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COURSE
DESCRIPTION. French
11 is the first half of an elementary grammar course sequence
which integrates elements of language and culture. The curriculum
in this course will provide the opportunity for individual
growth in the five areas of language proficiency: speaking,
listening, writing, reading, and cultural awareness. The course
is specifically designed to encourage the development of communication
skills through frequent student interaction.
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. Undocumented
absences are unexcused. 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. No make-up quizzes
will be administered regardless of the reason for the absence.
HOMEWORK.
Written exercises from the textbook or Cahier
d'activités
will be assigned regularly on the daily course guide. Exercises
should be completed for the day assigned, but will be handed
in to the instructor only on exam days, when a credit/no credit
grade will be assigned for the two chapters on which each
exam is based.
No late homework will be accepted.
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écrits:
assigned exercises in the Cahier d'activités
are to be completed and (carefully) corrected, in
a different color of ink, using the answer key in the
back of the workbook
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à l'écoute: these exercises in the
"lab manual" section of the Cahier d'activités
are to be completed using the online listening program.
Due to copyright issues, you must use an on-campus networked
computer to access the lab program. Correct them in a
different color of ink, using the answer key in the back
of the workbook
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exercices
de grammaire (web): This optional activity links to
additional grammar explanations and self-correcting practice
exercises on the Tex's
French Grammar web site
COMPOSITIONS.
Students will write 2 compositions this term.
The first composition is to be typed, double spaced. The professor
will indicate all corrections to be made to the first version;
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. The second composition will be written in
class; the grade will based on the original version only.
It
is expected that, as with all assignments, compositions 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 compositions before submitting
them for a grade. In general, you should adhere to the guidelines
of section E.2, p. 6 of the handbook "Plagiarism and Academic
Integrity at Furman University, " which reads as follows:
"Assistance in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
The actual composition of the paper must be the student's
own work, down to the most minute detail of the writing. If
you should need assistance, then you should refer to a dictionary
or composition handbook or should consult your teacher, but
you should not seek the help of another student. Help obtained
from anyone other than the teacher must be specifically acknowledged."
ORAL
PERFORMANCE. Your use of French in the classroom is
an important aspect of the course and counts as a significant
percentage of your final grade. You are encouraged as much
as possible 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 which
you will regularly create and perform in collaboration with
other students. An oral exam will be administered at the end
of the course.
TEXTS:
Entre amis (4th edition) and Cahier d'activités
| GRADE
BREAKDOWN |
| Quizzes
(9) |
20% |
| Exams
(3) |
30% |
| Final
exam |
20% |
| Compositions
(2) |
10% |
| Classwork |
20% |
| 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 |
F
= 67-0 |
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