The Ohio State University-Marion

The Ohio State University-Marion
Department of French and Italian
French 112
Summer 2003: U 5, 10, 15: D 9:00 - 12:00
Instructor: Zuheir Alidib
e-mail: [email protected]
Office: 315 Morrill H.
Office Hours: D 8:00 – 9:00 & by appointment
http://academic.marion.ohio-state.edu/french/
Elementary & Intermediate French:
Intensive French emphasizes the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing
skills; readings based on contemporary French culture and literature. Introduction to the
French-speaking world.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 Introduce yourself, your family and others; discuss daily activities, food,
vacations, and Francophone countries; develop competence in pronunciation.
 Speak about the time, weather, professions, shopping, clothing, emotions, politics,
the environment, sports, arts and leisure; to differentiate past, future and
hypothetical events
 Listen to/watch authentic French language videos, songs, movie excerpts and
commercials for comprehension
 Read authentic texts, advertisements, dialogs, and literary works
 Write paragraphs and compositions, letters and descriptions in French
 Explore aspects of French-speaking countries using the Internet and other up-to-
date, authentic sources

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REQUIRED TEXTS:
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INVITATION
au monde
francophone
©2000
Student Activities
Manual to
Accompany
INVITATION
Student Listening CD
(Communication et vie
pratique in the textbook)
This CD is included at the
back of all NEW
textbooks [OPTIONAL]
Le voyageur
sans bagage
de
Jean Anouilh
Audio Lab CDs or
cassettes for Student
Activities Manual
PURCHASE IS
OPTIONAL - BUT
THESE
EXERCISES ARE
REQUIRED - (see
Devoirs Quotidiens
Options)
COURSE EVALUATION
Travail quotidien [Daily Assignments]:
10% Devoirs quotidiens [Daily Homework]
10% Activité orale Internet [Internet Activity Presentation]
20% Participation orale [In-class Performance]
05% Written Composition
Contrôles [Testing]:
10% Interrogations vocabulaire/grammaire [Vocabulary/Grammar Checks]
30% Partiels (2) [Midterms (2)]
15% Examen final [Final Exam]
DEPARTMENTAL GRADING SCALE
A 93-100
B+ 88-89
C+ 78-79
D+ 68-69
E 0-64.9
A- 90-92
B 83-87
C 73-77
D 65-67
B- 80-82
C- 70-72

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DEVOIRS QUOTIDIENS
Homework for this course includes Chapters P thru 15 from the Student Activities
Manual. Complete the writing and listening activities.
If you do not purchase the Audio Lab CD, download the 'Partie orale' listening passages
as sound files from the Department's On-Line Virtual Language Lab at this web
site: http://www.frit.ohio-state.edu/eresources/laboratoirevirtuel.html
You must have your OSU username and password (the same one as for e-mail) to access
the virtual lab. Once inside, follow the instructions.
Alternatively, you may visit the library, to complete the 'Partie orale' sections. , ask for
the cassette, from series FREINV, corresponding to the required chapter (see
schedule). If you bring blank cassettes, you may dub the tapes for home use using the
library's high-speed dubbing machine.
After completing the written and listening activities, use the answer key on pages 299-
348 of the Student Activities Manual to check your work. Use a different color ink to
make your corrections more visible for review later. Homework is due as indicated on
the schedule.
All homework assignments will be graded on this 10-point scale..
9-10
Discrete point and aural exercises completed and self-corrected with a different color
pen. Open-ended exercises completed and done well. Very few errors for this level.
Work handed in on time.
7-8
Discrete point and aural exercises completed and mostly self-corrected. Open-ended
exercises completed, fairly well done, with some errors that could be avoided at this
level.
4-6
Discrete point and aural exercises incomplete, not adequately self-corrected. Open-
ended exercises incomplete, not well done, with significant errors that could be
avoided at this level.
0-3
Too many incomplete exercises, discrete point exercises not self-corrected. Open-
ended exercises very poorly done, too many errors for this level.
ACTIVITÉ INTERNET
Each student will give a 5 minute class presentation about a website in French (Websites
with an English translation are not permitted.) related the cultural themes from Chapters
1 thru 6. You should present a brief summary of the website in English. Then, in
French, express your opinion about the site, e.g. did you like it? why/why not?, etc. For
the French portion of your presentation, use only grammar and vocabulary studied in
INVITATION; do not copy or read sentences from the website. You should present at
least four or five sentences, in French, that your classmates will be able to
understand. End your presentation with a question to your classmates that will open a
discussion on your topic. You will be informed of the different dates available for class
presentations. You are required to turn in a written copy of your presentation. Your

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grade (20 pts. total) will be assessed using the following rubric:
Excellent
Good
Fair
Needs
improvement
Follows intructions, e.g. appropriate choice of
website and length of presentation
4
3
2
1
Communication with audience, e.g. ideas clearly
expressed, encourages discussion
4
3
2
1
Accuracy of French, e.g. vocabulary and grammar
from INVITATION, original sentences
4
3
2
1
Comprehensibility, e.g. correct pronunciation,
effective diction and level-appropriate fluency
4
3
2
1
Overall presentation, e.g. effort, organization
4
3
2
1
PARTICIPATION ORALE
In order to improve your communicative skills in French, you are asked to volunteer
often and participate actively in class discussions. Try to speak French at all times, even
during partner and small group work. Also, use complete sentences with varying lengths
so that you can convey more interesting ideas. Concentrate on using the vocabulary at
hand to enrich your expression. Finally, group discussion is encouraged; arrange the
desks in a semi-circle before class begins and do not feel the need to be called on before
speaking. The following scale is used to assess your performance grade:
18-20: Volunteers frequently, speaks well for level, is well-prepared for class.
Contributes ideas and opinions to class. Participates well in small group work. Speaks
French to classmates, attends class regularly, always on time.
15-17: Volunteers occasionally, speaking needs some improvement, is not always
prepared, sometimes contributes ideas to class, mostly participates in small group
work. Needs to be reminded to use French with classmates, sometimes late for class.
12-14: Speaks only when spoken to, listens passively. Uses English too often.
Contributes little to group discussions/work. Does not attend class regularly. Often late
for class.
0-11: Does not participate efficiently either because of class performance or repeated
unexcused absences or tardiness.

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INTERROGATIONS VOCABULAIRE/GRAMMAIRE
There will be a total of 9 vocabulary and/or grammar checks, worth 10 pts. each,
throughout the quarter, as indicated on the schedule. In order to prepare for the
vocabulary checks, study the words presented in the "Point de départ" section of the
text. For the grammar checks, review material from all three "Exploration" sections of
the current chapter. Each check will take no more than 10 minutes of class time. At the
end of the quarter, you may drop your lowest grade. Make-up checks will not be
administered.
PARTIELS
You will have two midterms, each one hour in length, covering Chapters P. thru 2 and 3
thru 5 respectively. To prepare for the midterms, attend class regularly, complete all
homework (including the Audio CD) on time, and participate in class as best you
can. More information will be provided about the midterms at a later date.
EXAMEN FINAL
The final exam will be comprehensive (covering Chapters P. thru 6); however, the exam
will be weighted more heavily towards Chapter 6. The exam will take place during Final
Exam Week based on the University Final Exam Schedule:
Wed 08/27/03 @ 9:00
GRADING OF WRITING
Writing assignments (20 pts. each) in this course will be graded using the following
rubric.
COMPOSITION SCORING RUBRIC
18-20
HIGH PROFICIENCY Excellent command of language: well organized, clear,
logical, few errors, variety of structures, correct word-order, appropriate to level,
thorough response
15-17
PROFICIENCY Good command of language: main ideas present, some errors, some
variety of structures, some word-order errors, mostly appropriate to level, generally
thorough response
11-14
PROGRESS TOWARD PROFICIENCY Comprehensible expression: attempts at
organization, many errors, limited variety of structures, word-order errors, below level,
partial response
7-10
NEED FOR INTERVENTION Limited command of language: lacks organization,
significant errors, lack of variety of structures, excessive errors, well below level,
insufficient response
0-6
UNACCEPTABLE Inappropriate response