(SAM), Cherie Mitschke, Vista Higher Learning, 2008.

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1 Automne 2010 Lisez bien soigneusement cette description du cours. Il vous donne des renseignements importants sur: --la présence et la participation --les devoirs et les rédactions --les examens --les notes Vous êtes responsable du contenu! Make sure you have the following information from your instructor: your course s section number, the hour and classroom building and number for each day (W will probably differ from TTh), your instructor s name, e address, and office hours. All instructors tors hold office hours in the French TA/PTI office in HBC 316C, tel. #: Conditions préalables ( prerequisites): (prerequisites FRE 201 or placement test. Textes obligatoires: (1) Moments littéraires : An Anthology for Intermediate French, 2 nd ed. B.G. Hirsch and C.P. Thompson. Houghton-Mifflin Co., NY (2) Imaginez : le français sans frontières ; cours de français intermédiaire. Cherie Mitschke, Vista Higher Learning, (3) Imaginez : le français sans frontières ; Student Activities Manual (SAM), Cherie Mitschke, Vista Higher Learning, NOTE: The Imaginez textbook and SAM are sold as a package and come with Supersite Passcode (= Internet access key) that you will need. Do not buy your textbook without it! (4) Reader for FRE 202 All books and readers are available at the S.U. bookstore; all but the Reader are also available at Follett s Orange Bookstore. #2 & #3 were used for FRE

2 Livre recommandé: A good French-English, English-French dictionary. The larger the better, but if you must go small, try the paperback edition of the Oxford/ Hachette dictionary. NOTE: The Department reserves the right to adjust the content of this course for academic and/ or pedagogic reasons. Also, from time to time, student work may be used, anonymously, either in research or in the training of new instructors. Continued enrollment in the course constitutes permission for such use. About the course This is the fourth course in a four-course sequence and is a pre-requisite for all upper-division French courses as well as the major and minor in French. You are in this class either because you successfully passed FRE 201, or because you were admitted by placement test. If you were placed in this course by placement test and you are unsure if it is the right course for you, go NOW to see the French Language Coordinator (FLC), Connie Dickey, in HBC 316B, She is also the person to see throughout the semester if you have any problems with the course that you cannot resolve with the help of your instructor. Please do NOT wait to find solutions to any problems that may arise: seek help immediately so that you may get the most out of the class! Goals The instructional aim of FRE 202 is to provide a link between the basic language courses and the advanced courses offered by the French program. In addition to completing the Imaginez textbook, begun in FRE 201, you will begin to develop advanced-level language abilities through the reading, discussion, and analysis of texts, both literary and informational. Writing tasks will lead you to narrate, describe, summarize, and report as well as express personal opinions and deal with abstract issues. You will be introduced to the vocabulary and concepts of literary usage in French and develop analytical and critical thinking skills in French as you surmise how literary concepts may generate or add meaning to texts. A majority of class-time will be spent discussing readings and compositions. You will also review particularly difficult grammatical structures to increase your mastery in these areas. The class is conducted entirely in French. ANY USE OF ENGLISH will have a negative effect on your participation grade. 2

3 COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING Class attendance and Participation (20%) Your attendance, punctuality, and active participation are expected. The class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays for 80 minutes and Wednesdays for 55 minutes. You will receive a daily grade (0-5 points) for participation and performance. A grade of 5 is earned by preparing fully for class, and especially by showing initiative and creativity in discussions and group activities, and by using French in an informed and reflective way. Lower grades are given for lesser effort and fewer substantive contributions to discussions; 0 for absences. Coming to class having read the texts, but offering nothing substantial to the discussion or activities will earn you a 3 (=C), or lower. ABSENCE POLICY: To allow for unexpected illness, other unplanned occurrences, or your personal choices, your 3 lowest participation grades (including zeros) will be dropped when it comes time to average your grades at the end of the semester. HOWEVER, each additional zero (= each absence) will affect your y COURSE grade very seriously: it will lower your course grade by 1/3 rd. For example, if your final course grade would be a B+, a th absence will lower your course grade to a B; a 5 th absence will lower the B to a B-,, and 4 th so on. Attendance and participation are essential for this course, which is why the application of this absence policy is very strict. In the event of a prolonged absence due to exceptional circumstances, it is your responsibility to contact your instructor, who will consult with the Language Coordinator to find a solution, if possible. HOLIDAYS: All students are expected to be in class the day before and the day after any official school holiday, and assignments may be due or assigned on those days, so plan all departures and returns accordingly. Please inform your parents now of this policy, especially if they make reservations for you, to avoid any problems during the semester! Table française: part of your participation requirements: : to be completed by Oct th! In addition to your daily participation, you are expected to participate at least twice in la Table française, a conversation/help group which meets in the Panasci Lounge, located directly above the cafeteria in the Schine Student Center. You may seek help from the other 3

4 participants or just talk informally with them, but you must actively participate for at least 45 minutes per session for credit. At the end of each visit, ask the monitor of the table to sign and date your participation sheet; then, turn it in to your instructor. Your grade (pass or fail) will be recorded in the "participation" category. ATTENTION: All FRE 202 students must attend the required two sessions of the table by Oct. 14 th!! If you have not attended twice by the 14 th of October, your teacher will have to give you zeros for these assignments even though there are other sessions of the table after that date!. The schedule for the table française will be posted on the FRE 202MERGED Blackboard site by the beginning of the second week of classes. Make sure you consult it immediately and decide when you will go! Do not delay!! If ALL sessions of the table between Sept. 7 th and Oct. 14 th conflict with your course schedule, you must notify your instructor by the beginning of the third week of classes (i.e., by Sept. 14 th ); otherwise, it is your responsibility to fulfill this assignment; NO requests for alternative accommodation will be entertained or granted after Sept. 14 th. NOTE: After fulfilling your 2-session requirement, you are encouraged to go to other sessions throughout the semester for pleasure and practice. No extra credit is given for additional sessions, but your oral skills WILL improve and this will, without a doubt, have a positive effect on your daily participation grades! You can stay as long as you like! Rédactions (25%) Written compositions rédactions--will provide you with a variety of opportunities to demonstrate your ability to think analytically and critically and express ideas clearly, meaningfully, and creatively. You will learn to transfer a variety of effective reading and writing strategies that you may already use in English to your reading and writing in French. The focus is on the writing process, and you will engage in reading as a pre-writing activity, in composing, peer-reviewing, revision, and editing. All versions v of rédactions (brouillons, versions finales et versions révisées) must be typed in font size s 12, double-spaced, and have 1-inch 1 margins all around. Each rédaction must be accompanied by a title page in the format indicated in the Reader. The length of each rédaction will be indicated for each assignment. Grammar (especially any particular language structures and functions under study at a given time) and vocabulary as well as the quality, coherence, and organization of your ideas will affect the assessment of your written work. 4

5 You should take all peer-editing assignments seriously; use your instructor s suggestions and comments on your own work as a guide to evaluating the work of your peers. You will receive grades for the quantity and quality of your feedback. Learning Journal (5%) Four times during the semester, you will write, in French, a few informal paragraphs in which you express your reaction to the works (written, film, etc.) you have read, seen, and discussed in class. In addition, you should express your reaction to what you have done in class and indicate what difficulties, if any, you have had in class or for the homework assignments. These comments must be sent in the form of an message with French accents in place to your professor by 10 a.m. on the days indicated on the calendrier provisoire. Although you will be writing in French, your teacher will not be correcting grammar (but try to be comprehensible!); if you need to express something in English, feel free to do so. However, each entry will receive a grade ( + = 95%; = 80%; - = 65%). Préparation des textes et des devoirs (15%) You will be asked to read, study, and prepare à l écrit ou à l oral multiple assignments outside of class in order for all students to benefit from in-class discussions and explanations. These devoirs will often involve learning or using vocabulary, doing exercises (in a textbook, on Blackboard, or on a website), preparing questions relevant for texts, etc. Written assignments of this type will be collected and graded RANDOMLY by your instructor. Your instructor will also verify the completion of and randomly record grades for --all auto-correct exercises assigned from the on-line Supersite ( S ) for Imaginez. You are expected to do all assignments, whether or not your instructor collects and grades them. If you do not have an assignment when your instructor requests it or when your instructor checks cks the supersite,, you will receive a zero. A minimum of ten assignments will be collected from each student in this category, but you will NOT be notified in advance when your personal devoirs will be collected. In contrast to à l écrit and à l oral exercises, all assignments labeled à rendre will always be collected from all students and will always be graded. 5

6 One oral explication de texte (10%) You will do one analysis of a literary text in a traditional explication de texte format. The oral version of this explication will constitute your midterm ; the written form of it will receive a separate grade, as a rédaction. More information about this assignment will be given to you closer to the due date. Portfolios (10%) Portfolios of work, containing your brouillons ('rough drafts'), versions finales (v.f.), and the revised final versions (versions révisées) of your rédactions, will be presented at midterm (7.5%) and at the end of the term (7.5%) to judge the quality and evolution of your written work. The grades you receive will be based on how effectively you have reworked each assignment, as evidenced in your versions révisées. All portfolios must be submitted in a bound folder, with your work organized in chronological order, beginning with your most recent work. Again, the portfolio should contain three versions of each rédaction: version révisée, version finale et brouillon. Each version should have its own title page! Contribution à Manifestation (5%) You will take part in the production of an issue of Manifestation, the French Section's newsletter written and produced by and for students of French, by writing an article on a subject approved by your instructor. More information about this assignment will be given in class. Examen oral final (10%) At the end of the semester, you will present an oral version of polémique on a subject to be identified by your instructor. The written version of this polémique will constitute your sixth rédaction, which will undergo no formal, submitted revisions. Please read carefully: Bring the necessary textbook, reader, and/or supplementary materials to every class. Consult the calendrier provisoire and Blackboard (at least twice daily) to help you plan your assignments and time commitments. Each week, a fiche de devoirs will be posted 6

7 on the FRE 202merged Blackboard site (usually by 5 a.m. Tuesday morning) and your instructor will indicate in class the details of your assignments. Be aware that the specifics on the calendar are not written in granite and are subject to change as dictated by pedagogical needs. The fiche and your instructor will make it clear when assignments are due; no late work will be accepted for credit. Peer review of written or oral work should be taken seriously. If you fail to do your peer reviews as assigned and conscientiously, your own assignment's grade will automatically be lowered by 10%. All papers submitted both for peer review and for a grade must be written, typed (double-spaced) and proofread BY YOU alone (see note on Academic Integrity below). If you are absent, it is your responsibility to be prepared for the next class session. BEFORE RETURNING to class, check with a classmate or your instructor to verify that you have done the homework assigned for the day of your return. Grades: The following scales may be used when grades are assigned: Scale A Scale B Scale C (Learning Journals) ++ = 95% (A) % = A + = 95% + = 90% (A-) = A- = 80% (+) = 85% (B) = B + - = 65% = 80% (B-) = B (-) = 75% (C) = B- - = 70% (C-) = C+ -- = 65% (D) = C 0 = 0 (F or 0) = C = D 59-0 = F BON COURAGE ET BIENVENUE!!!! 7

8 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The Syracuse University Academic Integrity Policy holds students accountable for the integrity of the work they submit. Students should be familiar with the Policy and know that it is their responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources in written work. The policy also governs the integrity of work submitted in exams and assignments as well as the veracity of signatures on attendance sheets and other verifications of participation in class activities. Serious sanctions can result from academic dishonesty of any sort. For more information and the complete policy, see PLAGIARISM LAGIARISM: All work turned in for this class should be done by you and you alone. While you may receive help from acquaintances with words or short phrases, copying texts in part or in their entirety from other sources and claiming them as your own or using electronic translators to convert your work into French is considered cheating. Anyone engaging in such activities will receive a 0 for the work in question and will be reported to the University for disciplinary action. A second occurrence will result in the student s receiving a failing grade for the course and potential disciplinary action at the university level. DISABILITY SERVICES: Students who may need academic accommodations due to a disability are encouraged to discuss their needs with the instructor at the beginning of the semester. In order to obtain authorized accommodations, students should be registered with the Office of Disability Services (ODS), 804 University Avenue, Room 309, and have an updated accommodation letter for the instructor. Accommodations and related support services such as exam administration are not provided retroactively and must be requested in advance." For more information about services and policy, contact ODS at [email protected]. 8