| INSTRUCTOR: | Andréa McColgan JAVEL |
| E-MAIL: | javel@bc.edu |
| WEB SITE: |
www2.bc.edu/~javel/
(Check web site for on-line syllabus, course materials and important
links. This website is up-dated daily.) |
| CLASS MEETS: |
M-T-W-TH Evenings, 6:15 - 9:15 Devlin 216 |
| OFFICE HOURS: |
T-W-Th 5:00- 6:00 in Lyons 307D and by
appointment On-line chat hours with instructor can be arranged. |
| LANGUAGE LAB SUMMER HOURS (during the
summer session): |
M-Th,
10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
| TEXT: Imaginez: le français sans
frontières, by Cherie Mitschke Vista Higher Learning (2008) ISBN: 978-1-60007-169-0 (Textbook, workbook and passcode bundled) |
| COURSE DESCRIPTION: This summer
Intermediate French I course will allow you to complete a semester's
worth or work over the course of 3 weeks. This is a great way to
jumpstart your French and immerse yourself in the language. This course
(coupled with RL 110, Intermediate French II) enables you to fulfill
your foreign language requirement quickly, allowing you to qualify for
enrollment in more advanced courses in the fall, further study or
graduate work abroad. In Intermediate French I, you will review
previously learned vocabulary and grammar while continuing to develop
your ability to narrate and describe in the past, present and future.
You will spend 12 hours per week in language classes in order to foster
fast progress towards oral proficiency. Through short films, music and
readings, you will discover the richness of multi-ethnic cultures as
they are interwoven into life in France and reflect on what culture means from
different perspectives.
A special emphasis on current events and sports (Roland Garros, la
Coupe
du Monde, le Tour de France) helps to complete the picture of
contemporary France while providing the cultural references so
necessary
for fluency in a foreign language. Prerequisites: This 3 week, 3-credit course is designed for students who have placed into Intermediate French I or who have completed one year of Elementary French at BC. If you have not taken Elementary French at BC and have not taken the Department of Romance Languages' Placement Exam, please do so at http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/romlang/undergradprog/place/ If you have concerns or questions regarding your placement results, please contact me at javel@bc.edu. |
GRADING :
| Participation | 16% |
| Tests (3) | 22% |
| Essays (3) | 16% |
| Workbook and lab
exercises |
18% |
| Examen final | 22% |
| Interview Orale |
6% |
| ABSENCE POLICY: The department
considers that any absence over and above 1 (during the summer
semester), are unexcused absences. Subsequent missed classes, unless
officially excused by the Dean's Office, will result in point loss from
the Class Participation grade. Students are wholly responsible for
making up any missed work promptly following an absence. Late work will
NOT be accepted. In order to excel in class participation and to make
the most of this course, students must be present and must have
prepared
the items on the syllabus for a given day. PARTICIPATION AND HOMEWORK: In order to participate you need to be present and prepared. To the right of each date below is your assignment for that evening. You will receive a weekly participation grade based on your level of participation and preparedness. Work to be handed in is labelled, ý rendre. TESTS: There will be 3 tests, one for each of the chapters covered in Imaginez and will include grammar and vocabulary. There will be absolutely no make-up tests. The tests are limited to approximately 40 minutes each and will each have oral as well as written components. The lowest test grade will be dropped. ESSAYS:
Students are expected to respond to a question or a brief series of
questions related to the course, current events or other topics of
relevance. Students will receive the discussion question by
e-mail and will be expected to submit their response on Saturdays
before midnight. Students will be graded primarily on effort and
progress. WORKBOOK AND LAB
MANUAL: The workbook provides written exercises which correspond to
grammar and vocabulary work done in the text. The workbook and
lab
manual excercises can be done online from any location through at
quia.com/books. FINAL EXAM: The
final exam will be a two-hour, comprehensive, written exam. It must
be taken on the last day of the semester, Thursday, July 16, from 7:15
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9:15. ORAL INTERVIEW:
The instructor will conduct 10-minute paired or individual oral
interviews with students, to be held in the classroom. Students will
receive individual or paired appointment times and all oral interviews
will take place from 8:00 to 9:15, on Wednesday, July 15 and from 6:15
to 7:00, Thursday, July 16 . The oral interview will be conversational
in style and students will ask as well as answer questions on a variety
of topics of personal interest, so that the instructor can provide
feedback on each student's strengths and weaknesses orally. The goal of
the oral interview is to assess each student's progress towards oral
proficiency overall. Oral interviews will be graded
pass/fail. WE CARE ABOUT ACADEMIC INTEGRITY...and you should, too. It can adversely affect your futur and your diploma. Any work submitted in this course must be each student's own work. Students will not receive credit for work that can be attributed to someone else. Subsequent plagiarism or cheating will be met with disciplinary action involving the student's dean. For clear-cut, university wide guidelines on what constitutes academic integrity, please visit the following BC web page: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/polisci/integrity.html |
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