Fall 2003                      

Professor:  Michael Henderson                                     Office:  Humanities 206

Campus Phone:            3497                French 210                  Home Phone:    643-2889

 

Office Hours:  Monday, Wednesday 1:00-1:55

Tuesday, Thursday 4:00-4:55

Friday 2:00-2:55

 

Course Goals

Our general goal is to develop intermediate-level proficiency in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing French.  In addition, we will become familiar with the basic cultural foundations of French-speaking people.  We will learn and practice using the sounds, vocabulary, and grammatical structures of  French in typical communicative contexts.  By the end of this semester, you will be able to function in French in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar situations.  In particular, we will concentrate on the following communicative functions:

 

 

 

Required Materials

Allons-y, Jeannette Bragger and Donald B. Rice, Sixth Edition

 

Please be certain to purchase both the textbook and the workbook.  The latter contains most of your written homework assignments, and you will be asked to turn it in periodically to your instructor for review.

 

Attendance Policy

Attendance is required.  Unexcused absences will result in a lower course grade.  This policy is not intended to police you, but to help you succeed in this class.  Decades of research and experience have proven that learning a second language requires meaningful oral input in the target language.  If you are not physically in class, you will not receive that input, and you will not be able to realize your goals in learning French.

 

Of course, you are not expected to be in class if you are ill, or if a family emergency requires that you leave campus.  In addition, if you are participating in a Juniata sporting event, or an academic field trip, you may be excused from class if you inform your instructor beforehand.  In all instances, however, you are still required to complete the assignments for the day that you are absent.

 

Academic Integrity

All members of the Juniata community share responsibility for establishing and maintaining appropriate standards of academic honesty and integrity. Students oblige themselves to follow these standards and to encourage others to do so. Faculty members also have an obligation to comply with the principles and procedures of academic honesty and integrity. Academically dishonest acts include cheating, fabrication and falsification, multiple submission, plagiarism, abuse of materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty.

 

All offenses are reported to the Director of Academic Support Services and all confirmed violations of the policy are kept on file for a minimum of five years or until the student is separated from the College, whichever is longer. A faculty member has discretion to recommend a sanction or the case may be referred to the Academic Judicial Board. If a student is accused a second time, the case is automatically referred to the Academic Judicial Board. Penalties may include, but are not limited to, the following: a formal warning; a reduced grade for the assignment; a reduced grade for the course; suspension from the College; dismissal from the College.

 

A more complete description of the College's policy on academic integrity and the procedures followed during a hearing of the Academic Judicial Board can be found in the Pathfinder on the Juniata College intranet.

 

Grading Scale

Your final grade will be weighted according to the following performance parameters:

Class participation                    10%

Homework assignments:           20%

Chapter Tests                           30%

Mid-term exam             10%

Periodic Quizzes                       5%

International Cultural Events      5%

Final Exam                               20%

 

International Cultural Events

You are required to attend a minimum of 4 international cultural events related to French studies during the course of the semester.  These events may include the International Movie Series, a French Club event, Study-abroad events, guest speakers, etc.  Please ask me if an event qualifies for credit before attending.

 

Learning Differences

If you have a diagnosed learning difference, please discuss with me in my office any accommodations that will be necessary before August 29.

The following schedule should be considered approximate.  Modifications are likely as we proceed through the material, and actual homework assignments will be made at the end of each class period.  The page numbers correspond to the textbook, not the workbook.  We will cover chapters 9-12, and read a French short story, which will be distributed the day we return from Thanksgiving break.

8.25     Introduction to course and materials, study tips

8.27     Introducing yourself and other people

8.29     Talking about study abroad (352-355)

9.1       Talking about lodging    (356-60)

9.3       Getting and paying for a hotel room (367-370)

9.5       Describing the layout of a house (376-380)

9.8       Narrating in past time frames     (376-380)

9.10     Narrating in past time frames

9.12     Narrating in past time frames

9.15     Quebec (389)

9.17     Revision of chapter 9

9.19     Chapter 9 exam

9.22     Reading classified ads (396-397)

9.24     Getting information about people (406-409)

9.26     Getting information about people

9.29     Getting information about things (411-418)

10.1     Getting information about things

10.3     Talking about the recent past (418)

10.6     Dossier découvert: Québec (428-432)

10.8     Revision of chapter 10

10.10   Mid-term exam

10.15   Talking about employment (433-439)

10.17   Expressing emotions (440-444)

10.20   Expressing emotions

10.22   Expressing necessity and wishes (444-448)

10.24   Naming and describing clothing (452-3)

10.27   A job interview (471-476)

10.29   Writing a CV (482)

10.31   Revision of Chapter 11

11.3     Chapter 11 exam

11.5     Making travel arrangements (493-495)

11.7     Talking about the future (510-518)

11.10   Talking about the future

11.12   Making a hypothetical statement (521-525)

11.14   Making a hypothetical statement

11.17   Linking ideas    (533)

11.19   What would you do if...? (539)

11.21   Revision of chapter 12

11.24   Chapter 12 exam

12.1     Reading and discussing a short story

12.3     Reading and discussing a short story

12.5     Reading and discussing a short story

12.8     Final review