DELTA FREN 1 - CLASS INFORMATION SHEET

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FRENCH 1 CLASS INFORMATION SHEETSemester: Spring 2009 (1-12-2009 to 5-21-2009)Dept. & Number: French 1 (62981) Instructor: Richard PatocchiCourse Title: Elementary French Office: Locke 113 Prerequisites: None Hours: 9-10am, Monday, OBAHours: 12-1:40pm, MWF Voicemail: 209-954-5885, ext. 4449Units/lecture hours: 5 Email: [email protected] Catalog Description: This course is an introduction to the French language and French cultures/geographical area studies. Emphasis is placed on communication skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and cultural understanding (behaviors, institutions, perspectives and artistic manifestations). (UC, CSU, etc.)Required texts: Vis-à-Vis, 4th ed. (Amon, et al) Vis-à-Vis, 4th ed., Workbook/Laboratory Manual (Branon, et al)Recommended texts: A good French-English/English-French dictionary 501 French Verbs (C. Kendris) English Grammar for Students of French (J. Morton) Words in a French Life (K. Espinasse)Course Objectives: By the end of the semester, the student will: 1. Be familiar with the syntactical structure of the French language. 2. Be able to recognize the spoken word in French and understand it when expressed in simple sentences or phrases. 3. Be aware of the nature and importance of articulating sounds to speak in French. 4. Be able to comprehend the written word in French and interpret its meaning, at the elementary level. 5. Be familiar with various aspects of French and Francophone culture.Responsibilities/Obligations of the Student: 1. Attendance at all class sessions is crucial to success in foreign language study. Prompt arrival to class, prompt return from breaks, and attendance for the duration of the class period is expected. 2. Complete all assignments, including homework, workbook/lab manual, presentations, etc. 3. Take all unit exams, in-class dictations (les dictées) and the final exam.Course Content: 1. Aural (listening) comprehension. 2. Pronunciation. 3. Reading and vocabulary study.4. Primary elementary grammatical structures. 5. Major idiomatic expressions. 6. Important aspects of French and Francophone culture.ABSOLUTLY NO RECORDING of LECTURES WITHOUT prior Instructor APPROVAL.Please TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES & PAGERS while in the classroom.EATING or DRINKING is NOT PERMITTED in the classroom.NO TEXT MESSAGING during class sessions.Method of Evaluation:The instructor reserves the right to adjust the course to meet the needs of the class.Unit exams: 100 points each. (Lowest unit exam will be discarded). NO MAKE-UP TESTS. Comprehensive final exam: 200 points. MUST be taken to pass the course & will not bediscarded.In-class dictations: 20 points each. NO MAKE-UP DICTATIONS.Workbook/Lab Manual exercises: 25 points per unit. DUE AT EACH EXAM.Course assignment: 50 points. (Two options--choose one). NO EXTRA CREDIT.Class participation (correlates directly with attendance or lack of same): 20 points.Last date to drop the course without a “W” is 02-06-2009. Last day to drop the course with a “W” is 04-22-2009.The student is responsible for dropping the course, NOT the instructor.*****ABSOLUTELY NO RECORDING of LECTURES WITHOUT prior Instructor APPROVAL.Please TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES & PAGERS while in the classroom.EATING or DRINKING is NOT PERMITTED in the classroom. NO TEXT MESSAGING during class sessions.*****SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISIONClassroom ExpectationsIt is expected that students in all Social Science Division classes will:...be attentive to, and participate in, all instructional activities....be courteous to people with different perspectives and values....be respectful of all persons....be on time....not leave class early without instructor permission....not disrupt class sessions by inappropriate behavior....not cheat on assignments or examinations....not engage in plagiarism....not eat, drink, or smoke in classrooms....make use of instructor office hours during designated times.NEXT:change all % values to simple points (i.e. tests worth 100 pts, etc.)Failure to take the final exam will result in a failing grade; you MUST take the final to pass the course.Hold up recording device to obtain


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