University of Delaware Foreign Languages and Literatures
Word .doc of Syllabus

 

  Required Material:
 

Thompson, C.P. & Phillips, E.M. (2000).  Mais oui!  (2nd edition).
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Thompson, C.P. & Phillips, E.M. (2000).  Mais oui!
Workbook/Laboratory Manual/Video Manual (2nd edition).
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Thompson, C.P. & Phillips, E.M. (2000).  Mais oui!  Audio CD or
Cassette  (2nd edition).  Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Thompson, C.P. & Phillips, E.M. (2000).  Mais oui!  Multimedia
CD-ROM  (2nd edition).  Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Other Resources:

Mais oui!  Audio Program - Audio activities which accompany the Laboratory section of Workbook/Laboratory Manual/Video Manual.  Accessible in the Foreign Language Media Center - 211 Smith Hall.

Mais oui!  Web Site - http://college.hmco.com/languages/french/maisoui/index.html
 
French 105 Syllabus - http://www.udel.edu/fllt/faculty/celli/Website/
 
ACE Practice Activities (required),  Web Search Activities, French Web Resources  (Links, Maps, English Grammar for Students of French)

Mais oui!  Study Modules - extra practice for each chapter.  See your instructor.
 
*** Unless told otherwise, please bring your textbook and workbook to class everyday.***

*** It is essential that you complete the A l'écoute section of each chapter as indicated on the syllabus or you will be at a great disadvantage in class. ***


 
Goals: Students who successfully complete this course will be able to :
  • perceive and distinguish French sounds;  comprehend simple ideas related to everyday concrete topics communicated at a normal rate of speech.

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  • understand simple, non-technical French;  learn the meaning of new words by inferring from the context. 

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  • pronounce the sounds of French with sufficient accuracy to be understood (with some difficulty) by a native speaker used to dealing with non-native speakers.

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  • communicate in survival situations by mainly using memorized language with words, phases and some sentences and by trying to negotiate for meaning with other speakers of French.

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  • create in class (without a dictionary) and outside of class short texts of sufficient clarity to be understood by a sympathetic native speaker.

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  • comprehend short but authentic texts in French by learning to make hypotheses about the content, and by using different strategies for understanding texts.

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  • demonstrate basic knowledge of and appreciation for everyday French and Francophone culture and culturally conditioned behavioral patterns.

Course grade:
 

Written Exam  20%
Final Written Exam 15%
Quizzes 15%
Oral Exam 10%
Writing activities 
(of varying length with corrections)		 15%
Web Assignments (ACE tests) and other graded homework 10%
In class oral performance
(discussion, Jeu de Rôle, scenarios etc.)		 15%

 
93-100 = A
90-92 = A-
87-89 = B+
83-86 = B
80-82 = B-		 77-79= C+
73-76 = C
70-72 = C-		 67-69 = D+
63-66 = D
60-62 = D-
0-59 = F