Longwood University
French 105
Intensive French I-II

Spring 2010

     Heather Mueller Edwards

     Courriel: edwardshm@longwood.edu

     Bureau: 309 Ruffner

     Heures de permanence:                             lundi 13h00-15h00                                                                                                                                                         mercredi 10h00-11h00                                             jeudi 09h00-10h00                                                                    

     Téléphone: 395-2153

              et sur rendez-vous

Required Text
Promenades: à travers le monde francophone, text and paper workbook.  (Mitschke and Tano, Boston: Vista Higher Learning, 2010)  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.  [For text supersite:
http://promenades.vhlcentral.com ]

Course Description
Development of basic oral expression, listening and reading comprehension, and writing; for students with a limited amount of previous formal instruction in French.  No prerequisite.  Five classes and language lab work; 5 credits.  Followed by FREN 201.  This is a course conducted primarily in French. 

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 visual media, listen to and understand recorded speech; appreciate certain aspects of life in France or other Francophone countries.
      4. Write short essays on an introductory 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 7 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 17 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 workbook exercises that 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 or checked at the beginning of every class and graded for completeness and accuracy.  Most exercises will require the student to read and work through some new material before completing the assignment.  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.  Vidéo + Culture.  Each leçon incorporates an episode of the video program and culture segments to support vocabulary and grammar topics.  As indicated in the Programme du Cours, Students will go online (en ligne) to the text site http://promenades.vhlcentral.com  to access the video clips, do related activities, and submit responses.

4.  Chapter exams (Contrôles).  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.  For each unité, students will prepare for a 5-minute vocabulary quiz.  Dates are indicated on the syllabus. 

6.  Compositions.  Students will write a brochure and one 150 – 200 -word essay.  The second piece will be written in stages in and out of class.  Work that is handed in late will be penalized

7.  Oral final exam.  The spoken exam will consist of a personal interview with the instructor. Students will use the vocabulary from the semester and should practice speaking in the present tense and the past tenses.  These will take place during the last week of classes.

8.  Written final exam.  The written portion of the final exam will take place on Thursday 9 December, 8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

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.  Grading.  The student’s course grade will be determined by the following percentages:

     Attendance + contribution   

15%

    Compositions         

5%

     Homework                         

10%

    Chapter Exams                             

35%

     Vidéo + Culture

5%

    Oral exam

5%

     Vocabulary Quizzes

10%

    Final written exam                           

15%

 

Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a physical, psychological, medical, or learning disability should schedule a private, confidential interview with the Office for Disability Services (Graham Building, 395-2391) to register for services.

 

CELL PHONE POLICY:

Please be considerate of your classmates and professor: turn off phones before the beginning of class, and keep them out of sight.  Any student with an open cell phone -- ringing, texting or checking messages -- during class time will be marked absent for the day.

 

Programme du cours

 

 

Unité              

Promenades

Cahier

En ligne

En classe

août

23

Bienvenue!

 

 

 

 

24

unité 1

2-5

 

 

 

25

 

10-13

pp. 1-2 : 1,3,5

pp. 3 : 1,2

 

Leçon 1 Vidéo

+ Culture

 

26

 

16-25

p. 4 : 5

p. 6 : 4,5

p. 7 : 3

 

 

27

26-32

p. 8 : 4,5

pp. 9-10 : 2,3,6

p.11 : 1

Leçon 2 Vidéo

Vocabulaire p. 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

août 

30

 unité 2   

34-45

p.12 : 4,5

p. 14 : 4,6

p.17 : 1-3

 

31

 

48-56 

p.15 : 2

p. 16 : 4

pp. 18-19 : 5,1

 

Vocabulaire p. 34

septembre

1

57-64 

pp.19-21 : 3,5,3

pp.23-24 : 2,3,6

Leçon 3 Vidéo + Culture

 

2

unité 3

66-73

pp. 25-26 : 2,3

 

Leçon 4 Vidéo

 

3

 

74-78 

pp.29-30 : 1,5

p. 31 : 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

septembre

6

Congé

 

7

80-88 

pp.33-34 : 1,2,5

p.35: 3

 

Vocabulaire p. 66

 

8

 

90-96

p. 37 : 1,2

p.40 : 4,6

Leçons 5-6 Vidéo

 

9

Révisions

Leçon 6 Culture

 

 

10

 Contrôle :

Unités 1 - 3

 

 

 

 

 

Unité

Promenades

Cahier

En ligne

En classe

 

 septembre

13

unité 4

98-103 

p. 44 : 4, 5

 

 

14

106-110

pp. 45-46 : 1, 2, 4, 5

p. 47 : 1, 2

 

Vocabulaire p. 98

 

15

112-121

pp. 49-50 : 1,2,4

pp. 51-51 : 1,3,5

 

Leçon 7 Vidéo

 

16

122-128

pp. 53-54 : 1,2,3

 

 

17

unité 5

130-138

pp.57-58 : 2 – 5

Leçon 8

Culture +Vidéo

 

 

 

septembre

20

138-142

pp. 59 – 60 : 1,2,4  pp. 61-62 : 1,3,4

 

 Vocabulaire, p. 130

 

21

144-151

pp. 63-64 : 1-3

 

 

22

152-160

pp. 65-66 : 1-3

pp. 67-68 : 2-4

 

 

23

unité 6

162-171

pp. 71-72 : 1,2,5,6

Leçon 9 Culture

 

24

172-174

pp. 73-76 : 1,5

pp. 75-76 : 1-3

 

Vocabulaire, p. 162

 

 

 

septembre

27

176-183

pp. 77-80 : 2-4

pp. 79-80 : 1,3,5

 

 

28

184-185

pp. 81-82 : 1-4

Leçon 11 Vidéo

 

29

186-188

Text pp. 168 – 9

1, 2

 

Leçon 12 Vidéo

 

30

 Révisions

Leçon 11 – 12

Culture

 

octobre

1

Contrôle :

Unités 4 - 6

 

 

 

 

 

Unité

Promenades

Cahier

En ligne

En classe

 octobre

4

 unité 7

194-203

pp. 85-86 : 1,3

 

5

204-206

pp. 87-88 : 1,5

 

Vocabulaire, p. 194

6

208-215

pp. 89-90 : 2,3

Leçon 13 Vidéo

7

216-220

pp. 91-92 : 1,4

p. 93 : 1,2,3

 

8

unité 8

226-233

pp. 95-96 : 1,4,5

pp. 99-100 : 1,2,4

 

Écriture 1:  Écrivez une brochure, p. 221

 

octobre

11

congé

 

12

congé

 

13

234-238

pp. 103-104 : 1,2,3,4

Leçon 14 : Culture

Leçon 14 : Vidéo

14

240-247

pp. 105-106 : 1,3,5

 

Vocabulaire, p. 226

15

248-249

pp. 107-108 : 1,2,3,4,5

Leçon 16 : Culture

 

 

octobre

18

250-252

pp. 109-110 : 2,3

 

19

Révisions

 

Leçons 15 + 16 : Vidéo

20

 Contrôle :

Unités 7 - 8

 

 

 

 

 

Unité

Promenades

Cahier

En ligne

En classe

octobre

21

Unité 9

258-265 

pp. 113-114: 1,2,5

 

Vidéo :

Leçon 17

22

266-270

pp. 115-116 : 1,2,3,5

pp.117-118 : 1,2,5

Culture :  Leçon 17

Vocabulaire, p.258

 

 octobre

25

272-279

pp. 119-120 : 1,2,3,4

 

Vidéo :  Leçon 18

26

280-281

pp.121-122 : 1,2,3,4

Culture :  Leçon 18

27

Unité 10

290-299

127-128 : 1,2,3,4,5

1,2,4

Vidéo :   Leçon 19

28

300-302

pp. 131-132 : 1,2,3,6

 

Vocabulaire, p. 290

29

304-311

p. 133 :1,2

 

 

novembre

1

312-316

pp.135-136 : 1,2,5

pp. 137-138 : 1,3

 

Culture : Leçon 20

2

Révisions

Vidéo :  Leçon 20

3

Contrôle :

Unités 9 - 10

 

 

 

 

Unité

Promenades

Cahier

En ligne

En classe

novembre

4

Unité 11

322-329

pp. 141-142 : 1,4,6

 

5

330-334

pp. 143-144 : 1,4

pp. 145-146 : 1,2,4,5

 

 Vocabulaire, p. 322

 

novembre

8

344-345

p. 147 : 1,2,3

pp. 149-150 : 1,3,5

Vidéo :   Leçon 21

9

346-348 

pp. 151-152 : 1,3,5

Culture : Leçon 22

Vidéo :  Leçon 22

10

 unité 12

354-362

pp.155-156 : 1,2,3

 

11

362-366

pp. 159-160 : 1,2,4

 

Vocabulaire, p. 354

12

368-370

pp. 161-162 : 1,2,3,4

 

Écriture 2 : Si je pouvais, je créerais . . .

 

novembre

15

376-377

pp. 163-164 : 1,2,3,4

Vidéo :   Leçon 23

16

378-379

pp. 165-166 : 1,3

 

17

Révisions

Culture :  Leçon 24

18

Contrôle:

Unités 11 - 12

 

 

 

 

 

Unité

Promenades

Cahier

En ligne

En classe

novembre

19

unité 13

 390-392

pp. 171-172 : 3,5

 

Vidéo :  Leçon 25

 

novembre

22

400-402

pp.175-176 : 1,2,3

 

 Vocabulaire, p. 390

23

 412-415

 pp. 179-180 : 1,3

Culture : Leçon 25 + Vidéo : Leçon 26

24

congé

 

25

congé

 

26

congé

 

 

novembre

29

Examen oral

 

30

Examen oral

 

décembre

1

Examen oral

 

2

Révisions

 

3

Révisions

 

 

 

 

échelle de notation

 

99-100  (100)  A+

 

88-89  (88)      B+         

 

78-79  (78)     C+

 

68-69  (68)  D+

 

93-98  (95)      A

 

83-87  (85)      B

 

73-77  (75)      C

 

63-67  (65)   D

 

90-92  (91)      A-

 

80-82  (81)     B-

 

70-72  (71)     C-

 

60-62  (61)  D-