FACULTY OF CREATIVE AND CRITICAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF CRITICAL STUDIES 2011 – 12 Winter Term 1 Beginner's French II (credits: 3) (FREN 103-002 Lecture) Professor: Edmond Rivère Office Hours: (Arts 246) Monday: 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, Thursday 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (and by appointment) Contact Information: UBC O phone: 807-9317; email: [email protected] Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes: FREN 103: Beginner's French II For students who have completed French 11 or equivalent. Grammar, composition, reading, and oral practice. Course Format: Lecture, 2 hours weekly Tutorial, 1 hour weekly: Students must sign up for one tutorial session which is worth 45% of the final grade. REQUIRED TEXTS: Valette and Valette, Contacts. 8th Ed. Course Requirements: For students who have completed French 11 or equivalent. Students who have completed French 12 cannot normally receive credit for FREN 103. If French 12 was completed more than four years ago or with a grade lower than 65%, a student may seek approval from the department of Critical Studies to receive credit for this course. [2-0-1] Prerequisite: One of FREN 102, FREN 11, or equivalent. Important note: However strong their background in French, students coming into FREN 103 will need to review the previous chapters of the textbook Contacts. It is also the student’s responsibility to read over each chapter before the lessons are covered in class. Evaluation Criteria and Grading: Lecture: 55% of final grade Mid-term exam (chapters 11-14 plus cultural content) 20% Final exam (chapters 11-19 plus cultural content) 30% Pretest exercises (weekly) 5% Tutorial: 45% of final grade Oral component 15% Writing assignments 20% Reading assignments 10% GRADING PRACTICE AT UBCO: 90–100 A+ 85–89 A 80–84 A76–79 B+ 72–75 B 68–71 B64–67 C+ 60–63 C 55–59 C50–54 D 0–49 F FORMAT FOR THE EXAMS Mid-term exam: The mid-term will cover material from lessons 11 to 14 plus cultural elements. Students are expected to learn the vocabulary from each chapter and be able to demonstrate their understanding of the grammatical structures studied. Final exam: The final exam is comprehensive and will include lessons 11 to 19 plus cultural elements.. In addition to grammar and vocabulary-based exercices, students will be expected to write a 150-word paragraph on a given topic as well as answer some comprehension questions based on a short reading. LATE ASSIGNMENTS All assignments must be submitted in class on the day that they are due, or as specified on VISTA for online assignments. The instructor reserves the right to refuse late assignments. If accepted, late assignments will receive a penalty of 10% per day (including weekends and holidays). No assignment will be accepted once the answers to it have been discussed in class. MISSED EXAMS Missed exams or quizzes will receive a grade of zero unless there is a documented medical or compassionate reason to justify an out-of-time sitting. FINAL EXAM PERIOD Students are expected to be available during the entire final examination period. Do not make any travel plans until the official exam schedule is posted on the UBCO website. Out-of-time examinations are only granted for documented medical or compassionate reasons. Course Schedule Week of: Sep 7: Course description and review of previous chapters Sep 12 : Review and Lesson 11 Les couleurs et les vêtements A. Les verbes acheter & préférer Sep 19: Lesson 11 Assignment: p. 150 # 8 and p 151 #10 B. L’adjectif interrogatif quel C. L’adjectif démonstratif ce D. Le verbe payer E. beau/nouveau/vieux Sep 26: Lesson 12 Assignment: p 163 # 6 Les prépositions de lieu (160) A. Le comparatif B. Le superlatif (Révision des questions à information) C. Les questions à inversion Oct 3: Lesson 13 Assignment: p. 185 #3 A. Les expressions avec avoir B. Les verbes réguliers en –IR C. Les verbes réguliers en –RE D. L’impératif E. Quelqu’un / quelque chose et leurs contraires Oct 10: Lesson 14 Assignment: p. 197 #2 A. Le passé composé avec avoir B. Le passé composé : forme négative C. Les questions au passé composé Quand? (202) D. Les participes passés irréguliers Oct 17: Lesson 15 Assignment: p. 209 # 1 Les verbes sortir, partir et dormir B. Le passé composé avec être C. L’emploi du passé avec il y a D. La date et l’année Oct 24: Lesson 15 Assignment: p. 213 # 8 Révision de la place de l’adverbe en français E. La place de l’adverbe au passé composé Révision : leçons 11-14 Oct 31: Mid Term exam (lessons 11-14) Lesson 16 Nov 7: Lesson 16 Assignment: p. 237 # 4 A. Le présent avec depuis B. Le verbe venir C. Le passé récent avec venir de D. L’article défini avec les noms géographiques Pays et nationalités (240) E. L’emploi des prépositions avec les noms géographiques Nov 14: Lesson 17 Assignment: p 249 # 4 and p 251 # 7 A. L’article partitif : du, de la, des D. L’article partitif au négatif B. Le verbe boire C. L’emploi idiomatique de faire Nov 21: Lesson 18 Assignment: p 264 # 9 (write out in full) A. Les verbes prendre et mettre B. L’emploi des articles B. L’emploi des articles C. Les expressions de quantité Nov 28: Lesson 19 Assignment: p 289 # 7 A. Le verbe suivre B. Les verbes vouloir et pouvoir C. Le verbe devoir D. 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