FRENCH CINEMA
FREN 360
Fall 2005
Professor Claude Fouillade
Office: Breland 251
Phones: 646-3408 (Department) or 646-2942 (office)
Office hours: MW 2:00-3:00 and F 10:00-11:00
Readings: based on package.
Class objectives: Through the viewing of, discussion and writing about French films, students will have the opportunity to learn more about the history of French films and French culture in the 20th century. Students will further have the opportunity to improve the French communicative skills.
Syllabus (subject to change)
23 août Présentation génerale
25 août Histoire du cinéma français Lire Le Cinéma
30 août Histoire du cinéma français Lire Le Cinéma
1er septembre Histoire du cinéma français Lire Le Cinéma
6 septembre Mon Oncle de Jacques Tati
8 septembre Mon Oncle de Jacques Tati
13 septembre Discussion sur Mon Oncle
15 septembre La Grande illusion de Jean Renoir Turn in Activity on Mon Oncle
20 septembre La Grande illusion de Jean Renoir
22 septembre Discussion sur La Grande illusion
27 septembre La Belle et la bête de Jean Cocteau Turn in Activity on La Grande Illusion
29 septembre La Belle et la bête de Jean Cocteau
4 octobre Discussion sur La Belle et la bête
6 octobre Du Rififi chez les Hommes de Jules Dassin Turn in Activity on La Belle et la bête
11 octobre Du Rififi chez les Hommes de Jules Dassin
13 octobre Discussion sur Du Rififi chez les Hommes
18 octobre Les Enfants du Paradis de Marcel Carné
20 octobre Les Enfants du Paradis de Marcel Carné Turn in Activity on Du Rififi …
25 octobre Les Enfants du Paradis de Marcel Carné
27 octobre Discussion sur Les Enfants du Paradis de Marcel Carné
1er novembre Ascenseur pour l’échafaud de Louis Malle Turn in Activity on Les Enfants du Paradis
3 novembre Ascenseur pour l’échafaud de Louis Malle
8 novembre Discussion sur Ascenseur pour l’échafaud
10 novembre La Règle du Jeu de Jean Renoir Turn in Activity on Ascenseur pour l’échafaud
15 novembre La Règle du Jeu de Jean Renoir.
17 novembre Discussion sur La Règle du Jeu de Jean Renoir
22 novembre THANKSGIVING.
24 novembre THANKSGIVING
29 novembre Le Roi de coeur de Philippe de Broca
1er décembre Le Roi de coeur de Philippe de Broca Turn in Activity on La Règle du
6 décembre Examen dans votre salle de classe habituelle de 10 h. 30 12 h. 30.
Turn in Composition on Le Roi de cœur
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FREN 360
ADA Statement.
If you have or believe you have a disability and would benefit from any accommodations, you may wish to self-identify by contacting the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Office, located in in Corbett Center, Room 244 (phone 646-6840). 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 class. It is your responsibility to inform either your instructor or SSD representative ina 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 any concerns with the instructor and/or the SSD Coordinator.
Please feel free to call the EEO/ADA and Employee Relations Director at 646-3333 with any questions about the Americans With Disability Act (ADA) and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. All medical information will be treated confidentially.
Prerequisites.
You are enrolled in this class because you passed NMSU’s FREN 212 with a “C-“ or better or an “S”, or a similar class at another university, or because you successfully completed a minimum of 4 semesters of French 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. All relevant university policies will be applied when and if necessary. As this is a 3-credit class, you are allowed 3 unexcused absences. It is your responsibility to cover the materials that you miss. Absence can be excused through proper and adequate documentation. Absence will be excused if you are on documented NMSU business (you are still responsible for turning any assignment before your absence). After three unexcused absences, your semester grade goes down by one letter. 7 unexcused absences will result in an F grade for the semester. You may be disenrolled from this class for excessive absence.
Withdrawal.
As stated above, all relevant university policies will be applied when and if necessary. 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 that specific date.
Multiple submissions.
Do not submit work that was done by someone else during a previous semester or work that you prepared for another class. 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, the instructor reserves the right to drop you from the class. Plagiarism is not acceptable.
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 precluded successful completion of the course.
Midterm grades.
Midterm grades will not be posted. If you want to know what you grade is at midterm, please ask me.
S/U Standards.
The minimum standard for an S grade in this course is a “C-“. Minor and Major students cannot take this class for S/U grading
Incomplete Grade.
University policies regarding all applicable cases for assigning an incomplete (“I”) will be followed. Please check your catalog or contact me.
Make-up work.
Make-up work 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. Read and study the readings before you come to class. It is your responsibility to know and get the assigned work prepared when you miss class.
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 for that final grade component.
5. This syllabus is given to you as an indication of the planned course of study in this class during this upcoming semester. It is subject to change if circumstances so require.
6. Do not disturb the class by leaving your cell phone or beeper on. During any testing, cell phones and beepers must be turned off.
7. No extra credit work will be given.
8. Expect to spend time doing homework for this class. A general estimate is that you will have, on average, one hour of homework per hour of class work..
9. If you wish to know what your grade is at any point in the semester, please ask.
10. Expect that during the course of the semester, there will be quizzes or other assignments. Specific information will be given to you at the appropriate time.
11. You will watch 8 films and a complete an activity on each film.
Grading.
Your final grade will be based The final grade will be based on the
on the following components: following grading system:
Quizzes 50 points from 700 to 630 points = A
Final exam/project 100 points from 629 to 560 points = B
Class work/participation 100 points from 559 to 490 points = C
Activities (8x50) 400 points from 489 to 420 points = D
Attendance 50 points from 419 to 000 points = F
700 points