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Longwood
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| Dr. Wade Edwards | Courriel: edwardswa@longwood.edu |
| Bureau: 304 Grainger | Heures de permenance: mardi et jeudi 12h30-14h00, |
| Téléphone: 395-2181 | et sur rendez-vous |
Site web: http://www.longwood.edu/staff/edwardswa/courses.htm
Required Texts
Allons-y! Bragger, Jeannette D. and
Donald B. Rice, 6th ed. Boston: Heinle and Heinle, 2004. Text and
workbook. Students should also have access to a substantial French-English
dictionary, and may want to consult Jacqueline Morton's English Grammar for
Students of French.
Course Description
A course designed to help students further develop their skills in speaking,
understanding, reading, and writing French, and to put these skills to work in
a context that investigates the particularities of French and Francophone
culture. This is a course conducted primarily in French.
For a list of useful classroom expressions, click
here.
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.
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.
3. Demonstrate a basic understanding of elementary grammar as shown by writing
skills.
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.
Course Requirements
1. Attendance, preparation, and
contribution. Attendance and participation are mandatory and will account
for 15% of the student’s final grade. For
purposes of notation, “participation” is defined as physical attendance,
active contribution in class, obvious preparation, and willingness to speak French.
As
stated in the student handbook, “Students are expected to attend all
classes. Failure to attend class
regularly impairs academic performance. [Moreover,]
absences are disruptive to the educational process for others.
This is especially true when absences cause interruption for
clarification of material previously covered, failure to assume assigned
responsibilities for class presentations, or failure to adjust to changes in
assigned material or due dates.” If the student misses 10% of the scheduled class meetings for
unexcused absences--in this case 6 classes (including lab meetings)-- the instructor reserves the right to lower that
student’s course grade by no more than one letter grade.
The instructor will also assign a course grade of
“F” when a student has missed a total (excused and unexcused) of 25% of
the scheduled class meetings, or 14 classes. Absences
will be excused only for the following reasons: illness, participation in a
university-sponsored activity, religious holiday, or recognizable emergency.
Absences will not be excused for court dates, transportation
scheduling, or doctor’s appointments.
2. Homework. Because language learning requires constant revision and attention, students will have homework every night. The syllabus reflects the nightly readings and workbook exercises students should complete before coming to class. It is expected that students will use these exercises to prepare for class and to highlight areas of personal deficiency. In order to receive full credit for the assignment, students must: (1) complete all assigned pages fully; (2) self-correct the exercises using a different-colored pen; and (3) turn the work in on time. Work that is handed in late or copied from the key will not be recorded for credit. Even in the event of an excused absence, it is the student’s responsibility to turn in all work on time.
3. Labwork. During the lab hour, students will complete listening and viewing exercises in the language lab, located in Grainger 307. These assignments will be collected, and will be graded for completeness. Students should take these exercises seriously; one exercise from the lab will appear on each chapter test. Work that is handed in late will not be recorded for credit; if a student misses a lab, it will not be possible to make up the work.
4. Chapter exams. Exams will be based on aural and written work done in class and for homework. Exams must be taken at the scheduled time, except in the case of an excused absence from class.
5. Vocabulary quizzes. Twice per chapter, students will prepare for a 5-minute vocabulary quiz, which will take place at the very beginning of the class period. Please be on time: missed quizzes may not be made up. Quiz dates are indicated on the syllabus. For each quiz, students will translate 5 words or expressions into English, and 5 words or expressions into French. To receive full credit, each translation must include: (1) the correct spelling; (2) all proper accent marks; and (3) the correct gender, when appropriate.
6.
Compositions. Students
will write four 200-word essays. Compositions
will be written in stages on selected topics.
Work that is handed in
late will be penalized. Click
here for an explanation of composition expectations and grades.
7. Required Film. Longwood hosts a French Film Festival every February. In this class, we will screen the film Entre les murs, which was nominated for an Oscar. This film is scheduled for February 3 at 7pm, and is required. The DVD is on reserve at the library. Students who attend other festival films in person may submit a 5-sentence summary written in French in substitution for any homework assignment. For more information on the festival, follow this link: Film Festival.
8. Oral exam. The spoken exam will consist of a personal interview with the instructor. Students will use the vocabulary form the semester and should practice speaking in the present tense and the past tenses. Click here for grading criteria.
9. Honor code. Students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the Longwood University Honor Code. All work submitted for the class must be pledged. Students who are judged by the Honor Board to be “responsible” for academic dishonesty in this class will receive a failing grade for the course.
10. Texting. Open cell phones are not permitted in class. Students who text during class will be marked absent for the day. Please remember to turn off the phones when you enter the classroom.
11.
If you have a disability and require accommodations, please meet with me
early in the semester to discuss your learning needs. If you wish to
request reasonable accommodations (note taking support, extended time for
tests, etc.), you will need to register with the Office of Disability
Services (Graham building, 395-2391). The office will require appropriate
documentation of disability. All information will be kept confidential.
12. Grading. The
student’s course grade will be determined by the following percentages:
| Attendance and participation | 15% |
| Homework + Labwork | 10% |
| Compositions | 10% |
| Vocabulary Quizzes | 10% |
| Oral exam | 10% |
| Chapter exams | 30% |
| Final exam | 15% |
Programme du
cours
| leçon | à lire | à faire | à remettre | |
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13 janvier |
Chapitre 7 | Allons-y: 261-268 | ||
| 15 | Chapitre 7 | Allons-y: 268-274 | Cahier: P19 I, II, IV | |
| 18 | Congé | |||
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20 janvier |
Chapitre 7 | Allons-y: 275-285 | Cahier: P20 V, P20 VI, VII | Quiz p. 302 |
| 22 | Chapitre 7 | Allons-y: 287-292 | Cahier: P21 IX | |
| 25 | Chapitre 7 | Allons-y: 292-293 | Cahier: P22 XII | Quiz p. 303 |
| 27 janvier | Interro | Chapitre 7 | ||
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29 |
Chapitre 8 | Allons-y: 305-312 | Cahier: P22 I, II | |
| 1 février | Chapitre 8 | Allons-y: 312-315 | Cahier: P23 III-IV | Quiz p. 344 |
| 3 | Chapitre 8 | Allons-y: 317-323 | Cahier: P23 V | |
| 5 | Chapitre 8 | Allons-y: 325-331 | Cahier: P24 VII, VIII | Quiz p. 344-45 |
| 8 | Chapitre 8 | Allons-y: 332-333 | Cahier: P25 IX, X | Composition 1 |
| 10 février | Interro | Chapitre 8 | ||
| 12 | neige | |||
| 15 | neige | |||
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17 février |
Chapitre 9 | Allons-y: 356-367 | Cahier: P25-26 I, II | |
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19 |
Chapitre 9 | Allons-y: 356-367 | Cahier: P26 III, IV | Quiz p. 392 |
| 22 | Chapitre 9 | Allons-y: 370-371 | Cahier: P26-27 V, VI | |
| 24 février | Chapitre 9 | Allons-y: 373-382 | Cahier: P27 VII, VIII, P28 X | |
| 26 | Chapitre 10 | Allons-y: 395-402 | Cahier: P29 I, III | Composition 2 |
| 1 mars | Chapitre 10 | Allons-y: 404-406 | Cahier: P30 V, VI #1 | Quiz p. 426 |
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3 |
Chapitre 10 | Allons-y: 409 | Cahier: P30-31 VII, VIII | |
| 5 | Chapitre 10 | Allons-y: 411-414 | Cahier: P31 IX, X | Quiz p. 426-27 |
| 15 mars | Chapitre 10 | Allons-y: 418-419 | Cahier: P32 XII | |
| 17 | Interro | Chapitre 9-10 | ||
| 19 | Chapitre 11 | Allons-y: 433-441 | Cahier: P33 I, II | |
| 22 mars | Chapitre 11 | Allons-y: 442-448 | Cahier: P34 VI, P35 VIII | Quiz p. 490 |
| 24 | Chapitre 11 | Allons-y: 452-461 | Cahier: P35-36 X, 37 XIV | Composition 3 |
| 26 | Chapitre 11 | Allons-y: 464-469 | Cahier: P37 XVI, 38XVIII | Quiz p. 491 |
| 29 mars | Chapitre 11 | Allons-y: 474-480 | Cahier: P38 XX, 39 XXIII | |
| 31 | Interro | Chapitre 11 | ||
| 2 avril | Chapitre 12 | Allons-y: 493-499 | Cahier: P40 I, II | |
5 |
Chapitre 12 | Allons-y: 504-505 | Cahier: P41 VI, 42 IX | Quiz p. 542 |
| 7 | Chapitre 12 | Allons-y: 512-515 | Cahier: P43 XII | |
| 9 | Chapitre 12 | Allons-y: 518-525 | Cahier: P44 XV, XVIII | Quiz p. 543 |
| 12 avril | Chapitre 12 | Allons-y: 528-530 | Cahier: P45 XX, XXI, | |
| 14 | Chapitre 12 | Cahier: P45 XXII | ||
| 16 | Congé | Composition 4 | ||
19 avril |
Interro | Chapitre 12 | ||
| 21 | Exercise oral | |||
| 23 | Révisions |
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Examen
Final |
échelle de notation |
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99-100 (100) A+ |
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| le 27 avril à 8h00 |
93-98 (95) A |
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90-92 (91) A- |
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88-89 (88) B+ |
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| 83-87 (85) B | |
| 80-82 (81) B- | |
| 78-79 (78) C+ | |
| 73-77 (75) C | |
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70-72 (71) C- |
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| 68-69 (68) D+ | |
| 63-67 (65) D | |
| 60-62 (61) D- |
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