Filetype PDF | Posted on 23 Sep 2022 | 3 years ago
Authentication
digital resources
148x Filetype PDF File size 0.17 MB Source: uwaterloo.ca
University of Waterloo
Department of French Studies
FR 152 – Basic French 2
Fall 2013
Prereq: FR 151 or Grade 11 Core French
Antireq: FR 192A, Grade 12 and OAC Core French, 4U Core French, Extended French, French
Immersion and Native fluency
Section 001: 10:30-11:20 MWF EV1 350
Section 002: Alain Flaubert Takam 12:30-01:20 MWF QNC 2501
Section 003: 01:00-02:20 TTh DWE 3519
Section 004: 02:30-03:50 TTh EV1 350
Instructor: Alain Takam (coordinator) Instructor: ________________________________
Office: ML 340 Office: __________________________
Telephone: 519-888-4567, ext. 32414 Telephone: 519-888-4567, ext. _________
Email: atakam@uwaterloo.ca Email: ____________________________________
Office hours: TTh: 10:00 am-12:00 pm Office hours: ______________________________
Basic French Placement Rules :
Grade 9 and 10 core French = enrolment in FR 151
Grade 11 core French = enrolment in FR 152
Grade 12 core French = enrolment in FR 192A
Grade 12 extended and immersion French = enrolment in FR 192B
*** Francophone students and students having graduated from a French high school must have the
written permission of the French Department to enrol in any French courses.
*** Students with university credits in French must consult the Department before registering in any
French courses.
SPECIAL NOTES :
1) Students who have completed FR 192A may not go back for FR 152.
2) Students registered in FR 151 and 152 in the same term will be denied credit for FR 151.
3) Students registered in FR 151 and/or FR 152 in the same term as FR 192A or 192B will be denied
credit for FR 151 and/or FR 152.
Description and objectives:
In FR 152, students develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills for interactive
communication in the following areas: daily life, weekends and pastimes, memories and past
events, food and cooking, “at the restaurant”, geography, climate, ecology, education, careers,
etc. Students are exposed to cultural aspects of life in France, French Canada and other French-
speaking countries and are encouraged to share their own experience.
1
Who registers in FR 152?
Students with no more than 3 non-immersion high school credits in French; i.e, Grade 11 Core
French or students who took FR 151.
Follow-up course: FR 192A offered on campus and online in Fall, Winter and Spring terms.
Required Books:
Terrell, T., M. B. Rogers, B. J. Kerr et G. Spielmann. Deux mondes: A Communicative
Approach. 6e édition, McGraw-Hill, 2009. The package includes the textbook and the
paperback workbook.
Please be sure to purchase the package for the FR 152 on campus offerings.
Reference book
English Grammar for Students of French, by J. Morton, published by Olivia & Hill Press
Other resources:
Pronunciation: http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html
http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
Grammar and vocabulary: www.lepointdufle.net
Online dictionary: www.wordreference.com
Evaluation:
5 Written Chapter Tests 50%
Comprehension test (in lab) 10%
Participation / attendance 10%
Final exam (2 hours) 30%
The course:
FR 152 meets for three 50 minute MWF classes or two 80 minute MW/TTh classes with the
instructor and one 50 minute laboratory per week with a lab assistant. Modules 5 to 9 of Deux
Mondes are covered in FR 152.
The instructor supports your effort to acquire vocabulary, understand structures and
communicative strategies, improve listening comprehension and appreciate cultural similarities
and differences. Classes emphasize how to learn the language better by acquiring strategies for
understanding spoken and written French, for deciphering vocabulary and demystifying
structure. Students participate actively in various classroom activities: group activities,
interaction with the instructor and with fellow classmates, in-class oral and written tests.
Participation: 10% (in class 5%, in lab 5%)
Attendance is compulsory and is taken in class. Consideration is given to being prepared for
class, interacting en français with the instructor and fellow students, asking and answering
questions, volunteering and engaging in active learning.
2
Workbook:
Students are responsible for completing Modules 5 to 9 in the Deux Mondes workbook, though
some exercises could be completed in class.
The labs:
The labs are held weekly in ML 109 or 113 where you practise what you have learned in class
through web, audio and video activities. You have to bring the lab manual (workbook) for the
listening exercises. The lab assistant responds to questions, gives feedback and coaches you on
pronunciation, comprehension, and writing. Lab work will be evaluated through a final
comprehension test worth 10%.
Important things to know:
Policy regarding tests: Students may make up written tests only if they inform the instructor in
advance and in writing that they will be absent and for what reason or produce a medical
certificate or other concrete evidence for their absence, otherwise a mark of 0 will be allotted.
For written tests, students may attend other sections if they cannot attend their section on test
day, with the permission of the instructor. To be included in the final mark, all course work
must be completed by the last day of term. See course plan and test schedule.
The final examination period will be held from December 5 to 20, 2013. Student travel plans
are not acceptable grounds for granting an alternative final examination time. The
examination schedule will be posted online by Week 6.
Website:
To study for tests, use student companion website “Centro”:
http://www.mhhe.com/deuxmondes6.
Auditors:
Auditors will only be permitted in classes that are not at maximum enrolment. Those seeking
AUDIT standing must attend 80% of classes and may write tests with permission of the
instructor. Auditors may participate in group or partner activities if prepared and if numbers
warrant.
*****
Level of competence:
The Department reserves the right to refuse admission to, and/or credit for, any of its language courses to
a student who has, in the view of the Department, a level of competence unsuited to that course.
Academic Integrity:
Academic Integrity: In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the
University of
Waterloo are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility.
Discipline: A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity, to avoid
committing academic offences, and to take responsibility for his/her actions. A student who is
unsure whether an action constitutes an offence, or who needs help in learning how to avoid
3
offences (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about “rules” for group work/collaboration should seek
guidance from the course professor, academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean.
When misconduct has been found to have occurred, disciplinary penalties will be imposed under
Policy 71 – Student Discipline. For information on categories of offenses and types of penalties,
students should refer to Policy 71 - Student Discipline, http://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-
procedures-guidelines/policy-71.
Grievance: A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university
life has been unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70
- Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4, http://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-
proceduresguidelines/policy-70. In addition, consult http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/student-grievances-
faculty-artsprocesses for the Faculty of Arts’ grievance processes.
Appeals: A student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision made under Policy 70 -
Student Petitions and Grievances (other than regarding a petition) or Policy 71 - Student
Discipline if a ground for an appeal can be established. Read Policy 72 - Student Appeals,
http://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures-guidelines/policy-72.
Academic Integrity website (Arts):
http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts/ugrad/academic_responsibility.html
Academic Integrity Office (uWaterloo): http://uwaterloo.ca/academic-integrity/
Accommodation for Students with Disabilities:
Note forstudents with disabilities: The AccessAbility Services (AS) Office, located in Needles
Hall, Room 1132, collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriate
accommodations for students with disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of
the curriculum. If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability,
please register with the AS Office at the beginning of each academic term.
*****
Important dates:
Lectures begin: Monday, September 9
Last day to add on-campus class: Friday, September 20
Last day to drop, no penalty: Friday, September 27
UW holiday (Thanksgiving Day): Monday, October 14
Final exam schedule published: Wednesday, October 16
Last day to drop, receive a WD: Friday, November 15
Lectures end: Monday, December 2
Exams begin: Thursday, December 5
Exams end: Friday, December 20
4
no reviews yet
Please Login to review.
