French 342-01Spring 2008, MWF, 2-2:50 (H417). An acceptable perfromance in French 222, or its equivalent, or instructor's permission. Prof. TennesseeBob Peckham (427E Humanities -Tel. 7424. e-mail: bobp@utm.edu).

local course web site -- http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/f342.shtml

Dr. Peckham's office hours http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/offhours.html


Media:Maley, Catherine. Dans le vent. [ISBN 0030256062],4th edition. [Boston]: Thomson/Heinle, 1999 (or 2006 orinting), with accompanying "Audio CD" [=Dlv]. + Coffman Crocker, Mary E. Schaum's Outline of French Grammar [ISBN 0-07-013887-7], 4th edition. Schaum's Outline Series. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999 [=Schaum].


You will also need a good English-French-English dictionary. The online dictionaries below are adequate, but you have to be online to use them:

You can also extend your grammar practice infinitely with:


Goals & Objectives:Goals & Objectives:While all of our department's "language" courses are designed to facilitate an end-of-program balance of listening, speaking, reading and writing, this course will emphasise composition skills for a range of topics, situations. In general, we will be working toward extended discourse (in paragraphs), expanded text type (using more compound and complex sentences), logical sequencing of actions and desciptive elements (for a natural flow of narrative and description)Our class will target the range of from "Intermediate High" to "Advanced" on the

Strategies:Activities may include various exercises in the textbook (ch. prŽliminaire-5), translation, imitation, transformation, description, exposition, narration, letters, notes, email and keeping an electronic journal. In order to facilitate this, we will study appropriate grammatical structures in an outline of grammar, we will learn nearly 600 active vocabulary words in our textbooks, and we may view some thematically related videos.


Grade Scale and Determination: 60-69=D, 70-79=C, 80-89=B, 90-100=A We have a 1000 point system. 4 of 5 chapter tests (4 X 100), 5 major written assignments (5 X 50), Homework and class participation (150) The final will consist of a test on ch. 5, with a small essay (100)

General & Ethical Expectations We expect students to demonstrate a solid work ethic, and to conduct themselves as ladies and gentlemen, with special attention given to the "Standards of Conduct" and "Academic Integrity" sections of

as a base-line minimum for their behavior. Since our class focus is writing, and since at your level you are expected to be able to create with the language rather than just using learned phrases or imitating discourse, plagiarism will be a concern. Anything outside of living up to these standards is unacceptable to this instructor.

Extra Credit Policy: See our cultural events policy web page:

Home preparation and class participation: You will type all written assignments. If you have trouble with accents, please refer to my web page:

Typing all your work gives you a record of what you did, and since very little is written by hand, it gives you practice doing what you will do all your life, also a proof that you can really write in French.

Attendance: PLEASE DON'T MISS! Many of the tips on writing you will get are not in the textbooks. Our ability to do interactive and group work will also depend on your attendance. After three misses, you must have an official excuse, or I will dock points from your grade for each miss thereafter. Since most of the course will be in French, skipping class will cost you valuable immersion time.

HELP! Be honest with yourself and with me. If you have difficulty in this course, use your resource materials, and contact me ASAP. I want you to succeed.

TV 5: You are encouraged (with a small amount of extra credit) to watch one half hour of TV5 programming (click "Etats-Unis->Chicago->la grille de...") on this international French station each week, and you will receive extra credit for passing in a summary (150 words, in French) of program content. You may also wish to listen directly to today's Dimanche _conomie de RFI.

CONVERSATION HOUR: You must attend three of the weekly conversation hours organized by the French Faculty. You will earn extra credit if they attend four or more sessions.

FRENCH CLUB: All interested students are encouraged to join the CERCLE FRANCOPHONE and to enrich their understanding of the French language and francophone culture by participating in its activities.

Lesson list:


bobp@utm.edu
TennesseeBob Peckham
Director, the Globe-Gate Project
University of Tennessee-Martin
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