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French 235 – Intermediate French Conversation
FRE 235.001
Dr. Joyce Johnston
Email: [email protected]
Phone: X2279
Office: LAN 252
Office Hours: Monday: 8h-9h, 11h-12 and 13h-14h30, Tuesday and Thursday: 8h-9h30,
Wednesday and Friday: 8h-9h, 11h-12 and by appointment.
Department: Modern Languages
Class meeting time and place: TR: 9:30-10:45am, Ferguson 175
COURSE WEBSITE: http://leonardo.sfasu.edu/jjohnston
*This is essential for success in this class.
Course Description: Development of basic conversational functions (such as giving
advice, eliciting and expressing opinions, and narrating events); conversational
management skills (such as taking turns, asking for clarification, circumlocution); and
understanding of different spoken registers of French. Prerequisite: FRE 231 or
equivalent
Welcome to French 235. The course website [http://leonardo.sfasu.edu/jjohnston/]
presents the goals of the course, explains the expectations of students, and describes the
criteria for the evaluation of student performance. These pages contain essential
information that will be important to you throughout the semester. In addition, all
students registered for this course are responsible for all information contained in the
course website and are expected to comply with related policies. Should you have any
questions regarding this syllabus, please ask Dr. Johnston.
Course Goals and Student Learning Outcomes: French 235 is an intermediate
conversation course conducted exclusively in French. Students will
1. Increase linguistic proficiency through practice speaking in a variety of formal and
informal situations.
2. Carry out a number of communicative tasks, such as asking for information,
expressing opinions, giving advice, etc., while discussing a variety of topics, such as
personal interests and activities, travel and living abroad and social issues.
3. Develop an understanding of France and French society and some awareness of issues
in other French-speaking countries and regions.
4. Be able to converse with native speakers on items related to practical life in France,
youth culture and social issues.
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There are no required texts for this course. Prerequisite for this course is a C or higher in
French 231 or the equivalent
Evaluation of Students: Students can earn a possible 1000 points in this course to
receive the following letter grades:
(1000-895) A (894-795) B (794-695) C (694-595) D (594 and below) F
Students earn points in the following categories:
Class Participation
Pronunciation Lab
Music presentation
Music/DJ
Social Issue debate
Social Issue Radio
Parody of a film
Speaking midterm
Vous êtes prof
Oral exam
Total:
150 points (10 possible per week)
200 (4 assignments X 50 points)
50 points
50 points
50 points
50 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
150 points
1000 points
Class Participation/Attendance: Regular oral practice is essential for improving
proficiency in a foreign language, and thus attending class and participating actively on a
daily basis are necessary for a student's success a conversation class. I will record a
participation grade for each student on a weekly basis. Students receive up to 10 points
per week for participation.
Eating and chewing gum make speaking French very difficult and are thus not permitted
in the French classroom. Engaging in these activities will result in a lower participation
score. It is your responsibility to ensure your cell phone or other electronic devises do not
disturb classes.
Tardiness/Absence: Students are expected to be on time and a penalty for tardiness is
counted against the student's overall participation as discussed in the Participation
Criteria. Students are allowed 2 absences per semester at their discretion. This could be
for school-sponsored events, a religious observance, illness or family related events or
emergencies. However, once the three absences are surpassed for any reason, students
lose 5 points of participation per absence unless other arrangements are made with Dr.
Johnston immediately. Arriving to class tardy will drop your weekly grade by two points
for every day you are late. If you must miss class for any reason, you will still be
responsible for all assignments due. In case of illness, contact instructor via e-mail or call
a classmate to keep up with assignments.
Homework: The pronunciation lab and in-class presentations make up the bulk of your
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grade for this course. Late work is not accepted without a documented excuse.
Assignments are linked off course calendar.
Late assignments and group work: For this class you will be doing a number of
assignments in small groups to facilitate conversation practice. Although I realize
working with classmates presents challenges as well as delights, it is simply impossible to
converse without other people. You will, however, receive individual rather than "group"
grades for all assignments. You will be evaluated on what you contribute to the group.
Students with disabilities: If you have a learning or physical disability, visual or hearing
impairment that might affect your progress in French, please see me. Considerations will
be made for those students with documented learning disabilities. To obtain disability
related accommodations, alternate formats and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities
must contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS), Human Services Building, and
Room 325, 468-3004 / 468-1004 (TDD) as early as possible in the semester. Once
verified, ODS will notify the course instructor and outline the accommodation and/or
auxiliary aids to be provided. Failure to request services in a timely manner may delay
your accommodations. For more information contact Disability Services (Chuck Lopez)
or click here for their web page.
University Policies: Academic integrity is a responsibility of all university faculty and
students. Faculty members promote academic integrity in multiple ways including
instruction on the components of academic honesty, as well as abiding by university
policy on penalties for cheating and plagiarism.
Definition of Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty includes both cheating and
plagiarism. Cheating includes but is not limited to (1) using or attempting to use
unauthorized materials to aid in achieving a better grade on a component of a class; (2)
the falsification or invention of any information, including citations, on an assigned
exercise; and/or (3) helping or attempting to help another in an act of cheating or
plagiarism. Plagiarism is presenting the words or ideas of another person as if they were
your own. Examples of plagiarism are (1) submitting an assignment as if it were one's
own work when, in fact, it is at least partly the work of another; (2) submitting a work
that has been purchased or otherwise obtained from an Internet source or another source;
and (3) incorporating the words or ideas of an author into one's paper without giving the
author due credit.
Please read the complete policy at http://www.sfasu.edu/policies/academic_integrity.asp
Any student caught cheating will receive a grade of zero on the assignment and will be
reported to the dean. All homework should be your own. Students are not allowed to use
translation programs, tutors, native speakers or other students to assist them with
assignments. Doing so constitutes academic dishonesty and will be dealt with according
to university policy. If you have questions in regard to assignments, please see me.
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Program Learning Outcomes :
1. The student will be able to communicate orally with native speakers of the target
language.
2. The student will be able to comprehend authentic texts written in the target language.
3. The student will be able to write effective, original compositions in the target
language.
4. The student will demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through
comparisons of the cultures studied and their own..
5. The student will, if seeking teacher certification, demonstrate preparation to teach the
target language
Withheld grades: Ordinarily, at the discretion of the instructor of record and with the
approval of the academic chair/director, a grade of WH will be assigned only if the
student cannot complete the course work because of unavoidable circumstances. Students
must complete the work within one calendar year from the end of the semester in which
they receive a WH, or the grade automatically becomes an F. If students register for the
same course in future terms the WH will automatically become an F and will be counted
as a repeated course for the purpose of computing the grade point average.
Programme provisoire du semestre
NB: All activities listed on the day of class assume that you have read the
information in question either on line or in handouts.
Semaine #1 30/8 - 9/2
Mardi - Introduction au cours
UNIT #1: HABITER A L'ETRANGER
Jeudi - Le voyage et le transport Vocabulaire pour voyager
Semaine #2 6/9 - 8/9
Mardi - Pour habiter en France
Vocabulaire pour habiter en France
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Jeudi - La santé et la sécu Feuilles distribuées en classe
Semaine #3 13/9 - 15/9
Mardi - La bouffe
L'article de Simone Schwarz-Bart (Feuilles distribuées en classe)
Devoirs: Recherche sur la gastronomie
A RENDRE : Labo #1(Mélanie)
Jeudi - La bouffe et les jeux
Semaine #4 20/9 - 22/9
Mardi - Les affaires en France
French or Foe? (Feuilles distribuées en classe)
Devoir: les affaires
Jeudi - La musique
Vocabulaire pour parler de la musique
Semaine #5 27/9 - 29/9
Mardi - Présentations sur la musique
Jeudi - Présentations sur la musique
Semaine #6 4/10 - 6/10
UNIT #2: ENTRE LES JEUNES
Mardi - Le langage des jeunes
Vocabulaire pour le langage de jeunes
Jeudi - Sortons!
Vocabulaire pour sortir
A RENDRE : Labo #2 Il est beau
Semaine #7 11/10 - 13/10
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Mardi - La télé et les pubs
Vocabulaire pour parler de la télé
Jeudi - EXAMENS ORAUX
Semaine #8 18/10 - 20/10
Mardi - Les médias en France (feuilles)
Jeudi - Radio! - DJ
Semaine #9 25/10 - 27/10
UNIT #3: LES QUESTIONS SOCIALES
Mardi - Les questions sociales Vocabulaire: pour parler des questions sociales
Jeudi - Visiteur
A RENDRE (vendredi): Labo #3: Chanson d’Automne
Semaine #10 1/11-3/11
Mardi - Débats - Vocabulaire
Jeudi - Vocabulaire pour parler du cinéma
Semaine #11 8/11-10/11
Mardi - Choix des étudiants
Jeudi - Présentations des parodies des films
Semaine #12 15/11-17/11
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Présentations des parodies des films
Jeudi - Radio! - les jeunes et la vie française
Semaine #13 22/11
19/4-21/4
Mardi - Préparation de Vous êtes prof !
Semaine #14 29/11-1/12
Mardi - Vous êtes prof !
Jeudi - Vous êtes prof !
A RENDRE vendredi: Labo final:Le Pont Mirabeau
Semaine #15 6/12-8/12
Mardi - Préparation pour les examens oraux
Jeudi - Les examens oraux
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