Syllabus: French 2120 Spring Semester, Course Policies

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1 Syllabus: French 2120 Spring Semester, 2015 Section: 100, Class Number: 5852 Instructor: Dr. Christopher Coski Office: 125 Gordy Hall Phone: Office Hours: M/W 12:55-1:50, or by appointment Course Policies Description: French 2120 will focus on an intensive review of grammar, intermediate-level conversation, readings in French, short-essay writing, and cultural material. We will cover chapters 6-10 of the textbook, Imaginez. Prerequisites: Placement in FR 2120, or a grade of C- or better in French 2110 at Ohio University, or the equivalent. Students must complete French language courses in sequence: if you've already taken and passed a French class at a higher level than 2120, you may not enroll in 2120 this semester. Outcome Goals: The successful intermediate-level student will be able to engage in authentic oral communicative exchanges to provide, obtain, and interpret information and express emotions or opinions. 2. apply reading strategies that promote comprehension of various types of brief, uncomplicated, authentic written texts. 3. comprehend brief, uncomplicated, authentic video and audio recordings. 4. write short, simple communications, compositions, descriptions, and requests for information. 5. demonstrate knowledge of various characteristics of another society. 6. recognize and weigh multiple perspectives regarding cultural phenomena. Textbooks: You will need the following textbook and associated materials. Imaginez Second Edition (and accompanying workbook, supersite access code and workbook answer key). Mitschke, C. Vista Higher Learning, It is also recommended that you purchase an English/French-French/English dictionary to help you complete compositions. Attendance: Under the learner-centered framework of the Department of Modern Languages courses, your attendance is of utmost importance. Certain circumstances may arise that prevent you from attending class, therefore, you are allowed three (3) absences. These three absences are not free but should be used to account for events such as colds, routine medical appointments, away-games for athletes, religious observances, court appearances, weddings, funerals, car problems, job interviews, etc. Beginning with the fourth absence (and for each subsequent absence), 1% will be deducted from your final grade calculation. A student who has accumulated 10 or more absences will automatically receive an F for the class.use the 3 days wisely. Note that attendance is taken on regular exam days too.note also that 3 late arrivals

2 equal one full absence. Excessive bathroom breaks and early departure from class will not be tolerated. For instance, if you earn a 71% (C-) in the class but have 5 absences (penalty of 2 percentage points), you will receive a 69% (D+) in the course. Note: The attendance policy does not distinguish "excused" from "unexcused" absences; all absences count toward the maximum. Ten (10) absences is an automatic F. In case of extended absence due to severe illness, hospitalization or disability, please consult with your instructor. C- Rule: In order to continue to the next course in the sequence, you must receive at least a C- (70%) in the previous class (after deductions due to absences). For example, if you have a 71% in the class, but 5 absences, your final grade will be a 69% and you will not be eligible to take the next class in the series. A passing grade for 2120 is 60%, a D-. Concerns About Your Class/Classroom/Grade Disputes: should be first discussed with your instructor (please ask for a special appointment if you cannot meet his/her office hours); if the need arises, you should then contact the Coordinator of Second-Year French, Dr. Coski, coski@ohio.edu. When ing either your instructor or the Coordinator, please fill-in the subject line with the reason and ask for an appointment. If you have questions about grades, ask your instructor (grades are NOT to be discussed either during class time or via , make an appointment), if you want to dispute a grade after you have asked and discussed it with your instructor, it should be done in writing. Academic Dishonesty: The Ohio University Student Code of Conduct prohibits all forms of academic dishonesty. These include but are not limited to cheating; plagiarism; forgery; furnishing false information to the University; and alteration or misuse of University documents, records, or identification. In addition, assignments that are totally/partially taken from an external source such as published information (book, web page, etc.), produced by a translation program or by another person will receive NO credit. All forms of dishonesty will be reported to the Coordinator of the program. Possible consequences include a grade of zero on the assignment, course failure, and/or referral to judiciaries. Disabilities: We are committed to ensuring equal opportunity for students with a disability. This is a collaborative process and effort among the Disability Services office, the student and the instructor. Students with disabilities should provide the instructor with written notification of their disability via Disability Student Services and make a direct request for accommodations to establish the means of providing accommodations, academic adjustments, and/or auxiliary aids within one week of the beginning of the course. If you have any condition (physical/learning disability), which will make it difficult for you to perform class work as delineated in this syllabus or if you require special accommodations, it is YOUR responsibility to notify your instructor the first week of class. Graduate Students: Graduate students enrolled in FR 5110 or 5120 will receive CR on their transcripts if they pass the class with a 60% or higher.

3 Evaluation: Your performance will be evaluated according to the following criteria. 40% Tests (4) 10% Compositions (3) 10% Oral Exam (1) 10% Homework/Multimedia 10% Participation/Preparation 20% Final Exam Tests: You will take a test on each of the first four chapters we study in the grammar book (chapters 6-9). The last chapter, chapter 10 will not have its own test but will be covered on the cumulative final. The tests will potentially cover listening comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, composition, culture and reading. Tests missed cannot be made up. If you are absent on an exam day, your final exam grade will replace the grade for the missed exam. Attendance is taken on test days. Compositions: You will be required to write three formal, in-class, one-page compositions. You may use any PRINTED reference book (grammar book, verb book, dictionary, etc.) that you wish while writing your composition. You may NOT use your own notes, and you may NOT use ANY electronic or computerized resource or device while writing your composition using any of these excluded items will result in a zero for the composition. There are no make-ups for the compositions. If you miss one composition, the average of the other two compositions will be substituted for the missed composition grade. If you miss a second composition, you will get a zero for that composition (this means that a zero will be calculated as part of the substitution average for the first composition missed). If you miss all three compositions, you simply get a zero for all of them. Attendance is taken on composition days. Oral Exams: The oral exams will be given in our classroom on the days indicated on the class schedule. Each student will be assigned a specific day and time for his/her exam. Your specific day/time is the only time you need to come to class during the oral exam days. You will be graded on the following criteria: 1. Understanding of the question/giving an appropriate response in French. 2. Pronunciation (relative to what a normal 2120 student should be able to do) 3. Grammar (relative to what a normal 2120 student should be able to do) 4. Elaboration (relative to what a normal 2120 student should be able to do) Participation/Preparation: Participation is the only way to practice speaking. It involves both your active involvement in small group activities, and VOLUNTEERING to speak when the teacher is leading a discussion with the whole class. Being in class every day, participating fully in small group activities, but never volunteering to talk when the teacher leads a discussion with the whole class will only get you, at best, a participation grade of 5/10 (that's 50%, an F) for the semester. Additionally, SPEAKING ANY ENGLISH AT ALL in class without permission, FAILING TO BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK, sending or reading text messages, doing crosswords, reading the paper, doing homework or engaging in anything other than French class activities during class time will also adversely affect your participation grade at the teacher's discretion. Homework/Multimedia: Your workbook contains both "homework" and "multimedia" activities. In addition, most nights you will have a cinq puces (five bullet-points) activity to complete (see below).

4 The homework and multimedia activities are in the workbook (with multimedia audio files on the Imaginez Supersite). Cinq puces activities are related to the grammar readings assigned to you in the text book each night. Every time you are asked to read a grammar section in the textbook, you will have to take notes (in English) about what you read. You may copy the wording from the textbook or paraphrase it with your own words. The notes you take have to appear as a list of five bulletpoints (une liste de cinq puces). Example of une liste de 5 puces: Grammar 1.1 (pages 18-19) There are many irregular -er verbs. For verbs ending in -ger, we have to add an "e" before the -ons ending nous voyageons. In verbs that end in -cer, the c becomes ç before the -ons nous commençons. Préférer: the 2nd accent changes to è in all forms except for nous and vous. Appeler (to call). Be careful with the l vs. ll j'appelle, tu appelles, il appelle, nous appelons, vous appelez, ils appellent. Homework will be COLLECTED AT RANDOM, typically about once per week. You are expected to complete the assigned activities NIGHTLY, and correct them yourself using the answer key to the workbook (some activities do not have answers in the answer key you do not need to correct those). Always write your answers with BLUE or BLACK ink or PENCIL. To correct your answers, you must use a RED pen. If the instructor does not assign a specific homework or multimedia activity in the workbook, you are not required to complete it. Since the instructor may collect your homework/multimedia activities at any time, DO NOT write your answers directly in your workbook. ALWAYS write your answers on a sheet of NOTEBOOK PAPER that you can HAND IN. You may turn in homework activities late ONE TIME ONLY. There is no penalty for this first late assignment. However, it must be turned in the next day you come to class, and once you have turned in a first late assignment, no further late assignments will be accepted they will instead receive a zero. Final Exam: The final exam is cumulative. The final exam for our class this semester is: Wednesday, April 29, at 2:30 p.m. (Room TBA) If you have a conflict with another final exam, you will be granted a make-up if required by the O.U. policy stated in the Schedule of Classes. Documented EMERGENCY hospitalization on the exam date will also entitle you to a make-up. Make-ups will not be given for any other reason whatsoever this means you will not be given a make-up for weddings, graduations, travel, job interviews, or anything else. Check your schedule on the first day of the semester if you have such an event planned for our exam date, you need to DROP this class while you still can.

5 Final Grade Calculation: A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F Tutoring: Tutoring in French is available through both the Department PACE Tutor and Tutoring Services. The Department PACE tutor's services are offered on a walk-in basis and are free for all students. The Department tutor's days and times are posted at: and you can get additional information from your instructor. Tutoring Services offers one-hour appointments in almost any subject for a fee of $10 through Peer Tutoring. Peer Tutoring through Tutoring Services is free for students who are registered with Student Accessibility Services, the Office of Multicultural Student Access and Retention, College Adjustment Program, Commuters and Veterans, and Athletics. Most appointments are held in the Academic Advancement Center, Alden 101. To schedule an appointment, with Tutoring Services, visit and log in to Tutor Trac. Please keep in mind that tutoring is not a guaranteed service, so book appointments early. To make the most of your session: Meet with a tutor early in the semester. Do not procrastinate. Tutors have limited appointments and are booked quickly, particularly during mid-terms and finals. Be prepared with your textbooks, notes, and specific questions concerning the material. Tutors are not teachers. They will not "lecture" or "re-teach." They do not replace a missed class. If you miss class, make sure you get notes from a classmate and meet with your professor during office hours. If you must cancel your appointment with Tutoring Services, please do so in a timely manner. If you can't make a session, cancel your appointment 8 hours in advance on Tutor Trac. Missing a session prevents another student from booking that appointment and leaves the tutor waiting for you.

6 Class Schedule Listed below, you will find the material that will be covered in class each day. The Grammar Book is listed as "G", Cinq puces activities are listed as "CP" the Workbook is listed as "W", the Supersite online Audio Files are listed as A. The numbers following the letters are the page numbers of the material to be covered. Unless otherwise noted, "G" pages are to be read (if followed by "CP" you need to write cinq puces for the grammar pages indicated), and "W" pages involve written activities. "A" items involve listening (to audio files available online at the Supersite) in conjunction with corresponding written activities in the "lab" part of the workbook. You are REQUIRED to read/listen to the material listed and complete any assigned written exercises or cinq puces lists on that material the night BEFORE coming to class. Dates are subject to change. Remember that you are REQUIRED to bring the Grammar book to class EVERY day. You also must be prepared to turn in your homework every day. Note: The last day to add this course without instructor approval is January 16. The last day to drop a course this semester without a grade of WF/WP is January January Introduction to the course; syllabus. 14 En famille (G: 198; W: 51 #1; [notez que "soutenir" = "to support"]; A: "Leçon 06 - Pour Commencer - Activité 1, Leçon 06 - Pour Commencer - Activité 2" + W: 131 #1,2) 16 Subjunctive Forms (G: 212, CP; W: #2,4; A: "Leçon 06 - Structures Activité 1" + W: 132 #1) 19 MLK DAY: NO CLASS 21 Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions, etc. (G: , CP; W: #1,3,5; A: "Leçon 6 -Structures 6-1 Activité 2, Leçon 06 - Structures Activité 3" + W: 132 #2,3) 23 Relative Pronouns (G: , CP; W: 56 #1; A: "Leçon 6 - Structures 6-2 Activité 1 + W:133 #1); Last day to drop without WP/WF. 26 Relative Pronouns (G: ; W: #2, 3, 4; "Leçon 6 - Structures 6-2 Activité 2 + W:133 #2) 28 Irregular re Verbs (G: , CP; W: 58 #1,2,3; A: "Leçon 06 - Structures 6-3 Activité 1" + W: 134 #1) 30 Culture (G: , et écrivez G: 228 #1) 2 February Exam Chapter 6 4 Progrès et recherche (G: 236; W: 61 #1,2; A: "Leçon 07 - Pour Commencer - Activité 1, Leçon 07 - Pour Commencer - Activité 2" + W: 137 #1,2) 6 Comparative and Superlative of Adjectives and Adverbs (G: , CP; W: 64 #1,2,3; A: "Leçon 07 - Structures Activité 1" + W: 138 #1) 9 Simple Future (G: , CP; W: 66 #1,2,3; A: "Leçon 07 - Structures Activité 1" + W: 139 #1) 11 In-Class Composition #1 13 Subjunctive: Expressions of Doubt and Conjunctions (G: , CP; W: 68 #1,2; A: "Leçon 07 - Structures Activité 1" + W:140 #1) 16 Past Subjunctive (G: 259, CP; W: #3,4; A: "Leçon 07 - Structures Activité 3" + W: 140 #3) 18 Culture (G: , et écrivez G: 266 #1) 20 Exam Chapter 7 23 Les passe-temps (G: 274; W: 71 # 2, A: "Pour Commencer - Act 1;" "Pour Commencer - Act 2;" W: 143 # 1, 2) 25 Infinitives (G: , CP; W: # 1, 2, 3, 6; A: "Structures Act 1;" W: 144 # 1) 27 Conditional (G: , CP; W: # 1, 2, 3, 4; A: "Structures Act 1;" W: 146 # 1) 2-6 March SPRING BREAK: NO CLASS

7 9 Prepositions with Infinitives (G: 420, CP; G: write 421 # 1) 11 Culture (G: ; G: write 304 #1) 13 Exam Chapter 8 16 Le travail et les finances (G: 314; W: 81 # 1, 2, 3; A: "Pour Commencer Act 1;" W: 149 # 1) 18 In-Class Composition #2 20 Present Participle (G: , CP; W: # 1, 2, 3, 6; A: "Structures Act 1;" W: 151 # 1); Last day to drop with WP/WF. 23 Irregular oir verbs (G: , CP; W: # 2, 3, 5, 6; A: "Structures Act 1;" W: 152 # 1) 25 Savoir vs. connaître (G: 424, CP; G: write 425 # 1) 27 Culture (G: ; G: write 344 #1) 30 Exam Chapter 9 1 Notre monde (G: 352; W: 91 # 1, 2, 3; A: "Pour Commencer - Act 1;" W: 155 # 1) 3 Past Conditional (G: , CP; W: # 1, 4, 5; A: "Structures Act 1;" W: 156 # 1) 6* Si clauses (G: , CP; W: # 1, 2, 5, 6; A: "Structures Act 1;" W: 158 # 1) 8* Future Perfect (G: , CP; W: # 2, 3, 6; A: "Structures Act 1;" W: 157 # 1) 10* Culture (G: ; G: write 382 # 1) 13* In-Class Composition #3 15* Oral Communication 17* Oral Communication 20* Oral Exams (come only if you are scheduled that day) 22* Oral Exams (come only if you are scheduled that day) 24* Oral Exams (come only if you are scheduled that day) 29 April FINAL EXAM, 2:30 P.M., room TBA * Activities on these dates are subject to change, due to course evaluations. The course evaluation date for our class has not been set as of the writing of this syllabus.