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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "FR 102"
COURSE NAME: "Introductory French II"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Fall 2020
SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Catherine De Montalembert
EMAIL: [email protected]
 HOURS: MW 9:55-11:15 AM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: Prerequisite: Placement or FR 101 (As of Fall 2022: Placement or FR 101 with a grade of C or above)
OFFICE HOURS: by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A continuation of FR 101. This course aims at developing and reinforcing the language skills acquired in Introductory French I, while placing special emphasis on oral communication.
SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
Students work on all four language skills:  speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing. The student will aim to reach a level A2 of the European framework for languages.

 
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon completing this course, students will possess the ability to:

  • satisfy a number of immediate needs, such as introductions and greetings; describing people and things; giving personal information; the language of everyday-life situations such as telling time, talking about family relationships, dining, expressing likes and dislikes, habits and leisure time, moving around town, asking for and giving directions, shopping, describing the home and the neighborhood, rooms and furniture, household tasks, and talking about happenings in the past.  
  • understand and convey spoken French through the knowledge and usage of familiar and memorized structures, on the most common features of daily life that require the interchange of simple and direct information.
  • understand the general meaning of oral announcements and brief texts on familiar subjects with simple morphology and lexicon.
  • produce one-paragraph texts with limited formulaic information by using elementary functions.
TEXTBOOK:
Book TitleAuthorPublisherISBN numberLibrary Call NumberCommentsFormatLocal BookstoreOnline Purchase
Grammaire Progressive du Français INTERMEDIAIREMaia Grégoirecle International978209038     
vocabulaire progressif du Français DEBUTANTclaire Miquelcle International9782090380170     
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
NONE

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
Final exam (oral + written) 30%
Participation 20%
4 TESTS 50%

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the cou
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:

-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Students are expected to come prepared to class and participate in all activities. Active participation is crucial, since the learning process requires considerable practice.
Regular attendance is an essential component of class participation. Students are allowed three (four if it’s an eight-credit course) unjustified absences.
Regular attendance to the conversation table (once a week) is an essential component of the class participation and will count towards the Participation Grade (20% of the final grade)
The final grade will be lowered by 2 points for each additional absence. Make sure your travel plans do not interfere with the class schedule. Please refer to the university catalog for the attendance and absence policy.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred. In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment, may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation to the President, who will make the final decision.
STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap. Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
SCHEDULE

 

PROGRAMME FR 102 FALL 2020                 

Prof. de Montalembert

·              Week 1                                                                                                                         

Grammaire

Unités 16 - 26 - 27 : les verbes au présent

Révision du présent (les 3 groupes) et les verbes irréguliers.

Vocabulaire

Unité 15 : Le temps qui passe

                                       

•                Week 2                                                                                                                    

Grammaire

Unité 28 : les pronoms compléments

Vocabulaire 

Unité 17: Les professions, les métiers

                                      

•                Week 3                                                                                                                          

Grammaire

Unité 30 : L’impératif

Unités 29, 32: les pronoms toniques et relatifs

Vocabulaire

Unité 19 : Le caractère et la personnalité. QUIZZ 1

 

•                Week 4                                                                                                                          

Grammaire

Unités 33 et 34: La négation et l'interrogation

Vocabulaire 

Unité 21 : La francophonie

                                           

•                Week 5 

Vocabulaire

Unité 22 : la météo

Grammaire

Unité 40 : le passé composé

 

QUIZZ 2

  • Week 6                                                                                                                           

Grammaire

Unités 40, 43 et 44: le passé composé, l'imparfait et le plus que parfait

Vocabulaire

Unité 23 : La ville et la campagne

                                            

•                Week 7                                                                                                                   

Grammaire

   Unités 47 - 49: le futur simple et le conditionnel

Vocabulaire

Unité 24 : Les directions

QUIZZ 3

 •                Week 8                                                                                                                         

Grammaire

Unité 50 : les hypothèses 

Vocabulaire 

Unité 26 : le tourisme, les voyages et les vacances

 

  Week 9                                                                                                                    

Grammaire

Unité 52 : le subjonctif

Vocabulaire

Unité 27 : les loisirs, les sports, les jeux  QUIZZ 4

 •                Week 10                                                                                                               

Grammaire

 Unités 35 et 45: le discours indirect au présent et au passé

Vocabulaire

Unité 28 : les arts et les spectacles

 

 

•                Week 11                                                                                                              

PREPARATION A L'EXAMEN FINAL (COMPREHENSION ET PRODUCTION ECRITE NIVEAU DELF A2)