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1. Course Learning Outcomes
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French 202 is offered to students who have completed French 201 (or)
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who have studied French at the elementary school, or very weak intermediate.
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(A small oral test as well as school records help recognize this limit)by the end of this course students will be able to read and understand simple informative text in French (brochures, magazines )write and elaborate descriptive, analytical and narrative text-without major grammar mistakes ,speak fluently daily conversation and converse on basic topics of life. Analyze a text-grammatically-and comment on its content. Summarize and translate a paragraph of a middle difficulty and understand announcements and capture most of the news in French on T.V.
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2. Resources Available to Students
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Books: a classical basic grammar book; by
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A.G. Mauger: Cours de Langue eT de Civilisation Française; vol. 1, Hachette (25 lessons)
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B.A modern conversational book, with audio cassettes and an exercise book, by Capelle and Gidou: Le Nouvel Espaces, vol. 1, Hachette (5 units)
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Dictionary French/French
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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.
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3. Grading Criteria
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Announced at the beginning of the course:
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Exam I (1/3 of the material) 20%
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Exam II (2/3 of the material) 20%
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Final Exam: all the material) 40%
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Extra work upon student initiative and interest 10%
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Teacher’s evaluation on progress 10%
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5. Course Policy
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Policy announced at beginning of the course:
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If a student proves to be a non-beginner, he/she are asked to drop, this course is clearly for beginners.
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(small tests are given sporadically for a language course).
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Attendance is a must especially for a language course.
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Three absences in a row without prior notice lead to drop.
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Below average performance are given extra attention and extra work.
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Quizzes are announced. No make-up unless valid excuse. Corrections are a must to learn from mistakes.
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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)
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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.
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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.