Middlebury at Mills French School 2011 Academic Program

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1 Middlebury at Mills French School 2011 Academic Program Intensive Language Program / Premier Cycle (Undergraduate) The Intensive Language Program (seven-week session) is designed for people whose proficiency in the French language is similar to that of a college undergraduate, from pure beginner to intermediate and advanced. Each level of the program involves four or five hours of classroom instruction per day and carries a total of three units of credit (the equivalent of nine semester hours). Although all students must sign the Language Pledge, those who are placed at the beginner levels may observe a modified version of the Pledge for the first ten days of the session. All books required for the courses will be available for purchase from the Mills College Bookstore. Students will arrive on Friday, June 17, and courses begin on Monday, June 20. The information below is provisional and some course descriptions may be changed or added. Level I: Beginners 3101S-3102S-3103S (1 unit each) Instructors: Mireille Belloni and Elise Bayle This course is intended for students with no or minimum previous experience of the French language. We will develop the four competencies (listening and writing comprehension and expression) with extra emphasis put on oral communication. We will work with two different kinds of support: a method, Reflets, as well as realia. The entire class will also revolve around a creative oral and writing project in response to the needs of students. 1) Maia Grégoire- Grammaire Progressive du Français (Niveau débutant)- Paris, CLE International ) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (méthode de français 1)- Paris, Hachette ) Guy Capelle, Noëlle Guidon- Reflets (Cahier d Exercices)- Paris, Hachette Level II: Early Intermediate 3211S-3212S-3213S (1 unit each) Instructors : Emmanuelle Remy, Maria Garcia-Lam, Wedsly Guerrier Level Two is an integrated, intensive program for students who have received some previous instruction in (or exposure to) French, but who have reached only minimal proficiency and are not yet able to function independently in full immersion. Level Two focuses on: * Developing listening comprehension, oral competence, and socio-cultural communicative proficiency * Systematic acquisition of strategies for oral and written expression through progressive practice, with topical review of basic morphological and syntactic structures; * An overview of various cultural aspects of French-speaking communities worldwide, through readings and multimedia resources. Students will be taught 4 hrs a day in : vocabulary and civilization (3211); Introduction to literature (3212); Oral activities (3213); and Grammar. 3211S Emmanuelle Remy French School 2009 Course descriptions for Intensive Language Program, Page 1 of 5

2 Discovery of grammar and vocabulary through French songs, games and texts on the history, culture, and daily life in Francophone countries. This is a course that stimulates both oral and writing skills. The course is centered on two books: the grammar book to serve as a practical book for homework (independent work) and a book of texts (in class work) that will enable learners to enrich their knowledge of grammar and lexical choices in order to present a personal view via a written text and oral exposé. Required Textbooks: 1) La grammaire progressive du Français de Maïa Grégoire et d Odile Thiévenaz, CLE International ISBN les corrigés Grammaire Progressive du Français ISBN ) 2) Le Français par les textes 2, B1-B2 : 45 textes de français courant de Martine Barthe et Bernadette Chovelon S Maria Garcia-Lam This course will concentrate on the systematic acquisition of strategies for written expression through progressive practice, with topical review of basic morphological and syntactic structures. Literary excerpts will be used to illustrate and explain the grammar studied, making this an introduction to French and francophone literature. Written production will reflect an understanding of the authors studied. Required Textbook : 1) Le français par les textes - Volume 1. Broché. Marie Barthe & Bernadette Chovelon. (PUG : 2009) ISBN : S Wedsly Guerrier This course is designed to better the oral communication and pronunciation of Modern Standard French for intermediate-level students. Through a variety of activities, students will improve their phonetic production (focus on vowels, consonants, diphthongs, nasalization, liaison, elision, intonation, Phonetic Alphabet) while developing vocabulary and the capacity to express their ideas in a myriad of functional settings. Topics may include: French culture, current events (from Frenchlanguage newspapers, magazines, and TV programs), travel, music, and sports. Required textbooks: 1) Chamberlain, Alan and Ross Steele. Guide pratique de la communication. Paris : Didier, ISBN : ) Dansereau, Diane. Savoir Dire: Cours de phonétique Level III: Upper Intermediate French School 2009 Course descriptions for Intensive Language Program, Page 2 of 5

3 Instructors : Emmanuelle Remy, Maria Garcia-Lam, Vincent Simedoh Level Three is for students who have had significant previous instruction in French and who are already able to function independently in full immersion. Typically, students at this level demonstrate textual/writing ability beyond the sentence level. The individual components of the program are designed to complement one another, and all include intensive study of the language. Students will also arrive at a broader appreciation of French and Francophone cultures and literatures. N.B. All four courses are required. The four course segments share the following common objectives: * Develop aural/oral proficiency through use of video and audio-based media, theater, movies, songs, and TV programs. Students will be invited to express themselves in real-life conversations and through drama activities. Emphasis will be placed on pronunciation, intonation and sentence rhythm; * Integrate the characteristics of non-verbal language into communication in French (gesture, posture, facial expression, voice inflection, etc.); * Review selected grammatical structures in close coordination with topics and activities taught in class; * Provide a broad introduction to French and Francophone culture and literature through the study of articles from the press, plays, short stories, poems, and excerpts from novels. 3301S Production orale et prononciation / Oral Production and Pronunciation (.5 unit) Instructor : Emmanuelle Remy This conversation-based course focuses on speaking in context: discussion of theme songs, reports, advertisements, television news, movies, texts, etc.. The objectives are to enable learners to acquire an ease and fluidity in speaking by enriching their vocabulary, but also their pronunciation and the ability to formulate and express ideas clearly and audibly. In addition to oral exchanges, an awareness of French phonetics will be offered using the book Phonétique progressive du Français and its CD. Text: Phonétique progressive du Français de Lucile Charliac et Annie-Claude Motron; CLE International ISBN ; Le CD (un triple CD audio) : ISBN S Grammar and Composition (.5 unit) Instructor: Maria Garcia-Lam This French composition course will systematically approach the necessary strategies for written expression while literary pieces/excerpts will be used to illustrate and explain the grammar studied. In a creative approach to process writing, learners will work in pairs/small groups to select a literary text of a particular genre (short story, poem, epistolary writing, theater, essay) and construct a story with embedded grammatical, rhetorical, and stylistic constraints. Textbook: Le français par les textes 2, B1-B2-45 textes de français courant. Broché. Martine Barthe & Bernadette Chovelon. (PUG : 2008) ISBN : S Literature: Love on stage - Representations and expressions of love in the 19th and 20th century French and Francophone plays (1 unit) French School 2009 Course descriptions for Intensive Language Program, Page 3 of 5

4 Romantic theatre, which began in the 19th century, is characterized by representations of love. Whether explainable by characters, unwanted by them or fatal to their existence, love is always passionate and torturous. It can be born out of a desire to be loved or a fantasy and is fed by admiration and flattery. By placing these different facettes of love on stage, the theatre creates and brings to life certain traits which come forth due the nature of this sentiment that is a confrontational space. In this course, we will examine different representations and expressions of love, not to mention the stakes involved with it, in a variety of French and francophone plays from the 19th and 20th century. V. Hugo, Ruy Blas, Paris, Bordas, 1995, (ISBN ) A. Musset, On ne badine pas avec l amour, Paris, Bordas, 2003 (ISBN-10: ) J-P. Sartre, Huis clos, Paris, Gallimard, 1947, (ISBN ) M. M. Bouchard, Les Muses Orphelines, Montréal, Lémeac, 1995, (ISBN ) T. Sangaré, Le Soupir des Falaises, Paris, Ndze, 2005 (ISBN : ) 33505S Civilization: Francophone Civilizations (1 unit) This course ressembles a francophone civilisation and culture course. The course will serve as a introduction to «la Francophonie» by means of examining the culture of Francophone countries. The approach is to present cultural, social, economic and historical phenomena. The course will be cultural in the sense that it will focus on traditions, music, commerce, cinema,...in short, culture in the Francophone world. The regions covered will include Africa, the Caribbean, Francophone North America, and the Middle East. Level IV: Advanced Instructors : Maria Garcia-Lam, Wedsly Guerrier, Christy Pichichero, Vincent Simedoh All four courses are required. 3401S Production orale avancée et prononciation / Advanced Oral Production and Pronunciation (.5 unit) Instructor : Wedsly Guerrier The purpose of this course is to help advanced students develop their conversational and pronunciation skills. Students will be exposed to French and Francophone cultures through films, which will be the basis of conversation practice. Throughout the summer session, students will participate in daily discussions and express their ideas about the films and the readings assigned, acquiring new vocabulary and reviewing grammatical rules in order to improve their fluency in French. Emphasis will be put on advanced-level oral production, pronunciation, and comprehension skills. Required textbook 1) Rice, Anne-Christine. Cinema for French conversation : le cinéma en cours de français (3rd edition). Massachussetts: Focus Publishing, ISBN : S Écrire: de la grammaire au texte / Advanced Grammar and Composition (.5 unit) Instructor: Maria Garcia-Lam French School 2009 Course descriptions for Intensive Language Program, Page 4 of 5

5 In this advanced course students will review fundamental grammatical structures and principles through the study of literary pieces/excerpts. The study of different literary genres will enable students to construct progressively a repertoire of textual forms (narrative, descriptive, expressive, and argumentative) in order to communicate flexibly and fluently in writing. Textbook : 1) Lectures d'auteurs - 45 textes littéraires annotés avec exercices. Broché. Marie Barthe,& Bernadette Chovelon. (PUG : 2009) ISBN : S Literature: The Francophone «I» : identity games (1 unit) This course attempts to understand the representation of the «I» francophone and the stakes associate with this person in a variety of Francophone literatures from 20th and 21st centuries. The course is designed as an analysis of the inherent phenomena of first person narratives as well as its historical, cultural and literary implications. In other words : How is the I represented? Who is I, in which point of view I is representing his point of view? 1) J-P. Sartre, Les Mots, Paris, Gallimard, 1964, (ISBN ) 2) M. Condé, Le Cœur à rire et à pleurer, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1999 ( ISBN ) M. Feraoun, Le Fils du pauvre, Paris, Seuil, 1954 (ISBN ) 4) P. Gobeil, La Mort de Marlon Brando, Montréal, Triptyque, 1989 (ISBN X) 5) Nothomb, La Métaphysique des tubes, Paris, Albin Michel, 2000, (ISBN ) 3442S Civilization: The Making of Modern France (1 unit) Instructor: Christy Pichichero This course investigates the genesis of modern society in France through the study of French civilization from the Renaissance to the Revolution. Focusing on a variety of genres (essay, poetry, theater, philosophical tale), we will explore how French writers reflected upon the great societal transformations of this period: from the sixteenth century s bloody civil wars between Protestants and Catholics to Absolutism under Louis XIV the Sun King, the age of Enlightenment, and the French Revolution in Through this journey into French history, you will develop your linguistic and analytical skills by studying film and secondary sources in conjunction with reading some of the most famous texts of the French canon. Authors may include Aubigné, Corneille, Scudéry, La Fontaine, Molière, Voltaire, Rousseau, Beaumarchais, and Gouges. 1) Corneille. Le Cid. (Flammarion, 2009) ISBN : ) Voltaire. Candide. (Flammarion 2007) ISBN: X. 3) Beaumarchais. Le Mariage de Figaro (Flammarion 2008) ISBN: French School 2009 Course descriptions for Intensive Language Program, Page 5 of 5