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French 102: Second Semester French. Spring 2016
Professor Shirley Saad
Section 1: M/W/F 09:05 – 10:00 Camino 103
Office: Founders 138
Telephone: 619.260.4045 (during office hours only, please use email outside of office hours)
E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon., Weds., and Fri., 10:10-11:10 and Weds. 12:30 -1:30 and by appointment
Textbook required for class:
Jansma and Kassen, Motifs: An Introduction to French, 6th ed., Cengage (Required package includes
text + ILrn Course code).
Package ISBN: 9781285047645
Course code for Ilrn registration: MRPH346
For those of you who bought this book for Fr 101, it is the same book, and you will be using the same
book key to access the electronic workbook and material (Ilrn). Only the course code is different (see
above). This course will cover Modules 6 to 10 of the book.
Pre-requisite for French 102
French 101 (at USD or transferred from another institution) or permission of the Director of Placement
granted by taking the Placement Exam. Anyone who has not been authorized to enroll in 102 will be
dropped.
The Basic Language Sequence in the French Program
Third-semester proficiency in a second language is considered an indispensable competency at USD and
speaks directly to the university's undergraduate learning goals and outcomes (knowledge; communication;
cultural awareness and competence; and engagement). The first three levels of French in our program
(FREN 101, 102, and 201) can be seen as one course divided into three semesters because they share some
common goals and characteristics, and over this period most of the basic structures of the French language
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are studied. By the end of French 201, students should be able to listen, speak, read, and write in the target
language with the sufficient basic skill, vocabulary, accuracy, and cultural awareness to communicate their
needs in everyday situations in a culturally appropriate way; likewise, they should demonstrate the ability
to acquire additional linguistic competence on their own. Another primary objective of the language
program is that students develop insight into their own language(s) and culture(s) by looking beyond their
customary borders and by examining their own relationship to other cultures so as to be able to participate
more fully in local communities and global contexts. Achieving greater proficiency in French can translate
into a practical job skill for almost any profession, but, most importantly, learning another language is a
personally enriching experience and a vital part of cultural understanding and intellectual development
within a Liberal Arts education.
The Five-Day Syllabus
It is important that all students understand a basic premise upon which the course is designed: language
learning is most effective when the student is exposed to and actively studies the target language on a daily
basis. For this reason, many institutions have language courses five days a week, often with a lab included.
In the basic language sequence at USD, however, classes meet three days a week (Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday). Classes do not meet on Tuesday and Thursday, but rather students study independently and
then complete and submit their homework electronically. All homework submitted electronically is always
due before the regular class meeting time, including Tuesdays and Thursdays when class does not meet In
this way students actively engage with the language at least five days a week, and their learning is
maximized through this consistent exposure.
Teaching and Learning Methodology
While each professor does have an individual style and approach to language teaching, all sections of
French 101, 102, and 201 share some common features, first and foremost being the focus on the
development of students' proficiency in French, which goes beyond merely knowing and emphasizes the
ability to actively use the language. The students are responsible for studying the grammar and completing
all assignments before coming to class. Class time is then spent on practicing and reinforcing the structures
already studied outside of class in order to improve students' proficiency, their actual ability to use French
and carry out tasks in that language. All of the language skills are developed equally, but class time is
dedicated primarily to the oral skills. The class is conducted entirely in French, and while there may be
some brief clarifications, there are no lengthy grammar explanations. Language learning demands
consistent hard work; students should expect to spend at least twice as much time studying out of class as
they do in class. The first two weeks of the semester tend to be even more challenging as students begin
using their language skills again and become accustomed to both their instructors and the teaching
methodology. Each class is relatively fast paced and contains multiple activities, including questions and
answers, pair/group work, presentations, and role playing, among others. All students are accountable for
consistently coming to class prepared, staying on task and speaking only French in class, and actively
participating in all activities.
Goals, Objectives, and Student Learning Outcomes for French 102
Course Goals: Via the Course Objectives listed below French 102 seeks to increase students’ proficiency
to a level ranging from Intermediate Low to Intermediate Mid depending on the student and the
communication mode.
Course Objectives: Based upon the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning, the course
objectives are centered on the 5Cs (Communication, Cultures, Communities, Comparisons, and
Connections) and the three modes of communication (Interpersonal, Interpretative, and Presentational).
These will always occur in a cultural context that will help students understand key communicative nuances
to properly function in the real French-speaking world.
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Student Learning Outcomes: By the end of the semester students will be able to:
 Interpersonal Communication: Participate in conversations on a number of familiar
topics using simple sentences. Handle short social interactions in everyday situations
by asking and answering simple questions.
 Presentational Speaking: Present information on most familiar topics using a series
of simple sentences.
 Presentational Writing: Write on a wide variety of familiar topics using connected
sentences.
 Interpretive Listening: Understand the main idea in short, simple messages and
presentations on familiar topics. Understand the main idea of simple conversations you
overhear.
 Interpretive Reading: Understand the main idea of texts related to everyday life and
personal interests or studies.
Grading Criteria
10%
Participation, attendance, preparedness
10%
Daily Homework
10%
Oral Component (2)
10%
Writing Component (2)
10%
Quizzes
5%
Cultural activities (4)
20%
Exams (Ch. 6-9)
20%
Final Exam (Ch. 6-10)
5%
CSL
Grading Scale
A 100-93
A- 92-90
B+ 89-88
B 87-83
B- 82-80
C+ 79-78
C
CD+
D
DF
77-73
72-70
69-68
67-65
64-63
62 and below
Evaluation
Quizzes: There will be quizzes (Chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9). Quizzes will focus on the vocabulary covered on
the chapter. Missed quizzes CANNOT be made up; therefore, class attendance is very important.
Homework/Other Assignments: All assignments must be completed by the due date, and no late
assignments will be accepted. You will be asked to submit your homework through the book's
Supersite/iLrn (practice textbook exercises, online workbook).
Writing Component (Compositions): You will be expected to write two in-class compositions
throughout the semester. You will have the chance to rewrite the first draft based on your instructor’s
feedback. Topics to review for these assignments will be made available to you by your instructor. Both
form and content will be assessed; compositions should reflect what has been covered in class. No makeup writing assignments are allowed.
Oral component: This is a key component that will be worked upon in every class from the very beginning
of the semester. In addition, there will be two oral assessment activities during the semester. These
activities will be of different nature (individual, in pairs, or in groups) but all will measure your ability to
interact in certain cultural context. More reasons that make attendance essential.
Exams: There will be four midterm exams (Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 9) and a final exam1 (Chapters 6-10).
See attached tentative class schedule for exam dates and material to be covered. Students will be allowed
to review the midterm and final exams with the instructor after they have been graded, however
1
The final exam must be taken on the assigned date and at the assigned time for your section as indicated at the end of this
syllabus. Make your travel plans accordingly, as you can only take the final exam as scheduled.
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exams must be returned to the instructor, as they will be kept on file. Please note that make-up exams
will be given only with a doctor's excuse and after filing a petition form for a make-up exam.
Cultural activities: Cultural knowledge and understanding constitute a central part of second language
acquisition, and students are encouraged to incorporate significant learning experiences beyond the
classroom. For this reason, you will attend four cultural activities on campus and/or in the community
during the semester (one per month). This is a mandatory component of the course, and you will be provided
with a list of activities from which to choose. (See the attached description of the cultural activities at the
end of this syllabus). What you gain from attending these cultural activities will be assessed through
other course components. Each month, you will turn in a two-paragraph summary or description and
commentary of the activity you selected.
Participation: For full participation credit, students are to have prepared carefully for class and are
expected to participate fully. Texting and cell phone use, along with disruptive classroom behavior, will
result in no credit for participation on that particular day.
Participation Grading Scale (10% of the final grade)
A
Excellent level of preparation and participation.
· Regularly offers relevant comments
· Regularly answers when called on and demonstrates extensive preparation.
· Nearly always participates voluntarily in class activities without hesitations.
· Consistently stays on task during partner/group work.
· Uses French almost exclusively.
B
High level of preparation and participation.
· Sometimes offers relevant comments.
· Usually answers when called on and demonstrates a high degree of preparation.
· Sometimes participates voluntarily in class activities.
· Stays on task during partner/group work.
· Uses a lot of French (sometimes asks permission to speak English).
C
Satisfactory level of preparation and participation.
· Occasionally offers relevant comments, usually needs prompting.
· Not consistently prepared.
· Generally does not participate voluntarily in class.
· Inconsistent participation in partner/group work (chatting, unprepared).
D
Low level of preparation and participation.
· Rarely offers relevant comments.
· Often unable to answer when called on.
· Inconsistent participation in partner/group work.
· Rarely uses French.
F
Inadequate level of preparation and participation.
· Unable to respond when called on.
· Unwilling to participate in class activities.
· Clearly unprepared for class.
· Rarely or never speaks French.
Attendance: It is very important that you attend every class meeting and arrive punctually. Missing more
than three classes will lower your final grade in this course. For each additional absence, your grade will
be lowered one step on the grading scale (e.g. from a B to a B-, etc). In the event you are absent, it is your
responsibility to find out what material or homework assignment you have missed and to come prepared to
the next class. Arriving late or leaving class early will result in half an absence.
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Final Exam. The final exam is cumulative and will evaluate all skills, including linguistic and cultural
knowledge. Please do not book your flight home before the day of your final. It will be given only as
scheduled.
**PLEASE REMEMBER**
- There are NO make-up exams, quizzes, writing or reading assignments.
- No late work is accepted!!!. Please be aware of due dates.
- DO NOT disrupt class. ALL CELL PHONES HAVE TO BE SWITCHED OFF UPON ENTERING
THE CLASSROOM.
- No iPods in class.
- It is imperative for the student to prepare the material BEFORE he/she arrives to class.
- Please no gum in class: it does NOT help with your pronunciation
- Class will be conducted in French.
Additional assistance for students
If you have any questions or problems regarding the syllabus or the course, please consult your instructor.
Students should also consider participating in the French Conversation Table and the French Club; ask your
instructor for more details.
Tutoring Center
The Department of Languages and Literatures offers a free tutoring service. Tutors are facultyrecommended native speakers of the language or students enrolled in advanced courses. They receive
training in order to provide you with the best help possible, so we encourage you to use the program if you
feel that you need help outside of class.
Policy on Academic Integrity
According to USD academic regulations, “The University of San Diego is an academic institution, an
instrument of learning. As such, the university is predicated on the principles of scholastic honesty. It is an
academic community all of whose members are expected to abide by ethical standards both in their conduct
and in their exercise of responsibility toward other members of the community”.
CSL
The Center for Community Service-Learning (CSL) at USD offers opportunities to connect with Frenchspeaking communities in San Diego. This is a C class, so participation is mandatory and counts for 5% of your
final grade. See details at the end.
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DAILY PROGRAM SPRING 2016~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This document only mentions what will be covered in class.
The program is subject to change, based on the class performance and pace.
Homework will be assigned DAILY (including homework to be turned in on Tuesdays and
Thursdays) on Ilrn and/or Blackboard http://ole.sandiego.edu under the “assignment” tab.
Homework due the next day will be posted daily no later than 5:00 pm.
It is your responsibility to check the homework and arrive prepared. No late homework
accepted.
Homework from the workbook (ilrn) will have to be turned in online on Tuesdays and
Thursdays too (before your regular class time).
Semaine 1
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Lundi 25 janvier
Présentation du cours et des étudiants
Inscriptions Ilrn et présentation Blackbooard
Mercredi 27 janvier
Révision des verbes de Français 101 au présent (liste donnée en classe)
et vocabulaire/structures des modules 1-5
Vendredi 29 janvier
Petit quiz sur les verbes de Fr 101 (présent)
Révision module 6 : le passe composé avec « avoir » p.160-162
Structure 6.1 p.183-184
Semaine 2
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Lundi 1er février
Livre p.163-165« Comment raconter et écouter une histoire »
Mercredi 3 février
Le passé composé avec être p. 166-169 structure 6.2 p.185
Vendredi 5 février
Last day to drop/enroll without a W
Texte : « Les congés payés » p. 170
Parlons de nos vacances
If you do not have credit for French 101, the deadline to take the Placement Exam is noon
today. You will be dropped from the course if you have not been placed in it. Please consult
Dr. Santiago Rubio-Fernaz, the Director of Placement, if you have questions about the policy
or your placement.
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Semaine 3
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Lundi 8 février
Interrogation de vocabulaire 1 Module 6
Récapitulatif : le passé composé avec être / avoir
Le verbe venir et l’expression venir de/d’, structure 6.5 p. 186/187
Mercredi 10 février
Texte : « Les infos se transforment » p.178 Voix en direct p. 179
Vendredi 12 février
Les pronoms objet direct le/la/l’/les, structure 6.4 p.187
Semaine 4
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Lundi 15 février
Révisions module 6. Video library
Mercredi 17 février
EXAMEN 1 MODULE 6
Vendredi 19 février
Module 7 : les verbes avec changements orthographiques, structure 7.1 p
215
Vocabulaire de la nourriture
Les articles (partitifs vs définis et indéfinis) livre p. 194-196, structure
7.2 p. 217
Semaine 5
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Lundi 22 février
Les articles (partitifs et définis/indéfinis) livre p. 194-196, structure 7.2
p. 217
Les repas en France : livre p. 197-199
Mercredi 24 février
Les magasins de nourriture, livre p.200-202
Texte p. 200 : « Où faire les courses ? »
Les expressions de quantité, structure 7.3 p. 218/219 (« expressions de
quantité » seulement, pas le pronom en)
Vendredi 26 février
Interrogation de vocabulaire 2 module 7
Le verbe mettre, structure 7.4 p. 221-222
Le pronom en : livre p. 203-204, structure 7.3 p. 219
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Semaine 6
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Lundi 29 février
Le pronom en et le pronom objet direct
Livre p.207-208 : l’art de la table, les bonnes manières
Mercredi 2 mars
Expression écrite 1 (in class writing assignment #1)
Vendredi 4 mars
L’impératif, structure 7.5 p. 223-224
Livre p.209-212 « Comment se débrouiller au restaurant »
Semaine 7
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Lundi 7 mars
« Comment se débrouiller au restaurant »
Révisions pour l’examen
Mercredi 9 mars
EXAMEN 2 MODULE 6-7
Vendredi 11 mars
Module 8 : Les souvenirs d’enfance, livre p. 230-232
L’imparfait, structure 8.1 p. 249-250
Semaine 8
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Lundi 14 mars
Voix en direct p. 234 : « Vous souvenez-vous de votre école primaire? »
Les verbes dire, lire et écrire, structure 8.3 p. 252 seulement (PAS
p.253)
Mercredi 16 mars
L’album de photos, livre p.235-237
Les pronoms relatifs qui, que/qu’ et où, structure 8.2 p. 251
Vendre
di 18 mars Interrogation de vocabulaire 3 module 8
« Communiquer en famille », livre p. 238-239
Le pronom objet indirect, structure 8.3 p. 253
Semaine 9
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Lundi 21 mars - 28 mars
Pas de cours – Vacances de Pâques/printemps
Spring break
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Mercredi 30 mars
Le comparatif des adjectifs, structure 8.4 p.254-255
Texte : « Les BD » p. 242
Vendredi 1er avril
La différence passé composé/imparfait, structure 8.5 p. 255-256
Semaine 10
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Lundi 4 avril
La différence passé composé/imparfait, structure 8.5 p. 253
Révisions pour l’examen sur le module 8
Mercredi 6 avril
EXAMEN MODULE 8
Module 9 : les pays francophones. Introduction et distribution des
présentations orales à faire en groupes la semaine 12
Vendredi 8 avril
Module 9 : les pays francophones p.262-264
Articles et prépositions + noms géographiques, structure 9.1 p. 278-279
Texte p. 272 : « Le créole, un mélange de langues africaines et de
français »
Semaine 11
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Lundi 11 avril
Le pronom y, livre p. 265 et structure 9.2 p. 282-283
Livre p 266 : « La Francophonie : une source des musiques du monde »
Mercredi 13 avril
Les moyens de transport, p. 270-271
Les expressions il faut et il vaut mieux que, structure 9.4 p. 287
Le superlatif des adjectifs, structure 9.3 p. 283
Vendredi 15 avril
Interrogation de vocabulaire 4 module 9
Livre p. 274-276 : les activités de vacances.
Structure 9.5 : la différence entre savoir et connaître p. 287-288
Semaine 12
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Lundi 18 avril
Présentations orales pays francophones
Mercredi 20 avril
Présentations orales pays francophones
Vendredi 22 avril
Révisions pour l’examen
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Semaine 13
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Lundi 25 avril
EXAMEN MODULE 8-9
Mercredi 27 avril
Module 10 : La vie de tous les jours, livre p. 294-296
Les verbes pronominaux au présent, livre p. 294-296.
Structure 10.1 p. 313
Vendredi 29 avril
La maison, les pièces, les meubles : livre p. 298-300
Les verbes pronominaux au passé composé, structure 10.2 p. 312
Semaine 14
du 1er au 5 décembre
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Lundi 2 mai
Expression écrite 2 en classe
Mercredi 4 mai
Texte p.301 : « Parlez-vous écolo? »
Les tâches domestiques et les gestes écologiques p. 303-305
L’impératif des verbes pronominaux, structure 10.3 p .316
Vendredi 6 mai
Les expressions négatives, structure 10.4 p. 318
Comment trouver le mot juste/comment se plaindre p. 306-308
Semaine15
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Lundi 8 mai
Révisions pour le final
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FINAl EXAM: 18 mai
08:00-10:00
Reminder: the date of the final CANNOT be changed. Please plan accordingly!
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Community Service-Learning
You have a CSL component that is mandatory and counts for 5% of your grade.
Hosting at the cottage in Balboa Park the first two Sundays of every month.
These are the dates for this semester:
Permanence au cottage: le 7 et 14 février, le 6 et 13 mars, le 3 et 10 avril et le 1er mai..
2-3 students per Sunday. Opening 12 – 4 pm
Arrive at least 20 minutes earlier. Park behind the Organ Pavilion. The House of France is across
from the parking lot.
Raise the flag – bring out the benches, the small round table, the chairs and the parasol –
Bring out the easel and board that says “Welcome to the house of France”.
Place the tablecloth on the table.
Prepare the coffee. Put all necessary utensils on the sideboard – Display the sign for donations
with the jar.
Switch on the TV, play one of the DVDs.
Welcome the visitors and offer them snacks. Be prepared to speak French and offer information
when required.
At 4 pm, lower the flag and put everything back in its place. Lock the doors and exit from the
rear.
This is not optional. It is a required part of the syllabus and counts for 5% of your final grade.
You will also write a one page reflection on this activity in English.
I need a student leader to help with scheduling and making sure that hosts/hostesses show up on
time.
This can be an official or unofficial position. The official position offers you a free unit, the
unofficial one my heartfelt gratitude.
Community Service Learning is separate from cultural activities. You still need four
different activities to earn your 5%. Visiting the cottage on a different separate occasion
counts as a cultural activity.
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