Programme du cours, devoirs à faire, dates importantes, etc.
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Professors :      Harlan R. Patton (until Oct. 15)                                         David W. Morgan (after Oct. 15)
e-mail:             Harlan.Patton@Furman.edu                                               David.Morgan@Furman.edu
Bureau :           FH 235 J                                                                          FH 235 E
Téléphone :      294-3178                                                                          294-3172
Office hours : 10:30 - 11:00 MWF, and by appointment anytime                 (same office hours)
(In office all day: feel free to stop by, or call to make sure.)

Courses meet :
French 201, section 01: MWF 09:30 AM - 10:20 AM Furman Hall 227
French 201, section 02: MWF 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Furman Hall 227

COURSE WEB SITE: you're already here..... Your daily assignments, dates for tests, topics for compositions, etc., are all posted on this website Check it daily. No printed assignment sheet will be distributed.

Other teaching responsibilities for fall semester 2008:
French 210, section 02, Intermediate French II MWF 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM Furman Hall 107
French House coordinator, course meeting Thursday evenings at 07:00 PM
Co-director for Versailles Fall 2008, second half of the semester, starting Oct. 15, 2008.

TEACHING TEAM: For Fall term 2008, this course will be taught by two different professors. Dr. Harlan Patton will teach the first part of the course, through the midterm exam. Dr. David Morgan will teach the second part of the course, from the midterm to the final exam. Each will be responsible for 50% of your final grade in French 201 this term.

TEXTS
Imaginez (Mitschke). The package ordered and available at the bookstore also includes a Web SAM key for on-line book activities, access to the short films on which the course is based, etc. How to access and use that web site will be discussed in class on the first day of class. To enroll in the on-line section of the course, use this website: http://imaginez.vhlcentral.com/instructions.php?cid=10428&sid=12995. Make sure you do so right away: assignments will be made daily on that website.

CLASS ATTENDANCE
Class attendance is extremely important in a course of this nature. The only excused absences are those for serious illness, participation in a university-approved activity, or family emergencies. Each unexcused absence over two will cause your final grade to drop by one point. Only those absences documented by the infirmary, your personal physician or the Dean's office will be excused. Students are fully responsible for work covered during their absence from class.

LATE WORK/MAKE-UP WORK
All work is due at the beginning of the class hour for which it is assigned. No work will be accepted late. As a general rule, make-up work will be accepted only in the case of an excused absence.

HOMEWORK
Written answers to questions in the textbook will be assigned periodically, though most written work will be submitted via the textbook web site. Scoring will emphasize correctness of content and grammar and regular completion of assignments. No late homework will be accepted.

ESSAYS
Students will complete 3 essays on cultural or literary topics this term. All compositions are to be typed, double-spaced. The professor will indicate all corrections to be made to the first version of each composition; students will make these corrections and then turn in both the original and the revised version of the compositions. The final grade on the compositions will be a composite of the two versions.

ORAL PERFORMANCE & PARTICIPATION
Your use of French in the classroom is an important aspect of the course and counts as a percentage of your final grade. You are expected to use French when talking to the professor and to other students in the class. Oral performance will be evaluated throughout the semester in class and through dialogues or improvisations which you will regularly create and perform in collaboration with other students. Your active oral participation in class is vital to your success in the course.

ACADEMIC HONESTY
Furman regulations concerning academic honesty are strict and fair. It is expected that, as with all assignments, course projects will be the product of each student's own work and learning. It is a violation of the university statement on academic integrity to have others proofread your writing before submitting it for a grade. In general, you should adhere to the guidelines of the handbook "Academic Integrity at Furman," available online:
http://www.furman.edu/main/academic_integrity.pdf

RECOMMENDATIONS
- If you are lost or if there is something you do not understand, please let me know.
- Make sure you come to class prepared and ready to participate!
- Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty are serious offenses. If you are not sure how to acknowledge a source, if you have questions about what Academic Dishonesty is, if you are wondering whether the way you have completed your assignment is appropriate, ask me for assistance.
- Stay away from online translation tools! You’ve known more French since your second week in the language than these things will ever know: they make stupid, ridiculous, and word-for-word translations.
- If you require accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act, you must make the proper arrangements well in advance. Disability Services is located in Admin 207.

FINAL GRADE CALCULATION (APPROXIMATE VALUES)
Epreuves (4) 28%
Final exam 20%
Midterm exam 15%
Essays 21%
Homework 8%
Oral participation 8%

GRADING SCALE
A+ = 97-100      A = 93-96      A- = 90-92
B+ = 87-89        B = 83-86      B- = 80-82
C+ = 77-79        C = 73-76      C- = 70-72
D+ = 68-69       D = 65-67       F = 0-64