French 2313: French, Level III

Summer I 2008

The Department of Modern Languages (817.272.3161)
The University of Texas at Arlington

Texts

• Required
  • St. Onge & St. Onge. Interaction (7th Edition) Heinle
  • St. Onge, St. Onge, Brant, Interaction Cahier d'activités (7th Edition) Heinle
  
  
• Optional
  • Dictionary of 501 French Verbs—Barron's Educational Series
  • Morton, Jacqueline. English Grammar for Students of French (3rd Edition) Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Olivia and Hill Press, 1989.

 

Course Description

French 2313 is the first course in the series for second-year French. In this course, we will review major points of grammar, work on reading, listening and writing skills, and explore aspects of French culture through the use of authentic texts. We will cover Chapters 1-6 in Interaction.

 

Grading

• 40% Unit Exams (4)
• 15% Final Exam
• 20% Quizzes
• 15% Homework and Lab assignments
• 10% Participation

Quizzes

Quizzes may take the following forms:

1. Short quiz over selected grammar points presented in each leçon.
2. Dictée quiz based on materials presented in the text or in the lab section of the workbook.
3. Pop quiz.
4. Oral assessment in the form of student presentations, dialogs, or skits.

Quizzes are not subject to make-up.

 

Exams

4 unit exams will be given. The final exam will focus on the last chapter of study but will also include all material covered during the semester. Exams may not be made up unless the student contacts the instructor prior to the exam with sufficient excuse.

 

Homework/Lab Work

Assignments outside of class will be given daily:

• Worksheets
• Workbook exercises
• Oral preparation.

This work must be turned in on time.

 

Tentative Schedule for French 2313 (Subject to Change)

 

Semaine I

• lundi:
  • Congé—Memorial Day
• mardi:
  • Chapitre 1—Vocabulaire / Structure I
• mercredi:
  • Chapitre 1—Structure II–III / Notes culturelles
• jeudi:
  • Chapitre 1—Lecture
  • Examen—Chapitre 1

 

Semaine II

• lundi:
  • Chapitre 2—Vocabulaire / Structure I / Lecture
• mardi:
  • Chapitre 2—Structure II et III / Lecture
• mercredi:
  • Chapitre 2—Révision
  • Examen—Chapitre 2
• jeudi:
  • Chapitre 3—Vocabulaire / Notes culturelles / Structure

 

Semaine III

• lundi:
  • Chapitre 3—Structure II–III
• mardi:
  • Chapitre 3—Activité / Lecture
• mercredi:
  • Chapitre 3—Révision
  • Examen—Chapitre 3
• jeudi:
  • Chapitre 4
  • Chapitre 4—Vocabulaire / Structure I

 

Semaine IV

• lundi:
  • Chapitre 4—Structure II–III / Lecture
• mardi:
  • Chapitre 5—Vocabulaire / Structure I–II
• mercredi:
  • Chapitre 5—Structure II–III
• jeudi:
  • Chapitre 5—Lecture / Révision

 

Semaine V

• lundi:
  • Examen—Chapitres 4 et 5
• mardi:
  • Chapitre 6—Vocabulaire / Structure I / Notes culturelles
• mercredi:
  • Chapitre 6—Structure II et III / Lecture
• jeudi:
  • Chapitre 6—Activité / Révision

 

Important Dates

May 26: Memorial Day Holiday
May 27: Classes begin
May 27-28: Late registration
June 2: Census Date
June 11: Midsemester
June 17: Last day to drop or withdraw (undergrads only)
June 26: Last day of classes
June 30: Final Exam—Check the University schedule for times.

 

Official UTA e-mail Address

Please be sure to use your UTA e-mail address when communicating with the instructor or the Modern Language Department. All UTA students are assigned an e-mail account. Important University and class information is sent to that address only. So check it regularly.

 

Language Lab

The Language Acquisition Center (LAC), located on the third floor of Trimble Hall, offers audio, video and computer services for learners of French at UTA. Information about current hours and recognized holidays is posted at the entrance to the Trimble Hall facility. All check-outs at the LAC front desk require a valid student ID.

 

Audio

The LAC has also streamed the audio component for your text, Interaction. To access your course media, go to the Department of Modern Languages (MODL) homepage (http://langlab.uta.edu/) and select MODL Moodle from the upper right-hand menu. Once in MODL Moodle, log in using your NetID and select French 2313 from the My Courses menu on the left.

 

Student Outcomes—French 2313: French, Level III

Reading:

The student will be able to read a text of simple sentences and summarize it in English.

Writing:

The student will write simple paragraphs summarizing, analyzing, or expressing opinions about topics discussed in class.

Listening:

The student will understand familiar sentences directed at him or her. The student will comprehend enough of audio excerpts to answer basic informational questions.

Speaking:

The student will have an active vocabulary of familiar terms and will read aloud short, utterances with minimal assistance in pronunciation.

Vocabulary:

The student's passive vocabulary includes terms relating to health, ecology, media, and technology. Some of this vocabulary is active.

Grammar:

The student will demonstrate the ability to distinguish different verb tenses of French with emphasis on the subjunctive, conditional and literary past. He or she will be able to recognize object pronouns and understand their function in sentences. Although he or she will not always be able to produce them correctly, the student will be able to describe these features accurately and give some correct examples.

Culture:

The student will be exposed to different types of intermediate texts by francophone writers and cultural readings relating to customs in French speaking countries. The student will be able to give simple answers to questions regarding familiar culture topics and write at least one short essay relating to a French film.

 

Disability Accommodation

The University of Texas at Arlington is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 93112 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of new federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens.

As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodation" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing the faculty at the beginning of the semester and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels.

At UTA we are dedicated to assisting all students with disabilities. If you have a disability which requires specific accommodation, you must inform your instructor in writing at the beginning of the semester and register at the office of disability accommodation on the lower level of the University Center. Please let me know as soon as possible if there is anything I can do to assist you.

 

Academic Standards

It is the philosophy of The University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.

Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking and examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts. (Regents' Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3.2, Subdivision 3.22)

 

NOTA BENE

In a course in a foreign language, the temptation to use on-line translation services is great. Be advised, that such services are rarely correct in their morphological and semantic translation and that their use is easily detected by the instructor. Any such suspected use will result in an initial warning and then grade reduction on further abuses. Use of translated material not of your own creation is considered plagiarism and will be referred to the Office of Student Affairs.