INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
FREN 212
Printemps 2007
INCOMPLETE OFFICE HOURS +
Professor Claude Fouillade
Office: Breland 251
Phones: 646-3408 (Department) or 646-2942 (office)
Office hours: MWF 10:30-11:20 or by appointment made with me
In FREN 212, you will continue to develop your knowledge of French grammar and conversation skills. You will increase your comprehension of written French by continuing to read and work on short French texts. You will also continue to work on your writing skills by writing compositions in French.
Required books: These two books are required for FREN 212
1. St. Onge et al, Interaction: Revision de grammaire française (6th edition). (GRM in syllabus)
2. Schunk & Waisbrot, Explorations (4th edition) (TXT in syllabus)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FREN 212
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 passed NMSU’s FREN 211 with a “C-“ or better or an “S”, or because you passed a similar class at another university. You are enrolled in this class because of the French that you studied in high school. If you are not sure whether you are enrolled in 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 3-credit class, you are allowed 3 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 three mentioned above will start dropping your grade: each four additional unexcused absences will drop your grade by one letter grade. Having 8 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 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 may 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 required book to class based on planned work for that day.
2. Turn in your assignments on time in the format requested.
3. Call or let me know ahead of time, if possible, that you will miss class for a justifiable reason.
4. Turn in any work on time. Late work will be graded down unless you provide a valid reason for turning in your work late. Repeated late work will receive an F grade.
5. This 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. Do not disturb the class by leaving your cell phone or beeper on.
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 the sixteen weeks 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 5 points.
9. Quizzes and other testing are not always announced.
10. Provide a NMSU e-mail address by the 3rd 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 212
Grading.
Your final grade will be based on the following components:
3 Exams: 300 points
Final exam: 100 points
4 Compositions 100 points
NMSU e-mail 10 points
Class work/participation 90 points
Quizzes & other testing 50 points
Attendance 50 points
700 points
The final grade will be based on the following grading system:
from 700 to 630 points = A from 629 to 560 points = B
from 559 to 420 points = C from 419 to 360 points = D
from 359 to 000 points = F
FREN 212 syllabus
INCOMPLETE EXAM WEEK
18 janvier Présentation du cours
23 janvier Révision de grammaire: GRM, chapitres 1-3
25 janvier Révision de grammaire: GRM, chapitres 4-5
30 janvier TXT, Le Pavillon … pp. 157-160
1er février TXT, Le Pavillon … pp. 161-162 A 168 questions 1-7
6 février TXT, Le Pavillon … pp. 163-164 A 168 questions 8-15
8 février TXT, Le Pavillon … p. 165 A 168-169 questions 16-19
13 février GR, Chapitre 6: 184, 187 COMPOSITION I
15 février GR, Chapitre 6: 191, 198
20 février TXT, La Dernière … pp. 185-191
22 février EXAMEN I
27 février TXT, La Dernière … pp. 191-194 A 197 questions 1-10. C 199 questions 1-11
1er mars TXT, La Dernière … pp. 195-197 A 197 questions 11-18. C 199 questions 12-20
6 mars GR, Chapitre 7: 221, 229 COMPOSITION II
8 mars GR, Chapitre 7: 236, 238
March 12 last day to drop with aW
13 mars Read TXT, Le Code secret pp. 200-204 before coming to class
TXT, Le Code… pp. 204-206 (line 18) A 208 questions 1-7
15 mars TXT, Le Code... pp. 204 (line 19)-207 A 208 questions 8-15
20 mars Spring Break
22 mars Spring Break
27 mars GR, Chapitre 8: 256, 259 COMPOSITION III
29 mars GR, Chapitre 8: 261, 275
3 avril GR, Chapitre 8: 278, 279
5 avril EXAMEN II
10 avril GR, Chapitre 9: 294, 298, 306, 309
12 avril GR, Chapitre 10: 327, 329, 336, 337, 339
17 avril On a eu l’inspecteur pp. 257-259 A 251-262 questions 1-5
19 avril On a eu l’inspecteur pp. 259-261 A 251-262 questions 6-10
Last day to withdraw from NMSU is April 20
24 avril EXAMEN III
26 avril Révision générale COMPOSITION IV
1er mai Révision générale
3 mai Révision générale
8 mai Exam Week
10 mai