French 115
SECOND-YEAR FRENCH PART I
Reid
Fall 2009
STV 233A
M-R: 12-12:50
Office Hours:  M/W 10-11and by appt.
Office:  WIH 357
Phone: 438-7894
e-mail: jhreid@ilstu.edu
homepage: http://lilt.ilstu.edu/jhreid

• Grammatical Correction Abbreviations 

• Content correction signs

• Common French Grammatical Errors

• Passé Composé vs.Imparfait

• On-line verb conjugator

• Contemporary French Culture Links

• Frequent Error List

• Grammar Review Sheets

• Système scolaire français

• French Media on-line (TV,Newspapers,Magazines,Radio)

• Comment taper les accents dans Microsoft Word, Mac, et Google Docs

• Full conjugations of French Verbs
   

COURSE GOALS:

1.  Continue development of speaking and listening skills.  With the exception of some grammar discussions, French only will be used in class.  Fluency, grammatical correctness, listening skills, and use of a diverse vocabulary will be increased through oral and listening exercises, discussions with the professor, and small group work.  There will be mid-term and final oral exams.

2.  Increase reading and writing skills.  All textbook materials except grammar explanations are in French.  Each chapter includes substantial reading passages that you will be encouraged to interpret intelligently.  Writing assignments will progress from 70 words to 350 words (1 1/2 pages).

3.  Build Vocabulary.  Vocabulary listed at beginning and end of chapter, as well as presented throughout the chapter, will be memorized.  Workbook and Lab exercises will help you build the habit of using this vocabulary in your writing and speaking.

5.  Augment knowledge of customs and cultural attitudes in French and francophone societies and cultures.  Cultural dialogues, presentations, images, and readings will be read and interpreted.

COURSE SCHEDULE

You must have a good pocket dictionary.  Try the Larousse pocket.

You may also wish to use an online English/French or French/English dictionaries:  http://www.wordreference.com/.  Look for the correct translation among a list of translations.

I may adjust the schedule of classes according to the needs of the class.  You are responsible for all changes in the syllabus, whether or not you are in class.  I will add all changes to the on-line syllabus, so you should check it before preparing class if you were absent from the previous class.

• Class dates are followed by the material covered that day and guidelines for preparing for class

• Always look for on-line assignments and due dates when preparing for each class.

  • Most on-line workbook and lab assignments allow you three tries, unless they are true/false questions, where you will have one try.  Read the material assigned before class, then try once the on-line assignments that allow you three tries.  Then ask me questions in class in order to improve your results. 

  • You may turn in an on-line assignment late, but 10% will be subtracted for every day that it is late.

Week I

Aug. 17, Introduction to course/syllabus/book maps and appendices; diagnostic exam

Aug. 18, 2-3 Sommaire (Read); 4-5 Pour Commencer (Mark vocabulary that you do not know); 14 "Roche Voisine" (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand); See on-line assignments.

Aug. 19, 6-11 Préparation, Court Métrage (View the film on Supersite, Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand), Analyse; (See on-line assignments.) 

Aug. 20, 10-11 Analyse continued;12-13, 15 "Les Etats-Unis et La Francophonie aux USA" (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand); Qu'avez-vous appris; (What should you see before coming to class?), Carte de La Louisiane 1667; Céline Dion; Charles Perrault

Week II

Aug. 24, 18-21 Structure 1.1 (Read grammar explanations, bring questions to class)

Aug. 25, 16-17 Galérie des créateurs (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand)

Aug. 26, 22-25 Structure 1.2 (Read grammar explanations, bring questions to class)        

Aug. 27, 31-34 Les francophones d'Amérique (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand); Cajun music Balfa brothers; Cajun music film; Cajun music Pine brothers;

Sept. 1, 35-38 Le pont Mirabeau (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand)

Sept. 2, 30 Synthèse, Review

Sept. 3, Quiz Chapter I, Conversation

Sept. 8, 40-41 Sommaire (Read);  Pour Commencer (Mark vocabulary that you do not know); 52 "Paris Combo" (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand); Lettre à P.. Composition I:  Turn in Analyse, p. 38, Question 4.  Follow the "Plan" under the question. See instructions below.  Minimum 100 words.  Comment taper les accents dans Microsoft Word et Mac

Sept. 9, 44-49 Préparation, Court Métrage (View the film on Supersite, Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand), Analyse    

Sept. 10, 50-51, 53 "La France" (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand); Qu'avez-vous appris, Cartes de France, Villes, péniches, trompe-l'oeil,rollers, Marseilles, Lyons I, Lyons II

Oct. 8, 102-105 Structure3.3 (Read grammar explanations, bring questions to class); l
 

Nov. 21-29, Thanksgiving Vacation

Week XV Oral Exam II will be held during this week Exam description

Nov. 30, 183-86 "La jeunesse africaine va à l'école sur internet" (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand before class)

Dec. 1, Review Chapters 4-5

Dec. 2, Examen Chapters 4-5

Dec. 3, Review for Final Exam

Dec. 8, Tuesday, 1:00 P.M.  Final Exam

Required Texts: 
Mitschke, Cherie. Imaginez. 

Imaginez supersite, Web-Sam. 

A)  If you buy a new book you will find your supersite access code inside the book.  The cost of the passcode will be included in the price of the book.   You will also need to buy the Imaginez Web-SAM access code on-line for $50.  Go to http://www.vhldirect.com.  Click on Intermediate French on the lower left side of the screen; then click on Imaginez Buy on-line; then on Imaginez WebSam access code with Instant eDelivery and purchase the Web-SAM access code.

B)  If you buy a used book you must purchase both the supersite code ($31) and  the Web-Sam Access ($50).  Go to http://www.vhldirect.com.  Click on Intermediate French on the lower left side of the screen; then click on Espaces Buy on-line; then

            1) on Espaces Supersite Student Passcode with instant e-Delivery and purchase the supersite

            access code

            2) then on Espaces WebSam Access Code with instant eDelivery and purchase the Web-SAM access  code.

If buy a new book you will find your supersite code inside the book.  The cost of the passcode will be included in the price of the book.   If you buy a used book go to http://www.vhldirect.com/, click on Imaginez, then on Imaginez Supersite Passcode and purchase for about $47.  Once you have the code, go to http://imaginez.vhlcentral.com, put in e-mail address and passcode, and you are in the site.
Larousse French/English paperback dictionary or, if you are going to continue your French, a full size dictionary.

Prerequisites:
French 115 or 4 years of strong high school French training

Grades will be calculated as follows:

Class participation         15
Supersite & other graded
work                             15
3 Chapter Quizzes         15
Compositions (Analyse) 10
2 Exams                        15
Oral Exams                   10
Final Exam                    20

I reserve the right to raise a final grade if I feel that a student has made particular progress during the semester.
Grading Scale:  90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69 = D

COURSE WORK AND REQUIREMENTS

Participation, Preparation, and Attendance: 
     Learning a language requires careful preparation, active participation, self-correction, and constant revision of the rules.  The following policies are designed to encourage and reward actions that will increase your learning. 

     Participation will be graded on a daily basis on a scale of 0-10.  The evaluations will take into account:

           1.  the consistency with which you:

• express yourself

• avoid English and speak French

• correct your grammar mistakes

• express thoughtful ideas                         

• encourage others to do the above

• participate in and complete all in-class tasks                

          2. a. If you are present in class you will receive a grade from 4-10 for class preparation and
                participation, depending upon the completion of work before class and the above criteria
                b. If you are not present you will receive a grade of 0.

Before coming to class:

1. read over and over the grammar explanations, dialogue, or text until you understand them, write me if you have a problem

2. do all Supersite exercises and compositions assigned for the day.

3. look up, in a French/English dictionary, all words whose meaning is necessary to understand a sentence. The dictionary at the end of Imaginez will not suffice.  You must buy a dictionary.

4. Copy and bring exercise sheets to class..

Supersite.  There will be daily assignments in the on-line workbook and lab, in addition to assignments from the textbook.

 Use the Supersite correctly and constructively! 
    1.  Note the deadlines.  You cannot do homework after the final date for aa assignment.  Only in cases of a documented illness will I consider extending the deadline for a student.

Compositions.  You will be assigned longer and longer compositions at the end of each Lesson.   
    1.  They are to be typed double spaced on a word processor with all French accents typed in. 
    2.  Before turning in a draft or final version of you composition, you must use the spell check to correct the spelling and grammar, otherwise I will not correct them.   If you do not have the spell check on your computer, you may wish to save your paper on a disk in Microsoft Word Format  and take your disk the computers in the Foreign Language Computer Labs (STV 233a).   DO NOT LEAVE THE SPELL CHECK UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE BEFORE CLASS!
    3.  Put all drafts of your papers in a folder and hand them all in together every time you turn in a new
         draft.

Tests 

1. There will be a quiz after 3 chapters.  The quizzes will cover all grammar and vocabulary in that chapter and all content from the readings. 

2. There will be two exams, one on Chapters 1-3, the other on Chapters 4-5.   They will cover all grammar, vocabulary, and readings.

3. The Final Written Exam will cover the entire semester's work.

4. There will be midterm and final oral exams.  They will be taken in pairs.  You will receive a topic to be discussed before the exam, but the exam will not be limited to that topic.  The exams will take place outside of class.

Students acting in a disruptive or uncivil manner may be dismissed from the class for the remainder of the class period. If necessary, referrals may also be made to Community Rights & Responsibilities for violations of the Code of Student Conduct.

Signing up for Web-Sam and Course once your are in the Supersite