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New England College L'automne MMXMr. Christopher De Milo FR1110 (IV cr dits)Office Hours: M 10-11; F 10-11 Larter 21Carriage 14 M/J, 14:50-16:30tel: [email protected]
Beginning French I
Les objectifs: Provide beginners with fundamental skills in listening,speaking, reading, and writing French. The course will also addressFrancophone culture. The course covers:
y Vocabulary buildingy
A dvanced verb tensesy Object pronounsy Functional language (travel, technology, history, art, personal
life, work, social problems)
Policies:
y Disruptive class behavior will be handled according to NECpolicies (i.e., Academic Catalogue, 73-75).
y A cademic dishonesty (e.g., cheating, plagiarism) will be handledaccording to NEC policies ( A cademic Catalogue, 75): "F" on thetest/assignment & reported to Registrar; possible course failureif the test/assignment is "of major significance in the totalcourse." ( A cademic Catalogue, 76). A second instance mayresult in expulsion. (Id.).
Les cat gories d' valuation:
La participation 20 This includes classattendance andinvolvement; signinginto the blog.
Les devoirs 60 Worksheet exercises,blog and otherassignments.
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Les examens (desprojets inclusives)
20 This includes projectsand exams in classand through the blog.
You will be tested each week on the prior chapter. Expect a midtermexam before mid-semester break and a final in December. A dditionalassignments, including special projects, essays, presentations, andreadings, will be announced and will count as part of the homework orexam grade. I will inform you about how these will apply.
Les mat riaux:
1. A ngelo, Gretchen. Libert : A First-Year French Textbook.Stanford, C A :
GretchenA
ngelo/Creative Commons, 2003.<<http://www.lightandmatter.com/french/french_sep09.pdf>>.
3. Blog access: http://french1110.wordpress.com
4. Instructor-supplied supplementary written, audio, and visualmaterials.
The course blog, http://french1110.wordpress.com, will deliver mostmaterials and provide a space for homework, projects, and other
evaluations. The blog is private: only invited participants may read orpost to it. You will select a username and password when you firstsign-in.
La m thodologie
We will discover grammar and vocabulary within specific situations -greetings, travel, medicine, etc.... This is often called "sheltered"language learning: language within a thematic shelter.
Calendar: (subject to change)
Week Themes A ssignmentsI: 9/7&9 Language background,
greetings and personalinteractions, numbers
Libert , chapitre 1;Worksheet exercises,pp. 64-67
II: 9/14&16 Family and personal Libert , chapitre 2;
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background Worksheet, pp. 135-138
III: 9/21&23 Work & play Libert , chapitre 3,Worksheet exercises,pp. 192-195
IV: 9/28&30 Travel; comings and goings Libert , chapitre 4;Worksheet exercises,pp. 242-246
V: 10/5&7 Family trips Libert , chapitre 5,Worksheet exercises,pp. 288-291
VI: 10/12&14 Things to do Libert , chapitre 6;Worksheet exercises332-335
VII: 10/19&21 Pause-semestreVIII: 10/26&28 The body Libert , chapitre 7IX: 11/2&4 FOOD!!!! Libert , chapitre 8X: 11/9&11 Yesterday, today, and
tomorrowLibert , chapitre 9;Worksheet exercises,pp. 446-451
XI: 11/16&18 Fiction and nonfiction Libert , chapitre 10;Worksheet exercises,pp. 484-487
XII: 11/23&25 Pause: A ction de gr ces11/24-28
XIII: 11/30&12/5 A t the store Libert , chapitre 11;Worksheet exercises,pp. 528-531
XIV: 12/7&9 Consequences CLibert , chapitre 12XV: devant
tre annoncL'examen final
