FRENCH 201
FALL 2002
Professor: Geneviève Brock.
Office: Trailer #3, T3M
Telephone: 395-2182 (office); 969-2548 (home: 9am – 9pm)
Email: gbrock@longwood.edu
Office hours: T (12:30 – 1:30); W (2-3); Th. (1-2); and by appointment
Language Lab: Library
Textbook: Muyskens, Judith, et al. Bravo! 3rd ed. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1998.
(with Cahier
d’exercices et Manuel de laboratoire)
A good dictionary (Harrap’s, Collins-Robert, Collins Gem, Bantam New College French and English dictionary)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A course designed to help students develop skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing in French, and to apply these skills in a context that recognizes and explores the particularities of French and Francophone culture. Prerequisite: French 102 or an appropriate placement test score. Followed by French 202. 3 credits.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students will demonstrate an ability to:
1. Learn progressively and use cumulatively certain grammatical, syntactical, and phonetic structures of the language. (GE outcome 1)
2. Acquire a vocabulary and master the linguistic structures necessary to perform certain tasks in French, such as asking or inviting someone to do something, responding to an invitation, expressing a judgment about something (GE course criteria 3), expressing agreement or disagreement, indicating personal preference, asking someone’s opinion, proposing to do something, accepting or rejecting a suggestion. (GE outcome 1)
3. Communicate in French by speaking French, understanding spoken French and writing in French at the ACTFL intermediate level, using information obtained on the Web. (GE course criteria 6, 7)
4. Read and understand authentic texts, including texts obtained through French Web sites, at the ACTFL intermediate level, view and comprehend videos that inform them of or represent the perspectives, practices, and products of French and Francophone culture. (GE course criteria 2, 4) (GE outcome 2, 3)
5. Identify and describe various aspects of French and Francophone culture, such as food, music, celebrations, social customs, landmarks, art, political and historical events, using a variety of sources including French Web sites. (GE course criteria 2, 5,9) (GE outcome 2, 3)
6. Use French to connect with other disciplines and acquire information. (GE course criteria 2, 5, 8, 9)
7. Describe the nature of language and culture by making comparisons of French with the students’ native language and by making comparisons of French speaking cultures with the studens’ own. (GE course criteria 1, 5, 8) (GE outcome 2)
8. Participate in French-speaking communities at home and around the world, using email and the Web. (GE couse criteria 1, 6, 8, 9) (GE outcome 3)
NOTATION
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Présence: 5% Participation:
5% Devoirs: 5% Table
française: 5% Projets: 15% Interrogations
écrites: 10% Rédaction: 10% Examens partiels (2): 15% Examens oraux (2): 15% Examen final: 15% |
A: Superior work B: above average work C: average work D: below average work, but passing F: failing |
FRENCH 201 COURSE POLICIES
Attendance is mandatory. Absences will be excused only in the case of documented illness, observance of religious holidays, representation of the University in an official capacity, and recognizable emergencies. Unexcused absences (or lateness) will adversely affect a student’s grade, up to a letter grade for students who miss 10% of the scheduled class meeting times (5 classes). Students who miss a total of 25% (11 classes), both excused and unexcused absences, will receive an F for this course. It is the responsibility of each student to let the instructor know when an absence is excused. It nothing is said, the absence will be unexcused. In case of doubt, please consult your instructor.
Participation: Students must not only be present physically in class, they must also come to class prepared (by having done the assigned work), and participate actively in class, which will be conducted in French.
Table française: Students must attend the French Table six times during the semester for a minimum of 30 minutes each time. The French Table will be held in the dining-room (French flag) Thursdays 12:30-1pm.
All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date specified. Failure to understand an assignment, absences, or lateness, are not valid excuses for incomplete or late work. Students are responsible for work assigned or announcements made in class while they were absent or late. Before calling your instructor, use the “buddy system”, and make sure you have the phone number and email address of several of your classmates. Late work will not be accepted without a note attached to it stating the reason for lateness, and will be penalized if late without a valid reason.
“Devoirs” (homework) consists of Workbook exercises. Students must complete the assigned exercises (some of them require the use of cassettes in the language lab), correct them with a different color pen, using the answer key, pledge and sign them, and staple the pages together before turning them in at the beginning of class on the date specified.
No make-ups will be given for quizzes or exams missed without a valid excuse. Quizzes will be announced one or two class times in advanced.
Students may not eat or chew gum during class, as these activities make speaking French more difficult.
Honor Code: Students are expected to live by the Longwood University Honor Code. All work done for a grade must be pledged. Students may not receive any help from anyone in writing their compositions, but may consult their instructor.
Disability: Any student who feels that s/he may need an accommodation based on a disability, including learning disabilities, should make an appointment with her/his instructor to discuss the course format and how it can be modified to meet the student’s needs.
PROGRAM FRENCH 201 FALL 2001
Mercredi 29-8 introduction; CAPE test
Vendredi 31-8 ch.1
Lundi 3-9 ch.1
Mercredi 5-9 ch.1
Vendredi 7-9 ch.1
Lundi 10-9 ch.1 DEVOIRS (HOMEWORK)
Mercredi 12-9 ch.2 SUBJECT OF PROJECT
Vendredi 14-9 ch.2
Lundi 17-9 ch.2 REDACTION (COMPOSITION)
Mercredi 19-9 ch.2
Vendredi 21-9 ch.2
Lundi 24-9 ch.2 DEVOIRS (HOMEWORK)
Mercredi 26-9 révisions
Vendredi 28-9 EXAM #1 (ch.1 & 2)
Lundi 1-10 ch.3
Mercredi 3-10 ch.3
Vendredi 5-10 ch.3
Lundi 8-10 ORAL EXAM #1
Mercredi 10-10 ORAL EXAM #1
Vendredi 12-10 ORAL EXAM #1
Mercredi 17-10 ch.3 PROJECT
Vendredi 19-10 ch.3
Lundi 22-10 ch.3 DEVOIRS (HOMEWORK)
Mercredi 24-10 ch.4
Vendredi 26-10 ch.4
Lundi 29-10 ch.4
Mercredi 31-11 ch.4
Vendredi 2-11 ch.4
Lundi 5-11 ch.4 DEVOIRS (HOMEWORK)
Mercredi 7-11 révisions
Vendredi 9-11 EXAM #2 (ch. 3 & 4)
Lundi 12-11 ch.5
Mercredi 14-11 ch.5
Vendredi 16-11 ch.5 PRESENTATION OF PROJECT
Lundi 19-11 ch.5
Lundi 26-11 ch.5 DEVOIRS (HOMEWORK)
Mercredi 28-11 ORAL EXAM #2
Vendredi30-11 ORAL EXAM #2
Lundi 3-12 révisions CAPE test
Mercredi 5-12 révisions
Vendredi 7-12 révisions
FINAL EXAM
SAMEDI 15
DECEMBRE, de 14h à 17h
FRENCH 201
FALL 2001
DETAILED PROGRAM
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CHAPITRE I GREETINGS;
OFFERING HELP; PARIS VENDREDI 31-8 Etudier p.2-4;
p.7-8; p.10-12 GREETINGS; TU/VOUS Lire p.6,
répondre aux questions 1-4 p.7 Ex. p.12 A 1-2; p.12 B LUNDI 3-9 Etudier
p.15-17; p.19-20 Lire p.9; p.10;
p.21 Ex. p.18 A 1-2;
p.20 A 1-3 MERCREDI 5-9 Etudier p.22-25 Lire p.14, et
répondre aux questions 1-5; p.30 HOW
TO ASK FOR FAVORS VENDREDI 7-9 Etudier p.5;
p.28-29; p.31-32 Lire p.27 et
répondre aux questions p.28 1-3 Ex. p.33 A LUNDI 10-9 Lire p.37 Ex. p.33 A 1-4;
B 1-3; C DEVOIRS: Cahier: p.11D; p.14 A; p.15 B; labo: p.19 A; p.21 C; p.23 D |
CHAPITRE II INVITING,
ACCEPTING, REFUSING INVITATIONS; FOOD, DRINKS,
MEALS; THE FRENCH
EDUCATION SYSTEM MERCREDI 12-9 SUJET DE PROJET Etudier p.42-44;
p.49-50 Lire p.47, et
répondre aux questions 1-4 p.48 Ex. p.51 B VENDREDI 14-9 Etudier
p.44-46; p.52-53; p.58-61 Lire p.54;
p.56-57 (questions 1-4); p.62 FRENCH
MEALS Ex. p.53 A 1,
4, 5; p.54 B 1-6 LUNDI 17-9 REDACTION Etudier p.62-64 Lire p.67 (questions
1-5 p.68); p.70 Ex. p.64 A 1-5 MERCREDI 19-9 Etudier p.46;
p.68-69; p.71-73 Ex. p.71 B;
p.72 B; p.73 A 1-4; p.73 B 1-3 VENDREDI 21-9 Lire p.78-79 HISTORY
OF EDUCATION IN FRANCE Commencez à
faire vos devoirs pour lundi LUNDI 24-9 DEVOIRS: Cahier
p.29 A; p.39 A #1, 4-6; p.39 B
labo: p.46 C-G; p.47 B; p.48 C-D; p.50 C-D; p.52 F MERCREDI 26-9 Révisions VENDREDI 28-9 EXAMEN #1 (ch.1
& 2) |
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CHAPITRE III DESCRIBING
PEOPLE AND THINGS; DAILY ROUTINE; RELATIONSHIPS;
CHILD REARING AND DISCIPLINE; THE FRENCH
REVOLUTION LUNDI 1-10 Etudier p.86;
p.90-91; p.96 Lire p.89
(questions 1-5) Ex. p.95 A MERCREDI 3-10 Etudier
p.86-87: p.93-94 Lire p.97; p.99
(questions 1-5) Ex. p.97 B 1-4;
p.98 C 1-3 VENDREDI 5-10 Etudier
p.100-101 Lire p.104 LUNDI 8-10 EXAMEN ORAL #1 MERCREDI 10-10 EXAMEN ORAL #1 VENDREDI 12-10 EXAMEN ORAL #1 MERCREDI 17-10 PROJET Etudier
p.87-88; p.103; p.105; p.109-110 Lire p.108
(questions 1-4 p.109); p.112 Ex. p.104;
p.111 A 1-5. VENDREDI 19-10 Etudier
p.112-14 Lire p.114 A, B; p.112
CHILD REARING IN FRANCE Ex. p.119-120 THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION LUNDI 22-10 DEVOIRS: Cahier
p.58 A; p.59 B 1-4; p.60 D 1-2; p.61 A #1; p.62 B, C 1-3 labo p.70 C |
CHAPITRE IV TELLING A STORY;
VACATIONS; HOTELS; MODES OF TRANSPORT THE LOIRE CHATEAUX MERCREDI 24-10 Etudier
p.126-27; p.130-31 Lire p.129
(questions 1-4 p.130); p.132 MODES
OF TRANSPORT; READINGS Ex. p.132 B VENDREDI 26-10 Etudier
p.134-35 Lire p.138
(questions 1-4 p.139) Ex. p.136 A LUNDI 29-10 Etudier p.127;
p.134-35; p.139-140; p.142-43 Lire p.138
(questions 1-4 p.139) Ex. p.136 A;
p.142 A #5; p.142 B; p.144 B MERCREDI 31-10 Etudier p.128; p.145-47 Lire p.146;
p.161-64 Ex. p.149 D
(premier paragraphe); p.156 B (paragraphes 1 & 2) WRITING EXERCISE VENDREDI 2-11 Etudier
p.152-53; p.155-56 Lire p.151
(questions 1-5); p.153 Ex. p.154 A;
p.156 B par 1 & 2 LUNDI 5-11 DEVOIRS: Cahier
p.79 A 1-5; p.84 B, C 1-14; p.80 B 1-6; p.81 C 1-3; p.89 C 1-10; p.90A MERCREDI 7-11 Révisions VENDREDI 9-11 EXAMEN #2 (ch.3
& 4) |
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CHAPITRE V PERSUADING; THE
SUBJUNCTIVE; FRENCH MEDIA (TV AND PRESS) WORLD WAR II LUNDI 12-11 Etudier p.170;
p.172-73 Lire p.171
(questions 1-4 p.172); p.174-75 TV
PROGRAMS Ex. p.176 MERCREDI 14-11 PRESENTATION DE
PROJET Etudier
p.176-78; p.186-87 SUBJUNCTIVE Ex. p.178 A
(paragraphe 1) VENDREDI 16-11 Etudier p.182-84; p.188
FRENCH GESTURES AND BODY LANGUAGE Lire p.181 (questions 1-5); p.198 THE FRENCH PRESS Ex. p.184 A LUNDI 19-11 Etudier
p.193-94; p.196-97 Lire p.192
(questions 1-4 p.193); p.198; p.202-204
WW2, DE GAULLE AND PETAIN Ex. p.196 C;
p.198 A, B 1-4 LUNDI 26-11 DEVOIRS: Cahier
p.105 A 1-6; p.107 B; p.111 B 1-5; p.114 E #1 labo p.121 C, D; p.122 E, B; p.123 C MERCREDI 28-11 EXAMEN ORAL #2 VENDREDI 30-11 EXAMEN ORAL #2 LUNDI 3-12 CAPE test;
revisions MERCREDI 5-12 Revisions VENDREDI 7-12 Revisions |
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EXAMEN FINAL
MERCREDI 12 DECEMBRE, de 11h30 à 14h
FRENCH 201
FALL 2001
REDACTION
(COMPOSITION)
A RENDRE LE LUNDI 17 SEPTEMBRE (DUE DATE: 9-17)
Votre rédaction doit être tapée à
l’ordinateur (written on
computer)
Laissez un entreligne (double-spaced)
Longueur: 140-180 mots
Ecrivez le nombre de mots à la fin de votre
rédaction
Utilisez le vocabulaire, les expressions
idiomatiques, et la grammaire
de votre livre (chapitre I)
SUJET
Vos parents vous ont offert un voyage en France.
Utilisez le Web pour etudier une région ou une
ville française où vous aller.
Dans l’avion, vous êtes assis à côté d’un(e) jeune
français(e)
avec qui vous engagez la conversation sur la ville
ou région que vous allez visiter.
Créez un dialogue entre vous et ce(tte) jeune
français(e)
SUBJECT
Use the Web to
study a French-speaking town or region of your choice
Your parents
have offered you a trip to France
In the plane, you are sitting next to a French University student
with whom you
engage a conversation about the town or region you are going to visit
Create a
dialogue between you and the French student
FRENCH 201
SUGGESTIONS OF
TOPICS FOR YOUR PROJECT
YOU MUST DO
SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB
Write an
illustrated children’s book in a French context
Recite and
comment a French poem
Play a scene
from a French play
Play a skit of
your creation
Write the
recipe of one or two of your favorite dishes
Critique a
French work of art (painting, sculpture, film, literature, music…)
Organize a trip
to a Francophone country using the Web
Write about a
French or Francophone country, region, town, or monument
Create an
advertisement
Write (and
sing) a song in French
Sing and
translate a French song
Write a poem
Create a
brochure about an American town or region for French-speaking tourists
Etc.
NO ENGLISH/FRENCH TRANSLATION, PLEASE
Les étudiants doivent avoir choisi un sujet de
projet d’ici le mercredi 12 septembre,
après consultation avec le professeur.
Votre projet doit être fini et rendu le Mercredi 17 octobre
Si vous choisissez un projet qui contient des
illustrations,
écrivez le texte séparément pour pouvoir faire des
corrections si nécessaire
Each student will present (orally an visually) his/her project to the class
EXAMENS ORAUX
TOUS LES
ETUDIANTS DOIVENT ETRE PRESENTS EN CLASSE CHAQUE JOUR DES EXAMENS ORAUX
EXAMEN ORAL #1
du lundi 8 octobre au vendredi 12 octobre
Durée: 2-4 minutes
Your professor
will aks you questions about yourself,
the classes you
are taking, your major, your future career,
your family,
your lodgings, your meals, what you do on your free time.
EXAMEN ORAL #2
mercredi 28 novembre et vendredi 30 novembre
Your will take
this exam with a classmate of your choice
You mest create
a dialog with your partner
Each partner must ask and answer questions
Durée: 5-7 minutes
List of
possible topics:
1.You live in
France.
You invite a
friend to come and have lunch at your house
(utilisez le vocabulaire du ch.2)
2.You and your
best friend are discussing the difficult relationship you are having with a
member of your family
(utilisez le vocabulaire du ch.3).
3.You are
seeing a therapist because you are depressed.
The therapist asks you
questions about
your daily routine
(utilisez le vocabulaire du ch.3).
4.Your best
friend and you are telling each other about your vacation last summer,
in a
French-speaking country.
Utilisez des temps du passé
(utilisez le vocabulaire du ch.4).
Make sure to
greet each other appropriately
Pay attention to cultural correctness
FRENCH 201
FALL 2001
LA TABLE FRANÇAISE
If a student can show written evidence that s/he is unable to attend the French Table
six times during the semester
Thursdays 12:30-1pm, dining room (French flag on the table)
1.Student is required to talk French for 30 minutes with one or more classmates
of same level or higher, or with a native French speaker.
Students must then turn in a written, pledged and signed statement (in French),
stating why they cannot attend the French Table, as well as
when (day and time), where, and with whom they spoke French,
and what they talked about.
2.As an alternative, students may watch a French video,
in French with subtitles
either feature film or educational video
and write a brief report (pledged and signed) in French,
stating why they cannot attend the French Table, as well as
the title of the video, the date of the viewing, and a summary or critique of the video.
One video will be the equivalent of two French Tables.
The Longwood library has a good selection of French videos such as for examples:
Le Chambon The Woman next door
Coup de torchon Grand
Illusion
A bout de souffle Les
quatre cents coups
Diabolique Napoléon
Bonaparte
Tous les matins du monde Le
Noeud de vipères
Jean de Florette Manon
des Sources
Le Retour de Martin Guerre Danton
Rue Case-Nègres Histoire
d’Adèle H.
Le Dernier Métro La
Femme rompue
La Vie et rien d’autre Le
Cheval d’orgueil
Madame Bovary Québec
Diva Le
Beau Mariage
Camille Claudel Cyrano de Bergerac
Napoléon The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Suzanne Simonin la Religieuse Boyfriends and girlfriends
French: The Standard Deviants (volume 1 & 2): grammar and vocab review, etc.
3.Attendance (for at least 30 minutes) to a Longwood–sponsored language meeting or study abroad meeting will count as a French Table.
Students will write a report (time, place, what was said)
FRENCH 201
FALL 2001
USEFUL WEB SITES
Longwood
University: http://www.longwood.edu
go
to library; go to subjects; go to French; go to magazines in French
www.helio.org/education/french/list.html
http://library.thinkquest/12447/
AATF: http://www.longwood.edu
Le Quartier français du village planétaire
http://www.richmond.edu/~jpaulsen/gvfrench.html
Francophone
career links
http://fmc.utm.edu/~rpeckham/GLOBEG.HTM
Web
resources for teachers and students of French
French
life
French
civilization
http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/civ/
http://www.cuturallycorrectpapers.com/
Liberation (go to newsletter, choose
generaliste; sign up for newsletter
Le Monde
http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr
L’Express
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