First-year French I Syllabus for 2015-2016
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Course

FREN-1411-001 First-year French I

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Course Description

Grammar, conversation, composition, dictation and reading.

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Hours

(4 sem hrs; 3 lec, 2 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Muyskens, Judith A.; Hadley, Alice Omaggio Rendez-Vous: An Invitation to French (6th ed., McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2002)

Supplies

Audio CD-ROM

Student Performance

After studying the material presented in this course of study, the student will be able to do the following as evaluated by the faculty in the Department of Modern Languages:\

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1. Be able to use the Novice Area subject area vocabulary presented in the first 6 chapters of the text;
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2. Write from dictation sentences or short passages dealing with familiar material.
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3. Understand questions dealing with basic autobiographical data and routine activities and respond appropriately;
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4. Demonstrate a knowledge of minimal courtesy expressions and actions in everyday situations;
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5. Introduce themselves and others; respond appropriately;
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6. Comprehend simple instructions dealing with familiar situations and vocabulary;
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7. Demonstrate knowledge of the forms and meanings of common regular and irregular verbs in the present and present perfect in both written and oral context;
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8. Produce (in oral or written form) uncomplicated sentences in the present and present perfect;
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9. Give simple oral or written responses in the present and present perfect to questions dealing with personal information or daily activities;
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10. Give in written or oral form a one-sentence summary of an action or a situation in the present or a one-sentence summary of a past action;
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11. Understand isolated words and phrases from French-language radio programs, tapes, films, or television programs or heard in conversations between native speakers;
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12. Understand the main idea and some facts from simple written or oral passages dealing with familiar situations and mostly known vocabulary and verb forms;
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13. Recognize isolated words and expressions occurring in passages of unknown material;
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14. Demonstrate an awareness of cultural differences in behaviors and attitudes between the students native culture(s) and the French culture;
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Satisfactory progress on all of the above is indicated by a score of 70 or more on appropriate tests. Since students vary markedly in each skill area (reading, writing, speaking, listening), it is possible that a given student may not score satisfactorily in one of the areas but will still be able to pass the course because of his strengths in other areas. It is possible, therefore, that a student who passes the course may not actually be able to perform adequately every one of the tasks detailed above.

The purposes of this course are:\

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1. To acquaint the student with some basic aspects of the French culture.
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2. To familiarize students with the sound system of the language.
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3. To enable students to begin understanding simple spoken French dealing with everyday situations.
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4. To enable students to read simple authentic materials in French.
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5. To allow students to ask and answer (in either oral or written format) simple questions in the present and present perfect tenses dealing with basic vocabulary and routine activities.
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6. To familiarize the student with the sound system of the language.
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Expected Student Behavior

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Grading Criteria

The standard ten-point spread is used to determine the letter grade received (90-100A; 80-89B; 70-79C; 60-69D; below 60F)

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If you know in advance that you will be absent on a given occasion, check with the instructor ahead of time concerning the work you will miss and how you are to make it up. For unexpected absences, check with the instructor immediately upon returning to class. Makeup work (including makeup for missed labs) is to be completed within one week of your return to class; otherwise, it will impact your grade negatively.

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75% of the OVERALL CLASS GRADE consists of the following: Vocabulary quizzes = 5%; Minor Tests = 20%; Major Tests = 25% ; Speaking = 10%; Listening = 15%; Reading Tests = 15%; Dictations = 10%.

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Final Exam = 25% of the OVERALL CLASS GRADE.

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Le monde Francophone