W8BNMSWDCLASS INFORMATION SHEET.doc FRENCH 1 CLASS INFORMATION SHEETSemester: Spring 2007 (1-16-07 to 5-25-07)Dept. & Number: French 1 (85913) Instructor: Richard PatocchiCourse Title: Elementary French Office: Locke 121Prerequisites: None Hours: M 5:30-6:30pm, OBAHours: 6:30-9pm MW Voicemail: 209-954-5884, ext. 4449Units/lecture hours: 5 Email: [email protected] 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: Contacts, 7th ed. (Valette & Valette)Contacts Cahier díActivitiÈs Workbook/Lab Manual/Answer KeysRecommended & Suggested 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 / www.french-word-a-day.com)Course Objectives:By the end of the semester, the student will:Be familiar with the syntactical structure of the French language.Be able to recognize the spoken word in French and understand it when expressed in simple sentences or phrases.Be aware of the nature and importance of articulating sounds to speak in French.Be able to comprehend the written word in French and interpret its meaning, at the elementary level.Be familiar with various aspects of French and Francophone culture.Responsibilities/Obligations of the Student: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.Complete all assignments, including homework, workbook/lab manual, presentations, etc.Take all unit exams, in-class dictations (les dictÈes) and the final exam.Course Content:Aural (listening) comprehension.Pronunciation.Reading and vocabulary study.Primary elementary grammatical structures.Major idiomatic expressions.Important aspects of French culture.Please TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES & PAGERS while in the classroom.EATING or DRINKING is NOT PERMITTED in the classroom.Method of Evaluation:The instructor reserves the right to adjust the course to meet the needs of the class.30% Unit exams (lowest unit exam grade will be dropped). NO MAKE-UP TESTS !20% Comprehensive final examination (MUST be taken to pass the course).20% Dictations and Workbook/lab manual20% Oral presentation.10% Class participation (correlates directly with absences & tardies)-------100% NO MAKE-UP TESTS !Last day to drop course without a ìWî is 2-9-07. Last day to drop course with a ìWî isî 4-26-07.The student is responsible for dropping the course, NOT the instructor.***** Please TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES & PAGERS while in the classroom.EATING or DRINKING is NOT PERMITTED in the classroom.*****SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISIONClassroom Expectations It is expected that students in all Social Science Division classes will:Öbe attentive to, and participate in, all instructional activities.Öbe courteous to people with different perspectives and values.Öbe respectful of all persons.Öbe on time.Önot leave class early without instructor permission.Önot disrupt class sessions by inappropriate behavior.Önot cheat on assignments or examinations.Önot engage in plagiarism.Önot eat, drink, or smoke in classrooms.Ömake use of instructor office hours during designated times.***** Please TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES & PAGERS while in the classroom.EATING or DRINKING is NOT PERMITTED in the classroom.NormalNormalHeading 1Heading 1Heading 2Heading 2Heading 3Heading 3Heading 4Heading 4Default Paragraph FontDefault Paragraph FontHyperlinkHyperlink::::::::::::::::::::::::ÿ４Trial UserdUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Documents:Microsoft User Data:AutoRecovery save of CLASS INFOTrial UserdUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Documents:Microsoft User Data:AutoRecovery save of CLASS INFOTrial UserdUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Documents:Microsoft User Data:AutoRecovery save of CLASS INFOTrial UserdUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Documents:Microsoft User Data:AutoRecovery save of CLASS INFOTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserdUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Documents:Microsoft User Data:AutoRecovery save of CLASS INFOTrial UserdUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Documents:Microsoft User Data:AutoRecovery save of CLASS INFOTrial UserdUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Documents:Microsoft User Data:AutoRecovery save of CLASS INFOTrial UserdUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Documents:Microsoft User Data:AutoRecovery save of CLASS INFOTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTrial UserWUnité de disque dur :Users:maryneville:Desktop:R-Français 1:CLASS INFORMATION SHEET.docTimes New RomanTimes New RomanSymbolSymbolHelveticaHelveticaCLASS INFORMATION SHEETCLASS INFORMATION SHEETTrial UserTrial UserCLASS INFORMATION SHEETNormalTrial UserMicrosoft Word 10.1CLASS INFORMATION SHEETRoot