French 116
SECOND-YEAR FRENCH PART II
Reid
Fall 2009
STV 347A
M-R: 2:00-2:50
Office Hours:  T/R 3:00-4:00 and by appt.
Office:  STV 204
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.  We will also read a short novel, L'Etranger, by Albert Camus. 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.

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

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

Aug. 24, Chapter VI 194-97 Sommaire (Read) et Pour Commencer (Mark vocabulary that you do not know and do exercises); 206 Natacha Atlas; "Mon amie la rose" (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand); See on-line assignments.

Aug. 25, 223-26 "Jour de mariage"

Aug. 26, 204-05, 207 "L'Afrique du nord et le Liban" (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand); Qu'avez-vous appris; (What should you see before coming to class?), exercises; Le Liban français; Le Liban images; La Tunisie images; L'Algérie images; Le Maroc images; Khaled Raï

Week II

Aug. 30 210-13 Structure 6.1 (Read grammar explanations, bring questions to class); Afrique, PP (Power Point) grammar 6.1

Aug. 31, 208-09  L'Etranger 9-13(bottom) Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand. 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)

Sept. 1, 214 Structure 6.2 (Read grammar explanations, bring questions to class), PP grammar 6.2      

Sept. 2, 223-26  L'Etranger 13(bottom)-19(bottom) ("Je suis entré . . . pour me juger" Begin Writing Composition I: Décrivez et interprétez le rapport entre Meursault et sa mère avant et après la mort de celle-ci (the latter).  Minimum 250 words.  Format of paper. Comment taper les accents dans Microsoft Word et Mac

Sept. 7 218-21 Structure 6.3 (Read grammar explanations, bring questions to class), PP grammar 6.3

Sept. 8 L'Etranger 19(bottom)-24 ("Peu après,...je l'ai suivi")

Sept. 9  222 Synthèse, Review,

Sept. 14 Chapter VII 232-35 Sommaire (Read);  Pour Commencer (Mark vocabulary that you do not know); 244 Indochine (YouTube); Questions; (Read and look up vocabulary that you need to understand), Composition I due.  Indochine and Past Tense Questions

Sept. 15 236-39 Préparation, Court métrage, Analyse,  Errors on Homework and Compositions

Sept. 16 L'Etranger 25(top)-30 ("J'ai vu d'un coup...douze heures."

Oct. 14 294-97 Structure8.3 (Read grammar explanations, bring questions to class), PP grammar 8.3  Correction of Composition II due
 

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

Dec. 6  377-81 La Richesse du Pacifique, Composition IV due

Dec. 7 Review Chapters 4-5

Dec. 8 Examen Chapters 9-10

Dec. 9 Review Chapters 1-3

Dec. 14 Tuesday, Final Exam, 1:00 P.M.  Final Exam

Required Texts: 
Mitschke, Cherie. Imaginez. 
Larousse French/English paperback dictionary or, if you are going to continue your French, a full size dictionary.

Imaginez supersite, Web-Sam. 

            A)  If you already have a textbook and have used the Imaginez Supersite, you may use your existing userid and passcode to enter the Supersite. 
            If you used WebSam last semester you should not need a new WebSam passcode.           

            B)  If you buy a new book from a bookstore you will find your supersite passcode 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.  See D). 

C)  If you buy a used book you must purchase both the Supersite passcode and  the Web-Sam passcode.  See D).

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

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! 
 Note the deadlines.  You cannot do homework after the final date for an 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 OR THE PRINTING 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.

Quizzes, Tests, and Oral Exams 

1. There will be a quiz after each chapter.  The quizzes will cover all grammar and vocabulary in that chapter and all content from your readings of L'Etranger. 

2. There will be two exams, one on Chapters 6-7, the other on Chapters 8-10.   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.