Syllabus
Code:FRCH 203 Title: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH COMMUNICATION I
Division: ARTS & COMMUNICATION Department: LANGUAGE
CourseDescription:
Students will improve their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, demonstrating the ability to report on various aspects of life/culture in French-speaking countries, using complex language patterns.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or higher in FRCH 102, or instructor’s approval.
Corequisites:
Credits: 3 Lecture Credits: 3Lab Credits:
Required Materials:
Texts: Deux Mondes: A Communicative Approach
(Terrell, et al.) 4nd Edition – Included with this text is a Listening Comprehension Cassette Tape or CD. (You may choose whichever format you would like while supplies last.) This audio component contains the readings from the textbook marked with an “earphones” icon.
Deux Mondes Cahier d’exercices (Workbook) 4th Edition
(Turquoise & White)
Tapes/CD’s Student Audio Cassette / CD program (Workbook 4th Edition)
This package of CD’s or Cassette Tapes is used to complete the exercises in the Deux Mondes Cahier d’exercices (Workbook)
Text Workbook, or CD’s or Cassette Tapes are available at the
College Store.(You may choose either format – Cassette Tapes or CD’s –
while supplies last.)
Additional Time Requirements:
Oral Tests (with instructor) and Written Tests (in the TestingCenter) taken outside class time.
Intended Course Learning Outcomes/Course Goals (Core Competencies):
A successful FRCH 203 student will be able to understand, speak and write French at the low intermediate level and will demonstrate expanded knowledge of French life and culture.
(Community and Workplace; Critical Thinking)
Intended Unit Outcome (Unit Objective):
CHAPITRE 9
Education, Careers, and the Future
Topics:In CHAPITRE 9, you will talk about university life, jobs and career
plans. You will also learn more about how to express future time.
Grammar:- c’est vs. il/elle est ; present tense + depuis
- J’y pense : other uses of the pronoun y
- emphatic pronouns; the future tense
Materials:Deux Mondes Text – pages 284-310
Deux Mondes Cahier d’exercices – pages 193-211
Student Audio Cassette or CD – Chapître 9
CHAPITRE 10
Travel
Topics: In CHAPITRE 9, you will talk about university life, jobs and career
plans. You will also learn more about how to express future time.
Grammar: - Il fautque + subjunctive; Irregular stem verbs in the subjunctive
-using 2 object pronouns together
-lequel and celui; the superlative
Materials:Deux Mondes Text – pages 311-340
Deux Mondes Cahier d’exercices – pages 210-234
Student Audio Cassette or CD – Chapître 10
CHAPITRE 11
Communication Media
Topics:CHAPITRE 11 helps you talk about the Internet, the cinema, and
the spoken media. You will learn about trends in electronics and
the pleasures and pitfalls of the information highway. You will also
learn how to say what you would do in certain situations, using the
conditional mood.
Grammar:- The conditional; - The relative pronoun dont
-Ce qui, ce que, ce dont
-Commands with pronouns; More on the imparfait
Materials:Deux Mondes Text – pages 341-366
Deux Mondes Cahier d’exercices – pages 235-252
Student Audio Cassette or CD – Chapître 11
CHAPITRE 12
Health and Emergencies
Topics:In CHAPITRE 12, you will talk about fitness and staying healthy.
You will learn how to describe illnesses and accidents, and more
ways to talk about past experiences.
Grammar:- More on the subjunctive; Passé composé vs. imperfect
- The present participle; Venir de + infinitive
Materials:Deux Mondes Text – pages 367-390
Deux Mondes Cahier d’exercices – pages 253-272
Student Audio Cassette or CD – Chapître 12
CHAPITRE 13
The Family and Societal Values
Topics:In CHAPITRE 13, you will talk about friendship, marriage, and other
relationships. You will also learn new ways to state your feelings about what people do and more ways to express past events.
Grammar:- Reciprocal actions: More on reflexive pronouns
-Adverbs
-Expressing feelings: More on the subjunctive
-The plus-que-parfait
-Possessive pronouns
Materials:Deux Mondes Text – pages 391-416
Deux Mondes Cahier d’exercices – pages 273-292
Student Audio Cassette or CD – Chapître 13
WORKBOOK ASSIGNMENTS
You must complete a series of assignments in the “Cahier d’exercices” (workbook) for each chapter, four through eight. Most of these assignments require that you listen to recorded exercises and then answer questions about them in you workbook. Listening comprehension is a very important element of the entire course, and indeed of learning any language. The more you listen, the better your comprehension.
You will need to buy your own student Audio Cassette program or the equivalent CD program which accompanies the workbook exercises. These tapes are available at Brookdale’s College Store.
The tapes are also available in the multi-media section of the BCC Library. Ask for “FRENCH 203” materials.
Grading Standard:
EVALUATION
In this class, testing serves two purposes: to help determine grades and to evaluate the progress of students. The oral and written tests evaluate your ability to understand and communicate messages in French.
There are four traditionally identified communications skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. You will be tested on these skills as well as on vocabulary, culture and structure (grammar), which are basic tools for the acquisition of linguistic competency.
TESTING WILL BE DONE AS FOLLOWS:
- Written Test on Chapter 9 50 points
- Oral test on Chapter 9 15 points
- Written on Chapter 10 50 points
- Written Test on Chapter 11 50 points
- Oral test on Chapters 10 & 1130 points
- Written Test on Chapters 1250 points
- Written Test on Chapter 13 50 points
- Oral Test on Chapters 12 & 1330 points
Total Test Points 325 points
Written tests will contain combinations of the following: listening
comprehension; reading; grammar; writing; vocabulary.
The oral tests will include questions on the topics of the chapters.
ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY30 points
You will loose 1 point for each absence.
You may obtain credit for the missed class by attending a ½ hour tutoring session.
Being latetwice counts as one absence.
CLASS PARTICIPATION - based on willingness to participate in group and individual interactions in class. (May include a Special Project.)
30 points
HOMEWORK – completed and handed in in a TIMELYmanner.
5 “Blue Pages” Assignments (5 points each)25 points
5 Workbook Assignments (5 points each)25 points
TOTAL …………………………… 435 points
In this course you may achieve:
A = 90% - 100% = 391 to 435 points
B+ =85% - 89% = 369 to 390 points
B = 80% - 84% = 348 to 368 points
C+= 75% - 79% = 326 to 347 points
C = 70% - 74% = 304 to 325 points
D = 65% - 69% = 282 to 303 points
F = Less than 65% = 281 points or lower
All written tests are to be taken at the TestingCenter. The oral tests will be done in an interview with the instructor. Tests must be taken within one weekof the date listed on the semester plan. Failure to do so will result in the loss of 5 points for every week a test is not completed.
Please note: When you ask for a test in the Testing Center, it is your responsibility to request it exactly as it is listed on your semester plan. e.g. “Test on Chapter 9.”
Department Policies:
RE-TESTING
If you do not pass an oral or written test the first time you take it, you may re-takeit one more time. The procedure for re-taking is as follows:
- Work with a tutor on the test you failed.
- Obtain a re-test permission slip from your instructor or tutor.
- Go to the testing center, present the slip, and make sureyou are given the
re-test version, (Version II) of the test or quiz you are re-taking.
PLEASE NOTE: Re-testing is principally designed to help those who fail a test.
The maximum grade that can be achieved on a re-test is 79%. (Students with grades lower than 79% on the first version of the test who would like to raise their grade to a maximum of 79%
are also eligible for a re-test if desired.)
Your final grade will be based on the number of points you have received on the above criteria. However, you must have accumulated 227 points on tests (equivalent to 70%) before any homework, attendance, or participation points are added to your grade.
Any student who averages 65%-69% on tests and quizzes will receive a “D” grade for the course. Homework, attendance and participation points will not raise the “D” grade.
During the last 2 weeks of the semester, testing on Chapters 12 & 13 ONLY will be allowed. All other tests, oral and written, MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THIS DATE.
If you have NOT completed the course requirements by the end of the semester, but have successfully completed at least through Chapter 11, you may apply for an “Incomplete.” Your instructor will explain this procedure during the last 2 weeks of the semester.
IF YOUR FINAL GRADE IN THE COURSE IS A “D” YOU WILL PASS THE COURSE BUT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO A HIGHER LEVEL IN THIS LANGUAGE.
Notification for Students with Disabilities:
BrookdaleCommunity College offers reasonable accommodations and/or services to persons with disabilities. Students with disabilities who wish to self-identify, must contact the Disabilities Services Office at 732-224-2730 or 732-842-4211 (TTY), provide appropriate documentation of the disability, and request specific accommodations or services. If a student qualifies, reasonable accommodations and/or services, which are appropriate for the college level and are recommended in the documentation, can be approved.
Additional Support/Labs:
Individual or small-group tutoring is available in the Language Department. Your instructor will provide you with the name and schedule of the French Learning Assistant/tutors.
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