410: A; p. 411: C |
| Apr. 20 | Leçon 3 | Etudiez pp. 413-16, 419 | |
| Apr. 22 | Leçon 3 | Etudiez pp. 419-20;
Lisez p. 418: "Le septième art"; |
p. 421: A; p. 422: D; Révision finale (p. 424--2 pages à remettre |
| Apr. 24 | Révision | ||
Final Exam: Tuesday, April 28, 3:00-5:30
Course Requirements and Grading:
Newspaper article worksheets (10%)
Internet activities, Homework, Worksheets, Quizzes (15%)
Compositions (10%)
Presence and participation (10%)
Chapter tests (35%)
Final exam (20%)
Tutoring: The Academic Support Center provides tutoring sessions for French language courses that can be helpful to all students. To request tutoring you should go to the Learning Center. Students who score below 70 on a chapter test may be required to attend tutoring sessions.
Attendance Policy: The attendance policy for this course is the same as the college policy in the college catalogue and the student handbook.
Honor Code: Students are expected to live by the Longwood College Honor Code. All work done for the class must be pledged.
Homework
Students are responsible for completing the written exercises they are
assigned. The instructor may take up and grade assignments each day.
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).
Video and Activités internet
Students will complete the activités
internet found at the BRAVO
web site .
Newspaper article worksheets
Each week, students will read a newspaper article that interests them from a
French newspaper online and fill out a worksheet on the article.
Worksheets will be turned in each Wednesday. Here are the web sites
of three national French newspapers:
Libération, Le
Figaro and Le Monde . If you need to,
you may print out a copy of the Newspaper
article worksheet .
Cultural Events: Students should seek out and attend cultural events
that explore aspects of French and Francophone culture. Students may be
required to attend a certain number. The instructor will try to announce
events in class, but if you find out about something please let the class
know.
2009 Festival de film français