French 201

Syllabus

1. Course Learning Outcomes

French 201 is offered to students who have no-or very little-knowledge of French.  By the end of the semester they should be able to:

Make a short conversation that includes a number of 30 questions and answers relevant to daily life subjects.
Write a narrative, descriptive text about people (physical portrait, moral qualities, professions and activities) about objects (places, space, time, weather, habitat)
Use simple verbs (4 groups) in the present, past and future in all forms.
Recognize sentence structures and analyze easy texts (grammatically and content wise)Summarize orally a reading of fair complexity
 

2. Resources Available to Students

Books : a classical basic grammar book; by
A. G. Manger: Cours de Langue et de Civilisation Francaise; vol. 1, Hachettte (25 lessons)
B. A modern conversational book, with audio cassettes and a exercise book, by Capelle and Gidou: Le Nouvel Espaces, vol. 1, Hachette. (5 units)
Dictionary French/English – English/French
Extra work is given to monitor and boost student’s progress individually.  The assignment is given by the teacher and can come from students according to need and initiative.

3. Grading Criteria

Announced at the beginning of the course:
Exam I (1/3 of the material) 20 %
Exam II (2/3 of the material) 20 %
Final Exam: all the material  40 %
Extra work upon student initiative and interest 10 %
Teacher’s evaluation on progress 10 %

4. Schedule 
 
5. Course Policy

Policy announced at beginning of the course:
If a student proves to be a non-beginner, he/she are asked to drop, this course is clearly for beginners. 
(small tests are given sporadically to test this issue)
Attendance is a must especially for a language course.
Three absences in a row without prior notice lead to drop.
Below average performance are given extra attention and extra work.
Quizzes are announced.  No make-up unless valid excuse.  Corrections are a must to learn from mistakes.

Academic integrity and honesty are central components of a student's education. Ethical conduct maintained in an academic context will be taken eventually into a student's professional career. Academic honesty is essential to a community of scholars searching for and learning to seek the truth. Anything less than total commitment to honesty undermines the efforts of the entire academic community. Both students and faculty are responsible for ensuring the academic integrity of the University. (AUB Student Handbook, p. 33)

For definitions of cheating and plagiarism as well as the consequences for such, see the AUB "Student Code of Conduct" as found in the Student Handbook (esp. pp. 85-86 and 88) and on the AUB website. http://pnp.aub.edu.lb/general/conductcode/158010081.html

At minimum, anyone caught in violation of academic integrity will receive, as per the "Student Code of Conduct," a failing grade of forty points for the assignment in question. Should the violation deserve greater punishment, it will be referred to the Dean and the Dean's Administrative Committee.
Classes meet three times a week: one common lecture and two discussion sessions.