Syllabus French 1501

Fall 2008
French 1501
Languages Main Office: Agnes Arnold Hall 613
Instructor: Christina Voulali
Email: cvoulali@uh.edu
Office: Agnes Arnold Hall: room 431
Office hours: Monday/ Wednesday: 3h30 – 4h30, or by appointment
Tel : 713 743 3034
Texts : Campus 1: Jacky Girardet, Jacques Pécheur
+ Cahier d’exercices
Objective of the course:
The goal of French 1501/1502 is to learn the major structures of the French language. Focus will
be placed on all aspects of the target language: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
The instructors of the first-year program strongly suggest that students take the initiative to expose
themselves to French activities outside the classroom, for example, the language Acquisition
Center (AH311)
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to converse when dealing with routine tasks and social situations that require an
exchange of basic information related to work, school, recreation, particular interests and areas of
competence.
Attendance and Participation
Students are allowed a total of three absences. They will be dropped after four
absences. Absences will affect the final grade. If a student decides to drop the class,
it will be his/her responsibility to actually do so. If his/her name appears on the final
roll (after the final date to drop for academic reasons), he/she will be awarded a
grade of “F.” Two tardies constitute an absence. Students are expected to arrive on
time for every class and stay in class for the entire time. They may only leave the
room when class has ended. Constant coming and going is very disruptive to class
activities and consequently to learning. Food, drink and gum will not be allowed in
class. Cell phones must be turned off and put away. All students are expected to
participate actively in classroom activities. Dialogues will be geared towards the
listening and speaking aspects of the language and towards the oral final exam.
After the third absence, the overall grade will decrease by 1%.
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Homework
Homework will be assigned on a daily basis and will involve a lot of memorizing, writing,
grammar practice etc. Assignments will be based on the text CAMPUS, the Cahier d’exercices,
handouts and other materials. Assignments must be handed in on time.
French Day
There is going to be an event including presentations and activities, food, culture, music etc. in
which all students are invited to participate. The date will be announced.
Exams
There will be two exams during the semester and a comprehensive final at the end. The date
and time for the exam has already been announced in the syllabus. There will also be a final
oral exam. Students are required to be present on exam days as there will be no make
ups. Also, there will be several quizzes for which there will be no make-ups except in
extenuating circumstances. The dates for the quizzes may be changed depending on how
much material is covered in each class.
Grading scale
Grades Important. After 3 authorized absences, each consecutive absence will constitute a
1% decrease in the grade. For example, an A and 4 absences will result in an A-.
Grading
scale
Your grade in this course will be calculated in the following way:
• Exams (2 exams, 1 final, all together) 30%
• Quizzes 30%
• Homework 20%
• Oral exam/interview 10%, phonetic/oral participation in class 10%
A 93-100 C+ 77-79
A- 90-92 C 73-76
B+ 87-89 C- 70-72
B 83-86 D+ 67-69
B- 80-82 D 63-66
F Below 60 D- 60-62
Note to students: Please make sure to update the destination address for your Uh email
address on People soft so that you will receive emails that I might send out.
Please review the University’s policy on the enrollment cap and the 6Ws.
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• Week 1 :Découvrir la langue française
25 août : Introduction, syllabus etc…
Syllabus French 1501 Fall 2008
Se présenter, Grammaire s’appeler, être (présent), négation, phonétique, les voyelles.
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27 août : articles, genres, complément déterminatif« de », exercices, ….
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• Week 2 : Faire connaissance
3 septembre : QUIZ 1 ; verbe avoir, interrogation, conjugaison présent
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• Week 3 : suite
8 septembre : les nombres, les professions, les adjectifs
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10 septembre : verbe connaître, parler, etc…., c’est/il est
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• Week 4 : Organiser son temps
15 septembre : QUIZ 2 ; villes francophones, je voudrais, les nombres
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17 septembre : dire la date, l’heure, verbe « aller » et « venir »
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• Week 5 : Découvrir son environnement
22 septembre : futur proche (aller+infinitif), les pronoms disjoints. Verbes vouloir, pouvoir,
devoir, interrogation
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24 septembre : adjectifs démonstratifs, logement idéal ; verbes acheter, vendre, louer
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• Week 6 : S’informer
29 septembre : Révision
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1 octobre : EXAM I
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• Week 7 : Se faire plaisir
6 octobre : passé composé, négation p. 68
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8 octobre : choisir un cadeau/ faire des achats : écrire un dialogue (travail en groupe),
les adjectifs et leurs emplacements
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• Week 8 : Cultiver ses relations
13 octobre : articles : définis, indéfinis, partitifs p. 82
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15 octobre : les pronoms compléments d’objet direct p. 91
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• Week 9 : Découvrir le passé
20 octobre : les pronoms compléments indirects. Impératif. Lecture, compréhension pp. 100-101
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22 octobre : QUIZ 3, Imparfait
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• Week 10 : Entreprendre
27 octobre : Imparfait/ passé composé, l’expression de la durée
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29 octobre: QUIZ 4 présent vs passé : raconter un souvenir d’enfance
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• Week 11 : Suite
3 novembre : vocabulaire d’entreprise/ le pronom « en »
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5 novembre: le futur, révision
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• Week 12 : Prendre ses décisions
10 novembre : EXAM II
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12 novembre : que choisir : le comparatif
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• Week 12 : Faire face aux problèmes
17 novembre : faire une supposition, rédiger une lettre
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19 novembre : adverbe
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Week 13 : S’évader
24 novembre : placement des adverbes
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• Week 14 : Oraux et révisions
1 décembre : QUIZ 5, s’évader, les pronoms relatifs
26 – 29 novembre : Thanksgiving
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3 décembre : Examen oral, révision
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Final: Thursday December 11, 8-11am
P S: During the semester the syllabus can be changed at the discretion of the instructor
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