FREN 3060-001 French Conversation (Nowalski
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FREN 3060-001 French Conversation (Nowalski
French 3060 FRENCH CONVERSATION & French 4060 ADV FRENCH CONVERSATION FREN 3060 Spring 2015 Section 001-CRN#15195 3 Credits & FREN 4060 Spring 2015 Section 001-CRN#15197 3 Credits Instructor: Clara Nowalski—Philippeau, Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Email: [email protected] Office Hours: By appointments in GEOL 421 Class: OLD MAIN 203 MF 11:30-12:45 Language Lab: Old Main 004 (course fees cover free tutors, free French CD and DVD movie rental, computers with microphones and headphones, dictionaries and other lab ressources,etc.). Tutors: names/emails/hours TBA FREN 3060 Catalog description: Designed to develop effective communication skills, to increase vocabulary, and to teach students to express and justify facts, opinions, ideas, and emotions in French. Not open to students with foreign experience. Designed for students who have not had extended residence in a francophone country or extended exposure to a francophone environment. Prerequisite/Restriction: FREN 2020 or demonstrate equivalent proficiency through testing. & FREN 4060 Catalog description: Designed for students who have already reached advanced proficiency in speaking through foreign experience, but need to continue the development of their conversational skills. Prerequisite: FREN 3060 or permission of instructor. FREN 3060 & 4060 covers chapter 1-8 of the textbook in FREN 3060 & 4060 spring semester. Required Textbook: Controverses 2nd ed. Larbi Oukada & al. ISBN: 9780495797777 Grading: Participation/Homework = 10% 1 written assignment = 10% 7 exams “interrogation/examen” = 30% Presentations = 40% Final Exam (Friday, May 1, 9:30-11:20) = 10% 93.9 - 100 A 82.9 - 80 B- 69.9 - 67 D+ 93 - 90 A- 79.9 - 77 C+ 66.9 - 60 D 89.9 - 87 B+ 76.9 - 73 C 59.9 - 0 F 86.9 - 83 B C- 72.9 - 70 Attendance note: 4+ unexcused absences drop your class letter grade automatically (for example from B+ to B). Excused absences are for verifiable medical excuses, verifiable emergencies and written university excuses etc. Good attendance and active participation = good grades! FRENCH 3060 & 4060 SPRING 2015 schedule/le programme Schedule subject to change. More details/instructions/expectations/due date info for assignments,etc. will be given in class. Date Study, prepare and read BEFORE class In Class “CHAPITRE PRELIMINAIRE” F JAN 9 NO HOMEWORK, GET BOOK - Introduction to the - course Getting to know each other M JAN 12 NO HOMEWORK, GET BOOK - “Liens grammaticaux” - “De quoi parle-t-on?” - “Discutons un peu” F JAN 16 - “ Lecture: L’étude du français est-elle importante aujourd’hui?” - “ Lecture: L’étude du M JAN 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day français est-elle importante aujourd’hui?” “Jeu de rôles” “Rédaction guidée” NO CLASS “CHAPITRE 1” F JAN 23 - Vocabulaire du chapitre préliminaire - Vocabulary test - “Premieres pensees” - “Liens grammaticaux” M JAN 26 - “Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens socioculturels” - Video F JAN 30 - "Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux” - “Liens grammaticaux” - “Liens interdisciplinaire” M FEB 2 TEST CHAPTER 1 “CHAPITRE 2” F FEB 6 - "Les mots pour le dire" - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Liens grammaticaux" - Video M FEB 9 - "Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - "Liens grammaticaux" - "Liens interdisciplinaires" F FEB 13 M FEB 16 TEST CHAPTER 2 Presidents’ Day NO CLASS T FEB 17 MONDAY CLASS SCHEDULE Class with another teacher or assignment F FEB 20 Class with another teacher or assignment M FEB 23 - Discussion in class focusing on the “chapitre 3” “CHAPITRE 4” F FEB 27 - “Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Liens grammaticaux" - "Liens socioculturels” M MAR 2 - “Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Réplique et synthèse” F MAR 6 TEST CHAPTER 4 M MAR 9 SPRING BREAK NO CLASS F MAR 13 SPRING BREAK NO CLASS “CHAPITRE 5” M MAR 16 - “Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Les mots pour le dire” - “Liens socioculturels” F MAR 20 - “Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Liens grammaticaux" M MAR 23 TEST CHAPTER 5 “CHAPITRE 6” F MAR 27 M MAR 30 - “Les mots pour le dire” - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Les mots pour le dire” - “Liens grammaticaux" F APR 3 - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" TEST CHAPTER 6 “CHAPITRE 7” M APR 6 - “Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Liens grammaticaux" - "Liens socioculturels" F APR 10 - “Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Liens grammaticaux” - "Liens interdisciplinaires" M APR 13 TEST CHAPTER 7 F APR 17 - “Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - "Liens grammaticaux" - "Liens socioculturels" M APR 20 - “Les mots pour le dire” - Student presentation - “Liens grammaticaux" - “Liens grammaticaux" F APR 24 LAST CLASS M APR 27 FINAL EXAMINATIONS WEEK F MAY 1 9:30-11:20 NO CLASS FINAL EXAM To improve your french and help you in this class: “On n’est pas couche” [(lot of idioms, can be hard) I advise you to see just the beginning of this show (until the end of the flop10 10-15min) or just to watch the videos call “les dessins”] https://www.youtube.com/user/onpcofficielle/playlists?spfreload=10 “Cyprien” [ more fun, young talk, some idioms (speak quite quickly)] http://www.cyprien.fr “Norman fait des videos” [ similar to what is done by Cyprien but a different way to explain, see, say things] http://www.normanfaitdesvideos.com “Le joueur du grenier” [ for those liking video-games but lot of swear words on those videos] http://www.joueurdugrenier.fr “L’express” [ French magazine, could help you for your presentations, the magazine is available at the lab (Old Main 004)] http://www.lexpress.fr “Le nouvel observateur” [ French magazine similar to “l’express” but it usually has a different point of view (to get access to this magazine check the lab and the library and/or ask me] http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com