Beginning French I – FREN 1321-03 MWF: 10:45-11:35 A.M. Room ARHU 180 Office hours: MW 9:30-10:30 A.M. and by appointment Pr. Juana Dolores Montiel office: ARHU 125 email:BB secretary ARHU 329 ex.3441 COURSE DESCRIPTION FREN 1321 is a course specifically designed for non speakers of French to help students learn enough French to adequately communicate their basic needs in everyday life situations in a French speaking environment. Those students who have taken French in high school are advised to enroll in French Beginning II - FREN1322 or French Intermediate I FREN 2321. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. The aim of the course is to familiarize each of you with the basics grammatical structures and the most common vocabulary of French language with an emphasis on all four skills: listening and comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. 2. The students will be introduced to international cultural aspects of French European, North African, African, Caribbean, Canadian and American (Louisiana) culture. 3. Students will develop a critical understanding of basic grammatical aspects (skills that enhance their performances in their own native language) and allow them to experiment with foreign language acquisition. 4. For students who are already native bilingual, this course enables to start a pathway to trilingual expertise, giving them a professional career advantage in an increasingly competitive economy. 5. Learning a Foreign language allows the students to re-examine their world vision as it confronts them with other cultures and customs. It offers opportunities to work with, and to learn, about “Otherness”. Material : 1. Vivez le Français! A module for Beginners (hardcopy at the library or to download from Blackboard). 2. Exercises on blackboard. Evaluation: Grading measures and scales. Tests/BB 50 % Attendance &Participation 10% Quizzes &Poems 10% Mid-Term 10% Final Exam 20% A = 90-100 B= 80-89 C=70-79 D=60-69 F=-0-59 *The teacher reserves the right to adjust these percentages. ** Any student wishing to withdraw from this course must do the paper work on time. Student Grade Record: Pop Quizzes tests/BB scores 1. _____ 1._____ 2. _____ 2._____ 3. _____ 3._____ 4. _____ 4. _____ Presence & Participation & SI 1. _____ 4. ____ 2. ____ 5. ____ 3. _____ Mid-Term 10% Final Exam 20% 1 Poems 1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 5. _____ 5. _____ MISCELLANEOUS CLASS RULES: - - - - - Attendance: The class meets 2/3 days per week : attendance is mandatory. This class is a participatory class, which means you must produce oral work all the time. The only way to achieve this is to practice the target language. The instructor retains the right to drop or fail a student after 3 absences. All absences need to be justified. Conversation practice: In order to help students develop their oral communication skills, students are required to complete 10-15 hours of oral (conversation) practice with the French tutors at the LAC Bldg. room 126 or with the Supplemental Instructor sessions. Further clarifications can be given in class. Audio practice: Class time is the main place for audio practice but several links will be available on Blackboard. Furthermore French film series are available on campus and also at Cine El Rey (McAllen) every first Sunday of the month. UTPA – French club advised by French faculty is also another opportunity to practice and get help from advanced students and French students. Homework: Exercises to be completed for every lesson on Blackboard (BBL). The exercises available on BBL need to be reworked until getting the highest score at the end of each chapter. The score obtained then counts as a test grade which will be considered as 50% of your final grade. Testing: Student should read and prepare the grammatical lesson and reading before the class. Random quizzes may test your preparation. There will be NO MAKE UP EXAMS. Be aware of the opportunities to study abroad with a scholarship. Apply on time for Laval U. in Quebec City, Canada or U. Paris – Sorbonne, France. If you have a documented disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outline, and/ or if you need special accommodations/assistance due to the disability, please contact the Office of Service for Persons with Disabilities (OSPD), Emilia Schunior Hall Room 1.101 immediately. Appropriate arrangements and accommodations can be arranged. Beginning French I – 1321 1ere semaine – Chapitre Initiation p. 1- 4 : Salutations, les présentations, Dans la Salle de Classe p. 1-2 Stratégies et Activités de communication - Expressions nouvelles Lecture et Culture p.5 - Poème Brindille et Allumette amoureux 2ème semaine Chapitre UN Etape 1 & 2 : Qui est-ce ? Qu’est-ce que c’est ? Expressions pour la classe Etape 3 : Montrez-moi ? Articles indéfinis & articles définis (exercices : 1, 2, 3 Ch. 1 p.) Poème : Dans Paris il y a… 2 3ème semaine – Quiz 1 + Poème et Récitation Chapitre 1 Etape 4 : Où êtes-vous ? Où est-ce ? Prépositions de lieu Etape 5 : pronoms sujets et le verbe être ; Etape 6 : Questions avec « Est-que… » Lecture et culture : Finir les exercices chapitre 1 4ème semaine Test I – sur Chapitre 1 Chapitre 2 Etape 1 & 2 : Les articles définis & accord des adjectifs qualificatifs Etape 3 : le verbe avoir Lecture et Culture : Poème et récitation Familles … 5ème semaine Quiz 2 + Poème et Récitation Chapitre 2 : Etape 4 : Questions avec l’inversion. Etape 5 : Adjectifs possessifs. Etape 6 & 7 : C’est / Il est - & « à + ville » ; « en » + pays féminin… Lecture et culture : Portraits d’étudiants 6ème semaineActivités pratiques et ludiques Théâtre : Elève Hamlet- L’accent grave. 7ème semaine Test II - sur Chapitre 2 Chapitre 3 : Etape 1. & 2. Accords du pluriel des noms et adjectifs. Etape 3. Accords du pluriel : adjectifs possessifs + noms + adjectifs. Lecture et culture 8ème semaine Quiz 3 – récitation. Etape 4 : Verbes réguliers en –er. Etape 5 & 6 expressions « il y a » et « beaucoup de » Révision + discussion Activités pratiques et ludiques 9ème semaine – Test III - sur chapitre 3 Chapitre 4 : Etape 1 & 2 : «ne … pas » ; Le verbe faire et expressions avec faire Etape 3 : Négations de « un/ une / des » → « pas de (d’) » Poème : Tu dis que tu aimes les oiseaux… 10ème semaine Quiz 4 - Récitation Etape 4 & 5: adjectifs aux féminins irréguliers ; place singulière de quelques adjectifs. Etape 6 : formes négatives absolues. Activités pratiques et ludiques 3 11ème semaine Test IV sur chapitre 4 Chapitre 5 – Etape 1 & 2 : le verbe aller ; articles contractés « à + le = au ; à + les = aux » ; Etape 3 : Pronom « ON » Culture et Réflexion Révisions 12ème semaine Quiz 4 – Etape 4 : Conjugaison des verbes réguliers du 2ème groupe « -ir » Etape 5 : articles contractés « de + le = du ; de + les = des » Récapitulation : articles contractés « à + le = au ; à + les = aux » & « de + le = du ; de + les = des » Activités pratiques et ludiques 13ème semaine Etape 6 & 7 « chez » et pluriels « aux, eux » Révisions 14ème semaine Test V sur chapitre 5 Révisions et pratiques Les conjugaisons principales –er, –ir. Les 4 verbes irréguliers de base : être, avoir, faire et aller 15ème semaine Révision – pre-exam Dead day Final exam: check the schedule online 4