north harris college
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north harris college
NORTH HARRIS COLLEGE A Lonestar College BEGINNING FRENCH 1 FREN 1411 Mme. Bertha Parle [email protected] www.lonestar.edu/blogs/bparle Office: A217 C Lone Star - North Harris Phone: (281)618-5546 CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION This course includes beginner's pronunciation, oral practice and dictation, conversation, use of recordings for ear training, basic principles of grammar, simple exercises in composition, easy reading which includes cultural material. This is a college transferable course CREDIT Four (4) hours Prerequisites None (Students with 2 or more years of high school French within the last 3 years must take a placement exam. ) PURPOSE This course is designed to enable students to understand, converse, read, and write, basic French and to apply the skills in everyday usage COURSE OUTCOMES: • Recognize the letters of the alphabet and produce the sounds associated with the letters. • Comprehend elementary French phrases in context and respond accordingly • Show the application of subject pronouns in a sentence. • Know how to pronounce numbers from one to millions in French. • Demonstrate the agreement of gender and number among articles, nouns, and adjectives • Use idiomatic expressions • Formulate questions and answers in situational dialogues on given topics. • Apply basic French grammar rules in writing simple paragraphs on a given topic and other exercises. • Read and respond to simple passages of cultural material. 1 • Complete both oral and written tests on grammatical structures and vocabulary throughout the semester. • Demonstrate everyday French speaking ability as it applies to different reallife scenarios. • Use formal and familiar commands. REQUIRED MATERIALS Points de depart second edition, books a la carte plus MyFrenchLab 24 Mo. Access Card Pons & Scullen & Valdman (paper edition of the text plus access code) ISBN 9780205776078 Points De Depart textbook, second edition & My French lab Access card by Pons, Scullen, Vladman, ISBN (hard cover of text) MyFrenchLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Points de Départ, second edition (24-month access) by Pons & Scullen & Valdman © 2009 | ISBN- | Access Code Card French 1411 My French lab- course ID: To be provided by professor RECOMMENDED MATERIALS www.prenhall.com/points de depart ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS 1. The student is expected to be in class every class period. 2. Three absences are considered excessive and you may be dropped from the course. Three tardies will be considered an absence. 3. If a student misses an hour exam he or she must notify the instructor as to the reason, make arrangements to take it before the instructor returns the exam to the class. Each student is only allowed one make-up exam, student must show official written evidence for missing exam. The student will not receive a make up on the oral portion of the exam. 4. Because this is a communicative course, students are required to participate in all oral, pair or group activities. 5. Cell phones and all electronic devices are not permitted. These must be put away in the backpack in a silent mode at the beginning of class. 6. Civility is an important aspect of interaction in the classroom. Civility includes cooperation, respect, courtesy to your classmates, teachers, listening to others. 2 EVALUATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 48%- Four chapter exams 20%-Comprehensive final-(passing grade required to pass course). 10%-class attendance, participation, daily work,SAM work. 12%-Quizzes-no-make-ups, Two (2) will be dropped. 10%-Oral mid-term and final interviews SCALE A- 100-90 B= 89-80 C=79-70 D= 69-60 F_ 59-Below EXAMS. Three major written exams. Two oral interviews and written comprehensive final. French 1411 My French lab- course ID: To be provided by professor ADA STATEMENT LSC is dedicated to providing the least restrictive learning environment for all students. The college district promotes equity in academic access through the implementation of reasonable accommodations as required by The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title V, Section 504 and theAmericans with Disabilities Act of l990 (ADA) which will enable students with disabilities to participate in and benefit from all educational programs and activities. DEFINITION OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY Students are responsible for honesty and independent effort. Failure to uphold these standards includes: copying, plagiarizing written work, collusion among students on an exam or project without specific permission from the instructor or misrepresentation of credentials or prerequisites when registering for a course. These definitions are not exhaustive. SIX COURSE LIMIT RULE Students who enrolled in Texas public institutions of higher education as first-time college students during the Fall 2007 term or later are subject to section 51.907 of the Texas Education Code, which states that an institution of higher education may not permit a student to drop (withdraw with a grade of “W”) from more than six courses. This six-course limit includes courses that a transfer student has previously dropped at other Texas public institutions of higher education if they fall under the law. 3 Proposed Calendar Ch. Text: Student Activities Manual (SAM) Pré Présentons – nous! Bonjour! Tu et vous Introduction to the course Introduction to My French Lab Pré L1 Les pronoms sujets Le verbe être Dans la salle de classe L’alphabet et les accents Le genre et les articles L2 Ch1 L1 L2 L3 Ch2 Examen – I Chapitre Préliminaire Ma famille et moi Voici ma famille Les sons et lettres Les adjectifs possessifs Les adjectifs invariables Les dates importantes Les mois de l’année Les nombres (des chiffres) (0-30) Avoir & l’age Les adjectifs possessifs Nos activités Les jours de la semaine -er verbes Les questions Voc. Ch. 1 Examen Chapitre 2 Voici mes amis L1 Mes amis et moi Les adjectifs variables Les adverbes interrogatifs L2 Nos loisirs Voc. P. 86-87 Les prépositions à et de Faire Où est-ce qu’on va ce weekend? Aller Les nombres (100 et plus) Voc. P. 87 L3 SAM to be completed - SAM to be completed. 4 Ch2 Examen 3 Chapitre 2 Ch3 L1 Métro, bulot, dodo – La routine du matin Les verbes pronominaux Les pronoms réfléchis Les adverbs: intensité, fréquence, quantité A quelle heure? Les verbs en –ir comme dormir, sortir, partir Le verbe mettre Qu’est-ce qu’on met? Les vêtements et les couleurs Les adjectifs prénominaux au singulier Les adjectifs prénominaux au pluriel Examen 4 Chapitre 3 L2 L3 Ch3 Ch4 L1 SAM to be completed Mid-term oral interview SAM to be completed Le temps à toutes les saisons Les verbes en –re comme attendre Final oral interview Révision-Examen Final SAM to be completed Examen final Comprehensive written final 5