FRCH& 121 B– French 1 10:30 AM—11:20 AM
Fall Quarter 2014
Room D 274 A
Instructor: Carolyn P. Bilby
e-mail: carolyn.bilby@bellevuecollege.edu
Required Materials:
Optional Programs:
Office: A245 E
Office Hours: 12:30 – 1:20 PM Mon---Thurs & by
appt.
Office phone: 425-564-6169
Fax #: 425-564-2690
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Drop-in tutoring sessions open to all. Individual tutoring for
students working at C grade level or less. (D 204)
Visit: www.bellevuecollege.edu/asc/
WELCOME TO FRENCH! BIENVENUE A NOTRE COURS!
Flora Lewis once said: “Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same
things, but learning another way to think about things.” Enjoy the experience.
Supersite plus resources: www.vhlcentral.com
Open 24/7
I welcome all of you to Promenades. These publishers have used the most recent research to
enhance your language learning experience. They offer abundant opportunities for practice with
numerous self-correcting exercises for instant reinforcement and enjoyable videos as well as
cultural information to make your learning both relevant and enjoyable.
You will be able to practice listening and speaking French from the beginning of the course.
Your textbook has many features and offers you a lot practical vocabulary that will make
learning French relevant, and knowing what to study a lot easier as well as fun for you.
Welcome to the adventure ahead.
Here are the course outcomes for this class:
Greetings and the importance of politeness
Introduction to learning a new language, learning strategies
Pronunciation, accents, cognates
Numbers, telling time, days of the week, dates
Classroom vocabulary
Definite and indefinite articles
Subject pronouns
Conjugation of verbs
Vocabulary expressing nationalities
“er verbs”
“ir”and “re” verbs
irregular verbs: “être, avoir, aller faire”
idioms with “avoir” and “faire”
« C’est » vs « il est » etc.
agreement of adjectives/ placement of adjectives
negation
Asking yes/no questions
Asking and answering information questions: “Que, qui, comment, où pourquoi, combien” etc.
Vocabulary related to school, courses, and hobbies
Colors, clothing vocabulary, vocabulary to describe people
The prepositions “à” and “de”
Vocabulary to describe family members
Talking about the weather
Possessive adjectives
Prepositions and contractions: “ devant” “ loin de” etc
This quarter we will cover 5 units. Each unit contains two lessons. You will have a test after
every unit.
You will need to enroll into the supersite as soon as possible at www.vhlcentral.com
Click on the icon for the Promenades 2nd edition. Use your new pass code and enroll in
OUR class. (Be careful to choose the correct section)
It is absolutely essential to keep up with the material! Try to devote a lot of time and effort to
working with all your materials, including the audio. The latter will improve your listening
comprehension of spoken French, give you a good “feel” for the language, as well as prepare
you for the listening portion of your exams. Should you feel lost, visit the tutoring center. If your
test average is a “C”, sign up for one on one tutoring as soon as possible.
I encourage you to take advantage of our Language Lab in A 244. The open hours for
students will be posted on the door. If you are having problems with your computer it’s good to
know that there are additional computers on campus for students. There is a computer lab in N
building as well as computers for students in the Library Media Center.
Expect to do one and one half hours of homework for this course every day. To master another
language you must practice listening to the spoken language and speaking it---even to
yourself….or your pets.  It’s perfectly OK to make mistakes in the process. Celebrate them,
as it means you have the courage to take a risk and are learning something.
Please refer to the Arts and Humanities “Student Procedures and Expectations” that you will
see on the A & H website, as they apply to my classes as well. Your rights as a student are
addressed in this document. You can locate this on the BC Arts and Humanities Materials’ web
site at:
http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/materials/fall2014/default.htm
Navigate to “World Languages”, French, and then to our class. You will find the document
mentioned above & this syllabus.
Policies for Arts and Humanities: Please visit this link on the Arts and Humanities Materials
website as it offers a lot of helpful information, especially if you ever have a complaint. These
are the basic guidelines for students to follow.
CANVAS and new rules about e-mail: The college is requiring all BC students to establish a
BC e-mail account and to use whenever you communicate with the college or an instructor. You
also need this account to use the CANVAS site as well as our computer labs.
To create an account, go to: http://bellevuecollege.edu/students/email
You should get in the habit of consulting CANVAS as well as the Vista Higher Learning
supersite for regular posting which include announcements (a canceled class perhaps?), the
syllabus, test review sheets, as well as other items of interest.
Below you will see my amendments to the Arts and Humanities policies as well as specific data
relating to this course.
Grading and
Examinations:
Exams
= 50% of grade
The other components of your grade include the following:
Attendance:
= 10% of grade
“Practice” section from the supersite = 10% of grade
Online Lab Manual homework = 10% of grade
Hard copy of the Workbook Homework = 20% of grade
Attendance:
Showing up and being prepared for class is the first step towards your success. You are most
welcome and expected to arrive on time for class. Try to plan for traffic and parking challenges.
Think of earning 2 points per day. (maximum 100% per quarter) Tardiness: Arriving five
minutes late for class will result in a deduction of one point in your daily attendance grade, but
please do come to class even if you are late. One point here and there is not a serious issue.
Consistency in attendance and readiness to work are essential for your success and enjoyment
of the language.
There are no excused absences unless there is an unusual situation such as a major weather
event, your stay in the hospital or a death in the family. Please provide me with supporting
documentation.
After 10 absences, three points are deducted per absence.
Please note: Since you are expected to be in class every day, it is up to you to find out from a
classmate what you missed that day, any changes in the homework etc.
Supersite “Practice” homework:
We will talk about this more in class after you
have a chance to SEE the online site. Your due dates for the “Practice” exercises will be posted
on your online vista higher learning calendar, not on CANVAS. You are encouraged to do your
best. Students enjoy seeing their scores for these exercises, but my grading of this portion is
based on completion of all the exercises by the posted due date.
It is very important to remember to SAVE your work on the supersite.
You will earn 10 points per lesson or 20 per unit when you complete all the assigned “practice”
exercises on time. If you submit them late, I will see them posted in RED. Then you lose 1 point
for every missing and/or late exercise. You can get 5 points (maximum) if your entire
assignment is completed but late within one week of the due date. If there are still missing
exercises, you will lose one additional point for each missing exercise.
All of the “practice” homework must indicate “completed” in my gradebook. If I see only
“started” you will not get any points for that particular exercise.
Lab Manual Homework: They are due on the same day as the Workbook. All of
this can be completed online. Check the Vista calendar for the due dates. The grading
of the lab is the similar to the grading of the “practice” exercises.
But, for the exercises requiring you to record your voice (indicated by the apple icon),
you only need to “open” and listen to the exercise. The rest of the exercises need to be
completed if you want full credit.
Some students prefer to submit the paper copy from the lab manual. This is an
acceptable option.
Workbook homework to be handed in.
You have purchased a package that offers an online workbook with instant auto correction for
most exercises as well as a paper workbook with an answer key for you to use. You can enjoy
using the online workbook, and your efforts will appear in the online grade book, but you are
required to submit the completed and corrected workbook pages to me in person by the
date posted on the vista site. For your convenience I have also included those dates at the end
of this syllabus. If you are absent the day the workbook is due, please scan or take a picture of
your homework and send it to me by e-mail. When you return, you may give me the paper
version.
The assignment will be collected in class, but is still considered to be “on time” if delivered to
A 245 E while I am still on campus. You do not need to complete the exercises from the Video
manual.
When correcting your workbook exercises please use a different color of ink than what you have
used to do your work. Please don’t use green, as that’s the color I use to make comments. I
may check some parts quickly, so if you have any questions about a particular answer, please
note them in the margins and/or ask in class.
Please submit these pages in order, and stapled together. I am requesting that this
homework has been stapled (not with a paper clip please)with the pages in order. 
If the homework is incomplete or not corrected using the answer key, the student may
be denied any credit at all for the assignment.
If the homework is NOT stapled, the student will lose one point on the assignment. 
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Possible Workbook points for each lesson in Units 1-5 (10 lessons)
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Complete, corrected, stapled and on time: 8-10 points
1 or 2 days late:
2 point penalty off the points given above
No other late workbook/lab accepted. 2 days is the maximum.
A perfect score yields: 100 points.
If the student is absent the day this work is due, the work can be scanned and sent to me via email until the student is able to return to campus and submit the hard copy.
Written examinations:
You will have an exam after every Unit, the last Unit being the final exam.
Exams are very important. Do your very best to avoid being absent or late the day of the exam.
There are no make-up exams. If you know in advance that you will have to miss your exam, try
to arrange to take the exam before the scheduled date. I will drop one exam score, but not the
final exam score. If an unforeseen event makes you very late for your exam, please call or email me and perhaps I can have you take the test later that day.
Exams are serious business. Try to show up on time and do not leave the room until you have
turned in your completed exam. Leaving the room means that you have finished the class for
the day on the day of the exam.
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Bellevue 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.
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 the DRC office in
B132 or by calling 425.564.2498 or TTY 425.564.4110. Information is also
available on their website at http://bellevuecollege.edu/drc/
If you are a student with a documented Autism Spectrum Disorder, there is additional help at
http://asn@bellevuecollege.edu or at 425-564-2764. ASN is located in the Library Media Center
in D 125.
More on: CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Cheating, Plagiarism, Drop procedure. For all these, please refer to the Arts and Humanities
policies.
Emergency information: Public Safety is located in K-100. Phone 425-564-2400
Online: www.bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/ They also have a lost and found office there.
Electronic devices in the classroom: Please only use electronic devices to enhance your
learning experience in the classroom. That means, please do not do your online homework
during class time. Please do not text or otherwise use your cell phone. I reserve the right to
temporarily take away your electronic device should you not follow these guidelines.
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.
Mastering a Foreign/World Language is like mastering a musical instrument. It takes daily
practice and several years before you become competent. It’s entirely normal to feel frustrated
at times. Try not to be afraid of making mistakes in class or elsewhere. Mistakes are an
important part of the learning process. As I stated earlier, celebrate those mistakes, and have a
laugh over them. Trying to speak another language is often an act of courage. Success often
comes after numerous little blunders. What matters is perseverance.
TENTATIVE CALENDAR FOR THE WORKBOOK HOMEWORK AND TAKING THE EXAMS
FOR Fall 2014
Note: The due dates for the supersite work will be posted on the supersite.
Lessons
Workbook/Lab Manual and
Lab manual due dates
Lesson 1a
Monday, 9/29
Lesson 1b &
Panorama/Savoir-faire
Friday, 10/3
Lesson 2a
Friday, 10/10
Lesson 2b &
Panorama/Savoir-faire
Friday, 10/17
Lesson 3a
Monday, 10/27
Lesson 3b &
Panorama/Savoir-faire
Monday, 11/3
Test date
Friday, 10/3
Friday, 10/17
Monday, 11/3
Lesson 4a
Thursday, 11/13
Lesson 4b &
Panorama/Savoir-faire
Wednesday, 11/19
Lesson 5a
Lesson 5b &
Panorama/Savoir-faire
Wednesday, 11/26 for lesson
5a
For 5b. Day of exam to be
checked off as completed.
Wednesday, 11/19
Final exam: French 121 B :
Wednesday, 12/10 from 9:30
AM—11:20 AM
We will try to stick with this schedule, but unexpected circumstances could result in
changes. GRADING SYSTEM:
A :
94—100
A- :
90—93
B+ :
87---89
B:
84—86
B- :
80—83
C+ :
77—79
C:
74—76
C- :
70—73
D+ :
67—69
D:
60—66
F:
59 and below
Je vous souhaite un trimestre magnifique! (I wish you all a fabulous quarter!)