FREN 201-03 (54505)
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
SPRING 2007
Edward R. Van Vliet, Ph.D in Linguistic & Cognitive Sciences, Brown University
WELLES 133 M-W-F 2:30-3:40 p.m. Office Hours: 12:30-1:30 M-W-F Wads 9A or by appt.
E-mail: vanvliet@geneseo.edu; Campus Téléphone: 245-5247, ex. 4243, (message service
available) Internet Site: www.geneseo.edu/~vanvliet
COURSE OBJECTIVE
The student will be expected to listen, speak, read, and write French at the third semester level of
college French. Using a balanced approach to the four linguistic skills of listening, speaking,
reading, and writing, learners will build an understanding of communicative, grammatical, and
cultural aspects of the Francophone world. Chapters 1-5 of Interaction will help the student
master complex linguistic structures and expressions in French; the supplemental reader, Le
Comte de Monte-Cristo will help develop vocabulary and reading skills. The program also
includes an important cultural component about the Francophone community. This course is
designed for students who have studied the equivalent of three semesters of college or three years
of high school French. The student will be expected to listen to, speak, read, & write French at
the second-semester intermediate college level.
Texts : Susan St. Onge, Ronald St. Onge, Katherine Kulick. Interaction : Révision de
grammaire française,7th ed., 2007. Thomson Heinle. ISBN : 1-4130-1647-2
Alexandre Dumas Le Comte de Monte-Cristo,adapted for intermediate students
By R. de Roussy de Sales. New Edition, 2001 National Textbook Company.
ISBN : 0-658-0553-7
A foreign language cannot be mastered alone or in absentia. The student will be expected
to attend all classes and to respond to exercises and questions asked. If the student’s name is
called and s/he does not respond, a zero will result for the daily participation grade. Any student
who participates in all classes will receive 5 extra points added to the overall participation grade
for the semester. There will be no substitutes for participation. Under no circumstances will
make-up tests be given nor will incomplete grades be granted without prior approval. The
instructor is not qualified to make medical diagnoses for missed tests, work, or participation.
THERE WILL BE NO NEGOCIATIONS ON GRADING.
GRADING:
Participation (including workbooks [plus lab])
Mid-Semester Test (75 minutes)
Final Test (3 hours)
40%
30%
30%
ASSIGNMENTS:
The student will complete all exercises in the text online on the departmental website at
www.geneseo.edu/~for in order to obtain fluency and ease in the language.
DISABILITY STATEMENT
The student is to let the instructor know if s/he has a special needs resulting from a
documented physical or learning disability. The student must have obtained such
documentation from a medical doctor or licensed psychologist and have registered with
the College’s Office of Disabilities Services, Erwin 105. The documented student is
requested to meet with the instructor after class, during office hours, or to leave a
message as soon as possible after the first day of class.
PROGRAMME: Interaction = I and Comte de Monte-Cristo = C
Janvier
Février
Mars
Avril
17
Introduction
22
I, 1, 1-9
24
I, 1, 10-19
29
I, 1, 20-34
31
C 1-3
5
C 4-6
7
I, 2, 35-51
12
I, 2, 52-60
14
I, 2, 61-65
19
I, 2, 66-70
21
C 7-9
26
I, 3, 71-87
28
I, 3, 88-89
5
I, 3, 99-109
7
I, 3, 110-114
19
Mid-term Test (I, 1-3, C 1-9)
21
I, 4, 115-121
26
I, 4, 122-130
28
I, 4, 131-147
2
I, 4, 148-152
4
C 10-13
9
C 14-17
11
C 18-21
16
I, 5, 321-330
18
I, 5, 330-339
20
I, 5, 340-347
23
I, 5, 348-352
25
C 22-24
30
C 25-30
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