FR 231
automne 2019

calendrier

introduction au cours
(learning goals and class rules)

expressions idiomatiques/
difficultés du français
Manuel et carte d'accès:
Jacqueline Ollivier et Martin Beaudoin, Grammaire française, 6e édition

Composition de la note:
Participation et préparation : 15%
Dictionnaire / Lexique: 10%
Interrogations écrites (5%) et Contrôles : 20%
Dissertations (15%); Devoirs écrits (10%) : 25%
Examen partiel : 15%
Examen de fin d'année : 15%

FR 231 Learning Goals and Class Rules

Learning Goals:

Provides a comprehensive overview of French grammar through presentations of the overall structure and frequent practice in writing. Required of majors and open to others wishing to improve their written expression in French.

As stated in the brief course description, FR231 offers an in-depth review of French grammar, delving into the nuances of various structures. The chief aim of the course is to apply these structures with increasing accuracy and fluency to one’s writing. Short writing assignments (weekly sentences with idioms and other difficult expressions in French) and compositions throughout the semester help students to develop their written expression in French.

The class is conducted like a seminar, with collaborative learning at the core. All students’ contributions are vital to this type of learning experience. Careful preparation for each class and active participation in class discussion are expected.

Class Materials:
-Students are expected to purchase the required text for the class along with the access card to the online workbook.

-A three-ring binder is also required, divided as follows:

1-grammaire
            For handouts and “tableaux” for each grammar point on the FR231 Shared Drive
2-vocabulaire
            For weekly idioms and “difficultés du français” to be printed off course syllabus
            For “mon dictionnaire personnel” to be handed in at the end of each month
3-expression écrite
            For “dissertations” and “formulaires”
4-Quizzes
5-Contrôles

NB: Dissertations & devoirs écrits:
Tout travail écrit remis au professeur (e.g., dissertations et phrases avec des expressions idiomatiques) doit être tapé à l'ordinateur.

Vérifiez l'orthographe ("SPELL CHECK" en français).

Il est obligatoire de corriger votre travail avec Antidote (un logiciel disponible au laboratoire de langues).

Ne faites pas de telles erreurs:

genre du nom
accord des verbes
accord des adjectifs
orthographe

Ce sont des erreurs ou des fautes d'inattention à éviter dans ce genre de cours: FR 231! Soyez sûrs de rédiger et de réviser vos dissertations avec soin. Par exemple, consultez un dictionnaire pour vérifier l'orthographe.

Ne traduisez jamais directement de l'anglais en français. Il est interdit de vous servir de “Google Translator.”

Dissertations:

Bornez-vous à une longueur de 250 mots (une page tapée à l'ordinateur).

D'abord, vous apporterez le brouillon de votre dissertation au cours à la date indiquée au programme du cours. Vous travaillerez sur ce brouillon avec un/e camarade de classe et me remettrez deux copies de la version révisée à la date indiquée au programme du cours. En révisant le brouillon de votre camarade de classe, remarquez bien l'organisation. Le sujet est-il bien précisé? Est-ce que l'enchaînement du développement est logique? Puis, vérifiez soigneusement la grammaire, l'orthographe et ainsi de suite.

Ensuite, je lirai votre dissertation et vous indiquerai des corrections à faire sur le contenu. L’assistante de français la lira aussi et se réunira avec toute la classe pour 50 minutes afin de discuter des erreurs communes. Ce cours de soutien est obligatoire.

Enfin, vous me remettrez une version finale corrigée, y compris le formulaire où vous indiquerez l’erreur, la règle de grammaire et la correction faite. La moyenne des deux versions de votre dissertation représentera votre note.

Notation:
Brouillon: forme (maîtrise de grammaire) 50% / fond (organisation, complexité d'idées) 50%
Révision: forme (maîtrise de grammaire) 50% / fond (organisation, complexité d'idées) 50%

Class Rules

-Cell phone use is not allowed during class. Use of a cell phone will result in an automatic zero for class participation that day.
-It is your responsibility to check the online syllabus before preparing for class and your emails in the event of any minor changes to assignments.
-I do not accept late work. Print assignments to be handed in before coming to class.
-I follow Colby’s no absence policy and expect everyone (including myself!) to be on time to class.
-Please fill water bottles and take care of personal needs before coming to class. We have precious little time together.

-NB: I am offline by 6 pm during the week. That said, I do check my emails in the evening and will respond to messages with "Urgent" in the subject heading. I refrain from sending emails over the weekend, unless a situation arises where I need to clarify an assignment or answer a question that pertains to the entire class.

Academic Honesty & Consequences for Academic Dishonesty
Honesty, integrity, and personal responsibility are cornerstones of a Colby education and provide the foundation for scholarly inquiry, intellectual discourse, and an open and welcoming campus community.  These values are articulated in the Colby Affirmation and are central to this course. You are expected to demonstrate academic honesty in all aspects of this course. If you are clear about course expectations, give credit to those whose work you rely on, and submit your best work, you are highly unlikely to commit an act of academic dishonesty.
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: violating clearly stated rules for taking an exam or completing homework; plagiarism (including material from sources without a citation and quotation marks around any borrowed words); claiming another’s work or a modification of another’s work as one’s own; buying or attempting to buy papers or projects for a course; fabricating information or citations; knowingly assisting others in acts of academic dishonesty; misrepresentations to faculty within the context of a course; and submitting the same work, including an essay that you wrote, in more than one course without the permission of the instructors.
Academic dishonesty is a serious offense against the college. Sanctions for academic dishonesty are assigned by an academic review board and may include failure on the assignment, failure in the course, or suspension or expulsion from the College.
For more on recognizing and avoiding plagiarism, see the library guide: libguides.colby.edu/avoidingplagiarism

The Colby Affirmation
Colby College is a community dedicated to learning and committed to the growth and well-being of all its members.
As a community devoted to intellectual growth, we value academic integrity. We agree to take ownership of our academic work, to submit only work that is our own, to fully acknowledge the research and ideas of others in our work, and to abide by the instructions and regulations governing academic work established by the faculty.
As a community built on respect for ourselves, each other, and our physical environment, we recognize the diversity of people that have gathered here and that genuine inclusivity requires active, honest, and compassionate engagement with one another. We agree to respect each other, to honor community expectations, and to comply with college policies.
As a member of this community, I pledge to hold myself and others accountable to these values.
What does this mean to students?

  • We respect each other and ourselves.
  • We respect our physical spaces on campus.
  • We respect our academics and complete work honestly.
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