Longwood
University
French
201
INtermediate
French I
Fall
2008
| Dr. Wade Edwards | Courriel: edwardswa@longwood.edu |
| Bureau: 304 Grainger | Heures de permanence: mardi 9h00-11h00, |
| Téléphone: 395-2181 | jeudi 9h00-11h00 et sur rendez-vous |
Site web: http://www.longwood.edu/staff/edwardswa/courses.htm
Required Text
Bravo: Communication, grammaire, culture
et littérature. (Muyskens, Judith, et al.
6th edition. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 2008.)
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, available at the bookstore.
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 in French.
For a list of useful classroom expressions, click
here.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course,
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 conditions; describing in the
past; making an hypothesis; ordering food; expressing emotions and desires;
and summarizing.
3. Read
and understand texts, watch and understand videos, listen to and understand
recorded speech; appreciate certain aspects of life in France or other
Francophone countries.
4. Write
short essays on an intermediate level, one of which discusses important
questions raised by a French film.
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, “contribution” is defined as physical attendance,
active participation 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 4 classes--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 10 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. Students
who arrive late to class will also have their contribution grade lowered;
every two late arrivals will count as one unexcused absence.
2. Homework. Because language learning requires constant revision and attention, students will have homework every night. The syllabus reflects the nightly readings and textbook 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. Homework will be collected at the beginning of every class and graded for completeness. In order to receive full credit for the assignment, students must: (1) complete all assigned pages fully, and (2) turn the work in on time. Work that is handed in late 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. 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.
4. 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.
5. Compositions. Students
will write 4 in-class essays during the semester.
Dictionaries will be permitted, and we will prepare for the assignments
several days in advance. Essays may not be turned in late.
Click
here for an explanation of composition expectations and grades.
6. Films. Students are expected to view two films during the semester. Paris, Je t'aime will be screened on September 22 and Les Choristes on November 10. A copy of each film is also on reserve in the library. These films will be the basis of in-class discussions and composition assignments.
7. Oral exam. The spoken exam will consist of a job interview with the instructor. Students will select a position prior to the exercise and interview for that position. Students will use the covabulary form the semester and should practice speaking in the present tense, the past tenses, and in the conditionnel. Click here for grading criteria.
8. 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 deemed "responsible" for dishonest behavior by the Honor Board will fail the course.
9. Cell phones. Cell phones should be silenced in
class. Students who text in class will be marked absent for the day.
Grading. The
student’s course grade will be determined by the following percentages:
| Attendance + contribution | 15% |
| Homework | 10% |
| Vocabulary Quizzes | 10% |
| Compositions | 10% |
| Chapter exams | 35% |
| Oral exam | 10% |
| Final written exam | 10% |
Programme du
cours
| leçon | à lire | à faire | en classe | |
|
25 août |
Introduction | |||
| 27 | Chapitre 1:1 | Bravo: 2-3, 7-9 | Bravo: 2 "En classe," 9A | |
| 29 | Chaptire 1:1 | Bravo: 11-12 | Bravo: 12A, 13B | Quiz p. 17 |
|
1 septembre |
Congé | |||
| 3 | Chapitre 1:2 | Bravo: 19-20 | Bravo: 20B | |
| 5 | Chapitre 1:2 | Bravo: 22-25 | Bravo: 25B | Quiz pp. 8, 30 |
| 8 septembre | Chapitre 1:3 | Bravo: 32-33 | Bravo: 34AB | |
|
10 |
Chapitre 1 | Révisions | Photocopie | |
| 12 | Interrogation | Chapitre | 1 | |
| 15 septembre | Chapitre 2:1 | Bravo: 46-48, 56 | Bravo: 46 "Activités d'une journée typique," 58B | Composition 1 |
| 17 | Chapitre 2:1 | Bravo: 53, 56 | Bravo 55D | Quiz p. 54 |
| 19 | Chapitre 2:2 | Bravo: 48-50, 66-68 | Bravo: 48 "Les articles," 69C | |
| 22 septembre | Chapitre 2:2 | Bravo: 66-68 | Bravo: 50 "Traduction," 68A | |
| 24 | Chapitre 2:3 | Bravo: 50, 75-76 | Bravo: 76B | Quiz p. 73 |
| 26 | Chapitre 2:3 | Bravo: 75-76 | Photocopie | |
|
29 |
Interrogation | Chapitre | 2 | |
|
1 octobre |
Chapitre 4:1 | Bravo: 132-133, 140-141 | Bravo: 132 "Voyage |
Composition 2 |
| 3 | Chapitre 4:1 | Bravo: 141 | Photocopie | Quiz p. 137 |
| 6 octobre | Chapitre 4:2 | Bravo: 133-134, 148-149 | Bravo: 133 "L'enfance," 151C | |
| 8 | Chapitre 4:2 | Bravo: 151-153 | Bravo: 154B | |
| 10 | Chapitre 4:3 | Bravo: 134, 164 | Bravo: 134 "Une visite inopportune" | Quiz p. 160 |
| 13 | Congé |
|
15 octobre |
Chapitre 4:3 | Photocopie | ||
| 17 | Interrogation | Chapitre | 4 | |
| 20 | Chapitre 3:1 | Bravo: 90, 100-101 | Bravo: 90 "Qui est-ce?" 102B | |
| 22 octobre | Chapitre 3:1 | Bravo: 98-99 | Bravo: 99A | Quiz p. 95 |
| 24 | Chapitre 3:2 | Bravo: 90-91, 108 | Bravo: 90 "Qualités et défauts," 109 "Qui suis-je?" | |
| 27 | Chapitre 3:2 | Bravo: 110 | Bravo: 111A | Quiz p. 106 |
| 29 | Chapitre 3:3 | Bravo: 91-92, 117-118 | Bravo: 91 "Votre routine typique," 119A | |
| 31 | Chapitre 3:3 | Bravo: 117-118 | Bravo: 119B | Composition 3 |
| 3 novembre | Chapitre 3 | Révisions | Photocopie | |
| 5 | Interrogation | Chapitre | 3 | |
| 7 | Examen oral | |||
| 10 novembre | Examen oral | |||
12 |
Examen oral | |||
| 14 | Chapitre 5:1 | Bravo: 181, 187-188 | Bravo: 180 "Une visite nécessaire," 189B | |
| 17 novembre | Chapitre 5:1 | Bravo: 187-188 | Photocopie | Quiz p. 183 |
| 19 | Chapitre 5:2 | Bravo: 196-197 | Photocopie | Composition 4 |
| 21 | Chapitre 5:2 | Bravo: 197 | Bravo: 199E | |
| 24 | Chapitre 5:3 | Bravo: 206 | Bravo: 209A | Quiz p. 193-194 |
1 décembre |
Chapitre 5:3 | Bravo: 207 | Bravo: 209B | |
| 3 | Interrogation | Chapitre | 5 | |
| 5 | Révisions |
|
échelle de notation |
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99-100 (100) A+ |
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| 201-01 8 décembre à 11h30 |
93-98 (95) A |
| 201-02 8 décembre à 15h00 |
90-92 (91) A- |
| 201-03 11 décembre à 8h00 |
88-89 (88) B+ |
| 83-87 (85) B | |
| 80-82 (81) B- | |
| 78-79 (78) C+ | |
| 73-77 (75) C | |
|
70-72 (71) C- |
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| 68-69 (68) D+ | |
| 63-67 (65) D | |
| 60-62 (61) D- |
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