French 507, Spring 2010
Course description
Bienvenue!
36425-Guilloteau
Prerequisite
The prerequisite for French 507 is completion of French 506, taken at the University of Texas at Austin, with a
grade of C or better. Students who took French in high school, French 506 at another college, or at The University
of Texas at Austin prior to spring 2009 should register for French 508K.
Course and Objectives
French 507 is a four skills language course in which you will expand the skills of listening, speaking, reading and
writing as you explore the French language and culture with Français interactif, the first year French program
developed at the University of Texas. Completion of French 507 with a C or better qualifies you to enroll in a
second-year French course (FR 312K, 612, 118).
Required Materials
• FR 507 text , Français interactif available at the University Coop.
• First Year French website: Francais interactif (http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/) includes
• videos (vocabulary, interviews and culture) downloadable mp4 files or podcasts.
• recorded vocabulary lists and phonetic examples: downloadable mp3 audio files or podcasts.
• links into Tex’s French Grammar (http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex): grammar explanations, audio files
in mp3 format or podcasts, interactive exercises, a verb conjugation reference, and a verb tutor. Written
copies of the grammar pages are included in the 507 text for home study.
Recommended
• Compact Oxford Hachette French/English Dictionary ISBN 0-19-864535X (at the Coop) which is
required for FR 312K, L, N and upper division courses. There is also an online dictionary for your use at
http://www.french-linguistics.co.uk/dictionary.
Grading
Exams (five @ 100 points):
Preparation & Participation:
Speaking Exams (2 @ 50 points):
Listening Comprehension exam:
Final Exam (written; 2 hours):
50%
20%
10%
05%
15%
100%
Preparation/Participation
Daily preparation and persistent, active participation in class are essential to your success in learning French.
Your teacher will make specific assignments for each day.
The preparation/participation grade includes your performance on activities in the classroom and occasional pop
quizzes. Most daily homework and participation grades will be valued at 10 points each, except compositions,
which will be worth 20 points. No late homework will be accepted. If you are not in class to get the
assignment(s) due the next day, it is your responsibility to contact your instructor or another student in the class
to get the assignment.
Students are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. In order to
assure that all students have the opportunity to gain from time spent in class, unless otherwise approved by the
instructor, students are prohibited from engaging in any form of distraction. Inappropriate behavior (cellular
phones, eating or drinking, tardiness, making offensive remarks, sleeping, overt inattentiveness, etc.) shall result,
minimaly, in a request to leave class.
Computer Lab : MEZ 2.104
You will be required to do daily homework using the Français interactif website.
Access to computers for individual study is available in the Liberal Arts ITS media lab in MEZ 2.104. Liberal
Arts ITS media lab operating hours:
M-Th 8 a.m.- 7:45 p.m., F 8 a.m.- 4:45 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.- 6:45 p.m.
Attendance
Regular attendance is absolutely necessary for success in French 507. You are allowed a total of five absences
without penalty during the semester. All absences count. In addition to lowered preparation/participation grades,
a penalty of 10 pts (or 1% of your final course grade/ up to 10%) will be deducted for each absence after 5 in the
semester.
Exams
The five exams will contain a variety of listening, reading, and writing activities, similar to those in the text and
on-line grammar. Each exam covers one chapter, lasts 50 minutes and is valued at 100 points. There are also
two five-minute speaking exams. Note carefully the dates of these exams, as there are no make-ups.
The final exam will be Wednesday, May 12 from 9 a.m. -12 p.m. contingent upon Registrar Scheduling. A
makeup will be given on Thursday, May 13 from 7-10 p.m. for students with verified schedule conflicts. Please
notify your instructor to obtain course supervisor's permission.
Course supervision
Your instructor, Dr. Nancy Guilloteau may be reached by email, nguilloteau@mail.utexas.edu, and during office
hours in HRH 2.106A, MW 11-12 and by appt. If you have any questions about French 507, please consult your
instructor or the course supervisor, Karen Kelton, HRH 2.106A (471-5511, kkelton@mail.utexas.edu).
The Department of French & Italian offers many services to beginning students, including free tutoring in the
French Department. Your instructor will announce tutorial center hours during the second week of classes. You
will also be invited to films and activities sponsored by the French Department. Your instructor will announce
these and other events throughout the semester. Bienvenue! We hope you will enjoy learning French.
Note to students with a disability: The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for
qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259 or 471-4641(TTY).
FRENCH 507, SPRING 2010
BEFORE coming to class each day, PREPARE the sections indicated below in the Français Interactif text and
website, http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/:
• Vocabulaire et phonétique: downloadable mp3 files
• Grammaire: Tex's French Grammar explanations to be studied in the grammar appendix of the text and
on-line for audio examples and interactive exercises.
•
: Videos: Vocabulary, interview, and culture videos to view on website and complete accompanying
exercise in the text before coming to class. Video (and audio) podcasts are available in iTunes v5 or higher.
lundi
janvier
mardi
18
19 Chapitre 8
Martin Luther
King Day
Introduction au cours
•Introduction
mercredi
20 Chapitre 8
Préparation du
vocabulaire
Phonétique
•La maison de
Mme De Leusse
25 Chapitre 8
8.4 Review of direct
object pronouns
26 Chapitre 8
8.4 agreement with
past participle
27 Chapitre 8
8.5 Review of indirect
object pronouns
Les tâches
domestiques
février
1 Chapitre 8
8.8 imperative mood
8 Chapitre 9
Vocabulaire, suite
•Mme de
Leusse et sa fille
• Laeticia-coiffeuse
15 Chapitre 9
9.5 narration: passé
composé vs.
imparfait
2 Chapitre 8
8.9 venir 'to come'
8.10 recent past (venir
de + infinitive)
Lyon Program Info:
4:30 p.m. HRH 2.118
9 Chapitre 9
9.1 one-word negative
sentences
9.2 negation: alternate
forms
16 Chapitre 9
9.5 narration, suite
3 Chapitre 8
Activités
10 Chapitre 9
9.3 lire, dire, écrire
•Votre moteur de
recherche préféré
Lyon Program
Application Deadline
17 Chapitre 9
9.5 narration, suite
jeudi
vendredi
21 Chapitre 8
8.1 Review of passé
composé with avoir
8.2 Review of passé
composé with être
22 Chapitre 8
8.3 passé composé of
pronominal verbs
28 Chapitre 8
29 Chapitre 8
8.7 pronoun en
Chez vous et les
tâches domestiques,
p.28
8.6 pronoun y
4 Chapitre 8
Examen 1
(100 pts)
11 Chapitre 9
•Les médiasAudrey et Chrystelle
9.4 modal verbs:
vouloir, pouvoir,
devoir
Chez vous
5 Chapitre 9
Préparation du
vocabulaire
Phonétique
•Introduction
•Gérard-kiosquier
12 Chapitre 9
9.4 modal verbs:
vouloir, pouvoir,
devoir, suite
18 Chapitre 9
Activités
19 Chapitre 9
Examen 2
(100 pts)
25 Chapitre 10
26 Chapitre 10
10.2 interrogative
pronouns , suite
•Les médias
(Last day to drop without
possible academic penalty
mars
22 Chapitre 10
23 Chapitre 10
24 Chapitre 10
Préparation du vocab Vocabulaire, suite
•Les passe-temps
Phonétique
•La mode masculine10.1 mettre
•Introduction et fém.
•Les passe-temps
1 Chapitre 10
2 Chapitre 10
3 Chapitre 10
10.3 impersonal
10.4 disjunctive
La forme et la
verbs & expressions
pronouns
santé, Les passe-temps,
Préparation pour
• Froggy
l’interview oral 1
•Votre look
10.2 interrogative
pronouns
4
Interview oral 1
(50 pts)
• La voiture de
Franck
5
Interview oral 1
(50 pts)
8 Chapitre 10
10.5 prepositions
with place names
Votre look
15
9 Chapitre 10
•La Fête de la
Musique
Activités
16
10 Chapitre 10
Examen 3
(100 pts)
11 Chapitre 11
Préparation du vocab
Phonétique
•Introduction
•L'Université
Jean Moulin, Lyon 3
18
17
12 Chapitre 11
Vocabulaire, suite
•Le bac et le
système français
19
SPRING BREAK
22 Chapitre 11
23 Chapitre 11
•Les études
11.1 savoir vs.
connaître
Villes et langues
11.2 re verbs (irreg.)
like suivre, vivre
24 Chapitre 11
11.3 depuis, pendant,
pour
•Qu'est-ce que
vous faites
29 Chapitre 11
11.6 irregular
subjunctive
avril
30 Chapitre 11
31 Chapitre 11
11.7 subjunctive usage:
•A l'université
obligation
11.7 subjunctive, suite
•Au lycée
5 Chapitre 11
6 Chapitre 12
7 Chapitre 12
Préparation du
Vocabulaire, suite
Examen 4
(100 pts)
vocabulaire
•On cherche un
Phonétique
emploi
•Introduction
•Les métiers
•Métiers et
occupations
12 Chapitre 12
13 Chapitre 12
14 Chapitre 12
12.2 qui & que, suite 12.4 superlative of
12.5 intro to adverbs
12.3 comparisons with adjectives
(révision)
adjectives
12.6 adverbs:
• Le métier pour
formation and
vous
placement
19 Chapitre 12
20 Chapitre 12
21 Chapitre 13
Activités
Préparation du
Examen 5
(100 pts)
vocabulaire
Phonétique
•Introduction
25 Chapitre 11
• Les études au
Texas
11.4 il y a [+time
expression]
•Depuis quand
1 Chapitre 11
•Les universités
8 Chapitre 12
12.1 subjunctive
usage: doubt
•Les vacamces
mai
3 Chapitre 13
13.6 conditional,
suite
13.7 si clauses
10
27 Chapitre 13
13.5 future: usage
• Votre signe
Préparation pour
l’interview oral
4 Chapitre 13
•Si...
•Le passage à
l'euro
11
2 Chapitre 11
•Au lycée, A
l'université
Activités
9 Chapitre 12
12.1 subjunctive usage:
doubt, suite
12.2 relative pronouns
qui & que
15 Chapitre 12
12.7 comp and super
of adverbs
16 Chapitre 12
12.8 bon/meilleur vs.
bien/mieux
22 Chapitre 13
Vocabulaire, suite
13.1 subjunctive
usage: will, emotion,
desire
23 Chapitre 13
13.2 Review of futur
proche
13.3 Simple future: reg
•Les finances
•Les amours
26 Chapitre 13
13.4 simple future:
irregular
26 Chapitre 11
11.5 regular
subjunctive
28
Interview oral 2
(50 pts)
29
Interview oral 2
(50 pts)
30 Chapitre 13
5 Chapitre 13
Activités et révision
6
Examen de
compréhension auditive
(50 pts)
7
Activités et révision
12
EXAMEN FINAL*
9h à 12h
13
14
•Dans 5 ans
13.6 conditional
*The final exam is a departmental, uniform exam contingent upon Registrar Scheduling. A make-up will be given on
Thursday, May 13, 7-10 p.m. for students with verified schedule conflicts. Please notify your instructor to obtain course
supervisor's permission.
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