FRENCH 1411 SYLLABUS FALL 2014 …HCC NORTHWEST spring branch campus
Professor:David R. Long, Ph.D. Class: French 1411 CRN 28009, MW 1:00-3:30, room 305
E-mail address: david.long@hccs.edu
Office hours: before or after class or during French tutoring time in the library.
Required textbook and workbook:
VIS-A-VIS BEGINNING FRENCH 6th EDITION 2014 MCGRAWHILL PUBLISHERS
Listening to the textbook accompanying CD program is required. Listen online at the website address
Online Learning Center: www.mhhe.com/visavis6(e) or www.mhhe.com/visavis5 go to student edition;
pull down chapter desired and listening activities are under “textbook” and “workbook”.
HCCS MISSION STATEMENT:
The Houston Community College System is an open-admission, public institution of higher education
offering academic preparation and lifelong learning opportunities that prepare
individuals in our diverse communities for life and work in a global and technological society.
COURSEDESCRIPTION
French 1411, Beginning French 1, is a four credit-hour course. It is the beginning course of the foursemester beginning and intermediate sequence (1411-1412, 2311-2312) sequence offered by HCCS.
The course transfers to universities as world language credit, it also satisfies the cross-cultural on
HCCS core curriculum.
COURSEGRADE
The grade for the course will be the average of the following:
1) Chapter tests - 60%
2) Student homework completion, attendance/tardies, class participation and pronunciation 20%
3) Final exam over chapters l-6- 20%
The standardHCC grading system is followed: 90-100=A, 80-89=B, 70-79=C, 60-69=D, 59 and below=F
COURSEOBJECTIVES and STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
These descriptions reflect what most students will be able to do by the end of the semester:
1. Listening Comprehension: Comprehend words, phrases and sentences in standard spoken
French where the context is familiar;mainly simple sentences using high frequency vocabulary.
2. Speaking: Speak using words, phrases and short sentences in a number of familiar
contexts.
3. Reading: Read and comprehend language about practical everyday situations.
4. Writing:Write short simple sentences using learned vocabulary and grammatical structures with familiar
contexts.
5. Culture: acquire cultural awareness and understanding of basic French culture in a global context.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance will be checked every day. Students are expected to attend classes every day and will be
responsible for materials covered during their absence, as per the course calendar. Losing instructional
minutes at the beginning or end of class also adds up to affect attendance. Absence for a test is
unacceptable, except by prior consultation with the professor.
STUDENT RESPONSABILITIES
Notice: Students who take a course for the 3r or more times will be charged an additional $50.00 per
semester credit hour and $3.00 per contact hours.
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who
needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the
respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculties are authorized to provide only the
accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
CELLPHONES/PAGERS/FOOD AND DRINK
HCC Policy states that all cellphones and pagers be turned off before entering the classroom— ringing
phones and pagers constitute an interruption of instruction. HCC policy further states that no food or drink
is to be brought into classrooms—especially ones with computers!
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
The HCCS handbook definite the following criteria:
1) Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and
collusion."
2) Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 to F for the particular
assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College
System.
EGLS3 Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System
At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to
improve teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be asked to answer a short online
survey of research-based questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be
made available to your professors and division chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for
the survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the end of the term.
FRENCH 1411 COURSE CALENDAR
NORTHWESTCOLLEGE HCC Spring
Branch campus
Introductions and ch. 1, lecon 1. Devoirs: cahier, pp. 1-4.
ch. 1, lecon 2. Devoirs: cahier, pp. 5-10.
ch. 1, lecon 3. Devoirs: cahier, pp. 11-15.
- review; TEST -ch. 1 (after the break)
ch. 2, lecon 1. Devoirs: cahier, pp. 19-23. ch. 2,
lecon 2. Devoirs: cahier, pp. 23-31. ch.2, lecon
3. Devoirs: cahier, pp. 32-37.
Review; TEST Ch. 2 (after the break)
ch. 3, lecon 1. Devoirs: cahier, pp. 41-44. ch. 3,
lecon 2. Devoirs: cahier, pp. 45-51. ch. 3, lecon
3. Devoirs: cahier, pp. 52-57.
TEST Ch. 3 (after the class break)
ch. 4, lecon 1. Review; Ch. 4, lecon 1. Devoirs: cahier pp.61-63.
Midterm orals; begin ch. 4, lecon 2. finish ch. 4, lecon 2.
ch. 4 lecon 3
review and TEST, ch. 4 ch. 5, lecon 1
ch. 5, lecon 2 ch. 5, lecon 3
review
ch. 5 TEST ch. 6
lecon 1 ch. 6, lecon
2 ch. 6, lecon 3
TEST, ch. 6
Review ; speaking final exam; written final exam