1 Normandale Community College Course Syllabus: French 2100 (Intermediate French 1) Monday-Friday 10:00-10:50 C2040 Fall 2012 Identifying

Information Instructor: Dr. Catherine Pulling Office: C2063 Mailbox: (C3111) Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 11:00-12:00, Tuesday, Thursday 11:30-1:00 or by appointment Phone: (952) 358-8493 Email: catherine.pulling@normandale.edu Please write "student" in the subject line. Course Objectives A. B. C. D. E. Progress towards fluency in speaking and understanding French with attention to normal speed and intonation. Intensive study of the prsent, pass compos, and imparfait verb tenses. Expansion of vocabulary through reading, short films (courts mtrages), and music. Improvement of writing skills through formal compositions and short written assignments. Increased knowledge of French and Francophone cultures through primary sources such as newspaper articles, literary texts, and the internet.

Texts Imaginez textbook and workbook (SAM). Imaginez website http://imaginez.vhlcentral.com (This is where you will be able to watch the short films that accompany each chapter, do required grammar and vocabulary exercises, download the lab audio program MP3 files, and listen to French music. You are required to set up an account at this site.)

MAKE UP POLICY Each student is allowed to make up one exam during the semester. This exam must be scheduled in advance, except in case of serious emergency. If you miss an exam without contacting me in advance, you will be allowed to take it at the testing center, but you will miss the oral comprehension section.

Grade Breakdown
Chapter Exams Five 55 pt. exams will be given. Each test will have a section on listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, reading, and composition. Each test will also have a 5pt. section taken directly from the web activities for that chapter. Your lowest score will be dropped, but you must take all five exams. (4x55) Rdactions You will write 3 short compositions. You will correct your grammatical errors in a second draft of each composition. Late rdactions will be penalized 10% per day. (3x25) Student Activities Manual (Manuel) On the day of each written exam, the instructor will verify that you have completed your workbook pages for that chapter. It is important to do manuel pages on the day they are assigned in order to be able to participate in class activities. (5x 10) Short Writing Assignments These are one-paragraph writing assignments based on exercises in the student activities manual. They need to be turned in on a separate sheet of paper on the date listed on the assignment calendar. (Late paragraphs will be penalized 10% per day). Please see attached list. You do not need to duplicate these assignments by copying them into your workbook. (12x5) Oral Exams Three of these will take place in my office. You will be a given a topic related to the chapter, several days in advance. You will be expected to prepare an interactive, interesting, and somewhat spontaneous conversation with a partner. One exam will be done in a small group format. (4 x 25) Quizzes and Assignments These will include worksheets and in-class quizzes based on assignments from the textbook or website. There will also be listening quizzes are based on the workbook audio program. Some quizzes will not be announced. You will not be able to make up quizzes if you are absent. Web Site Activities You will be expected to complete all of the online activities for each chapter by the day of the exam. (5x 10) Written Final Exam Attendance, participation, preparation. This class meets on 74 days. You are expected to be on time, prepared, and ready to learn, on nearly all of those days. You may miss up to 5 days during the semester for travel, illness, or personal needs, without penalty. For each absence after five, 10 points will be subtracted from your overall semester grade. Excessive tardiness may be counted as absence.

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100 points Penalty after 5 absences!

Course Total 750 675 or more A 600 or more B 525 or more C 450 or more D Expectations of Courtesy Class lasts only 50 minutes. Please try to use the restroom before or after class. Laptop computers and cell phones are not allowed in class. Any student using a laptop or cell phone (TEXTING) will be asked to pack up his or her offending technology and leave class for the day. An easy participation quiz worth a lot of points will then be given to the respectful students who remain.

Short Writing Assignments from the Student Activities Manual These assignments, which are based on exercises from the workbook, must be turned in on a separate sheet of paper on the date listed on the syllabus. (Late paragraphs will be penalized 10% per day). 1. __________ A votre tour p.1. Rpondez aux questions de ex. 3 du manuel, pour formuler un paragraphe o vous dcrivez votre personnalit et vos opinions au sujet des relations personnelles. 2. __________ Ma famille p. 7. Dcrivez, en quatre ou cinq phrases, les membres de votre famille, leurs activits, et les endroits o vous allez souvent. Utilisez les verbes tre, avoir, faire, et aller. 3. __________ Votre conception de lamiti p. 15. Et vous, quelle est votre conception de lamiti? Ecrivez quatre ou cinq phrases dans lesquelles vous parlez des relations que vous avez avec vos amis. Utilisez au moins dix verbes pronominaux. 4. __________ A vous: Votre ville prfre p. 17. Ecrivez quatre ou cinq phrases dans lesquelles vous expliquez o vous allez habiter un jour. Dcrivez la ville ou lendroit que vous prfrez et imaginez votre logement idal. Utilisez au moins six huit adjectifs dans votre description.

5. __________ A vous: Lhomme/la femme ou lami(e) idal(e) p. 19. A votre avis, comment est lhomme /la femme ou lami(e) idal(e)? (Vous pouvez aussi dcrire par exemple, le chien, liguane, la lampe, ou la mre idale.) Quest-ce quil/elle fait, ou ne fait pas? Ecrivez quatre ou cinq phrases dans lesquelles vous dcrivez cette personne avec six ou huit adverbes diffrents. 6. __________ Quel film? p. 25. Choisissez un film que vous avez vu rcemment. Dcrivez-le en quatre ou cinq phrases au pass compos. Puis, dites quand et o vous avez vu ce film, et donnez votre opinion personnelle sur sa qualit. On est laiss en suspense, cela donne la chair de poule, c'est horrifiant etc. 7. __________ A vous: Le week-end dernier p. 27. Et vous, quest-ce que vous avez fait le week-end dernier? Ecrivez quatre ou cinq phrases dans lesquelles vous dcrivez vos activits au pass compose. 8. __________ Un moment de votre vie p. 29. Ecrivez quatre ou cinq phrases dans lesquelles vous racontez un moment intressant de votre vie (un vnement important, une rencontre, un souvenir denfance etc.). Employez le pass compos et limparfait. 9. __________ Quand p. 35. Repensez aux dernires lections prsidentielles et dcrivez cinq choses que vous et votre famille aviez faites ce jour-l avant quon annonce les rsultants. (Ou choisissez un autre moment cl: Avant de venir Normandale, j'avais dj ...) 10. __________ "Et vous: Que tenez-vous vraiment faire dans la vie?" p. 39, ex. 5, #3. Expliquez ce qui est important pour vous, et ce que vous voulez absolument faire dans la vie. 11. __________ A vous: La mondialisation p. 41. Que reprsente, pour vous, la mondialisation? Donnez une dfinition de ce mot en deux ou trois phrases et dites si vous pensez que cest plutt une bonne ou une mauvaise chose pour lhumanit!" 12. __________ Un e-mail: Le dner. p. 45. Ecrivez un e-mail un ami ou une amie o vous dcrivez ce que vous avez mang dans un diner mmorable ou banal, dlicieux ou dgotant.!Utilisez une varit d'articles partitifs, dfinis, et indfinis."

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