French 116
SECOND-YEAR FRENCH PART II
Reid
Spring 2004
Classroom: STV 230
M-R: 12-12:50
Office: STV 215
Office Hours: T/R 1-3 and by apt.
Phone: 438-7894
e-mail: jhreid@ilstu.edu
homepage: http://lilt.ilstu.edu/jhreid
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Required Texts:
Siskin et.al.,
Ouvertures, cours intermédiaire de français, 3ème édition
---. Ouvertures: Student Activity Manuel ("Exercices")
Albert Camus, L'Etranger
Larousse French/English dictionary, paperback 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
Course Goals:
1. Increased grammatical accuracy in in
speaking and writing, with an emphasis on
complex sentences. We will start in the middle of Chapter 6 and
complete the material presented in Ouvertures.
2. Continued development
of listening and speaking skills. With the exception of some grammar
discussions,
French only will be used in class. You will increase your fluency,
grammatical correctness, and use of a diverse
vocabulary, in oral exercises, discussions with the
professor, and small group work. There will be mid-term and
final oral
exams.
3. Increased emphasis on
writing and reading skills. You will write 3 compositions and a
rewrite of each
composition. You will also do a grammar error analysis of
the first two compositions that you will use to improve
your grammar on the next
composition. You will also read a French novel, L'Etranger by
Albert Camus. You will
answer and turn in Critical
Reading guides on all reading. This reading will be difficult at first, but
you will become
more and more proficient as time goes by..
4. Vocabulary building.
Students will memorize and use, in both speaking and writing, vocabulary in the textbook
and the novel.
5. Increased knowledge of customs and cultural attitudes in French and francophone societies.
Grades will be calculated as follows:
Class participation
10
Workbook &
graded homework 10
4 Chapter Quizzes 15
Compositions
20
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 avoid English and speak French in class, the
grammatical
correctness of your speech
and writing, your attempts to correct your
mistakes, and the
thoughtfulness of the ideas you express.
2.
preparation for and focus on class activities. Coming to class prepared,
remaining on task and
encouraging others to do so, participating in and
completing all tasks assigned for in-class
activities.
a.
If you are present in class you will receive a grade from 4-10 for class
preparation and
participation, depending upon your completing the homework intelligently before
class and
participating
intelligently in class.
b. If you are not present you will receive a grade of 0.
Daily assignments from Ouvertures. You should:
read over and over the grammar explanations, dialogue, or text until you understand them.
respond orally or in writing to all questions in the exercises following the grammar explanation..
verify or correct your answers by referring back to explanations, dialogue, or text.
look up, in a French/English dictionary, all words whose meaning is necessary to understand a sentence. The dictionary at the end of Ouvertures will not suffice. You must buy a dictionary.
Workbook. There will
be daily assignments in the workbook, in addition to assignments from the
textbook.
Use the Workbook correctly and constructively!
1. Write the answers to all exercises, revise your answers by referring, when
applicable, to the grammar explanations
in the textbook;
2. Then correct your
revised answers by referring to the answer key at the end of the workbook.
Circle (do not
cross out) incorrect answers and write correct answers above
or in the margin.
3. You should bring the Workbook to class every day.
Sometimes we will go over the exercises in class. I may
collect some
exercises and grade them.
Tun in your workbook at least 2 classes before all Chapter Quizzes.
While you are taking the quiz, I will
verify that you have carefully completed
and corrected all exercises.
Compréhension auditive
You will be responsible for
completing the entire Compréhension auditive sections of chapters 7-9. You
will need the
Student Audio CD that should have been included in your copy of
Ouvertures. If you do not have a copy, please
try to find someone who has one that you can borrow.
I will also make a copy available at the desk in the 233a
Foreign Languages laboratory.
Compositions. You will
be assigned 3 compositions, each with 2 drafts, during the semester.
1. They
are to be done on a word processor with all French accents typed in.
2. You are required to use the spell check to correct the spelling. 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), if you do not have a spell check on your computer.
DO
NOT LEAVE THE SPELL CHECK
UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE BEFORE CLASS!
3. Put all drafts of your papers in a portfolio and
hand them all in together every time you turn in a new
draft.
Tests
There will be a quiz after every chapter. The quiz will cover all grammar and vocabulary in that chapter and all content from your readings of L'Etranger. Your Critical Reading Guides for L'Etranger should help you prepare for the Quiz.
There will be two exams, one on Chapters 6-8, the other on Chapters 9-10. These will cover grammar, vocabulary, and readings.
The Final Written Exam will cover the entire semester's work, with an emphasis on complex sentences.
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.
COURSE SCHEDULE
I may adjust this schedule
according to the needs of a specific 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.
Numbers refer to Ouvertures, unless preceded by "Exercices," or "L'Etranger"
1
M.
Jan. 12 Introduction to the course; diagnostic exam
T. Jan. 13 Chapter 6 208-11 Etude du vocabulaire; Structure I (Review relative
pronouns); 222-23
[Before coming to class, answer all questions in the textbook orally, then check
your
answers against the grammar or vocabulary explanations].
Write answers to all Exercices 82-85
W. Jan. 14 224-25 Grammaire de base (Review future and conditional tenses); 226-27
Structure III
(Review future anterior tense); Exercices 88-91
R. Jan. 15 211-14 Structure II;
227-29 Structure IV (prepositions and time);
Exercices 85-87, 91-92
2
M. Jan. 19 NO CLASS
T. Jan. 20 26-7, 173 (depuis);
229-30 Structure V (If sentences);
Exercices 92-93 A-C. TURN IN
EXERCICES: CHAPTER 6.
W. Jan. 21 L'Etranger
9-13(bottom)
Write answers to all Guides de Lecture Critique
(GLC)
before class, make changes in another color ink in class, and turn in at end
of class)
R. Jan. 22 L'Etranger 13(bottom)-19(bottom), Review
3
M. Jan. 26 Review, QUIZ chapter 6
T. Jan. 27 Chapter 7 242-46 Ouverture culturel et
Interaction I;
Exercices 95-97
W Jan. 28 246-48 Autrement dit; 249-50 Grammaire de base 1.1-1.4
(formation of present
subjunctive);
Exercices 97-98
R Jan. 29 L'Etranger 19(bottom)-25(top)
4
M. Feb. 2 250-52; Structure I (uses
of present subjunctive); 250 Grammaire de base (verbes craindre
& rire); Exercices 98-100
T. Feb. 3 184 Review reflexive verbs in present
tense; 252-53 Structure II (passé composée of
reflexive verbs);
Exercices 100-03
W. Feb. 4 258-59 Interaction II ;
L'Etranger 25(top)-31; Exercices
103-04
R. Feb. 5 Ouvertures
114-16
5
M. Feb. 9 262-64 Grammaire de base (irregular
subjunctives); Structure III (uses of subjunctive);
Exercices 104-06
T. Feb. 10 259-61 Autrement dit II; 264-67 Structure IV (uses of subjunctive);
Exercices 103-4,
106-09
W. Feb. 11 Structure IV (continued); 267-70 Structure V
(propositions with geographical names);
Composition I (2 pages) [Ecrivez une histoire au
passé avec tous les temps du passé]
DUE for in-class review; Exercices 109-10;
TURN IN EXERCICES: CHAPTER 7
R. Feb. 12 L'Etranger
33-39(top)
6
M. Feb. 16 276-77 Compréhension auditive Chapter 7 (turn in at end of class);
Review
T. Feb. 17 L'Etranger 39(top)-47(middle); Review
W. Feb. 18 Review; QUIZ chapter 7;
R. Feb. 19 L'Etranger
47(middle)-56
7
M. Feb. 23 Chapter 8 282-84 Ouverture culturelle; Interaction I ; 284-85 Autrement dit;
Exercices
112-113; Draft 2 Composition I due
T. Feb. 24 L'Etranger 57-66
W. Feb. 25 286-87 Autrement dit (continued); 287 Grammaire de base 1.1-1.2
(Review object
pronouns); 290-91
Structure I (Order multiple pronouns); Exercices 113-117
R. Feb. 26 L'Etranger
67-76
8
M. Mar. 1 292-93 Structure II (passive
voice; 287-89 Grammaire de base 2.1-3.1 (Review être,
produire, courir); Exercices 117-20
T. Mar. 2 297-303 Interaction II ; Autrement dit; Vocabulaire; Structure III (causative faire explanation);
Exercices
120-21
W. Mar. 3 301-02 Structure III (exercices); 302-04 Structure IV
(explanation disjunctive pronouns);
Exercices 121-24; TURN IN EXERCICES: CHAPTER 8
R. Mar. 4 Textes (copiez les deux)
L'Etranger 77-85
Mar. 8-11 SPRING BREAK
9
Mid-Term Orals
will be held during my office hours this week
M. Mar. 15 Structure IV (exercises);
Review; Composition II (2 pages) due for in-class review;
Exercices 123-24
T. Mar. 16 Review, QUIZ chapter 8
W. Mar. 17 Review for Exam I chapters 6-8
R. Mar. 18 L'Etranger
86-95
10
M. Mar. 22
EXAM I chapters 6-8
T. Mar. 23 308-10 Compréhension auditive Chapter 8; Chapter 9 316-19 Ouverture
culturelle;
Interaction I ; Exercices 125-28
W. Mar. 24 321 Grammaire de base 1.1 (Review of if-sentences); 322-24;
322-24 Structure I;
Exercices 128-29, 130-31
R. Mar. 25 Structure I (continued);
L'Etranger 99-111
11
M. Mar. 29 L'Etranger
113-22(bottom) Draft 2 Composition II due
T. Mar. 30 319-21 Autrement dit; 324-26 Structure II
(demonstrative adjectives and pronouns);
Exercices 131-32
W. Mar. 31 Structure II (continued); 322 Grammaire de base 2.1-3.1
(devoir), feuille sur devoir,
326 Etude du vocabulaire (devoir); Interaction II ; Exercices 129 C,
132-33
R. Apr. 1
L'Etranger 122(bottom)-133(top)
12
M. Apr. 5 331-32 Autrement dit; 332-33 Structure III (past
subjunctive); Exercices 133-35; TURN IN
EXERCICES: CHAPTER 9 (do Tuesday's exercises early).
T. Apr. 6 333-34 Structures IV et V (subjunctive);
Review; Exercices 136
W. Apr. 7 Review; QUIZ CHAPTER 9
R. Apr. 8 339-41
Compréhension auditive Chapter 9; Chapter 10 346-49 Ouverture culturelle;
Interaction I;
13
M. Apr. 12
Autrement dit; Exercices 137-39;
L'Etranger 133(top)-147(bottom)
Composition III
(3 pages) due
T. Apr. 13 Lecture Burkina Faso, Visite de Moussa, Copez
Burkina Faso Article,
Répondez aux
Burkina Faso Questions
W. Apr. 14 350 Grammaire de base; 351-3 Structure
I (time, causal relationships); Exercices 139-41
R. Apr. 15 Structure I (continued); Structure II
(time prepositions); Exercices 142-43
14
M. Apr. 19 360-63 Interaction II ; Autrement dit ; Etude de vocabulaire;
Exercices 143-44;
T. Apr. 20 Structure III (indirect discourse);
Exercices 144-46
W. Apr. 21 Structure IV; tense review; Exercices
146-49; TURN IN EXERCICES: CHAPTER 10
R. Apr. 22
L'Etranger 147(bottom)-160 Review;
15 Final Oral Exams will take place this week
M. Apr. 26 Review; Draft 2 Composition III due
T. Apr. 27 Exam II chapters 9-10
W. Apr. 28
L'Etranger 160-174(bottom) Review for Final Exam
R. Apr. 29
L'Etranger 174(bottom)-186; Review for Final Exam
R. May 6 1:00 P.M. Final Exam