COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES: Spring, 2015
LFRE201: Second-Year French II
Sec. 001: MWF 10:00 am - 10:50 am.
Final Exam: Thursday, May 14, 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Room: AYLES C106
Room: AYLES C106
45 contact hours 90 homework hours
Please note: This course is designed primarily for students who have had 3 semesters of college French or
Advanced placement high school French.
Instructor: Liz Rose
E-mail: liz.rose@colostate.edu (Please begin your email with "Bonjour, Madame" and end it with
"Cordialement, your name" in keeping with the French "politesse!")
Office: Clark C110D
Google Voice number (Only for assigned recordings): (970) 403-5373
Office hours: TBA
Materials: *Mitschke. Rêvez: le français sans frontières.
Boston: Vista Higher Learning,
2012. (looseleaf with Activity manuel and Supersite access) ISBN: 9781617670534
(Available as a bundle from the CSU student store for $176. All profits go directly back to
ASCSU.)
Program objectives:
LFRE201 is the fourth in a series of language courses in which students learn French through a Standardsbased approach, or a series of competencies reflecting the ACTFL 5 C's: Communication, Culture,
Connections, Comparisons and Communities.
(1999).
“Knowing how, when, and why to say what to whom” All the linguistic and social knowledge required for effective human-to-human interaction is encompassed in those ten words. Formerly, most teaching in foreign language classrooms concentrated on the how (grammar) to say what
(vocabulary). While these components of language are indeed crucial, the current organizing principle for foreign language study is communication, which also highlights the why, the whom and the when. So, while grammar and vocabulary are essential tools for communication, it is the acquisition of the ability to communicate in meaningful and appropriate ways with users of other languages that is the ultimate goal of today’s foreign language classroom....
The 5 C’s: National Standards for Foreign Language learning . Communication is at the heart of second language study, whether the communication takes place face-to-face, in writing, or across centuries through the reading of literature. Through the study of other languages, students gain a knowledge and understanding of the cultures that use that language and, in fact, cannot truly master the language until they have also mastered the cultural contexts in which the language occurs. Learning languages provides connections to additional bodies of knowledge that may be unavailable to the monolingual English speaker. Through comparisons and contrasts with the language being studied, students develop insight into the nature of language and the concept of culture and realize that there are multiple ways of viewing the world. Together, these elements enable the student of languages to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world in a variety of contexts and in culturally appropriate ways. http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/public/StandardsforFLLexecsumm_rev.pdf
LFRE200 is a learner-centered, activities-driven class. Instructors encourage functional language skills in an immersion approach , accommodate different learning styles, strive to broaden students’ experiences through varied technology, and evaluate students for the competency they demonstrate in cultural understanding as well as listening, speaking, reading, and writing French.

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Outcomes and Proficiency expectations: ACTFL rating "Intermediate"
By the end of the semester, students will be able to demonstrate the following proficiencies:
§ Listening : At the Intermediate level, listeners can understand information conveyed in simple, sentence-length speech on familiar or everyday topics. They are generally able to comprehend one utterance at a time while engaged in face-to-face conversations or in routine listening tasks such as understanding highly contextualized messages, straightforward announcements, or simple instructions and directions. Listeners rely heavily on redundancy, restatement, paraphrasing, and contextual clues.
Intermediate-level listeners understand speech that conveys basic information. This speech is simple, minimally connected, and contains high-frequency vocabulary.
Intermediate-level listeners are most accurate in their comprehension when getting meaning from simple, straightforward speech. They are able to comprehend messages found in highly familiar everyday contexts. Intermediate listeners require a controlled listening environment where they hear what they may expect to hear.
§ Speaking : Speakers at the Intermediate Low sublevel are able to handle successfully a limited number of uncomplicated communicative tasks by creating with the language in straightforward social situations. Conversation is restricted to some of the concrete exchanges and predictable topics necessary for survival in the target-language culture. These topics relate to basic personal information; for example, self and family, some daily activities and personal preferences, and some immediate needs, such as ordering food and making simple purchases.
Intermediate Low speakers express personal meaning by combining and recombining what they know and what they hear from their interlocutors into short statements and discrete sentences. Their responses are often filled with hesitancy and inaccuracies as they search for appropriate linguistic forms and vocabulary while attempting to give form to the message. Their speech is characterized by frequent pauses, ineffective reformulations and self-corrections.
§ Reading : At the Intermediate level, readers can understand information conveyed in simple, predictable, loosely connected texts. Readers rely heavily on contextual clues. They can most easily understand information if the format of the text is familiar, such as in a weather report or a social announcement.
Intermediate-level readers are able to understand texts that convey basic information such as that found in announcements, notices, and online bulletin boards and forums. These texts are non-complex and have a predictable pattern of presentation. The discourse is minimally connected and primarily organized in individual sentences and strings of sentences containing predominantly high-frequency vocabulary.
§ Writing : Writers at the Intermediate level are characterized by the ability to meet practical writing needs, such as simple messages and letters, requests for information, and notes. In addition, they can ask and respond to simple questions in writing. These writers can create with the language and communicate simple facts and ideas in a series of loosely connected sentences on topics of personal interest and social needs. They write primarily in present time. At this level, writers use basic vocabulary and structures to express meaning that is comprehensible to those accustomed to the writing of non-natives.
§ Culture : demonstrate an understanding of francophone culture in the United States and the Caribbean and recognize the work of selected French and francophone authors.
Please consult ACTFL’s proficiency guidelines for more information: http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/public/ACTFLProficiencyGuidelines2012_FINAL.pdf

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Evaluation:
Examens
Examen final
Quizzes
Expression écrite
Expression orale
35%
20%
10%
10%
10%
Compréhension auditive
Devoirs
5%
5%
Activités parascolaires (2) 5%
To earn an A in this course ( 93 or more ), all required and recommended work must be completed in an exceptional manner. Grades will not be rounded up. If you finish the semester with 89.9%, there is some area in which you could have performed better. The points accumulated in the above areas will be totaled and the percentage will determine the final grade as follows:
A+: 97-100; A: 93-96; A-: 90-92; B+: 87-89; B: 83-86; B-: 80-82; C+: 77-79; C: 73-76; D: 60-72; F: <60
Examens : There will be three chapter exams during the semester and one Final Exam. Please see the course calendar to note the dates of all exams. Exams will include sections on grammar, vocabulary, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing skills and cultural information or content covered in the short films or reading for class.
Interrogations/Quizzes: Periodically we will have a short quiz over material recently covered or assigned. These may or may not be announced previously so it is important to be prepared for class each day.
Préparation/devoirs: Practice is the only way to master the skills needed to become proficient in French. You are expected to come to class well prepared and actively participate in all activities 100% in French. You will always have some pages out of the textbook to read for each class. For every hour you spend in class, you are expected to spend two hours outside of class studying, doing homework, etc. Excellent preparation is characterized by the ability to immediately engage in a previously prepared activity, to participate fully, and to volunteer often. Poor preparation is characterized by an evident lack of preparation or consistent recourse to English; being present but not volunteering or paying attention, answering only when called upon. Please consult our syllabus and the RamCT Course Calendar for due dates of all major assignments . You will be evaluated on your preparation of exercises (collected, observed, or checked by a pop quiz) for class and on your homework assignments from your Cahier. You are expected to do two pages per day in your Cahier ; I will check in class each day to see if you have done it.
Your Cahier exercises for the entire chapter are due the day of each chapter exam. Expression écrite assignments will be turned in on
RamCT.
Activités parascolaires : This semester you will participate in two activities outside of class and write a summary in
French describing the activity (one paragraph) and giving personal reactions to the ideas and the experience (one paragraph). You will receive 10 points for participating in the activity and up to 15 points for your summary. See the written expression proficiency rubric on RamCT for details. Volunteering to be a Conversation Partner for the
Intensive English Program is also a possibility. You must turn in your written report within a week of attending the activity. Please see the calendar of French Activities posted on Ram CT for events that will fulfill this requirement.
Expression écrite: Your written expression is evaluated in a variety of ways in this class including all of the above categories: exams, quizzes, homework and activité parascolaire entries. Additionally, your written communication skills will be evaluated based on several in-class writing assignments as well as your submissions to 3 out-of-class writing assignments based on French news articles or other prompts. These assignments may include writing a letter, an argumentative paper, blog, email, journal entry, dialogue, creative story... Please consult the written expression proficiency rubric on Ram CT for details on evaluation.

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Expression orale : You will be evaluated in one or more of the following ways: SuperSite enregistrements, Google
Voice enregistrements, presentations, group discussions, skits, and/or out-of-class interviews. There are two scheduled expression orale activities, but in-class activities will frequently be counted in this category as well. Please consult the oral expression proficiency rubric on Ram CT for more details.
Compréhension auditive : Your listening comprehension is evaluated in a variety of ways, including the Lab mp3 exercises, the Courts métrages (short films,) individual and group conversations and certain homework assignments.
Academic Integrity:
This course will follow the Academic Integrity Policy of the Colorado State University General Catalog (Page 7) and the Student Conduct Code, which defines academic dishonesty as: “misconduct including but not limited to: cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized possession or disposition of academic materials, falsification, or facilitation of acts of misconduct. Plagiarism includes the copying of language, structure, images, ideas, or thoughts of others and is related only to work submitted for credit”. In addition, plagiarism in the language classroom includes the use of online translators and unauthorized help from peers and native speakers . You may not submit work from a prior class
(self-plagiarism).
Academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary action , and may result in failure of the course. Both the student and the office of Conflict Resolution and Student Services will be informed of the disciplinary action in writing.
Examples of academic dishonesty include (but are not limited to): 1. Cheating in the classroom [,,,] 2. Plagiarism […]
3. Unauthorized Possession or Disposition of Academic Materials […] 4. Falsification of Cases of Academic
Dishonesty […] [partial quote from http://catalog.colostate.edu/front/policies.aspx
, read original if in doubt]
HONOR PLEDGE for the class:
"I give my word of honor that I have neither given nor received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment."
Signed___________________ (This pledge should be written at the bottom of all assignments, quizzes, exercises, essays and/or exams for the class.)
*NOTE: A student’s decision to forego signing the honor pledge shall not be used as evidence of academic misconduct and shall not negatively impact a student's grade.
Academic Integrity Resources:
How to avoid plagiarism: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/teaching/plagiarism/
How to cite your work: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/
Please use MLA citation style: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=9
Make-up Policy:
Assignments will not be accepted after the due date and no make-ups will be allowed for quizzes or exams if the absence is not excused.
Please note that even excused absences may negatively impact your performance and progress in the course. Arrange with me to catch up in a timely manner. Do NOT ask me in the final week of classes what you can do to improve your grade; this is a discussion we should have earlier in the semester, not at the end.

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NOTICE:
It is the student’s responsibility to read the syllabus and remain abreast of any changes. If you have questions over the material being covered, ask immediately . Do not wait until the end of the semester.
COURSE OUTLINE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
The course will follow the schedule listed below. However, please consult the course calendar on Ram CT for the due dates of all assignments. The instructor reserves the right to make modifications in the assignments, dates or other work as necessary.
Date
19 janvier
21 janvier
23.1
26.1
Contenu
Jour férié
Introduction au cours révision du passé composé et de l'imparfait
Quizlet?
Pour commencer
Regardez  le  SS  et  le  SAM.
Faites  le  SS  «  les  relations  personnelles  »  en   cours.  Parler  de  comment  enregistrer.
Faites  le  SAM  p  31  et  le  Lab  Manual  p  79  en   cours.
Parler  de  comment  corriger  les  devoirs  dans  le
SAM.
Court métrage: préparation, scènes
Devoirs
Pas de cours
Interro  vocab  (10  mots)
Cartes  de  vocabulaire  p  120
Apportez  votre  ordinateur  en  cours
28.1
30.1
Court métrage: discussion
Interro vocab (10)
Rédaction en cours (20)
Prompt: p 127, Activité 6 (lettre)
Structure 4.1
Le Plus-que-parfait
Les phrases "si"
Distribution du guide de la lecture
2 février Imaginez: Stratégies de lecture
Interro Structure 4.1
Révision Structure 4.4
4.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOfqVQ4Njmg
(La vie d'un pirate) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM73l74x1C0
Structure 4.2a
La négation
Cahier : Pour commencer, p 31
SuperSite : Pour commencer / Court métrage
"Vrai ou faux", "A compléter"
Regardez le court métrage (film)
SuperSite : Court métrage / "Complétez" et Bon anniversaire (4 activités)
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 134 et 135, p
282
Rêvez : p 283, Activité 1, A, B, C
Compréhension auditive 4,1 (mp3): Réponses dans le cahier, p 80
Cahier 4.1, pp 34 et 35, Exercices 1 à 5
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 80, activité 3.
SuperSite: Structures 4.1
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, p 250, Structure 4.4
Rêvez : p 251, Exercices 1 et 2
Guide de la lecture (de Rêvez pp 128 et 129)
Remplissez et apportez en cours
6.2 Culture: préparation
Interro structure 4.2a "la négation"
SuperSite "Imaginez"
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 138 et 139
Structure 4.2a "La négation" (Bulles 1 à 6)
Compréhension auditive 4.2a (Lab Manual)
Exercices 1 et 2 / Réponses dans le cahier, p 81
Cahier 4.2a, p 37, Activités 4 et 5
SuperSite
• 4.2, "Une nouvelle loi"
• Culture, "un peuple révolté" / à trouver"
Guide de la lecture (de Rêvez p 149)
Remplissez et apportez en cours
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 81, Activité 3

9.2
11.2
13.2
16.2
18.2
20.2
Culture: discussion
Rédaction en cours,
Prompt: p 150, Activité 4
Structure 4.5
Le passé simple
Structure 4.2b
Adjectifs et pronoms indéfinis
Structure 4.3
Interro sur structure 4.2b
Rédaction en cours
Jour de révision
Epreuve sur chapitre 4
Pour commencer
Interro I: Vocabulaire
23.2
25.2
27.2
2 mars
Court métrage: préparation
Court métrage: discussion
Interro II vocab
Structure 5,4 Les pronoms d'objet
Rédaction en cours
Prompt p 165, Activité 7
Projet en groupes (CCFLT) Discussion vidéo p 164, marges 3B
Structure 5,1
L'article partitif
4.3 Imaginez
Interro Structure 5,1
6
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, p 252
Rêvez,
• p 253,Activités 1 à 3
• "Haïti, soif de liberté" p 149
SuperSite : Culture / "Haïti, soif de liberté" (2 activités)
SuperSite : Structure 4.2b / "La même idée" et
"Positif et négatif"
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, p 139 Structure 4.2b
"Adjectifs et pronoms indéfinis" (Bulles 7 à 9)
Compréhension auditive 4.2b (Lab Manual)
Exercice 3 / Réponses dans le cahier, p 81
Cahie r 4.2, p 36
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 142 et 143
Compréhension auditive 4.3 (Lab Manual) tous.
Réponses dans le cahier, p 82
Cahier 4.3, pp 38 et 39
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 82, Activité 3 (Questions 1 à 4)
SuperSite : Structure 4.3
Cahier: "Imaginez" p 32, " Vrai ou faux?"
Compréhension auditive Vocabulaire (mp3):
Réponses dans le cahier, p 84 (Notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.)
Conjuguemos révision de la conjugaison
Activités
SuperSite Leçon 5: "Pour commencer" /
Vocabulaire
Compréhension auditive 5 (Lab Manual) "Pour commencer / Réponses dans le cahier, p 85
Cahie r "Pour commencer" p 41, Activités 1 et 2
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 85, Activité 3 (Toutes les questions)
SuperSite : Court métrage / "à choisir" "à définir"
Quizlet : vocabulaire, p 158
Regardez le court métrage (film)
SuperSite : Court métrage / Samb et le commissaire (4 exercices)
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, p 254 "Object pronouns"
Rêvez: p 255, Activités 1 à 3.
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 41, Activité 3.
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 172 - 173
Compréhension auditive 5,1 (mp3): Réponses dans le cahier, p 86
Cahier 5.1, pp 44 et 45, Exercices 1 à 4 (2 pts supplémentaires pour Ex. 5)
SuperSite: Structure 5.1
Guide de la lecture (de Rêvez pp 166 et 167)
Remplissez et apportez en cours

6.3 Structure 5,2 les pronoms "y" et "en"
9.3
11.3
Culture: préparation
Interro structure 5,2
Rédaction en cours
Prompt: p 185, Activité 2, Questions 2 et 3
Culture: discussion
Structure 5,5
L'accord du participe passé
13.3
16 - 20 mars
23.3
Evaluations orales en groupes
Structure 5.3a
L'ordre des pronoms
25.3
27.3
Structure 5.3b
Interro sur structure 5.3a
Rédaction en cours
Jour de révision
30.3
1 avril
3.4
Epreuve sur chapitre 5
Pour commencer
Interro I Vocabulaire
Court métrage: préparation
6.4 Court métrage: discussion
Interro II Vocab
Pronoms disjoints
Rédaction en cours
Prompt: p 205, Activité 4
7
SuperSite: Imaginez "L'Afrique de l'Ouest" (4 activités)
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 176 à 177
Compréhension auditive 5,2 (mp3): Réponses dans le cahier, p 87
Cahier 5.2, pp 46 à 47, Exercices 1 à 4
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 86, Activité 2
SuperSite
• Structure 5,2
• Culture, "les candidats" / "conversations d'écrivains"
Guide de la lecture (de Rêvez p 186 à 187)
Remplissez et apportez en cours
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, p 256
Rêvez,
• p 257, Activités 1 à 3 ( 5 phrases pour Ex.
3)
• "Un demi-siècle d'indépendance" p 187
SuperSite : Culture / " Un demi-siècle d'indépendance " (2 activités)
Venez en cours 10 minutes avant votre réunion
VACANCES DU PRINTEMPS
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 180 à 181 (Bulles
1 à 8)
Compréhension auditive 5.3 (Lab Manual) tous.
Réponses dans le cahier, p 88
Cahier 5.3, pp 48 à 49, Exercices 2 et 3
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 180 à 181 (Bulles
9 à 11)
Cahier 5.3, pp 48 à 49, Exercices 1 et 4
SuperSite: Structure 5.3
Cahier: "Imaginez" p 42, " L'Afrique de l'Ouest"
Compréhension auditive Vocabulaire L5 (Lab
Manual). Notez dans le cahier, p 90 les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 42, "L'Afrique de l'Ouest"
SuperSite Leçon 6: "Pour commencer" /
Vocabulaire
Compréhension auditive 6 (Lab Manual) "Pour commencer / Réponses dans le cahier, p 91
Cahier "Pour commencer" p 51, Activité 1
SuperSite : Court métrage / "le foulard islamique"
"associer" "logique ou illogique?"
Quizlet : vocabulaire, p 198
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 91, Activité 3
Regardez le court métrage (film)
SuperSite : Court métrage / De l'autre côté (4 exercices)
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, p 258 "Pronoms disjoints"
Rêvez: p 259, Activités 1 et 2.

8.5
10.4
13.4
15.4
17.4
20.4
22.4
24.4
27.4
29.4
1 mai
4.5
6.5
8.5
Structure 6.1
Imaginez
Interro Structure 6.1
Structure 6.2
Culture: préparation
Interro structure 6.2
Rédaction en cours
Culture: discussion
Structure 6.5
Pronoms possessifs
Interro Structure 6.5
Structure 6.3
Verbes irréguliers en -re
Le futur simple
Interro sur structure 6.3
Rédaction en cours
Jour de révision
Interro: futur des verbes irréguliers
Epreuve sur chapitre 6
Evaluations orales individuelles
Evaluations orales individuelles
Corrigez les épreuves / Révision de Leçon 6
Révision de Leçon 4
Révision de Leçon 5
8
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 212 à 213
Compréhension auditive 6,1 (mp3): Réponses dans le cahier, p 92
Cahier 6.1, pp 54 à 55, Exercices 1 à 6
SuperSite: Structure 6.1
Guide de la lecture (de Rêvez 206 à 207)
Remplissez et apportez en cours
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 92, Activité 3
SuperSite: Imaginez "L'Afrique du Nord et le
Liban" (4 activités)
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 2216 à 217
Compréhension auditive 6,2 (mp3): Réponses dans le cahier, p 93
Cahier 6.2, pp 56 à 57, Exercices 1 à 5 (2 pts supplémentaires pour Ex. 6)
SuperSite
• Structure 6,2
• Culture, "le mariage" / "quelle histoire"
Guide de la lecture (de Rêvez p 226 à 227)
Remplissez et apportez en cours
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, p 260
Rêvez,
• p 261, Activités 1 à 3
• " Jour de mariage " p 227
SuperSite : Culture / " Jour de mariage"
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 93, Activité 3
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, pp 220 à 221
Compréhension auditive 6.3 (Lab Manual) tous.
Réponses dans le cahier, p 94
Cahier 6.3, pp 58 à 59, tous
SuperSite: Structure 6.3
Notes sur la lecture : Rêvez, p 264
Rêvez: p 265, Activités 1 à 3
Conjuguemos : French verbs / Ex. 11 "Le Futur -
All verbs" (80% on at least 45 tries)
Cahier: "Imaginez" p 42, " L'Afrique du Nord et le Liban"
Compréhension auditive Vocabulaire L6 (Lab
Manual). Notez dans le cahier, p 90 les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
Google Voice : Enregistrez les réponses dans le cahier, p 94, Activité 3