French 102 Spring Semester
2000
Course Guidelines
Joan E. McRae
office: 311 Bagby;
x 6200, Gilmer 006 x 6177
office hours: MW 2-3:30 Bagby
311, T 10-12 Gilmer 006 and by appointment
email: joanm@tiger.hsc.edu
Goals:
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To be able to communicate in French comprehensibly
in everyday situations, to be able to narrate simply in the past, present,
and future, to make comparaisons, to describe oneself and others, including
physical attributes, symptoms of illness, and family situation, and to
make statements of demand, emotion, or wishing
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To understand the gist of oral native speaker communications
such as simple conversations, announcements or advertisements; especially
to distinguish between the past, present and future in oral communications
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To read simple, glossed literary texts such as poems
and short exerpts of prose passages; to read glossed informational texts
such as pamphlets and brochures or glossed magasine articles.
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To write short paragraphs in largely error-free French
for communications such as simple descriptions and comparaisons, letters,
and narrations of past episodes or future plans.
Learning Objectives:
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To learn and practice correct pronunciation of French
sounds and sentences
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To learn simple present, past, imperfect, and future
conjugations of regular and irregular verbs
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To continue learning basic grammar structure necessary
for successful communication
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To learn the vocabulary of everyday life and
situations
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To learn distinctions between the simple past and
the imperfect past tenses
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To learn the concept and use of the subjunctive
mood
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To recognize and understand French and Francophone
cultural codes of behavior
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To learn historical and cultural facts about the
history of France and the French language
Methods:
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The first year grammar text C'est ça by Golding
and Jeantet (McGraw-Hill, 1995) with companion workbook
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Language lab work using C'est ça audio tapes
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The use of supplemental realia to assure exposure
to authentic French communications, for example videotapes, movies, brochures,
menus, catalogues, advertisements, Internet sites, e-mail, French radio
Course policy and procedures:
Daily quizzes: Daily
quizzes worth 6 points each will be based on the homework assignment. These
quizzes are designed to encourage class preparation and attendance. Students
who miss four classes will be sent a notice from the Dean of Students'
office; after the fifth absence the student will be withdrawn failing.
Exams and quizzes:
Exams will be given on the date indicated on the syllabus, at the time
for which a student is registered. Quizzes and exams cannot
be made up since one, your lowest grade, will be dropped.
Papers: You will
write 2 papers this semester. The first will be 1/2 page (at least 75 words),
the second 3/4 page (at least 100 words). They will be typed, double spaced,
with a margin of 1.25 inches on all sides. The papers must be your own
work and cannot be proof-read by anyone except your professor or a Modern
Languages department tutor. Part of the assignment is to learn to proof-read
your own work. Accents must be typed in, not written in pen or pencil.Papers
turned in late will receive a penalty of one letter grade per 24 hour period.
Using
any sort of computer translating program is considered an infraction of
the Honor Code.
Distribution of the grade:
| 2/3 Exams |
200 points |
20% |
| 4/5 Quizzes |
100 points |
10% |
| 2 Papers |
100 points |
10% |
| Oral exam |
100 points |
10% |
| Daily quizzes (30 @ 7 points each) |
210 points |
21% |
| Homework |
100 points |
10% |
| Final Exam |
190 points |
15% |
| Total |
1000 points |
100% |
Grade Breakdown
100-98=A+
97-93=A
92-90=A-
89-88=B+
87-83=B
82-80=B- |
79-78=C+
77-73=C
72-70=C-
69-68=D+
67-63=D
62-60=D-
59-...=F |