Français 450 — Grammaire AvancéeProfesseur : D. Kress Texts: Grammaire Française, 4th Edition, Ollivier et Beaudoin,English/World Languages, 2004. ISBN: 978-1-428229587 The goal of this course is to help you improve your written and spoken French through an intensive study of advanced grammar and vocabulary used in everyday life. In this course you will learn not only formal French structures taught in standard French classes, but vocabulary and structures used in daily life. Policies 1. You are expected to come to class prepared every day. Study the material specified on the syllabus or in class and be sure to write out the assignments! They will be graded. 2. Keep in mind that all class work will be conducted orally in French and your attendance and participation will have a definite impact on your grade. The activities of listening to a language, speaking a language, and writing a language all demand active skills. This class will require your active participation. A language course is different from other courses at the college because you work on oral communication skills. The only place you can work on these skills is in class. Other classes may not require your attendance because you can learn the material from the book; however, there is no substitute for the dynamic interaction that takes place between you and your teacher—a trained language acquisition specialist. For this reason this course has a strong policy on absences. *Make ups: No make-ups for an unexcused absence are given. Grading:
This is an advanced grammar class and students are expected to master the material at a high level of proficiency. For this reason the grading scale for this class will be unlike those you have seen in other classes. Students earning a grade less than 90% on the first or second exams will receive a failing grade for the course. Likewise, students earning a grade of less than 90% on any of the compositions or written work will receive a failing grade in the course. Each of the two compositions will be 2 pages. For the online quizzes, you must redo each assignment until you score 100%. When you reach this grade, print the assignment and turn it in on the due date so your grade can be recorded. Late material will not be accepted. Missing grades will quickly make achieving a 90% average on this part of your grade very difficult. Each of the first two exams may be retaken within 10 days of the date it was initially given. I. Semaine du 6 au 8 janvier
II. Semaine du 13 au 15 Les adverbes-emment et -amment
III. Semaine du 20 au 22 janvier
IV. Semaine du 27 au 29 janvier
V. Semaine du 3 au 5 février
VI. Semaine du 10 au 12 février
VII. bis. Semaine du 17 au 19 février
VIII. Semaine du 24 au 26 février
Mardi Gras, le 28 février au 9 mars IX. Semaine du 10 au 12 mars
X. Semaine du 17 au 19 mars
XI. Semaine du 31 mars au 2 avril
XII. Semaine du 7 au 9 avril
XIII. Semaine du 14 au 16 avril
XIV. Semaine du 21 au 23 avril--Prep Week
XV. Semaine du 28 avril au 2 mai --Examens
good site for French grammar: http://www.languageguide.org/french/grammar/ A killer site for gender:http://www.languageguide.org/french/grammar/gender/mep1.html |