ELEMENTARY FRENCH II

FREN 112

Section 2

Printemps 2007

INCOMPLETE                                                                                                                                          

Professor Claude Fouillade

Office:  Breland 251

Phones:  646-3408 (Department of Languages & Linguistics) or 646-2942 (office)  

E mail:  cfouilla@nmsu.edu

Office hours:         INCOMPLETE                                                     or by appointment made with me

 

Required books

1. Amon, Evelyne et al.  Vis-à-vis: Beginning French – 32nd ed. (New York:  McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2000)

2. Branon, Monique et al. Workbook/Laboratory Manual to accompany Vis-à-vis: Beginning French - 3nd ed. (New York:  McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2000)

Study also important information sheets provided during the semester.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FREN 112

ADA Statement.

Disability:  Feel free to call Michael Armendariz, Coordinator of  Services for Students with Disabilities, at 505-646-6840 with any questions you may have on student issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  All medical information will be treated confidentially. If you have already registered, please make sure that your instructor receives a copy of the accommodation memorandum from SSD within the first two weeks of classes.  It is your responsibility to inform either your instructor or SSD representative in a timely manner if services/accommodations provided are not meeting your needs. If you have a condition, which may affect your ability to exit safely from this classroom and building in an emergency or which may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss this in confidence with your instructor and/or the SSD Coordinator.  Feel free to call the EEO/ADA and employee Relations Director at 646-3333 with any questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

 

Discrimination:  Feel free to call Jerry Nevarez, Director of Institutional Equity, at 505-646-3635 with any questions you may have about NMSU's Non-Discrimination Policy and complaints of discrimination, including sexual harassment.

 

Prerequisites.

You are enrolled in this class because you have passed FREN 111 at NMSU or an equivalent course at another accredited university or have studied French for a year in high school.  If you are not sure whether you are attending the right class, do not hesitate to ask.

 

Attendance.

Attendance is required.  It is acceptable to come late to class as long as it does not become habitual.  As this is a 4-credit class, you are allowed 4 unexcused absences.  It is your responsibility to cover the materials that you miss.  An absence can be excused through proper and adequate documentation, such as a doctor’s note.  An Absence will be excused if you are on documented NMSU business (you are still responsible for turning in any assignment before your absence/s). Any absence beyond the first four mentioned above will start dropping your grade: each four additional unexcused absences will drop your grade by one letter grade.  Having 10 unexcused absences is an automatic grade of F for the semester. You earn 1(one) point toward your final grade for each class you attend.  Excessive unexcused absences may cause you to be dropped from the class. 

 

Withdrawal.

It is your responsibility to know what the last day to drop a class with a “W” is.  Further, if you do not perform well enough in this class to receive a passing grade at the end of the semester, it is your responsibility to drop this class by the deadline to withdraw from the class or from the university.  If you are concerned about your grade, please ask.

Academic and non-academic misconduct.

Plagiarism is not acceptable. Cheating in all forms is prohibited and may lead to your dismissal from this class.

Remember that all parties involved in the submission of plagiarized or copied work and/or allowing another student to cheat during testing are equally guilty of academic misconduct under all circumstances.

Do not submit work that was done by someone else during a previous semester.  Also, do not have someone outside the class do your homework for you (although it is acceptable to ask a tutor to explain something to you!).  If you are caught submitting someone else’s work, you will receive one warning.  Afterwards, your grade will be dropped by one letter grade.  If necessary, this instructor reserves the right to drop you from the class. 

For further information on academic misconduct, refer to the following website:

 

                http://www.nmsu.edu/%7Evpsa/SCOC/misconduct.html.

For further information on the definition of plagiarism, refer to the following website:

                http://www.lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/plagiarismforstudents.htm.

Cell phones and beepers must be turned off during class and exams.

Incomplete grades.

Incomplete grades may be given only if the student has passed the first half of the course, and is precluded from successful completion of the second half of the course by a documented illness or family crisis that the instructor believes genuinely prevents successful completion of the course.

 

Midterm grades.

Midterm grades will not be posted.  If you want to know what your grade is at midterm, please ask me.

 

S/U Standards.

The minimum required for an S(atisfactory) grade in this course is a “C-“

 

Make-up work.

Make-up work (missed exam or other classroom activity) is at the discretion of the instructor.  It will not be granted automatically.

 

Posting of final grades.

Final grades will not be posted.  You may access your final grade through the web.  This requires that you get a pin number.

 

Do Not Forget!

1. Your grade is based, in part, on your class participation.  Study the material before you come to class and make sure that you can answer questions about all that you have studied up to that day.  It is your responsibility to know and get the assigned work prepared when you miss class.  Bring both required books to class everyday.

2. Turn in your assignments on time in the format requested.

3. Call or let me know ahead of time (e-mail), if possible, that you will miss class for a justifiable reason.

4. Turn in all work on time.  Late work will be graded down unless you provide a valid reason for turning it in your work late.  Repeated late work will receive an F grade.

5. The calendar is given to you as an indication of the planned course of study in this class during this upcoming semester.  The calendar is subject to change if circumstances so require.

6. Cell phones, beepers and the like must be turned off during class.

7. The student enrolled in this class earns grades.  Grades are not given to the student by the instructor.  The student earns grades incrementally each week throughout each week of the semester.  Grades typically are not dramatically improved during the final two weeks of the semester.

8. You are expected to take notes on materials discussed in class and write down what is written on the board.  These notes must be kept in a notebook (not loose paper) and brought to class on exam days (or when requested by this instructor).  Failure to bring this notebook to class on exam days will lower your exam grade by 2.5 points.  You also must bring your Workbook/Laboratory Manual to class on exam days so I can check your work. Failure to bring this Worbook/Laboratory Manual to class on exam days will also lower your exam grade by 2.5 points.

9. If you cannot attend the Language Learning Center (commonly known as "the lab” in Breland Hall), please bring a 90 minute tape to Breland 171 to have it recorded.

10. Provide a NMSU e-mail address by the 5th day of class.

11. Acknowledge that you have read and understand the contents requirements of this syllabus by sending an e-mail to cfouilla@nmsu.edu stating that you have read and understand the contents and requirements of the syllabus for FREN 112.

 

Grading.

Your final grade will be based on the following components:

                                4 Exams:                 400 points

                                Final exam:                             100 points

                                NMSU e-mail                          10 points

                                Class work/participation     140 points

                                Quizzes & other testing      100 points

                                Attendance                             50 points

                                                                                800 points

 

The final grade will be based on the following grading system:

                from 800 to 720 points = A from 719 to 640 points = B

                from 639 to 560 points = C  from 559 to 480 points = D 

from 479 to 000 points = F

 

                                Vis-à-vis                                                Workbook/Lab                    Other Info

 

18 janvier               Présentation du cours

 

22 janvier               Review Chapters 1-8

23 janvier               pp. 234-238

24 janvier               pp. 239-240                                            pp. 177-178

25 janvier               pp. 241-243                                            pp. 177-178

 

29 janvier               pp. 244-245                                            pp. 179-181

30 janvier               pp. 246-251                                            pp. 183-186

31 janvier               pp. 252-259                                            pp. 191-194

1er février               pp. 260-263                                            pp. 195-197

 

5 février                  pp. 264-267                                            pp. 198-200

6 février                  pp. 268-271                                            pp. 201-203

7 février                  pp. 272-277                                            pp. 205-207

8 février                  Review for Exam 1

 

12 février                EXAM 1

13 février                pp. 290-293                                            pp. 215-218

14 février                pp. 294-298                                            pp. 219-222

15 février                pp. 299-302                                            pp. 222-224

 

19 février                pp. 302-303                                            pp. 225-227

20 février                pp. 304-306                                            pp. 229-232

21 février                pp. 307-311                                            pp. 233-236

22 février                pp. 311-317                                            pp. 237-240

                                Vis-à-vis                                                Workbook/Lab                    Other Info

26 février                pp. 318-322                                            pp. 241-242

27 février                pp. 322-326                                            pp. 242-247

28 février                pp. 327-329                                            pp. 249-252

1er mars                  pp. 330-333

 

5 mars                     pp. 334-335

6 mars                     pp. 336-338                                            pp. 261-264

7 mars                     pp. 339-343                                            pp. 265-268

8 mars                     pp. 344-349                                            pp. 269-271

 

12 mars                   pp. 350-351                                            pp. 273-276                            last day to drop with a W

13 mars                   pp. 352-355                                            pp. 281-286

14 mars                   Review for Exam II

15 mars                   EXAM II

 

19 mars                                                                                                                                   Spring Break

20 mars                                                                                                                                   Spring Break

21 mars                                                                                                                                   Spring Break

22 mars                                                                                                                                   Spring Break

 

26 mars                   pp. 356-357                                            pp. 287-288

27 mars                   pp. 358-359                                            pp. 293-296

28 mars                   pp. 360-363                                            pp. 296-299

29 mars                   pp. 364-365           

 

2 avril                     pp. 366-367

3 avril                     pp. 368-370                            pp. 307-310

4 avril                     pp. 371-375                             pp. 311-312

5 avril                     pp. 378-380                             pp. 313-314

 

9 avril                     pp. 381-382                             pp. 315-318           

10 avril                   pp. 383-389                             pp. 319-323

11 avril                   pp. 390-391                             pp. 329-330

12 avril                   pp. 392-400                             pp. 331-336

 

16 avril                   Review for Exam III

17 avril                   Exam III

18 avril                   pp. 408-412                            pp. 337-339

19 avril                   pp. 413-411                            pp. 340-342  Last day to withdraw from NMSU is April 20

 

23 avril                   pp. 422-432

24 avril                   pp. 438-443

25 avril                   pp. 444-449

26 avril                   pp. 450-461

 

30 avril                   Review for Exam IV

1er mai                     Exam IV

2 mai                       General Semester Review

3 mai                       General Semester Review

 

7 mai                       Exam Week

8 mai

9 mai

10 mai