Spring 2008 Elementary French I: FRE 102
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Instructor:Dr. Thérèse Saint Paul
--Phone: 809 -2501
e-mail: therese.saintpaul@murraystate.edu
Office Hours: MWF:11:00-12:00pm/ 1:45-2:30pm and by appointment
CALENDAR
& GUIDELINES (do not loose)
Keep checking this website for homework àHttp://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/therese.saintpaul
QUIA: regularity at home ---work online. Sign and log in with
your password, under your class name and section. http://books.quia.com/books/ Deadlines
for submission are in your calendar.
New: Vocabulary and dialogue testing
Study vocabulary and dialogues:this means creating vocab.
lists per chapter and studying by heart dialogues by listening a lot to
the book CDs for Key expressions and
QUIA, as you prepare for each class.
V-Mentor is upgraded.
KEEP an eye on DATES! Projects/compositions/ role play/Quia: due dates in calendar .
Pronunciation & Grammar:: for self -study and revision, for pronunciation tips, see
interactive tool:
French
Grammar on-line (table of contents and exercises)
Cultural credits: 2
mandatory cinema international commentaries (see guidelines)
Guidelines: your commentary on cultural elements must
follow answer the following questions(mere summaries do not count): Title,
director, date of creation. Type of film
(historical , psychological thriller, SF, comedy…), Where did the story takes
place? When ? What? plot, main issues Who are the protagonists? How are the
ideas expressed in the film, what cultural context and lifestyle are shown?
(give some accurate examples, details) What did you enjoy, dislike, learned
that you ignored.
+2 optional extra credits. ICALA Club activities : e.g.
Mardi Gras event (5 Feb),
Visit to the
FristMuseum,
Nashville TN:
October 26,
2007–January 27, 2008
The
Société Anonyme: Modernism
for America presents highlights of European and
American art dating primarily from 1920 to 1940 by major artists including Duchamp, Ernst, Stella, Kandinsky,
and Klee:
Monet
to Dalí
Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
February 15 - June 1, 2008
This exhibition brings together more than 75 works
from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, inncluded
works by Cézanne, Dalí, Degas, Gauguin, Renoir, Seurat etc:
Language festival volunteering (March 6)
-French Table every Wedn 5-6pm (Hart Coffeeshop)
- For online chat rooms, infos ,
language and culture see: V-mentor and http://french.about.com/
- For a great online magazine and cultural resources: http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/label_france/label.gb.html
- For general infos on all things French:
http://www.info-france-usa.org/
http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/
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Le 14 janv
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Introduction
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Le 16 janv
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Ch 3. Comp 4. Dialogue +ex ABC. Grammaire, exercices.p 126-7(ABCD)
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Le 18 janv
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Ch 3. Comp 4 (exercices pp.128-9 ABCD), quiz : grammaire ce/quel (p.
135) et dialogue (learn by heart)for group activity in class.
Ch 4. Introduction La Louisiane.
(lire 138-140-141, 168-169).
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Le 21 janv
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congé
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Le 23janv.
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quiz sur dialogue Ch 3, comp 4.
Ch 4. Comp 1. Grammaire +ex BDG
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Le 25 janv
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Ch 4 Comp 1 dialogue (étudiez). Complétez, A/B p.
147
Comp 2. Dialogue,ex
AC. Grammaire, p. 150-1 ex ACE.
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Le 28 janv
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Ch 4.2. Aller,
Quia Ch 4 comp.1 due by midnight (SIGN UP !).
Quiz Ch4.1. avoir +voc.
(p 172) & dialogue.
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Le 30 janv.
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Ch 4. Comp 2, 153(ACD).
Cinema international : Henry V
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Le 1 fev.
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Quiz Ch 4. 2. (p
172 ) Voc. &
Dialogue.
Ch 4 . 3 Aller + infinitif AC, 155.
Think of applying for summer programs in France (May-June/ July)
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Le 4 fev.
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Ch 4. 4 dialogue, verbes prendre et venir, C
p.162.
Mardi Gras le 5 février (ICALA event 5-7pm)
Quia Ch
4. 3-4 due.
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Le 6 fev
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Quiz Ch4 3 & 4 (p 172). Ch 4.4 Reprise. |
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Le 8 fev
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Ch.4 Examen. Lire : Culture Coeur des Cajuns pp.166-7. Cinema international : Bamako |
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Le 11 fev.
Deadlineà
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Ch.5 Introduction: La France . Ch5.1 Dialogue et vocabulaire Application for KIIS SUMMER courses in Paris |
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Le 13 fev.
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Ch.5 Composition1 :Lettre les Régions de France. Write 1 paragraph (letter) on one region/city, in French (see guidelines –handout)+ 1 min oral report in French in class (be able to place region on a map and say why you would like to go there. |
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Le 15 fev.
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Ch.5. 1 Ch5.1.Dialogue ACB, 180-1. Quiz : le present des verbes (-er) Cinema international : Paris Je t’aime |
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Le 18 fev.
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Ch.5. 2 Lisez/Ecoutez 183 (AB). dialogue : Au magasin (role-play) Vocabulaire. Quiz dialogue( Ch5.1 p 210) |
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Le 20 fev.
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Ch 5. Comp 2 verbe faire P.186 (BDE). Vocabulaire p.188. (ACE). Comp 3 Dialogue et expressions au passé (avoir). Ex AB p. 191. |
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Le 22 fev.
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Travail 1 sur film Paris Je t’aime (due) Ch 5 . Comp 3,p. 193-5 ABCEFGHI. Etudier grammaire ; expressions p. 196 ex B. 197. Quiz : faire et dialogue comp3. Quia comp 1-2 |
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Le 25 fev
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Ch 5
Comp 1-3.
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Le 27 fev
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Ch 5 Comp 3-4. Dialogues au passé composé (avoir et être) .
Quiz Ch 5. (mettre /faire/ pronoms/ p. 192 (forms). Ex. I, 195
(write paragr.)
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Le 29 fev
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Quia ch 5 (2+4) due . Composition 2 carte postale (au passé composé). Quiz vocab.p.210-211+ dialogue ch5.4. |
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Le 3 mars
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Ch 5 Examen. Paris online projet to
complete (see handout)
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Le 5 mars
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DVD clips in class pp.212-215, questionnaires. Ch. 6 Comp 1 – Etudier: (vocabulaire et dialogue). ex. A . verbes (vouloir/pouvoir/devoir) ex ABDE pp.228-9. et dialogue comp 1. Composition 2 corrigée (due) + Skit à préparer |
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Le 7 mars
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Ch. 6
Comp 2. dialogue & exercices AB,p.233. imparfait & exercice p234, B..
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Le 10 mars
Le 12et le 14 mars
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Paris (skits) Comp 2, p 236 grammaire :sortir/ partir/dormir. Ex p237 BC+ imparfait. Activités Quiz :verbes (vouloir/pouvoir/devoir / sortir/ partir/dormir. ) Quia comp 1-2. |
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Vacances de printemps |
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Le 24 mars
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Lire un article au choix (on the online magazine, French resources: LABELFRANCE http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/label_france/label.gb.html. Ecrivez 5 mots nouveaux et traductions et écrivez 5 phrases avec ces mots. Ecrivez 1 paragraphe de résumé et commentaire (summarize briefly the article in Engl.and write a short commentary) Ch.6 .Comp 3 dialogue, ex BC. |
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Le 26 mars
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Ch.6 .Comp 3 quiz sur dialogue. Grammaire:
p 240 ex A et C (write on separate
sheet).
Etudiez p. 242, 244, ex.D.F G
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Le 28 mars
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Ch 6 Comp 4 Contes. Lisez . ex A et B
(write it out), ex A et B
(pp.248-9). Lire 254-255 Le Cinéma fr. (vocabulaire :
acteur/réalisateur/cinéaste...)
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Le 31 mars
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Ch 6 examen. Quia due comp 3-4. Revision
Comp 1-4. ex ABF (250-251). Composition 3
(due) narrate
a tale, using past tenses p. 242 (1
page)
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Le 2 avril
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Ch. 7 Introduction : la
France et sa diversité (lisez).
Comp 1 Dialogue ex AB.
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Le 4 avril
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Ch. 7 Comp 1 ex AB.
Grammaire Les Verbes réfléchis & exercice A., p. 266-7 ex AB ; p. 268-9, ex CH; Ecoutez/lisez
l’histoire p. 270-1 répondez aux questions.
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Le 7 avril
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Ch. 7 Comp 2.dialogue . Faites le test ! A. Verbes p. 274, ex p 276, ABG. Quiz verbes « se » & comp 1 dialogue.
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Le 9 avril
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Ch. 7 Grammaire.p.
278 verbes -re. Ex BC (separate
sheet) . Comp 3 Dialogue et grammaire p. 282-3, ABC et E.
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Le 11 avril
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Ch. 7 Comp. 2
et 3 ; les verbes « se » (vocabulaire).
Quia comp 1-2
(due 13 avril). Credits culturels (due)
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Le 14 avril
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Ch. 7 Comp. 2
et 3 ; exercices
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Le 16 avril
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Role-play/Simulation (p.277, G). Préparez avec partenaire.
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Le 18 avril
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Ch.7
Comp 3 : Dialogue comp
3. dialogue (p.281). Grammaire p. 282-3, C et p 284, ex 285, C. Quiz verbes « se »
au passé composé (p.282)
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Le 21 avril
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Ch. 7. Test oral en classe (handout :
dialogues) Ne pas lire!! Make it sound natural... Ch 7.comp 4. Test de compatibilite et dialogue (ex B et C, p. 287).
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Le 23 avril
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Ch. 7, comp 4, grammaire (qui/que/dont) p. 288, ex D (write !)
Quia comp
3-4. Crédits culturels (due --final)
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Le 25 avril
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Ch 7 Reprise , ex EF, p. 291. Comp #4 : Describe your ideal partner !
(=separate sheet).
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Le 28 avril
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Grand quiz : examen (partial). Revoir Ch 7 (1-4)
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Le 30 avril
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Ch 4-7 :revoir!!!!! Activités.
Comp #4 final.
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Le 2 mai
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oral proficiency
testing
all week! (sign sheet on
instructor's door/take info sheet)
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Final exam week Fre102 (01) and (02)
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