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Syllabus FRE221 Montreal, Canada
COURSE NAME: French Conversation
COURSE NUMBER: FRE 221 in Montreal, Canada
TERM: Summer 2009
CREDIT HOURS: 3 Lecture, 3 Credit
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Prerequisites: FRE 212 or consent of Division Director.
Corequisites: None
This course provides an opportunity for intensive communication in spoken French. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary acquisition and interactive communication through the discussion of media materials and authentic texts. Upon completion, students should be able to discuss selected topics, express ideas and opinions clearly, and engage in formal and informal conversations.
This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a pre-major and/or elective course requirement.
COURSE OBJECTIVES, REQUIREMENTS, AND GUIDELINES/OBJECTIVES
This course will reinforce grammar and vocabulary concepts already introduced to the students in French 211 & French 212. We will go more in depth with these concepts, but for the most part, there will be a lot of review. We will also spend more time on the cultural aspects of various French-speaking countries. The goals of individual students will influence achievement levels in these areas of competency. The average student who uses the workbook, textbook, and lab resources can expect to achieve the following goals by the end of one academic year.
- Students will be able to answer and ask questions on a variety of everyday topics describe places and people and keep up a conversation in French.
- Students will be able to handle all kinds of everyday situations they may encounter when traveling or living in French-speaking countries and when dealing with French-speaking people in United States.
- Students will develop more effective communicative skills in French through the discussion of a variety of texts and audio/visual materials.
- The writing skills that students develop will usually be similar to their speaking skills in terms of ability to describe, narrate in the present and past, and so on.
- Finally, students will gain more insight into the various cultures of the French-speaking countries.
REQUIREMENTS
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1. Trip arrangements to Canada with class as required.
2. Daily journal kept during extent of stay in foreign country.
This is submitted weekly to the instructor.
This is submitted weekly to the instructor.
3. Reflective paper within one week of return.
4. Regular daily attendance in classes at the immersion institute.
5. Fulfill homework assignments from immersion classes.
6. Participate in cultural excursions in Canada.
7. Attend group get-togethers planned by CPCC instructor.
8. Take and pass final examination at UQAM.
9. A final grade of “C” or better is required for passing to the next level Spanish class.
COURSE GUIDELINES
1. Grading Scale: 90-100=A, 80-89=B, 70-79=C, 60-69=D
2. Final grade will be based on the Immersion Institute’s assessment (test scores, class participation), weekly personal journal submissions, class attendance, and participation in cultural & host family excursions/experiences
3. NO MAKE UP TESTS will be given.
Withdrawal: When a student determines that he/she will be unable to complete courses in which he/she is currently enrolled, it is the student’s responsibility to initiate procedures leading to a formal withdrawal (“W”) in order to avoid failing (“F”) grade.To receive credit, a student who received a “W” must re-register and pay for the course in a subsequent term. Financial aid recipients need to refer to the financial aid satisfactory progress policy to determine if schedule adjustments will affect financial aid.
4. Students who wish to audit a course must complete an Audit Agreement Form which needs to be signed by the instructor and submitted to the Registration Center before departure.
Audit Agreement Forms are available online and at all campuses.
Audit Agreement Forms are available online and at all campuses.
EVALUATION
The final grade will be based on the following:
50% Immersion Institute’s Assessment (test scores, class participation)
25 % Personal journal submissions & Reflective paper at end of the experience.
25% Class attendance + Participation in cultural excursions/group cooperation.
Attendance policy:
Class meets MTWRF.
Regular daily attendance in classes at the immersion institute is mandatory. Any absence must be pre-approved by the instructor. More than one absence during a two week program could result in a failing grade.
Regular daily attendance in classes at the immersion institute is mandatory. Any absence must be pre-approved by the instructor. More than one absence during a two week program could result in a failing grade.