French 221/222/223 – French 4/ 5/ 6 Spring Quarter 2010 Instructor: Carolyn Bilby e‐mail: carolyn.bilby@bellevuecollege.edu Office: A245 E
Office Phone: 425‐564‐6169
Fax #: 425‐564‐2690
Office Hours: 12:30 – 1:20 PM
Mon‐Thurs. & by appt.
Course Materials:
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Optional Activities:
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En Bonne Forme text, 8th edition
En Bonne Forme: SAM (Student Activities Manual) 8th edition
A French/English bilingual dictionary
A stapler “Drop‐in” tutoring located in D 204 Hours for tutoring posted on: www.bellevuecollege/tutoring Bienvenue à notre cours de français! During Spring Quarter, French 221, 222, and 223 students will cover the material for French 223.
French 221 students are not expected to perform at the level of the French 222 and 223 students:
Individual personal progress is taken into account in grading the oral work and written compositions.
We encourage you to take the full series of Second Year French here, as it is difficult to gain entry into
these particular classes at the University of Washington.
This class covers the six chapters of grammar and readings from En Bonne Forme. Class time will be
devoted to practicing aural and oral (listening and speaking) French skills, reviewing grammar, examining
and discussing cultural differences in the francophone (native speakers of French) world, working on
improving one’s written French, and developing strategies to better comprehend both written and spoken
French. You will present a short oral report about current events, or of cultural interest.
One and one half hours of homework are expected for every hour in class.
MY BC:
You need to gain access to My BC. All BC students are entitled to an e-mail account which you will
need to access your my BC site. To create a BC e-mail account, go to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam
You will need to check My BC for the syllabus, the answer keys as well as the tape script for your SAM,
the text’s answer key, as well as other announcements posted especially concerning the threat of swine
flu or snow . So check regularly.
CDs
CDs are used in conjunction with your workbook and textbook. Each CD contains 2 chapters. You need
to get them from the Library Media Center D- 126. Feel free to ask for all the CDs you’ll need for this
quarter. You will need them to do your SAM homework, so get them early.
It is essential to devote a lot of time and effort working with your CDs in order to improve your listening
comprehension and pronunciation of spoken French, as well as to prepare yourself for your exams. Try
to practice listening, as well as speaking French every day, even if you are talking to yourself or your
pets. 
Please go to the Arts and Humanities Materials web site and familiarize yourself with the “Student
Procedures and expectations.” The A & H web address is: http://bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/materials/
Below you will see my amendments to the Arts and Humanities policies.
ATTENDANCE:
(1/6 of grade)
Generally there are no excused absences. Two points are deducted per absence. After 10 absences
three points are deducted per absence. Lateness also affects this grade. (50 late minutes equal one
absence.)
Since you are expected to be in class every day, it is up to you to find out from a classmate what you
missed on a day you are absent.
DAILY PREPARATION/ORAL PRESENTATION: (1/6 of grade)
You will be graded on class participation and your oral presentation. The participation portion of your
grade is my perception of your daily preparation, performance efforts in class, and your willingness to
participate in small group activities. You will have an assignment just about every day. Many of these will
be announced in class on a daily basis.
You will damage this grade if you are inattentive, do homework in class, text message etc.
You will also make a short oral presentation. More information about this presentation will be given
around mid-quarter. You will be given a grade for your oral presentation. That grade plus your daily
participation grade constitute the final grade in this category.
OTHER HOMEWORK: (1/6 of grade)
There will be four compositions, each worth a total of 15 possible points each, for a grand total of 60
points.
There are 6 SAM assignments worth a total of 7 possible points each, or 42 SAM points, for a grand
total of 102 points. Late work, incomplete work, work with many errors, will result in a lower score or the
opportunity to redo the assignment. I will not accept a SAM assignment that lacks the listening
component.
The SAM due dates are posted in this document. Generally they are due on the fifth or six day
(depending on the chapter) after we start working on the text En Bonne Forme. The exact calendar
appears later in this syllabus. Students are expected to do all of the SAM exercises including the
listening portion (from which you will need to write a minimum of 10 complete sentences, so that I
can verify you have completed this section) and to make all corrections. Some corrections will be given
on the CD. The rest will be posted on My BC. Please use a different color ink for your corrections, and
preferably not green, the color I use for corrections. Use your text and a dictionary as necessary.
Assemble your pages in order and stapled (please!!!), and try to submit it on time.
At the end of each SAM chapter, there is a cartoon with vocabulary, and the anticipation of a written
composition. You do NOT have to complete this exercise. 
We will talk in class about how to tackle a well-written composition, and I am hoping that all of you will
make substantial progress in the way you write an organized composition in French. I will consider your
personal progress as I grade these. I will also be focusing on: organization, correct grammar and
spelling, comprehensible text, the content (do you justify your point of view with examples?), choice
of vocabulary and even the length. I will ask for 3/4 of a written page.
I want the composition to be your own work. Using the internet to help you write is not something I
encourage. The translation websites are “interesting”, but you need to understand grammar and consider
context in order to use them. Please do your own work especially since plagiarism can adversely affect
your life.
GRADING OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS
Workbook / Lab Manual
6-7 points
Complete, organized, on time, welldone with few errors.
1-2 days late / incomplete / many
5 points
errors when turned in on the due date*
More than 2 days late 0 points
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Compositions
13-15 points
11-12 points
0 points
Sometimes if a composition is incomprehensible, or in need of a major re-do, based on my
perception that a student has tried but has considerable difficulty with writing, I will give the
student up to a week to re-do the assignment, (probably with the help of a tutor) and will waive
the late penalty, provided that the subsequent composition shows substantial improvement. This
is not a regular practice in my 200 level classes, but it happens from time to time.
If you have to be absent due to the flu or other circumstances, you should still send me your
homework via e-mail. Being absent does not excuse you from doing homework.
WRITTEN EXAMS: (50% of grade)
There are five exams, the last one being the final exam. I will drop one exam grade, but not the grade of
the final exam. There are no make- up exams. If you know in advance you will be absent on a test
day, arrange to take the exam ahead of time. Exams are not to be taken lightly. Do try to show up on
time and do not leave the room until you have turned in your completed exam. Leaving the room tells
me that you have finished the class for the day.
RESPECT AND DIVERSITY
Bellevue Community College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the
campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and
discrimination.
MY CLASSROOM is an LGBTQ Safe Space where I welcome your individuality, and I will defend your
right to be yourself in the spirit of learning and in an environment of mutual respect.
We are all here to learn. I am committed to maintaining an environment wherein we all feel safe to do
so.
Accessibility
If you have medical information to share with me in the event of an emergency, please contact me via
email or come to see me during office hours. Emergency preparedness is important.
If you need course modifications / adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, I can refer you
to our Disability Resource Center (DRC). If you prefer, you may contact them directly by going to B132 or
by calling 425.564.2498 or TTY 425.564.4110. Information is also available on their website at
http://bellevuecollege.edu/drc/
CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT / CHEATING / DROP PROCEDURE
For more information on this, please refer to the Arts and Humanities policies featured on the Materials
website. http://bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/materials/ If you are having trouble with your work, please
come see me as soon as possible. Do not just disappear. Often potentially excellent students feel they
can’t do the work to their or my satisfaction. After a conversation with me, they may be surprised to hear
that I think they have the ability to succeed if not excel in French, so please do not give up without a little
chat with me.
Our goal is to empower students and to foster an academic relationship wherein the student takes full
responsibility for the learning and assessment process. It is inappropriate for an instructor to discuss a
student’s issues with anyone other than the student. This includes parents, any family members or
others.
Essential to a liberal arts education is an open-minded tolerance for ideas and modes of expression
which might conflict with one’s personal values. By being exposed to such ideas or expressions, students
are not expected to endorse or adopt them but rather to understand that they are part of the free flow of
information upon which higher education depends.
To this end, you may find that class requirements may include engaging certain materials, such as
books, films, and art work, which may, in whole or in part, offend you. These materials are equivalent to
required texts and are essential to the course content. If you decline to engage the required material by
not reading, viewing, or performing material you consider offensive, you will still be required to meet
class requirements in order to earn credit. This may require responding to the content of the material,
and you may not be able to fully participate in required class discussions, exams, or assignments.
Consult the syllabus and discuss such issues with the instructor.
A Word of encouragement: Mastering a Foreign Language is like mastering a musical instrument. It
takes daily/consistent practice and several years before becoming competent. Do not be afraid of making
mistakes, experiencing frustration, or appearing foolish in class because of an error. Celebrate those
mistakes. They mean you have courage and are learning something. Success often comes after many
failed attempts. But with enough effort, you usually have significant accomplishments of which you can
be very proud. Qui ne risque rien, n’a rien.
Tentative Calendar for Written Assignments/Exams – Spring 2010
SAM chapter 14
Friday, 4/9
Composition #1 p. 326 Rédaction #4
“Visions de l’avenir”
Wednesday 4/14
Thursday, 4/15
EXAM chapter 14
SAM chapter 15
Thursday, 4/22
Compositions #2: p. 350 Rédaction #3 ou #4
Friday, 4/23
EXAM chapter 15
Monday, 4/26
SAM chapter 16
Tuesday, 5/4
Composition #3: topic to be determined
Thursday, 5/6
EXAM chapter 16
Tuesday, 5/11
SAM chapter 17
Tuesday, 5/18
Composition #4: topic to be determined
Friday 5/21
EXAM chapter 17
Wednesday, 5/26
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THINK ORAL PRESENTATIONS
SAM chapter 18
Friday, 6/4
SAM chapter 19
Friday, 6/11
Final Exam, chapters 18 & 19
Wednesday 6/16 from 9:30---11:20!