FREN 204 course guidelines spring 2021 _MWF_

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FREN 204: Intermediate French II (3 cr) spring 2021 Instructor: Dr. Rachel Krantz Office: Knutti 201 D Office phone: (304) 876 – 5260 Office hours (Zoom): M, W, F: 11 AM – 1 PM E-mail: rritterb@shepherd.edu Time (Zoom): M, W, F 10 – 11 AM Prerequisites: FREN 101, 102, and 203. Course Description: A continuation of FREN 203, this course is designed for more advanced students and allows them to strengthen their proficiency in French through advanced structural and oral exercises and several different kinds of writing assignments. Course Objectives: This course is based on the following National Standards for Foreign Language Learning: GOAL ONE: COMMUNICATION  Standard 1.1 Interpersonal communication. Students engage in conversations in French to provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.  Standard 1.2 Interpretive communication. Students understand and interpret spoken and written French on a variety of topics.  Standard 1.3 Presentational communication. Students present information, concepts, and ideas in French to an audience of listeners or readers. GOAL TWO: CULTURES  Standard 2.1 Practices of culture. Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures of the francophone world.  Standard 2.2 Products of culture. Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures of the francophone world. GOAL THREE: CONNECTIONS  Standard 3.1 Making connections . Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through French.  Standard 3.2 Acquiring information. Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the French language and its cultures. GOAL FOUR: COMPARISONS  Standard 4.1: Language comparisons. Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the French language and their own.  Standard 4.2 Cultural comparisons. Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of francophone cultures and their own. GOAL FIVE: COMMUNITIES  Standard 5.1 School and community. Students use French both within and beyond the school setting.  Standard 5.2 Lifelong learning. Students show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using French for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

FREN 204 is a part of the Second Tier (Expressions of Knowledge) of the Core Curriculum. LEAP Goals: This course addresses the following LEAP goals: Goal No. 1: Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World  Acquire knowledge in languages through progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards for performance Goal No. 2: Intellectual and Practical Skills throughout the Curriculum  Engage in inquiry and analysis  Demonstrate abilities in critical and creative thinking  Effectively communicate, in both oral and written French  Demonstrate a capacity for collaboration/teamwork and problem solving  Integrate the foundations and the skills for lifelong learning and wellness Goal No. 3: Personal and Social Responsibility  Develop global understanding and respect for cultures and societies outside of the United States Learning Outcomes: This course addresses the following learning outcomes/competencies: Life-Long Learning and Global Awareness Students in this course will…  think critically about how language and culture function  improve their ability to communicate in French (both orally and in writing) in a context appropriate manner  learn patterns of human knowledge, belief, and behavior  understand shared attitudes, values, norms, and goals that characterize a people and/or a culture Required texts and materials :  Mitchell and Tano. Portails. Introductory French . Vista Higher Learning (2017). ISBN: 978-1-68004-742-4.  STAMP assessment Recommended Texts :  501 French Verbs , sixth edition, by Kendris and Kendris (2007). Course components Attendance and participation (10%): This course will be taught completely online . However, you MUST still attend regularly and engage in the requirements for the class; otherwise, your financial aid may be revoked either partially or in full. This would result in an amount due by you to the University immediately. Please refer to http://www.shepherd.edu/financialaid for more details. Special guidelines for online classes:  Students will be in an appropriate location for learning when the class begins. You should have access to a computer with a webcam and microphone, plus a table for your book, notebook, etc.  Students will be on Zoom when the class begins. Arriving late disturbs your classmates and me.  Students will be visible and unmuted, ready to interact with the instructor and classmates.  If you are not visible on Zoom, you will be counted absent.  If you are driving, working a job, etc. during class, you will be counted absent. 2

If you are not in class, you are not learning and your classmates are not benefiting from your input. For this reason, there will be a strict attendance policy in this class. Students will be allowed one “free” absence. However, any unapproved absence thereafter will cause 10 points to be deducted from your attendance grade. Five absences will result in an F for attendance and participation and may result in failure of the course. Legitimate reasons for class absences include documented and/or verifiable instances of the following: 1) death in the immediate family; 2) incapacitating illness or injury; 3) field trips required for other classes or intercollegiate competitions; and 4) seriously hazardous, weather-induced driving conditions. For such an absence to count as approved, the student must inform the professor in advance or as soon as possible after the absence occurs. Homework (30%): Students should complete assigned activities by the due date . You will lose 5% per day overdue.  For most activities, you have unlimited attempts. The highest score will be counted.  Your homework grade for each chapter will be the average of the scores for each individual assignment.  In general, this is the format we will follow: o Mondays :  Students will preview new material on VHL  The instructor will present new material during Zoom, together with a few basic activities for the whole class. o Wednesdays :  No Zoom meeting. Students will complete VHL assignments to reinforce material presented on Monday. o Fridays :  The class will meet on Zoom for conversational and cultural activities (partner/group work will be done in breakout rooms).  Questions about vocabulary/grammar can be raised at this time. Lab / culture activities (10%): Students are expected to improve their French skills by completing lab / culture activities:  Lab activities : Traditionally, lab work was done in a specialized language lab. You sat a booth wearing a headset and repeated what you heard on a cassette. Fortunately, lab activities have become more fun and sophisticated. Some are constructed like games (e.g. Duolingo), some allow you to interact directly with native speakers (Tandem), while others expose you to authentic materials (TV, radio).  Culture activities: A cultural activity can include watching a French movie, reading a French comic book, preparing a recipe that you found on a French cooking site, doing research (in French) on a particular topic, practicing songs (in French) for vocal performance, listening to French pop music, writing emails to a Francophone friend, participating in French conversation hour, etc. Many materials are available in the language lab section of the Scarborough Library. o Eight times this semester you will do 60 minutes of lab/culture work and fill out the worksheet provided by the instructor.  Four activities will be due before midterm; the other four will be due after midterm.  If you do not submit the required number of activities before midterm, you cannot do “extra” activities after midterm.  You may only turn in one activity per week . What is important is consistent exposure to French over time rather than an eight-hour marathon once a semester.  Activities should be uploaded on Sakai on Mondays . 3

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Writing assignments (10%): Towards the end of each unit, you will complete a short writing assignment in French that encourages you to synthesize and personalize the material presented in that unit. Accents can be inserted with keyboard shortcuts or written in by hand.  Feedback will be provided by means of correction codes that allow you to pinpoint your weaknesses and correct your own mistakes.  If you are not satisfied with your initial grade, you can revise your work . In this case, the grade for the assignment will be the average of the draft and the revision. Revisions must be submitted on Sakai within five days of receiving feedback. Assessment (40%): During the semester, a variety of assessment measures will let you know how you are doing. There will be informal assessment during Zoom meetings. There will also be two types of formal assessment:  unit exams (30%) o At the end of each unit in our textbook, there will be a unit exam that assesses your strengths and weaknesses with regard to the chapter at hand. o Friday : We will review chapter material during our Zoom meeting. o Saturday – Sunday : Students will complete the exam on VHL . If you like, you may work together with classmates on the exam. o Monday, 8 AM : The exam is due.  Standards-Based Measure of Proficiency (10%) o During final exam week, you will complete an on-line proficiency assessment called STAMP, which will provide detailed feedback about your language skills. o STAMP is different from a unit exam in that it tests your general ability to understand (read, listen) and respond (write, speak) to a message in the target language rather than your knowledge of specific vocabulary and grammar. Remember to use all the resources available to you .  You can get free tutoring in the Academic Support Center: https://shepherd.mywconline.com/  You can work regularly with a classmate (“study buddy”).  You can find a native speaker partner through sites such as Tandem: http://www.tandem.net/  You can talk to me during my virtual office hours. Final grade for the course: Grades for the course will be calculated according to a ten-point scale (90-100 = A, 80-90 = B, etc.) and will be based on the following percentages: Attendance and participation: 10 % Homework: 30 % Lab / culture activities: 10 % Writing assignments: 10 % Unit exams: 30 % STAMP assessment: 10 % Interacting with others: I want each of you to be successful in this course, but I need your cooperation to do so. Please be respectful of others in the class. Listen attentively when others are speaking. When you engage in discussion of someone else’s ideas, be as specific and constructive as possible. 4

Since everyone will be at home during class, it is fine to eat/drink during class. You can take a break to go to the bathroom or answer an important call. But please do not talk on your phone, play games, surf the Internet while on Zoom. It is disrespectful both of your classmates and your instructor. Academic integrity: Each student in this course is expected to abide by the Shepherd University Academic Integrity Procedures found in the Shepherd University Student Handbook (http://www.shepherd.edu/students/studenthandbook.pdf ). Plagiarism: Plagiarism, or turning in work that is not your own, is contrary to the very nature of higher education. The minimum penalty for intentional plagiarism is a failing grade on the assignment. Depending on the offense, it may also result in failure of the course or expulsion from the college. Disability Support Services: The Office of Disability Support Services at Shepherd University believes that, "the first step to success is access." Disability Support Services is committed to working closely with individuals with exceptionalities to meet their academic and housing needs. Students requesting any disability related accommodation should contact the Office of Disability Support Services at 304-876-5122. This includes, but is not limited to students with visual or hearing impairments, students with diagnosed disabilities that affect their learning and in need of academic accommodations, and students requesting specific housing accommodations for health-related reasons. Students must be registered with the Office of Disability Support Services and present their certified accommodation letter to each of their instructors as early in the semester as possible prior to using any granted academic accommodation. For more information, please visit http://www.shepherd.edu/disability ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE SIGNATURE PAGE IN SAKAI by Friday, January 22 nd , indicating that they have understood the requirements of this online course. 5

Français 204-01 PROGRAMME PROVISOIRE printemps 2021 Mme Krantz Shepherd University CHAPITRE 12: EN VILLE Week 1: January 19 – 22 Tu Zoom + VHL: vocab les courses, “faire,” voir, croire, etc., négation; express. idiomatique; prononc. W VHL F Zoom + VHL: conversation, culture; trouvez les différences Week 2: January 25 - 29 M Zoom + VHL: vocab indiquer le chemin, futur simple; expression idiomatique; prononciation W VHL F Zoom + VHL: conversation, culture; trouvez les différences; commencez activité écrite 1 Week 3: February 1 – 5 M Zoom + VHL: future simple (irrég.); express. idiomatique; prononciation W VHL F Zoom + VHL: révision pour l’examen (due Mon. 8 AM); à rendre: activité écrite 1 CHAPITRE 13: L’AVENIR ET LES MÉTIERS Week 4: February 8 – 12 M Zoom + VHL: vocab au bureau; quand, lequel ., express. idiomatique; prononciation W VHL F Zoom + VHL: conversation, culture; trouvez les différences Week 5: February 15 – 19 M Zoom + VHL: vocab professions; hypothèses; expression idiomatique; prononciation W VHL F Zoom + VHL: conversation, culture; trouvez les différences; ; commencez activité écrite 2 Week 6: February 22 – 26 M Zoom + VHL: pronoms relatifs; express. idiomatique; prononciation W VHL F Zoom + VHL: révision pour l’examen (due Mon. 8 AM); à rendre: activité écrite 2 INTERLUDE CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE Week 7: March 1 – 5 M Regardez le film chez vous W Regardez le film chez vous F Zoom : discutez le film CHAPITRE 14: L’ESPACE VERT Week 8: March 8 – 12 M Zoom + VHL: vocab l’environnem, pronoms démonstr., subjonctif I; express. idiomatique; prononc. W VHL F Zoom + VHL: conversation, culture; trouvez les différences 6

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Week 9: March 15 – 19 M Zoom + VHL: vocab nature, subjonctif II; expression idiomatique; prononciation W VHL F no classes (spring weekend): commencez activité écrite 3 Week 10: March 22 – 26 M Zoom + VHL: comparatifs et superlatifs des substantifs; express. idiomatique; prononciation W VHL F Zoom + VHL: révision pour l’examen (due Mon. 8 AM); à rendre: activité écrite 3 CHAPITRE 15: LES ARTS Week 11: March 29 – April 2 M Zoom + VHL: vocab spectacles, subjonctif III, pronoms possessifs; express. idiomatique; prononc. W VHL F Zoom + VHL: conversation, culture; trouvez les différences Week 12: April 5 – 9 M Zoom + VHL: vocab beaux arts; subjonctif IV; expression idiomatique; prononciation W VHL F Zoom + VHL: conversation, culture; trouvez les différences; ; commencez activité écrite 4 Week 13: April 12 – 16 M Zoom + VHL: révision du subjonctif; express. idiomatique; prononciation W VHL F Zoom + VHL: révision pour l’examen (due Mon. 8 AM); à rendre: activité écrite 4 INTERLUDE CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE Week 14: April 19 – 23 M Regardez le film chez vous W Regardez le film chez vous F Zoom : discutez le film 7