First Year French (Part II) 112.12
Spring 2008
Instructor: Laura Edwards
Office Hours: STV 231B, 11:30-12 M,T, R
Phone: 438-3279
E-mail: lcedwar@ilstu.edu
Textbooks:
Espaces, Cherie Mitschke, Cheryl Tano, & Valérie Thiers-Thiam, and its accompanying Workbook and Answer Key, plus video/audio CDs. These materials are available at the Alamo II on North St., the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in the Bone Student Center or online.
Description & Objectives:
French 112 is the second half of the introductory course in French. Students are expected to have knowledge of the basics of French (FR 111 or its equivalent; usually 2 yrs of high school French). In this course, our main goal will be to communicate by speaking, listening, reading, or writing in order to expand our understanding of the French language and the Francophone culture. In order to meet these objectives, students are required:
- to study outside of class (daily preparation/homework/labs),
- to attend classes regularly, and
- to participate fully in class activities.
Placement:
Students who have recently and successfully completed three or more solid years of high school French should strongly consider taking the online self-placement test to see if they are ready for French 115. If you earn a C or better in your first ISU language class, you will get credit for up to 8 hours of lower-level language classes that you’ve skipped. If you start at 115 and earn an A, B or C, you will get credit not only for 115, but also for 112 and 111. If you start at 112 and earn an A, B or C, you will get credit for 112 and 111. The online self-placement test can be found at: http://www.llc.ilstu.edu. It is multiple choice and you grade it yourself.
Departmental Policies:
1. Grading: Your class grade is divided as follows:
| lass Participation and Daily Preparation | 15% |
| Daily Homework, Quizzes, & Workbook Exercises | 15% |
| Oral Tests (2) | 10% |
| Lesson épreuves (12) | 30% |
| Multi-unit tests (2) | 15% |
| Final Exam | 15% |
Grading Scale: A=100-90 B=89-80 C=79-70 D=69-60 F=Below 60
2. Class participation, daily preparation, and attendance:
Learning a foreign language is highly interactive and hands on, so it is essential to attend class regularly. For the purposes of participation grades, department policy is not to distinguish between excused and unexcused absences. If you are not in class, you are not participating; you will be graded for your participation only on the days you were in class each week period. Also, if you are consistently late to class, this also affects your participation grade.Late homework will not be accepted and there are no make-ups for missed quizzes or épreuves. However, the lowest quiz and épreuve grade will be dropped at the end of the semester. At the discretion of your instructor, the multi-unit tests may be made up within a reasonable time with a valid, documented excuse. Prescriptions are not valid, documented excuses. Students are responsible for learning all new vocabulary and grammar, for studying the assigned material, and for writing out assigned exercises before class time. Most of class time will be spent on putting the material into use in French. Detailed grammatical explanations are in English in the book. It is essential to read and understand these explanations before class to avoid confusion during class time. Be sure to ask your questions!If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what material was covered during your absence and what assignments are due next class. Therefore, exchange phone or e-mail information with 2 classmates so that you won’t get behind.
3. Participation/Attendance Grading Criteria:
Every week you will give yourself a participation grade where you will evaluate yourself using the following rubric. The form will also have space for you to ask questions or make comments. Your instructor will then give you a participation grade every two weeks, taking into account your input. S/he will have the right to raise or lower your grade based upon the observation of your classroom participation/attendance. This grade makes up ten percent of your final grade.
4. Homework/Audio Exercises:
Homework:
In each lesson, your instructor will assign graded and non-graded exercises as homework and preparation. These exercises will help you and your instructor evaluate your progress. Assignments must be completed and handed in on time. No credit will be given for late assignments and the instructor is under no obligation to accept overdue assignments.
Workbook/Video Manuals:
Learning a foreign language obviously involves the development of listening skills, so it is important to do the workbook, audio, and video exercises for each lesson. You will have two CDs, one that contains the video you will be studying, and one that gives the audio for all the listening exercises in the book. You will be responsible for doing all the exercises, as given by your instructor. You will turn in your workbook with your corrections on each Monday at the time of your short test, the épreuve, and your instructor will hand it back to you the next day. There is no room for being late in this schedule, so plan accordingly. Instructors will only accept workbooks on Mondays.
The Workbook Grading Rubric:
The grade is based on overall effort, including the level of completion and the accuracy of corrections. You must use a different color of ink so that the corrections are easy to see. The criteria are as follows:
100-Student completed all assigned exercises and corrected errors using a different color ink.
95-Student has not completed 1-2 exercises and/or has failed to accurately correct errors in 1-2 exercises.
85-Student has not completed 3-4 exercises and/or has failed to correct errors in 3-4 exercises.
75-Student has not completed 5-6 of the exercises and/or has failed to accurately correct errors.
65 & below-Student shows extremely little effort in workbook exercises.
5. Quizzes (épreuves):
There will be at least one (1) quiz per unit (announced or unannounced) to reinforce your preparation and understanding of the grammatical concepts and vocabulary. NO MAKE-UPS ON QUIZZES. In order to compensate for this, the lowest quiz score will be dropped when calculating the final grade.
6. Exams:
The dates of all exams are indicated on the schedule. There will be twelve shorter tests (épreuves), one for each lesson and two multi-unit tests for units 8-10 and units 11-13. All exams will include listening comprehension, reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar, as well as aspects of culture.
*Absences on exam dates will not be tolerated. For specific cases only, make-up arrangements are at the instructor’s discretion and will be discussed on an individual basis before the date of the exam.
Oral Exams:
In this class, you will learn to speak another language. This is an exciting prospect, but in order to accomplish this goal, you have to talk! For some of you, this is not a problem; for others, this will be a challenge. The goal is to speak regardless of any mistakes you make in the process. Errors are a natural part of the language learning process. With practice, you will learn to catch those errors and monitor for them. So, you will be graded on your continual effort much more than on how perfectly you speak through your participation grade. Of course, you will be expected to make progress; you cannot expect to get a good grade if there is no progress. Two oral tests will serve to evaluate your overall ability to communicate ideas in grammatically correct forms.
7. Final Written Exam:
A comprehensive two-hour final exam for units 8-14 will be given at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008.
**The university will accommodate within reason, students who are unable to take examinations on the scheduled day for religious reasons. Students should consult in advance with their instructor about alternative arrangements.
NOTES TO THE STUDENT
- Academic Dishonesty: Cheating and Plagiarism WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. See ISU Student Handbook, page 9. Graded exercises—including homework and lab—are to be individual work.
- Students are expected to behave in a manner consistent with being in a professional environment. Open discussion and disagreement are encouraged in a respectful manner. Open hostility, rudeness, and incivility are discouraged and will result in appropriate action. Mechanical disruptions (cell phones, pages, electronic toys, music players, etc.) are also strongly discouraged.
Students acting in a disruptive or uncivil manner may be dismissed from the class for the remainder of the class period. If necessary, referrals may also be made to Community Rights & Responsibilities for violations of the Code of Student Conduct.
- Any student needing to arrange a reasonable accommodation for a documented disability should contact Disability Concerns at 350 Fell Hall, 438-5853 (voice), 438-8620 (TDD).
- Pay attention to course/university withdrawal dates. The last day to withdraw from this course with no withdrawal grade assigned and the last day to put a course on Credit/No Credit (Pass/Fail) is Monday, January 28, 2008. The last day to withdraw from this course with a (WX) grade assigned is Friday, March 7, 2008.
- Students are encouraged to seek help outside of class during instructor office hours. In addition, the department provides free tutoring hours in STV 231A; a schedule will be posted. You can also ask about a tutor in the Department Office, STV 114, or in the University Center for Learning Assistance, STV 133.
Horaire (Schedule—Calendar of Assignments and Exams)
l le 14 janvierPrésentation du cours
m le 15 janvierunité 8
m le 16 janvierunité 8
j le 17 janvierunité 8
l le 21 janvierMartin Luther King Day
m le 22 janvierunité 8: épreuve leçon 15
m le 23 janvierunité 8
j le 24 janvierunité 8
l le 28 janvierunité 8
m le 29 janvierunité 8 : épreuve leçon 16
m le 30 janvierunité 9
j le 31 janvierunité 9
l le 4 févrierunité 9
m le 5 févrierunité 9: épreuve leçon 17
m le 6 févrierunité 9
j le 7 févrierunité 9
l le 11 févrierunité 9
m le 12 févrierunité 9: épreuve leçon 18
m le 13 févrierunité 10
j le 14 févrierunité 10
l le 18 févrierunité 10
m le 19 févrierunité 10: épreuve leçon 19
m le 20 févrierunité 10
j le 21 févrierunité 10
l le 25 févrierunité 10
m le 26 févrierExamen, unités 8-10, Examen oral 1 (Sign up to take outside of class.)
m le 27 févrierunité 11
j le 28 févrierunité 11
l le 3 marsunité 11
m le 4 marsunité 11: épreuve leçon 21
m le 5 marsunité 11
j le 6 marsunité 11
l Le 8 au 16 mars
le 17 marsles vacances du printemps
unité 11
m le 18 marsunité 11: épreuve leçon 22
m le 19 marsunité 12
j le 20 marsunité 12
l le 24 marsunité 12
m le 25 marsunité 12: épreuve leçon 23
m le 26 marsunité 12
j le 27 marsunité 12
l le 31 marsunité 12
m le 1 avrilunité 12: épreuve leçon 24
m le 2 avrilunité 13
j le 3 avrilunité 13
l le 7 avrilunité 13
m le 8 avrilunité 13: épreuve leçon 25
m le 9 avrilunité 13
j le 10 avrilunité 13
l le 14 avrilunité 13
m le 15 avrilExamen, unités 11-13
m le 16 avrilunité 14
j le 17 avrilunité 14
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l le 21 avrilunité 14
m le 22 avrilunité 14: épreuve leçon 27
m le 23 avrilunité 14
j le 24 avrilunité 14
l le 28 avrilunité 14
m le 29 avrilunité 14: épreuve leçon 28
m le 30 avrilRattrapage, Révision,
j le 1 maiRévision
Samedi, le 3 mai EXAMEN FINAL (unités 8-14) à 10 heures du matin