F1 Syllabus - Canvas

Elementary French XL1 Online
Winter 2015
Instructor
Contact Information
Stéphane Antoine Muller, EdD
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (310) 795-0419
Course description
This course begins a program of three courses (XL1, XL2, XL3) covering first year college-level French. Using a
communicative, thematically based approach, the program simultaneously develops speaking, listening, reading, and
writing skills. Reading and writing activities provide opportunities to practice key grammatical structures, acquire
vocabulary, and develop an understanding of the cultures of the French-speaking world. Instruction emphasizes the present
tense of regular and major irregular verbs and the building of a basic conversational vocabulary.
To immerse you in the language from the beginning, the class will be conducted almost entirely in French. You are not
expected to understand every word, but rather to follow the main ideas by paying attention to the context. You will find
that your comprehension improves as the course progresses.
Course Prerequisites
Internet Access
Persistent access to Canvas
Basic familiarity with using a web browser
Course Objectives
The goal and objectives of FrenchXL1 are to begin developing linguistic fluency and attain proficiency in all four
communicative skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) as well as cultural competence.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, successful participants will be able to:
- Comprehend, through listening and reading
- Basic information about French vocabulary dealing with greetings and introductions
- Become familiar with the principles of French pronunciation.
- Develop French-­‐speaking reflexes at the beginner’s level.
- Grasp the structural rudiments of the language.
- Express the following, through writing
- Introduce yourself
- Carry on a basic conversation
- Tell time & comment on weather
- Talk about daily routines, leisure activities, and plans
- Articulate relationship through expressions of origin and possession
- Express likes and dislikes, and emotional states
- Describe activities in progress
Through pronunciation practice, approximate French sounds.
Required course material
o iLrn Heinle Learning Center Access code (it includes the electronic copy of Motifs 6th edition). (Required)
Note: Used books do NOT come with the necessary Access Code.
o Textbook Motifs: An Introduction to French, 6th edition (Kimberly Jamba & Margaret Ann Kassen, Harcourt
College Publishers) (optional). For those of you prefer who prefer to have also the printed text.
o Computer headphones/speaker
You may order the textbook Motifs through the UCLA bookstore: www.uclastore.com.
The textbook comes with a printed access card for the iLrn Heinle Learning Center (with an access code). If you prefer
having all of your resources online (including electronic copies of Motifs), you have the possibility of solely purchasing
access to the iLrn Heinle Learning Center.
Recommended Resources
• Headset microphone
• Microsoft Office or Software that allows for the production of presentations, documents, and media files
Canvas Technical Requirements
• Computer specifications: http://guides.instructure.com/s/2204/m/4214/l/82542-what-are-the-basic-computerspecifications-for-canvas (Links to an external site.)
• Supported browsers: http://guides.instructure.com/m/4214/l/41056-which-browsers-does-canvas-support (Links to an
external site.)
Course Content, Assignments and Due Dates
Week 1: Les camarades et la salle de classe – premiere partie (January 5-11)
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Video Lecture 1: Course Review, Syllabus, Schedule Introduce yourself and others, identify/name people objects
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Discussion 1a: Faites connaissance! (1 pt, Due Jan 7)
Discussion 1b: (DQ1) Tu et Vous (2 pts, Due Jan 11)
Assignment 1: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due Jan 11)
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Week 2: Les camarades et la salle de classe – deuxieme partie (January 12-18)
Video Lecture 2: Décrire personnes, vêtements et couleurs, l’alphabet et nombres
Discussion 2: Le vocabulaire en movement (2 pts, Due Jan 14)
Assignment 2: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due Jan 18)
Exam Module 1: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center (10 pts, Due Jan 18)
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Week 3: La vie universitaire – premiere partie (January 19-25)
Video Lecture 3: Aimer/ne pas aimer faire et exprimer ses préférences
Discussion 3: Qu'est-ce que vous aimez faire le weekend? (2 pts, Due Jan 21)
Reading: verbes reguliers, negation et articles definis
Assignment 3: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due Jan 25)
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Week 4: La vie universitaire – deuxieme partie (January 26-February 1)
Video Lecture 4: Université, cours, calendrier, avoir et age
Discussion 4: Votre saison preferee (2 pts, Due Jan 28)
Assignment 4: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due Feb 1)
Exam Module 2: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center (10 pts, Due Feb 1)
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Week 5: Chez l'étudiant – premiere partie (February 2-8)
Video Lecture 5: Université, cours, calendrier, avoir et age
Discussion 5: Votre famille (2 pts, Due Feb 4)
Assignment 5: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due Feb 8)
Writing 1: Ma chambre (6 pts, Due Feb 8)
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Week 6: Chez l'étudiant – deuxieme partie (February 9-15)
Video Lecture 6: Affaires personnelles, décrire des personnalités et nombres
Discussion 6: Habiter avec un colocataire (2 pts, Due Feb 11)
Assignment 6: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due Feb 15)
Exam Module 3: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center (10 pts, Due Feb 15)
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Week 7: Travail et loisirs – premiere partie (February 16-22)
Video Lecture 7: Métiers et des nationalités et lieux de travail
Discussion 7: Le travail (2 pts, Due Feb 18)
Assignment 7: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due Feb 22)
Writing 2: Ma chambre version final (4 pts, Due Feb 22)
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Week 8: Travail et loisirs – deuxieme partie (February 23-March 1)
Video Lecture 8: Heure et emploi du temps
Discussion 8: Quel sport faites-vous? (2 pts, Due Feb 25)
Assignment 8: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due March 1)
Exam Module 4: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center (10 pts, Due March 1)
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Week 9: On sort? – premiere partie (March 2-8)
Video Lecture 9: Téléphone, inviter, heure et emploi du temps
Discussion 9: Comment faire connaissance? (2 pts, Due March 4)
Reading: verbes pouvoir, devoir, sortir et pronoms accentues
Assignment 9: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due March 8)
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Week 10: On sort? – deuxieme partie (March 9-15)
Video Lecture 10: Manger/boire, temps et rencontrer de nouveaux amis
Discussion 10: Comment faire de nouvelles connaissances? (2 pts, Due March 11)
Assignment 10: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center activities (2 pts, Due March 15)
Exam Module 5: iLrn-Heinle Learning Center (10 pts, Due March 15)
Evaluation criteria
Heine Learning Center activities
20%
Exams (5) one for each module
50%
Participation/Discussions Forums
10%
Midterm
10%
Final
10%
Grading Scheme
Grade Percentage
90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
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Letter Grade
A
B
C
D
F
Pass/Fail
Pass
Pass
Pass
Fail
Fail
Course Activities
Each week by Sunday night, I will post a brief lecture explaining the program of the week. You will find the link to
access the lecture and the activities of the week online by going to “ LEÇONS” and clicking to the corresponding
week. Each lesson starts with a series of objectives. Read these objectives to discover what you will learn in a
particular lesson. Then, revisit them once you have learned what you need to do.
1. You will then go to the iLrn-Heine Learning Center website. Here, you will practice listening writing and oral
activities, which you will find in your e-book Motifs. As with other practice exercises, answers are provided in a
sidebar. Where there is no one right answers for an activity (because the answer will vary according to each
person), answered are not provided, you will see the following note: Answers will vary. I will check however
your answers and give you feedbacks.
2. Each week, you will participate to a Discussion Forum. Go the Forum of the discussion and post a paragraph
(150 to 200 words) in respond to the question. Then respond to the comments of at least to of your classmates.
3. At the end of each module (every other week), an exam is administrated on the Heinle Learning Center
Website. The exams will consist of activities similar to those from the Heine Learning Center exercises in the
form of fill‐in-the blank, multiple choices, writing short essays writing short sentences, or connecting the pairs.
Exams will be posted online 4 days before the due date and you will have 1 hour to complete each one and you
will have one attempt.
Please keep in mind that when learning languages content is cumulative; so, you will need to know the grammar,
vocabulary, and content of previous chapters to pass each exam. To take the exams, login on time or risk missing
them. Once an exam has begun, students may not log out until it is completed and submitted. If you are working on
a laptop, make sure you have enough battery to complete the assignment. There will be no make‐up exams, no more
attempts will be added, and I will not accept exams submitted after 11pm on the due date.
Course Requirements
Students must complete all exercises to receive the maximum benefit from the program.
iLrn Heine Learning Center Activities (20%) You will need the access code that you will find with your new
textbook (package sold at UCLA Bookstore) or that you can purchase separately on the Heine Learning Center
website. If you have any problems registering, please contact Technical Support at Heine Learning Center directly;
they are very good at replying fast, and I probably won’t be able too solve your computer problems. You will be
assigned writing, reading, listening and speaking activities; all of them will be available from the first day of class
and will be due every two or three days. Please see the Calendar on Heine Learning Center for exact due date.
Since most of the activities will be graded automatically, you will receive instant feedback to help you correct your
mistakes. I encourage you to rework each assignment until you achieve at least 85% mastery.
Speaking activities: you will be asked to record in the oral portion of your assignment, in which you pronounce
words and sentences. You will listen to dictation and questions for which you will write down what you hear or
provide answers to questions. You will then record what you wrote. As you record your assignment, speak slowly
and clearly. Remember that you can rerecord it as often as you need. I highly recommend that you use the future
“find a partner” for these activities. Follow the instructions to invite one of your classmates. The speaking activities
will be graded based on five elements:
1) Ease of expression (how natural you sound when speaking; reading is not acceptable)
2) Complexity of your structures (use of complete sentences and structures appropriate for each chapter)
3) Grammar (appropriate to the level and the activity)
4) Vocabulary (appropriate for the chapter and activity, no repetition of verbs or nouns)
5) Pronunciation (appropriate for the level)
Weekly Discussions (20%): Online discussions in this course are asynchronous. That is, they are not conducted as
chat rooms where all participants are present at the same time. Rather, you and the other participants contribute to
threaded discussions that are accessible to everyone taking the course at the same time and, of course, to the
instructor. There will be a deadline for your contributions to the discussion, and those contributions will be graded (2
points for each discussion), one Discussion‐Question a week. The discussions are due on Thursday and response to
peers on Saturday. Your discussion on cultural topics should incorporate responses to your peers, your opinions, and
pertinent information from things that you’ve read, and examples from your experience. The length of your posting
and responses to others should be at least 100 to 150 words (6 or 7 sentences). Your French class is a small
community in which you will get to know each other on a first‐name basis. The Discussion Forum enables us to
simulate one of the features of a face‐to‐face setting—being able to converse with other students. Remember, this is an
opportunity to communicate with other students enrolled in French XL1 at your skill level.
Writing Activities (10%)
There will be one writing activity designed to enhance your ability to write in French. Details are posted on Week 5.
Exams (50%): the 5 exams will be taken on iLrn Heine Learning Center. They will be given during the
“Semaines” 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. The exams may include multiple choice, true/false, fill‐in the blank, and short essay
questions. Exams will be posted online 4 days before the due date and you will have 60 minutes to complete each
one. For each exam you will have 1 attempt and these exams are timed. Once an exam has begun, students may not
log out until it is completed and submitted. There will be no make up exams, no more attempts will be added, and I
will not accept exams submitted after 11.30pm on the due date. Each test is worth 10% of your grade.
Policies about deadlines and late work
You are required to complete all of the assignments by the deadline. All activities from iLrn Heine Learning Center
and Blackboard are due by 11.30pm Pacific Time on the due date. If you need an extension for extenuating
circumstances, email me at least 24 hours before the assignment is due and I will consider your case. No late work
will be accepted.
Academic Integrity Policy
Academic integrity covers behavior in cheating, plagiarism, and fabrication of information. These behaviors are
not tolerated. Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the UCLA Extension Student Conduct Code
and the official statements regarding cheating and plagiarism at:
https://www.uclaextension.edu/Pages/str/StudentConduct.aspx
Services for Students with Disabilities
In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
UCLA Extension provides appropriate accommodations and support services to qualified applicants and students
with disabilities. These include, but are not limited to, auxiliary aids/services, such as note takers, audiotaping of
courses, sign language interpreters, and assistive-listening devices for hearing-impaired individuals, extended time
for and proctoring of exams, and registration assistance. Accommodations and types of support services vary and
are specifically designed to meet the disability-related needs of each student based on current, verifiable medical
documentation. Arrangements for auxiliary aids/services are available only through UCLA Extension’s Services
for Students with Disabilities at (310) 825-7851 or by email at [email protected]. Please request such
arrangements with at least five working days’ advance notice. All assistance is handled in confidence.
Accommodations must be pre-approved. Requests for retroactive accommodation will not be accepted.
Instructor Expectations
Adult learners generally appreciate it when their instructor is clear and direct with them about expectations for
courses requirements and procedures. It will be easier to help meet your needs if you communicate them directly
and sincerely. I am learner centered, and I hope you’ll always find that I am responsive and supportive. I hope you
will make the commitment to post your responses for exercises, assignments and discussions on or before the due
dates each week. The classroom should be active all week not just on weekends. Your posts should be substantive
and feature good writing, correct spelling and mechanics. I highly encourage you to write your discussions on a
word document and to run the spell check and proofread your work before submitting it.
I will be in the classroom at least five days a week. I will do my best to respond to questions within 24 hours and all
work will be graded within seven days of the original due date. No messages are private - so please expand on any
topic. If, after reading an assignment, you do not understand what to do, please start by asking questions in the
“Questions sur le cours” Discussion Forum. If you are confused, it is likely that other students are also confused.
This not only allows me to clarify the issue for everyone, but it also allows other students to answer the question if
they happen to be in the course before I am. This is much better than turning in an assignment that is not done
correctly and losing points. Thank you for your thoughtful reading of the expectations; I welcome your comments.
Have a great online learning experience! Bon Trimestre!