F250 Evening Syllabus

Printemps 2008

How do I read this syllabus?
KEY:  SLV = Sur le vif textbook; CP = course packet;
Some homework is specified in advance on the syllabus. For example, on Wed. Jan. 9, you see "HW: Review present tense verbs." This means you are resonsible for doing this as homework before coming to class the following period (Friday, Jan. 11 in this case). Your instructor will also assign specific grammar and vocabulary exercises.Items in GREEN pertain to written assignments. Items in PURPLE pertain to the children's book project. Quizzes are shown in RED. Film/opera days are colored in YELLOW.

F250 FILMS/OPERA: All students are required to see the two films on or before the dates for which they are scheduled on the syllabus, and purchase tickets ($10.00) to attend the I.U. Tales of Hoffman opera on Friday, April 4. If, due to a class or work conflict, you are unable to see the films or opera at one of the scheduled times, you must let your instructor know in advance. Arrangements will be made for you to view the film in the language lab in advance. Students may attend the opera on an alternative date, but will not receive the special opening night discount ticket price in this case.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE EVENING SECTION. The most effective way to learn and retain a foreign language is to practice every day. Because the evening section of F250 meets only two times a week, it will be up to each student to keep up with the work outside of class, and be ready to use it in class! The amount of preparation expected for each class will also be greater, since three days' worth of work is in effect being being squeezed into two. If you struggle with foreign language, the night section may not be for you.

WEEK

Lundi/Mardi

Mercredi/Jeudi

7-11 janvier

 

Intro au cours

SLV Prélude: Qui êtes-vous?
CP: Reading skills
In-class reading activity (Le réverbère)

 

SLV-1
Review of present tense
Vocabulaire 8-11
Lecture 12-14

HW: NOTE: Bring your dictionary to class on Mon./Tues. for the in-class writing exercise!

14-18 janvier

 

In-class writing
Describe your favorite children's book
SLV-1
Applications 14-21
Intro to children's lit
Preview Même pas sommeil

HW: Lire CP (3 children's stories)

Children's lit: discussion of stories
Elements of a good story (creation of an evaluation grid)
Critique of stories using grid
SLV-2
Review of adjectives, comparative, superlative

HW: Typed 3/4 page double-spaced paragraph: Compare and contrast the three children's books. Which one did you prefer? Why?

21-25 janvier

 

LUNDI, 21 janvier: Jour commémoratif de Martin Luther King Jr. - pas de classe

TUES.. CLASS ONLY: Chanson: Les maudits français

 

 

SLV-2
Vocabulaire 22-26
Applications 28-30
Lecture et expansion 30-33


DUE TODAY: Comparison of three children's books.

HW: Writing your own children's book: getting started (due Monday)

28 janvier - 1er février


Chanson: Victime de la mode 26-28

SLV-3
Vocabulaire 34-37

HW: Study for Ch. 1-2 quiz

DUE TODAY: Children's book: 1/2 page typed outline of your idea for your children's book (storyline, plot, moral/objective)


Quiz (Ch. 1-2)
SLV-3
Review of past tenses
Lecture et applications 38-41

HW: Preview exercises for Paris je t'aime

 

4-8 février

 

SLV-3
Lecture et expansion 41-47
Preview film Paris je t'aime

HW: Attend one of the following film showings:

Wed., Feb. 6: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 6: 7-9 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 7: 7-9 p.m.

Complete corresponding activities

 

Discussion of film: Paris je t'aime

SLV-4
Review of object pronouns

 

11-15 février

 

In-class writing on Paris je t'aime (50 minutes)

SLV-4
Vocabulaire 52-55

HW: First draft of children's book

SLV-4
Applications et Lecture 55-64

DUE TODAY: Children's book: first draft
Peer evaluation in class

18-22 février

 


SLV-7
Review of subjunctive
Lecture 103-104
Applications 105-107

HW: Study for Ch. 3-4 quiz


Quiz (Ch. 3-4)

SLV-7
Lecture et expansion 108-110

HW: Preview exercises for Le Petit Poucet

25-29 février

 

SLV-7
Activités d'expansion 111

Preview film Le Petit Poucet

HW: Attend one of the following film showings:

Wed., Feb. 27: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 27: 7-9 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 28: 7-9 p.m.
NOTE: This film will be shown without subtitles; thorough preparation of preview materials will ensure maximum comprehension!

Complete corresponding activities

 

Discussion du film Le Petit Poucet
SLV-6: Vocabulary 84-87

 

3-7 mars

 


In-class writing on Le Petit Poucet (50 minutes)

SLV-6
Review of negation
Applications 89-92


SLV-6
Review of relative pronouns

Chanson: France télécom

HW: Children's book, second draft
9-17 mars
Vacances de printemps

17-21 mars


SLV-6
Lecture 92-94
Expansion 95

DUE TODAY: Children's book, second draft

HW: Study for Quiz Ch. 7


Quiz (Ch. 7)

Introduction to BD: Astérix: characters, personal characteristics, background.

HW: Read Astérix, p. 1-24; complete worksheet

24-28 mars

 


Astérix et Cléopatre: excerpt and film clip
Discussion: Astérix, La grande traversée, p. 1-24

HW: Read La grande traversée; p. 24-end; complete worksheet


Discussion: Astérix, La grande traversée

SLV-5: Vocabulaire 66-69

 

31 mars-4 avril

Les contes d'Hoffman

 

SLV-5
Review of future, past and present
Lecture and applications 70-76


 

 

 

Attend lecture outside of class on Tales of Hoffman; place and time TBA)

Review question formation, SLV 157-159; Review conditional, SLV 181-186


Attend TALES OF HOFFMAN opera Friday, April 4 at 8:00 p.m.!

7-11 avril

 


SLV-5
Review of conditional, past and present
Lecture et expansion 76-83

HW: Study for Chapter 5-6 quiz


Quiz (Ch. 5-6)

SLV-9
Vocabulaire 125

14-18 avril

 


SLV-9
Activités 127-128
Lecture et applications, 128-131


SLV-9
Au choix: Applications 131-12

HW: Print out and bring to class copy of children's book text

21-25 avril

 


Digital recording training session in language lab.

Pronunciation workshop; Practice reading children's books (NOTE: you must bring a copy of your children's book text for today)

Note: classes meet in BH 115.


Pronunciation workshop, cont.; Practice reading children's books (NOTE: you must bring a copy of your children's book text for today).

DUE TODAY: Children's book, electronic version on CD-rom

Course evaluation

FINALS WEEK
28 avril - 2 mai


Digital recording of children's book due by noon, Monday, April 28.

There is NO final exam in F250