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:
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Recognize the letters of the alphabet and produce the sounds associated with
the letters.
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Comprehend elementary French phrases in context and respond accordingly
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Show the application of subject pronouns in a sentence.
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Know how to pronounce numbers from one to millions in French.
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Demonstrate the agreement of gender and number among articles, nouns,
and adjectives
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Use idiomatic expressions
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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.
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Complete both oral and written tests on grammatical structures and
vocabulary throughout the semester.
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Demonstrate everyday French speaking ability as it applies to different reallife scenarios.
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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.
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EVALUATION
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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.
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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
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SAM to be completed.
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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
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