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Voilà! FREN 1201,001 Elementary French I
Fall 2009 K. Stephenson
Syllabus last revised 11-16-09
Aug. 25: Orientation. Leçon 1: “Qui êtes-vous?” Vocabulaire A-F (audio file), pp. 2-13. Vocabulaire de base, Vocabulaire supplémentaire, pp. 25-26.
Aug. 27: Leçon 1: For class, review Vocabulaire (audio file), pp. 2-13. Listen to Text
Audio CD 1 Leçon 1, Track 3 (abbreviated from here on as TACD 1: 3, 4).
Open your Quia account [Quia Registration Instructions] and do exercises
in Quia Online Workbook/Lab Manual, Leçon 1, Activités écrites: Activités de vocabulaire A-C; Activités orales: Les sons du français A-F, Les sons et les mots A-G (abbreviated from here on as Quia 1: AE: A-C; AO: A-F, A-G).
Mise en pratique (always done in class), pp. 14-16.
Begin working on Ch. 1 Software/Internet Activities.
Bring to class: Ch.1: Vocabulaire
Sept. 1: Leçon 1: Review Vocabulaire (audio file), pp. 2-13. Submit (before class) in
Blackboard Audio files quiz (first quiz on “Assessments” page).
Prepare for class Les phrases et les mots, pp. 17-18. Les articles définis, p. 19.
Le pluriel des noms, p. 20. L’usage de l’article défini, p. 21.
Quia 1: AE: Activités de structure: Les phrases et les mots A-D; AO: Les mots et
les phrases A-D.
Prepare also Le français parlé, p. 24. TACD 1: 2. Quia 1: AE: Thème et version, A-B; AO: A l’écoute de… A-G, Le français parlé A-B.
Note de prononciation: Les signes diacritiques, p. 25.
Echanges, pp. 22-23: submit (before class) Ch. 1 Reading
Guide in Blackboard.
Sept. 2: Last day to add, drop, and change grade type to P/F or Audit
Sept. 3: Leçon 1: Meet in Language Resource Center (COED 434): Sample
Test 1, Leçon 1 (bring to class Instructions for Blackboard).
In-class Composition #1: Quia 1: AE: "Et pour finir." 40-word minimum.
Submit (before class) Voilà’s Grammar Practice Quiz .
Ch. 1 Software/Internet Activities due.
First day to take Test 1, Leçon 1, in LRC. Turn in Test 1
Verification Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Sept. 8: Leçon 2: "Comment êtes-vous?" Vocabulaire, pp. 28-33. Mise en pratique, pp. 33-34.
Vocabulaire de base, Vocabulaire supplémentaire, pp. 45-46. TACD 2: 6-7.
Note de prononciation, p. 45. Quia 2: AE: A-C; AO: A-C, A-F.
Bring to class: Ch. 2: Vocabulaire
Sept. 10: Leçon 2: Le verbe être, p. 35. La forme négative, p. 36.
Quia 2: AE: A-B. La formation des adjectifs, pp. 37-39.
L’accord des adjectifs. (Blackboard quiz les adjectifs is a Blackboard
version of this worksheet: optional submission.)
Quia 2: AE: C-F, AO: A-F, A-F.
Begin working on Ch. 2 Software/Internet Activities
Bring to class: Ch. 2: Les adjectifs qualificatifs, Ch. 2: être.
Last day to take Test 1, Leçon 1, in LRC. Turn in Test 1
Verification Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Sept. 15: Leçon 2: Le français parlé, p. 44. TACD 2: 5. Echanges, pp. 42-43: submit
(before class) Ch. 2 Reading Guide in Blackboard.
Quia 2: AE: Thème et version, A-B; AO: A-F, A-B.
In-class Composition #2: Quia 2: AE: "Et pour finir." 50-word minimum.
Ch. 2: Compositions modèles, Ch. 2: Writing Compositions,
Ch. 2 Software/Internet Activities due.
Submit (before class) Leçon 2 Voilà’s Grammar Practice Quiz .
Discussion of film Jean de Florette, worksheet on film due [film
available in the LRC, on Course Reserves in Atkins Library under
FREN1201, and in the foreign-film section of most video stores].
First day to take Test 2, Leçon 2, in LRC. Turn in Test 2 Verification
Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Sept. 17: Leçon 3: "Comment est votre chambre?" Vocabulaire, pp. 48-54. Mise en
pratique, pp. 54-55. Vocabulaire de base, Vocabulaire supplémentaire,
pp. 63-64. TACD 3: 9-10. Note de prononciation, p. 63. Quia 3: AE: A-D;
AO: A-F, A-F.
Les articles indéfinis, p. 56. Les articles après ne... pas, pp. 57-58.
Le verbe avoir, pp. 59-60. Les Articles. (Blackboard quiz les articles is a Blackboard version of this worksheet: optional submission.)
Quia 3: AE: A-G ; AO: A-E. See also Tex's French Grammar,
Introduction to determiners, avoir, Indefinite Articles.
Begin working on Ch. 3 Software/Internet Activities
Bring to class: Ch. 3: Vocabulaire
Sept. 22: Leçon 3: Le français parlé, p. 62. TACD 3: 8. Ch. 3: Dehydrated Sentences.
Echanges, p. 61: submit (before class) Ch. 3 Reading Guide in Blackboard.
Submit (before class) Leçon 3 Voilà’s Grammar Practice Quiz .
Last day to take Test 2, Leçon 2, in LRC. Turn in Test 2 Verification
Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Sept. 24: Leçon 3: In-class Composition #3: Quia 3: AE: "Et pour finir." 50-word minimum.
Ch. 3: Dehydrated Sentences, Quia 3: AE: Thème et version; AO: A-D, A-B.
Ch. 3 Software/Internet Activities due.
First day to take Test 3, Leçon 3, in LRC. Turn in Test 3 Verification
Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Sept. 29: Leçon 4: "Qu’est-ce que vous aimez?" Vocabulaire, pp. 66-72. Mise en
pratique, pp. 72-73. Vocabulaire de base, Vocabulaire supplémentaire,
pp. 85-86. TACD 4: 12-13. Quia 4: AE: A-D, AO: A-D, A-E.
See also Tex's French Grammar, C'est vs. il/elle est
See also Tex's French Grammar, -er Verbs, Verb practice, and
Quia 4: AE: A-D, AO: A-F.
Begin Ch. 4 Software/Internet Activities.
Bring to class: Ch. 4: Vocabulaire, Ch. 4: C’est ou Il/Elle est?
Oct. 1: Leçon 4: Les adjectifs possessifs, pp. 77-79. Quia 4: AE: E-F, AO: G.
Poser des questions, pp. 80-82. L’interrogatif. Quia 4: AE: G-H, AO: H-K. See also Tex's French Grammar, Interrogatives, Yes/No questions, and Questions with inversion.
Les verbes en -er, pp. 74-76. Les verbes en –er. (Blackboard quiz les verbes en -er is a Blackboard version of this worksheet: optional
submission)
Le français parlé, p. 84. TACD 4: 11.
Last day to take Test 3, Leçon 3, in LRC. Turn in Test 3 Verification Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Oct. 6: Leçon 4: In-class Composition #4: Quia 4: AE: "Et pour finir": you don’t have to limit
yourself to a local celebrity—you may choose any celebrity. 60-word
minimum.
Ch. 4: Writing Compositions , Ch. 4: Compositions modèles.
Ch. 4 Software/Internet Activities due.
Langue et culture: Possessions et loisirs, p. 82: submit (before class) Ch. 4
Reading Guide in Blackboard.
Quia 4: AE: Thème et version; AO: A-C, A-B.
Submit (before class) Leçon 4 Voilà’s Grammar Practice Quiz .
First day to take Test 4, Leçon 4, in LRC. Turn in Test 4 Verification
Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Oct. 8: Leçon 5: “Les âges de la vie." Vocabulaire, pp. 88-96. Mise en pratique, pp. 96-98.
Vocabulaire de base, Vocabulaire supplémentaire, pp. 107-108. TACD 5: 15- 16.
Quia 5: AE: A-D, AO: A-F, A-G.
Bring to class: Ch. 5: Vocabulaire , Speaking Test
Begin working on Ch. 5 Software/Internet Activities
Oct. 12-13: Fall Break
Oct. 15: Leçon 5: Les verbes sortir, partir, dormir, pp. 99-100. Où placer les adjectifs?,
pp. 101-102. Les pronoms toniques, pp. 103-104. La place de l’adjectif,
Les adjectifs. Quia 5: AE: A-D, AO: A-F. See also Tex's French Grammar,
Adjectives that precede the noun, and Disjunctive pronouns.
Le français parlé, p. 106. TACD 5: 14.
Bring to class: Ch. 5: Group questions, Ch. 5: Les pronoms toniques
Last day to take Test 4, Leçon 4, in LRC. Turn in Test 4 Verification
Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Oct. 20: Leçon 5: In-class Composition #5: Quia 5: AE: "Et pour finir." 60-word minimum.
Ch. 5: Compositions modèles, Ch. 5: Writing Compositions,
Quia 5: AE: Thème et version; AO: A-C, A-B.
Ch. 5 Software/Internet Activities due.
Echanges, pp. 105: submit (before class) Ch. 5 Reading Guide
in Blackboard.
Submit (before class) Leçon 5 Voilà’s Grammar Practice Quiz .
First day to take Test 5, Leçon 5, in LRC. Turn in Test 5 Verification Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Oct. 22: Leçon 6: "L’Espace et le temps." Vocabulaire, pp. 114-123. Mise en
pratique, pp. 124-125. Vocabulaire de base, Vocabulaire supplémentaire,
pp. 135-136. TACD 6: 18-19. Quia 6: AE: A-H; AO: A-D, A-H.
Introduction to Speaking Test
Begin working on Ch. 6 Software/Internet Activities
Bring to class: Ch. 6: Vocabulaire, Ch. 6: Cinet, Ch. 6: L’Heure, Speaking Test
Oct. 27: Leçon 6: "L’Espace et le temps." Le verbe aller, pp. 126-127. Les prépositions à et
de, pp. 128-130. Quia 6: AE: A-G; AO: A-C, A-B. See also Tex's French Grammar, Contractions with à et de
Last day to take Test 5, Leçon 5, in LRC. Turn in Test 5 Verification
Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Oct. 29: Leçon 6: Questions pour demander des renseignements, pp. 139-140.
Quia 6: AE: H; AO: A-B. Les questions. See also Tex's French Grammar,
Nov. 2: Last day to drop a class with a “W.”
Nov. 3: Leçon 6: Le français parlé, p. 159. TACD 6: 17. Quia 6: AE: Version et Thème; AO: A-B.
Questions pour demander des renseignements, cont. Mise en pratique
Ch. 6 Software/Internet Activities due.
Echanges, p. 133: submit (before class) Ch. 6 Reading Guide in Blackboard.
In-class Composition #6: Quia 6: AE: "Et pour finir."
Ch. 6: Writing Compositions. Ch. 6: Dehydrated Sentences.
Submit (before class) Leçon 6 Voilà’s Grammar Practice Quiz .
First day to take Test 6, Leçon 6, in LRC. Turn in Test 6 Verification Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Nov. 5: Leçon 7: "Famille, familles." Vocabulaire, pp. 138-146. Mise en pratique,
pp. 147-149. Vocabulaire de base, Vocabulaire supplémentaire, pp. 160.
TACD 7: 21-22. Quia 7: AE: A-F; AO: A-C, A-E.
Le verbe faire, pp. 150-151. Le verbe vouloir, pp. 152-133. Quia 7: AE: A-C;
AO: A-D.
Begin working on Ch. 7 Software/Internet Activities
Bring to class: Ch. 7: Vocabulaire
Nov. 10: Leçon 7: Les pronoms d’objet direct, pp. 154-156. Quia 7: AE: D-G; AO: E-I.
Bring to class: Ch. 7: Les pronoms d’objet direct I,
Ch. 7: Les pronoms d’obj. direct II. See also Tex's French Grammar,
Last day to take Test 6, Leçon 6, in LRC. Turn in Test 6 Verification
Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Nov. 12: Leçon 7: Les pronoms d’objet direct, cont. Quia 7: AE: A-F; AO: A-B, A-B.
Le français parlé, p. 159. TACD 7: 20.
Blackboard exercises on object pronouns (optional submission).
Nov. 17: Leçon 7: In-class Composition #7: Quia 7: AE: "Et pour finir."
Ch. 7: Writing Compositions ; Quia 7: AE: Version et Thème
Mise en pratique, pp. 155-156: submit (before class) Ch. 7 Reading Guide
in Blackboard.
Ch. 7 Software/Internet Activities due.
Submit (before class) Leçon 7 Voilà’s Grammar Practice Quiz .
First day to take Test 7, Leçon 7, in LRC. Turn in Test 7 Verification
Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Nov. 19: Leçon 8: “Vous êtes artiste ou sportif? ” Vocabulaire, pp. 162-169. Mise en
pratique, pp. 169-172. Vocabulaire de base, Vocabulaire supplémentaire,
p. 184. TACD 8: 24-25. Faire et jouer. Quia 8: AE: A-E; AO: A-E, A-F.
Submit (before class) over email a copy of a completely correct version of the following exercise from Tex's French Grammar: Introduction, index,
determiners, demonstrative determiners.
Bring to class: Ch. 8 Vocabulaire
Nov. 24: Leçon 8: Les verbes pouvoir, devoir, pp. 173. Quia 8: AE: A-B; AO: A-B.
Submit (before class) over email a copy of a completely correct version
of Tex's French Grammar: Intro, index, verbs, modal verbs.
Les expressions pour dire non, pp. 178-179.
Quia 8: AE: F-H; AO: G-H.
Submit (before class) over email a copy of a completely correct version of Tex's French Grammar: Intro, index, negation, alternate forms (1).
Begin working on Ch. 8 Software/Internet Activities
Bring to class: Les expressions négatives
Last day to take Test 7, Leçon 7, in LRC. Turn in Test 7 Verification Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Nov. 25-28: Thanksgiving
Dec. 01: Leçon 8: Poser des questions: Les pronoms interrogatifs, pp. 174-177.
Les pronoms interrogatifs:Exemples. Quia 8: AE: C-E; AO: C-F.
Submit (before class) over email a copy of a completely correct version of Tex's French Grammar: Intro, index, interrogative constructions,
Bring to class: Les pronoms interrogatifs,
Les pronoms interrogatifs: Schéma, Les pronoms interrogatifs: Exercices.
Dec. 03: Leçon 8: Le français parlé, p. 182. TACD 8: 23. Quia 8: AE: Version et Thème;
AO: A-B, A-B.
In-class Composition #8: Quia 8: AE: "Et pour finir."
Echanges, pp. 180-81: submit (before class) Ch. 8 Reading Guide in
Blackboard.
Submit (before class) Leçon 8 Voilà’s Grammar Practice Quiz .
Ch. 8 Software/Internet Activities due.
Review, Leçons 1-8. Bring to class: Review, Leçons 1-8.
Révision pour l’examen final II.
First day to take Test 8, Leçon 8, in LRC. Turn in Test 8 Verification Sheet to professor the class period after you take the test.
Dec. 08: Speaking Test in COED 443 (sign-up times).
Dec. 10: Reading Day
Dec. 11: Last day to take Test 8, Leçon 8, in LRC. Turn in Test 8 Verification
Sheet to professor during your speaking test or the final exam.
Dec. 15 & 17: Final Exam in LRC
Section 003 [2-3:15TR]: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2:00-4:30.
Section 004 [3:30-4:45TR]: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2:00-4:30.
Updated 11/16/09
