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French 221/222/223 –
French 4/ 5/ 6 |
Office:
A245 E |
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Fall Quarter 2012 |
Office
Phone: 425-564-6169 |
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Instructor: Carolyn
Bilby |
Fax
#: 425-564-2690 |
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e-mail: carolyn.bilby@bellevuecollege.edu |
Office
Hours: 11:30 – 12:20 PM Mon-Thurs.
& by appt. |
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Course
Materials: |
·
Imaginez 2e
edition package including the text, supersite code, ·
SAM (a workbook/lab/video manual) and answer key ·
the text itself can be purchased bound our loose
leaf ( cheaper) ·
ISBN package codes are: 978-1-61767-047-3 for the
bound version ·
ISBN package for the loose leaf: 978-1-61857-166-3 ·
Available at our bookstore for your convenience or
at ·
vhldirect.com
the publisher ·
A French/English bilingual dictionary · A stapler |
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Optional
Activities: |
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“Drop-in” tutoring located in D 204 ·
Hours
for tutoring posted on: www.bellevuecollege.edu/asc/ |
Flora Lewis once said: “Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.” Enjoy advancing your knowledge in French!
Bienvenue à notre cours de français!
During fall Quarter, French 221, 222, and 223
students will cover
We encourage
you to take
This class
covers
Bienvenue: Welcome to an exciting new program that takes advantage
of the latest research in second language acquisition and creates materials for
students that are very communicative, visually pleasing, fresh, easy and
enjoyable to use. There are many opportunities for practicing speaking,
reading, writing and listening to authentic francophone speakers and seeing
some award winning short films. Culture is embedded throughout. Each chapter
has a theme tying together the new vocabulary and the exercises. The grammar
has not been ignored. There are many useful exercises as well as “fiches de grammaire” which serves as a reference tool and is located
towards the back of the text.
We will be
sharpening up all your French skills in class, and your peers will act as an
additional sounding board in this process.
Towards the
end of the quarter you will each deliver a short oral presentation ( 5—15
minutes?) on a topic that interests you, will captivate the class, J and will showcase your proficiency in
French.
One and one half hours of homework are advised
for every hour in class.
MY BC:
You need to gain access to My BC, and
have been asked to use your BC e-mail
account whenever you communicate with BC or your instructors at BC. Please
visit the following address to establish your BC account as well as to learn
about this new effort to protect your privacy.
Please visit: http://bellevuecollege.edu/students/email/
You will also
need to check My BC for regular
postings which will include:
Please go to
Below you
will see my amendments to
First off,
exams ( which I’ll discuss later in this document) + the oral presentation
represent 50% of your grade. Here is the
other 50%:
ATTENDANCE:
(1/5 of grade)
Generally
Since you are expected to be in class every
day, it is up to you to find out from a classmate what you missed on a day you
are absent.
DAILY PREPARATION:
(1/5 of grade)
You will be
graded on class participation.
The participation portion of your grade is my perception of your daily
preparation, performance in
class, your participation in
small group activities and basic willingness to learn. You will have
an assignment just about every day. Many of
You will
damage this grade if you are inattentive, do homework in class, text message etc.
Workbook and Lab Manual ( SAM) HOMEWORK: (1/5 of grade)
It is
recommended that you try to work in your SAM on a continuing basis. After we
have gone over the material in the text, after you have read it and understood
it yourself, it is a good idea to dive into your SAM. Although the SAM will
only be collected two days before every exam, I will regularly assign certain
open ended exercises that we will discuss and peer correct in class.
Using your answer key, correct all your written/ and listening
(lab) work. Please don’t just copy
from the answer key. That defeats the learning process. I often choose materials
from your homework to put on your tests. Please use a different color ink
for your corrections, and preferably not green, the color I use for
corrections. Use your
text and a dictionary as necessary. Assemble your pages in order and stapled (please!!!), and try to submit it on
time.
Homework is due when class starts, but if I’m still on campus, the
written work will be accepted as on time.
Compositions
and integrated writing assignments. ( 1/5 of grade)
We will talk
in class about how to tackle a well-written composition, and I am hoping that
all of you will make substantial progress in the way you write an organized
composition in French. I will consider your personal progress as I grade
I want
Please do your own work especially
since plagiarism can adversely affect your life.J
Please refer to the Arts & Humanities
policies on plagiarism.
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GRADING
OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS |
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Workbook / Lab Manual |
Compositions/integrated writing
assignments |
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Complete, organized,
on time, well-done with few remaining errors. (stapled, pages in order) |
33-34 points |
18-20 points comp. 12-14 points integrated writing |
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1-2 days late /
incomplete / many errors when turned in on |
31-32 points |
15-17 points compositions 10—11integrated writing |
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More
than 2 days late |
0 points |
0 points |
The
Supersite!!!! ( 1/5 of grade)
You
need to enroll in our class supersite as soon as possible.
Go
to : vhlcentral.com to enroll. If you would like a supersite
tour, go to:
vistahigherlearning.com/supersites/student_tours
If
you’re having trouble getting started go to: vistahigherlearning.com/supersites/student_getting_started
The
supersite is such a valuable and enjoyable tool. So many things are available
on the supersite including your MP3 files for the lab manual work.
I
will assign multiple required exercises which will be indicated by the due date
on the left hand side of the exercise. You will have three attempts to complete
an exercise (careful, accents count in correct spelling). If you don’t get 100%
you will not be penalized. You do need to complete ALL the required
exercises by midnight of the due date, which will be the day before the exam.
Grading
of supersite
As
with the workbook/lab, each chapter’s exercises start out at 34
points for a possible grand total of 102
points. However, students will lose one point for every missing OR late
exercise, so don’t wait until the last minute to complete the supersite. Power
outages are quite common in our state. L
WRITTEN EXAMS + oral
presentation: (50% of grade)
There are three chapter exams, plus a comprehensive final exam. Since we have so few exams, the
oral presentation grade will be counted as an exam grade. I will drop one exam
grade, but not the grade of the final exam or the oral presentation. There are
no make- up exams. If you know in
advance you will be absent on a test day, try to arrange to take the exam ahead
of time. Exams are not to be
taken lightly. Do try to show up on time, and do not leave the
room until you have turned in your completed exam. Leaving
RESPECT AND DIVERSITY
MY CLASSROOM
is an LGBTQ Safe Space where I welcome your individuality, and I will defend
your right to be yourself in
We are all here to learn. I am committed to maintaining an environment
wherein we all feel safe to do so.
Accessibility
If you have medical information to
share with me in
If you need course modifications /
adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, I can refer you to our
Disability Resource Center (DRC). If you
prefer, you may contact
CLASSROOM
ENVIRONMENT / CHEATING / DROP PROCEDURE
For more
information on this, please refer to
Our goal is
to empower students and to foster an academic relationship wherein
Essential to
a liberal arts education is an open-minded tolerance for ideas and modes of
expression which might conflict with one’s personal values. By being exposed to
such ideas or expressions, students are not expected to endorse or adopt
To this end,
you may find that class requirements may include engaging certain materials,
such as books, films, and art work, which may, in whole or in part, offend you.
These materials are equivalent to required texts and are essential to
A Word of
encouragement: Mastering
a Foreign Language is like mastering a musical instrument. It takes
daily/consistent practice and several years before becoming competent. Do not
be afraid of making mistakes, experiencing frustration, or appearing foolish in
class because of an error. Celebrate those mistakes. They mean you have courage
and are learning something. Success often comes after many failed attempts. But
with enough effort, you usually have significant accomplishments of which you
can be very proud. Qui ne risque rien, n’a
rien.
Please
continue below to the calendar for this quarter’s graded homework assignments
as well as the test dates.
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