Grading Scale

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH
FRENCH 104
Fall 2006
http://www.french.uiuc.edu/courses/100/FR104/
INSTRUCTOR ________________________
OFFICE NO. __________________________
OFFICE HOURS_______________________
PLACEMENT TEST:
Freshmen and transfer students: If you have ever taken any high school French but have had no subsequent
coursework in French at UIUC, you MUST take the French Placement Examination in order to be sure that you are
placed in the correct course. The Placement Exam must be taken within the first ten days of the semester. You can
arrange to take the exam by asking for an authorization form in the French Department Office (2090 FLB).
Continuing students: If this is your first French class at UIUC and you have not taken the placement exam, you should
contact your instructor to be sure that you are placed in the correct course.
TEXTS:
1) Jarausch, H and C. Tufts. Sur le vif. 4th Edition (2006). Boston: Thomson-Heinle. (Textbook)
2) Jarausch, H and C. Tufts. Sur le vif: Cahier d’exercices écrits et de laboratoire. (Workbook)
WEBSITE :
http://slv.heinle.com/
(Click on the upper textbook icon)
Stongly recommended: A good English-French dictionary (not the small, paperback kind).
Please read the note on Academic Dishonesty very carefully: http://www.uiuc.edu/admin_manual/code/rule_33.html
EVALUATION:
Your grade in this course will be calculated according to a 1000-point system. You may earn up to 1000 points over the
course of the semester, based on your completion and performance on the required assignment of the course. The total
number of points will then be converted into the final grade, as follows:
Grading Scale
POINTS
POINTS
A+ = 980-1000
B+ = 880-890
C+
POINTS
= 780-799
D+
POINTS
= 680-699
A
C
= 730-779
D
= 630-679
C-
= 700-729
D-
= 600-629
F
= 0-599
= 930-979
A- = 900-929
B
= 830-879
B- = 800-829
GRADED ASSIGNMENTS:
The assignments of the course and their point values are as follows:
EVALUATION:
Unit tests (4 @ 100 Points each)
Compositions (2 @ 50 Points each)
Preparation / Homework checks
Collected/graded homework (8 @ 5 pts. each)
Quizzes (5 @ 10 points each)
Internet Activities (in Lab) (4 @10 pts. each)
Final Oral Evaluation
Final Written Exam
400 Points
100 Points
120 Points
40 Points
50 Points
40 Points
100 Points
150 Points
1000 Points
40%
10%
12%
4%
5%
4%
10%
15%
100%
Unless your instructor gives you the authorization, late assignments will not be accepted and no assignments may be
turned in outside of class. Furthermore, you must be present for the entire class period in order to turn in an
assignment unless otherwise discussed with your TA.
Please read the note on Academic Dishonesty very carefully: http://www.uiuc.edu/admin_manual/code/rule_33.html
PREPARATION / HOMEWORK CHECKS: Your instructor may give frequent short quizzes and/or check all or part
of your homework at the beginning of class to verify that you have prepared the assigned reading and/or material before
coming to class. Please note that the pages assigned on a particular date are to be read ahead of class and you are
to come to class with the workbook and lab manual pages, as noted on the syllabus, completed and checked in a
different colored ink in order to receive full credit.
HOMEWORK AND COMPOSITIONS: Your written assignments are listed on the course syllabus on the date they
are due. Additional homework may also be assigned throughout the semester. Missed homework assignments will
receive a grade of 0.
WORKBOOK: Note that most exercises in the workbook and lab manual are self-correcting. In order to receive
credit for the workbook, workbook assignments must be completely (all sections assigned must be done), and
corrected in ink of another color ink. The number of mistakes you make does not influence your grade as long as
you have corrected them. Please note that your instructor receives the right to deny credit for any or all workbook
and/or lab manual assignments if he or she believes that the student has merely copied the answers out of the back of
the workbook and/or not made a serious effort to complete the exercises correctly. Please ask for help if you do not
understand any part of workbook or lab manual assignments.
You will be required to complete oral activities for every chapter covered. The audio files to be used in conjunction with
your workbook are available on the audio CDs provided with the textbook package.
ATTENDANCE: Daily attendance in class is necessary and expected. If you have to miss a class, it is your
responsibility to find out what material was covered during your absence.
If you miss class and fail to provide any written documentation accounting for your absence from a third party, (for
example: a doctor’s note, a jury duty notice, etc.) you will NOT be allowed to turn in any work that was due in class
on that day (you may not turn it in outside of class), and any assignments done in class (compositions, tests,
quizzes) may not be made up.
You will have 7 days from the time of the unexcused absence to provide documentation.
TRAVEL PLANS: Please note that leaving early for vacations is NOT an acceptable excuse and no credit will be
given for missed class days or assignments as the result of a student’s travel plans. Please make any travel plans
according to the official university academic calendar.
INTERNET: Four of your regularly-scheduled class meetings will be taking place in the computer lab (see your
syllabus for the dates/times of these meetings). During these lab meetings, you will be engaging in different internet
activities including checking your understanding of French grammar through completing self-correcting exercises, and
visiting selected areas of French Web space to gather information you will submit for a grade (e.g., sending your
instructor an e-postcard from a French Website). Your instructor, in conjunction with the FR104 course coordinator,
may choose to cancel any internet days and to hold class in the regular classroom. Any changes will be announced in
class.
TESTS/QUIZZES: The dates of all quizzes and tests (Unit Tests and Oral Exam) are included on the syllabus.
ABSENCE FROM TESTS AND QUIZZES WILL BE EXCUSED ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF
DOCUMENTATION ATTESTING TO THE NATURE OF YOUR ABSENCE. INSTRUCTORS ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO GIVE MAKE-UP TESTS OR QUIZZES. If you know ahead of time that you will have to miss a
test, you must notify your instructor and make appropriate arrangements. The arrangements are at the discretion of your
instructor.
There will be ONE oral test at the end of the semester. This oral exam is given by appointment in your instructor’s
office. If you are unable to keep your appointment, you must notify your instructor IN ADVANCE and reschedule the
interview. Missed appointments will be rescheduled at the instructor’s discretion.
COMMUNICATION: Because a very important course goal in French 104 is the development of speaking and
listening skills, a portion of your course grade will be based on your achievement in these areas. Oral tests will serve as
the basis for evaluation of your performance, as will listening sections on Unit Tests. In order to benefit maximally from
the course, you will need to listen to the audio files and practice seriously in both the laboratory, the classroom, and in
other small-group conversational activities provided by your instructor.
WRITING: You will also be given ample opportunity to improve your writing skills in French. Short compositions
will be a part of each Unit Test. In addition, there are two compositions, with two versions each. Writing assignments
are structured to emphasize grammatical and thematic materials found in your text.
ACADEMIC HONESTY/CHEATING: Acceptable resources for preparing assignments in this course are limited to
the following: course textbooks, dictionaries, and instructor-approved grammar references, as well as help from the
instructor. Students may seek help from tutors and others outside of class to practice and improve their fluency in
French. However, with the exception of help from the student's instructor and/or in-class activities, OUTSIDE
ASSISTANCE IS NOT ALLOWED ON GRADED ASSIGNMENTS in this course and is considered cheating.
These include:
•
The consultation of tutors, friends, native speakers, etc.
•
Any use of computer-assisted translators or online translating programs
•
Use of a spell check / grammar check program
As in all cases of cheating, if it is found or suspected that a student has used any outside assistance, the penalties, as
outlined in the Code of Policies and Regulations Applying to All Students
(http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/policy/code/rule_33.html), will include no credit for the assignment, and the possibility of a
written notice of warning sent to the student with a copy to the student’s file in the office of the college in which the
student is enrolled and to the Senate Committee on Student Discipline. In severe cases, this may result in failure of the
course and/or academic discipline.
ABOUT THE USE OF TRANSLATION PROGRAMS:
The use of computer or online translation programs is NOT permitted for writing assignments in this course and is
considered cheating. Unlike dictionaries and grammar references, these programs simply provide ONE translation,
rather than allowing you to choose among various words/tenses, etc. to come up with the best word or phrase on your
own. Moreover, translation programs very often produce inaccurate, incorrect translations, and are easy to identify.
Students will learn far more by doing their own work and will avoid risking serious academic consequences.
DISABILITY-RELATED ADJUSTMENTS: To obtain disability-related academic adjustments and/ or auxiliary aids,
students with disabilities must contact the course instructor and the Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services
(DRES) as soon as possible. To contact DRES you may visit 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign, call 333-4603 (V/TDD), or email message to [email protected]
Final Exam Note
All sections will take the final exam together on a date to be announced by your instructor. Do not refer to the
schedule of classes for the exam date and time. Please wait until your instructor has announced the exam date before
making travel plans to leave campus.
The Department of French will not accept travel plans as a valid reason for a change in the examination date for
an individual student. No exceptions will be made without permission from the dean of your college.
University policy for undergraduate students is as follows:
“Except as provided for a request based on religious beliefs, observances, and practices, only the dean of a student’s
college may approve temporary postponement of the final examination in an individual case of an undergraduate
student.”
(University policy, p. 33, Spring 2004 Timetable)
COURSE CALENDAR
NOTE:
MC =
CE =
Manuel de classe (WHITE/GREEN BOOK)
Cahier d’exercices écrits et de laboratoire (BLUE BOOK)
AOÛT
lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
24
25
Introduction au
cours,
Manuel de
Classe (MC)
p. 3
PRELUDE
CHAPITRE 1
En classe:
MC 4-7
En classe:
MC 8-11
MC 142-147
28
29
DEVOIRS :
-CE (=cahier
d’exercices) 1-3
-LABOS: CE 121-122
(A, B)
31
CHAPITRE 1
CHAPITRE 1
CHAPITRE 2
En classe:
-MC pp. 12-16
-MC 147-149
En classe:
MC pp. 17-21
En classe:
-MC 22-26(F)
- MC 150-154
-QUIZ CH 1
- Expression, ch 1 due
DEVOIRS :
-CE 10-14
DEVOIRS :
-CE pp. 15-16
-LABOS : CE 123124 (D), 125-126
vendredi
23
DEVOIRS :
- Vocab. MC 22-23
- CE 17-23
DEVOIRS :
- Etudiez vocab. MC 8-9
- CE 5-11
- LABOS:CE 122-123 (C)
SEPTEMBRE
lundi
mardi
jeudi
vendredi
1
CHAPITRE 2
En classe:
-MC 26-28
-MC 155-156
4
5
7
DEVOIRS :
-CE 24-26 (J, K)
-LABOS : CE 127-128 (A)
8
PAS DE COURS
Journée Internet 1, G8A
FLB
CHAPITRE 2
CHAPITRE 2
En classe:
-MC 28-31
-MC 157-159
En classe:
-MC 31-33
-MC 159
DEVOIRS :
-CE 26 (L) – 28 (O)
-LABOS:CE 128-129 (B)
11
12
14
DEVOIRS :
-CE 28(P)-30 (C)
-LABOS : CE 129-130 (C),
131-132
15
Révision
EXAMEN 1
(prélude, ch. 1 et 2)
CHAPITRE 3
CHAPITRE 3
En classe:
-MC 34-37
-MC 160-162
En classe:
-MC 38-41
-MC 163-166
DEVOIRS :
-MC 34-35
-CE 34-37
21
DEVOIRS :
-CE 38-39 (L)
Expression, ch 2 due
18
19
CHAPITRE 3
CHAPITRE 3
En classe:
-MC 41-43
-MC (V) 166-167
En classe:
-MC 43-47
-MC 167 (VI) -168
DEVOIRS :
-CE 39 (V)
-LABOS: CE 133-135 (A)
DEVOIRS :
-CE 40-44
-LABOS : CE 135-136
(B), 137-138
26
CHAPITRE 4
25
CHAPITRE 4
En classe:
-MC 52-55
-MC 169-172 (I and II)
-QUIZ CH 3
- Expression, ch 3 due
DEVOIRS :
-MC 52-53
-CE 47-51
En classe:
-MC 56-60
-MC 172-177 (IV)
DEVOIRS :
-CE 52-55 (L)
Journée Internet 2, G8A
FLB
22
INTERLUDE 1
MC 48-51
DEVOIRS :
-CE 45-46
28
CHAPITRE 4
29
CHAPITRE 4
En classe:
MC 61-63
En classe:
-MC 63-65
-MC 177 (V)-178
DEVOIRS :
-LABOS : CE 139-141
(A, B, C)
DEVOIRS :
-CE 55 (M), 56-58
-LABOS : CE 142-144
OCTOBRE
lundi
mardi
jeudi
vendredi
2
3
5
6
Révision
EXAMEN 2
(ch 3, 4 et interlude 1)
CHAPITRE 5
Journée Internet 3, G8A
FLB
Expression, ch 4 due
En classe:
-MC 66-69
-MC 179-183
9
10
DEVOIRS :
-MC 66-67
-CE 59-64 (G)
12
CHAPITRE 5
CHAPITRE 5
CHAPITRE 5
En classe:
-MC 70-73
-MC 183-185
En classe:
-MC 74-78
-MC 185-187
En classe:
-MC 79-83
-MC 188-189
DEVOIRS :
-CE 64 (H) - 66
-LABOS : CE 145-147
(A, B)
16
DEVOIRS :
-CE 67-69
-LABOS : CE 147-148
(C, D)
17
DEVOIRS :
-CE 71-72
-LABOS : CE 149-150
19
20
CHAPITRE 6
CHAPITRE 6
CHAPITRE 6
CHAPITRE 6
En classe:
MC 84-87 (D)
-MC 190-194
-QUIZ CH 5
- Expression, ch 5 due
En classe:
-MC 87-90
-MC 194-196
En classe:
MC 91-94
En classe:
MC 94-95
DEVOIRS :
-LABOS : CE 151-154
(A, B)
DEVOIRS :
-LABOS : CE 154 (C),
155-156
24
26
27
INTERLUDE 2
Révision
EXAMEN 3
(ch 5, 6 et interlude 2)
DEVOIRS :
-MC 84-85
-CE 73-77
23
Journée Internet 4, G8A
FLB
DEVOIRS :
-CE 78-82
En classe:
MC 96-99
30
CHAPITRE 7
DEVOIRS :
-CE 83-84
31
CHAPITRE 7
En classe:
-MC 100-103 (D)
-MC 197-201
-COMP 1 révision due
DEVOIRS :
-MC 100-101
-CE 85-89 (F)
En classe:
MC 103-107 (F)
-MC 201-205
DEVOIRS :
-CE 89-92
13
COMPOSITION 1 –
(en classe)
Expression, ch 6 due
NOVEMBRE
lundi
mardi
jeudi
vendredi
2
3
CHAPITRE 7
CHAPITRE 7
En classe:
MC 107-109 (« à discuter »)
En classe:
MC 109-111
DEVOIRS :
-CE 92-93
-LABOS : CE 157-159 (A)
DEVOIRS :
-LABOS : CE 159 (B),
160-161
6
7
9
10
CHAPITRE 8
CHAPITRE 8
COMPOSITION 2 –
(en classe)
CHAPITRE 8
En classe:
-MC 112-114
-MC 206-209 (I, II)
-QUIZ CH 7
- Expression, ch 7 due
En classe:
-MC 115-119 (G)
-MC 209
En classe:
-MC 119-120
-MC 210
DEVOIRS :
-CE 99-100
-LABOS : CE
DEVOIRS :
-CE 101-102
-LABOS : CE 163-166
(A)
DEVOIRS :
-MC 112-113
-CE 95-99 (I, II)
13
14
16
17
CHAPITRE 8
Révision
EXAMEN 4
(chapitres 7 et 8)
CHAPITRE 9
En classe:
-MC 121-123
-MC 210-211
Rendre Expression, ch 8
En classe:
-MC 124-128
-MC 212-213
DEVOIRS :
-MC 124-125
-CE 105-108
DEVOIRS :
-CE 102-104
-LABOS : CE 166-169
(B, C), 169-170
20
21
22
23
Vacances de
Thanksgiving
Vacances de
Thanksgiving
Vacances de
Thanksgiving
Vacances de
Thanksgiving
27
CHAPITRE 9
28
CHAPITRE 9
30
CHAPITRE 9
En classe:
-MC 128-130
-MC 214-216
En classe:
-MC 130-133
-MC 216-218
-COMP 1 révision
due
En classe:
-MC 134-137
DEVOIRS :
-CE 108-111
DEVOIRS :
-CE 112-116
-LABOS : CE 163166 (A)
DEVOIRS :
-LABOS : CE 166-169 (B,
C), 169-170
DÉCEMBRE
lundi
mardi
jeudi
vendredi
1
POSTLUDE
En classe:
-MC 138-141
DEVOIRS :
-CE 117
4
5
7
8
Révision
Révision
Oral finals
Oral finals
11
12
14
15
EXAMENS
EXAMENS
EXAMENS
EXAMENS
-QUIZ CH 9
Final Exam Note
All sections will take the final exam together on a date to be announced by your instructor. Do not refer to the
schedule of classes for the exam date and time. Please wait until your instructor has announced the exam date before
making travel plans to leave campus.
The Department of French will not accept travel plans as a valid reason for a change in the examination date for
an individual student. No exceptions will be made without permission from the dean of your college.
University policy for undergraduate students is as follows:
“Except as provided for a request based on religious beliefs, observances, and practices, only the dean of a student’s
college may approve temporary postponement of the final examination in an individual case of an undergraduate
student.”
(University policy, p. 33, Spring 2004 Timetable)