Syllabus
Goals of the course:
In this semester long course you will begin to learn the French language. You will develop basic conversational and writing skills. You will also develop a cultural awareness that includes idioms, customs as well as the many countries and facets of the Francophone World.
Grading Procedures:
20% of grade will be homework (approximately same as a quiz grade)
Homework will be assigned on a regular basis. Homework is to be completed before class. A student will be given a 100% for completed homework, 0% will be given if no attempt was made to complete homework. Late homework will not be accepted.
80% of grade will be class participation: Written and oral work, quizzes and tests (tests count as two quizzes).
Tests and quizzes will be given regularly to assess understanding of materials. Students will be asked to create oral and written projects, as class time allows.
Preliminary Unit –
Why French?
Letters, numbers, basic phonemes
Time, calendar
Greetings and salutations
La politesse
Unit 1 Ask to tell what someone is like
Ask or tell where someone is from
Ask or tell who someone is
Describe yourself or someone else
Talk about students from France and Martinique
Unit 2 Describe people and things
Talk about more than one person or thing
Tell what subjects you take in school and express some opinions about them
Speak to people formally and informally
Talk about French-speaking people in the United States
Unit 3 Talk about what you do in school
Talk about what you and your friends do after school
Identify and shop for school supplies
Talk about what you don’t do
Tell what you and others like and don’t like to do
Unit 4 Talk about your family
Describe your home and neighborhood
Tell your age and find out someone else’s age
Tell what belongs to you and others
Talk about families and homes in French-speaking countries
Unit 5 Order food or a beverage at a café or restaurant
Tell where you and other go
Tell what you and others are going to do
Give locations
Describe more activities
Compare eating habits in the United States and in the French-speaking world
Unit 6 Identify more foods
Shop for food
Tell what you or others are doing
Ask for the quantity you want
Talk about what you or others don’t have
Tell what you or others are able to do or want to do
Talk about French food-shopping customs
Unit 7 Identify and describe articles of clothing
State color and size preferences
Shop for clothing
Describe people’s activities
Compare people and things
Express opinions and make observations
Discuss clothes and clothes shopping in the French-speaking world
What you need to bring to succeed
In order to succeed one must be in constant company with his/her text book Bon Voyage!, the accompanying workbook, a notebook with a folder to maintain handouts, quizzes, and tests, a writing utensil and an adventurous attitude that willingly takes risks. A good French/English dictionary is handy if you do not have a high-speed Internet connection, but certainly not a necessity. The Internet possesses many great language resources particular to the French language including but not limited to Tennessee Bob’s Famous French links http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html and for basic French grammar use the University of Texas French page http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/.
For a complete list of the National Foreign Language Standards addressed by this text please refer to this web link: http://glencoe.com/correlations/PDFs/NationalStandardsBon1.pdf.
Texts – literary, audio and visual
Although the primary text employed in the class is Bon Voyage, other media like songs from French artists like Josée Vachon and MC Solaar, films such as “Au Revoir les Enfants”, and magazine readings will support the cultural understanding of the course.
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