Voilà!     FREN 1101          ELEMENTARY FRENCH II

 

FREN 1101, 001                                                            Katherine Stephenson

Spring 2005, MW 10:00-10:50, COED 169                 COED 462, 687-8751

ksstephe@email.uncc.edu                                             Office Hours: 3:30-4:30MW

http://www.languages.uncc.edu/ksstephe/fr1101/Fren2.html                 & by appt.

 

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Description: This course is the second part of a three-part elementary sequence that serves as an introduction to French language and culture.  This semester, however, is the last semester of the three-part sequence, and 1101 students this semester will continue their study of French in subsequent semesters by enrolling in FREN1202.  This course builds upon the content and activities of the preceding course in the sequence by extending basic vocabulary, key grammar structures, pronunciation, and aspects of culture, and provides additional contexts for practice and learning.  I will conduct class primarily in French and will expect you to grasp main ideas rather than understand every word you hear.  Classroom activities will focus on helping you build vocabulary and develop communication skills, with attention paid to each of the four language skills (listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing).  We will also discuss French culture and geography. 

This section of FREN 1101 has been designated as a pilot class for exploring the integration of technology into the Languages and Culture Studies curriculum, begun under the auspices of the Language Mission Project, a national grant in which UNC Charlotte participated.  (In order to maintain accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, all UNC Charlotte departments are now required to assess student competency in computer skills.)  We will cover the same chapters as other FREN 1101 classes, but will approach some of the material and some class activities with the aid of technology.  We will use e-mail (all students have been assigned an e-mail address by the university; see the campus online directory), the Internet, and WebCT for some communications and activities, as well as the new Language Resource Center (COED 434, ext. 78768).  The new GenEd Program at UNC Charlotte requires the following “basic skills of information literacy and technology”:

Entering students are expected to have already developed the basic computer skills necessary to use word processing, email, and the internet. By the end of their first semester at UNC Charlotte, students are expected to have developed the basic information literacy necessary to find and evaluate information from the internet and bibliographic and database sources in Atkins Library. These skills are developed in English 1101 and 1103, and help with bibliographical and database search skills is available in the information commons of the Library. Basic tutorial help is also available at campus computer labs. Students are expected to exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computers. More advanced information literacy and technology skills are required by individual departments and majors.

 

Goals and Objectives:  This course fulfills in part COGE Communication Goal I, which prepares students to “communicate effectively in a symbolic system of language (other than English) having written, oral or visual components.”  The goals of the course are to help students continue to develop conversational skills, awareness of different cultural practices and perspectives, to use the language to explore other disciplines, to compare French and their native language and culture, and to apply French beyond the classroom.  See Goals and Expectations for FREN 1101 for specific vocabulary and grammar covered.  These goals are in keeping with the national Standards for Foreign Language Learning, which propose activities in the areas of Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities.  As for objectives, students are expected (1) to be able to greet people and count and tell the date and time in French, to understand and speak about rooms and furnishings, families, the weather, getting around in a town, and to describe people; (2) to demonstrate control of grammar such as pronouns, verbs, negatives, interrogatives and articles; (3) to write short compositions on familiar topics; (4) to read selected authentic texts for main ideas and information; (5) to evaluate language software programs; and (6) to navigate French sites on the Web.  The national Proficiency Guidelines are used to gauge students’ level of performance and progress.

 

Prerequisite: This course is for students who have had FREN 1100 or equivalent.  The French Proficiency Test is required (except for students who took FREN 1100). 

 

Texts and Materials:   In student bookstore:

Text:                 Voilà!  Heilenman et al., 4^th edition

Workbook:      Voilà! Cahier d'activités écrites, 4^th edition

Workbook:      Voilà! Cahier d'activités orales, 4^th edition

Answer Key:    Voilà! Cahier d’avtivités écrites et orales, 4^th edition

CD-ROMS:     Text audio CD-ROMs, 4^th edition (on inside back cover of text)

                        Voilà Interactive CD-ROM, 4^th edition

Audio Program: The recordings for Leçons 8-13 that correspond to the workbook of oral exercises can be obtained:

1) for free by dropping off a 90-minute tape in the LRC [see LRC Services for instructions about tape duplication],

2) for free on-line as streaming-audio files annotated with workbook titles [which download faster on home computers than MP3 files] at http://www.languages.uncc.edu/ksstephe/fr1101/f1oralex.doc or as MP3 files at LRC, Online Media, French, Voilà, or

3) by purchasing the complete 13-CD audio program for FREN 1100-1102 at Gray’s Bookstore.

Course Homepage: http://www.languages.uncc.edu/ksstephe/fr1101/Fren2.html

On WebCT: Some information, study and homework materials, and all exams are on WebCT.  You access our course from any computer on or off campus (campus computer labs are open 24/7) through 49er Express.  If you’re accessing your campus student account for the first time, see http://www.labs.uncc.edu/studserv/accounts.html#universityaccounts or http://www.labs.uncc.edu/studserv/49er.html for instructions.)  Also, if you select the “Student Home” link on the WebCT homepage, you will get the WebCT Student Support web pages (http://www.uncc.edu/webct/WCT_STUDENT/index.html).  From there, you can access important information on browsers (you may have to adjust your browser settings and/or download a plug-in), how to log in, WebCT tours, general guides, and the “forgotten password” reset.