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FREN 0004 - Intermediate French - Level II

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Catalog Description DESCRIPTION IS HERE: Prerequisite: Completion of FREN 3 or four years of high school French with grade(s) of "C" or better Hours: 72 lecture Description: Designed for those who have had previous training in the French language. Study of advanced grammar with increased emphasis upon the skills of reading and interpreting works of French literature. Greater focus upon writing and speaking skills. (CSU, UC) Units 4 Lecture-Discussion 72 Laboratory By Arrangement Contact Hours 72 Outside of Class Hours Course Student Learning Outcomes Paraphrase intermediate level French spoken at regular conversational speed. Produce accurate pronunciation with grammatically correct sentences in Intermediate Mid-level conversations. Explain what is read in any Intermediate Mid-level literary materials. Write compositions and short reports using appropriate syntax for the Intermediate Mid-level. Compare and contrast cultural perspectives based on reading, discussions and videos. Course Content Outline 1. Spelling-change verbs. 2. The irregular verbs: avoir, être, faire and aller. 3. Forming questions. 4. Present tense of regular and irregular “er”, “ir” and “re” ending verbs. 5. The imperative. 6. Reflexive and reciprocal verbs. 7. Descriptive adjectives and adjective agreement. 8. Nouns and articles. 9. “Il est” versus “c’est” 10. The passé composé with avoir and être. 11. The passé composé versus the imparfait. 12. Possessive adjectives. 13. The imparfait. 14. The plus-que-parfait. 15. Negation and indefinite adjectives and pronouns. 16. Irregular “ir” verbs. 17. Demonstrative adjectives. 18. The passé simple. 19. Partitives. 20. The pronouns “y” and “en”. 21. Objects pronouns. 22. Past participle agreement. 23. The subjunctive: impersonal expression; will, opinion, and emotions. 24. Relative pronouns. 25. Irregular “re” ending verbs. 26. Disjunctive pronouns. 27. Possessive pronouns. 28. The comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs. 29. The future simple 30. The subjunctive with expressions of doubt and conjunctions. 31. The past subjunctive. 32. Past participles used as adjectives. 33. Expressions of time. 34. Infinitives. 35. Prepositions with geographical names. 36. The conditional. 37. Prepositions with infinitives. 38. The subjunctive after indefinite antecedents and in superlative statements. 39. Demonstrative pronouns. 40. The present participle. 41. Irregular “oir” ending verbs. 42. Savoir versus connaître. 43. Faire causatif. 44. The past conditional. 45. The future perfect (futur antérieur). 46. “Si” clauses. 47. Indirect discourse. 48. The passive voice. 49. Writing compositions in French on topics such as: personal relationships, city life, medias, justice and politics, modern society, family life, food, science, technology, leisure, shopping, workplace, and nature. 50. Watch and analyze short films in French such as: Le Télégramme, J’attendrai le suivant, Le Dernier Rôle de Jacques Serres, Le Courrier du parc, Samb et le commissaire, De l’autre côté, Strict Eternum, Le Ballon prisosnnier, 51. Read, analyze, comment, summarize and identify main ideas in texts from writers such as: Guillaume Apollinaire, Dany Laferrière, Frédéric Beigbeder, Victor Hugo, Ghislaine Sathoud, Maryse Condé, Didier Daeninckx, Sempé-Goscinny, Marie Le Drian, and Jean-Baptiste Tati-Loutard. Course Objectives Course Objectives 1. Identify and discuss topics relevant to the francophone world such as: personal relationships, city life, medias, justice and politics, modern society, family life, food, science, technology, leisure, shopping, workplace, and nature. 2. Demonstrate mastery in writing and orally while using present, past, future, conditional and subjunctive verb tenses. 3. Read critically with ability to summarize and analyze main ideas and writer's perspective in a variety of reading materials in French including essays, short stories, poems, magazines and informative reading. 4. Identify and apply basic principles of literary analysis related to narrative genre such as narrator, characters and plot; dramatic genre such as dramatic conflict and resolution; and poetry such as speaker, theme, simile, metaphor, personification, versification and rhyme. 5. Recognize and compare authors representing various genres, periods and literary tendencies from France and the francophone world, such as: Guillaume Apollinaire, Dany Laferrière, Frédéric Beigbeder, Victor Hugo, Ghislaine Sathoud, Maryse Condé, Didier Daeninckx, Sempé-Goscinny, Marie Le Drian, and Jean-Baptiste Tati-Loutard. 6. Write at an intermediate level in French various types of compositions and essays such as: descriptive, persuasive, informative and creative. Methods of Evaluation Essay Examinations Objective Examinations Projects Reading Assignments 1. Read the assigned selection from the text and answer the reading comprehension questions. Essaouira est un petit port marocain connu pour la douceur de son climat et la gentillesse de ses habitants. Les touristes aiment aussi visiter ses fortifications, sa medina et ses “riads”, maisons marocaines traditionnelles, car la ville possède un patrimoine architectural bien conservé. Ses rues, où se rencontrent petits pêcheurs, commerçants, artisans et artistes du monde entier, offrent une atmosphère unique. Students will answer the following questions in French: 1. Où se situe Essaouira? 2. Donne 2 raisons pour lesquelles les touristes aiment la visiter. 3. Que peut-on trouver dans les rues? 2. Read the text “Les richesses du Pacifique” and summarize and analyze the main ideas. Then answer the following questions in French: 1. Quelles sont les deux plus grandes barriers de corail du monde? 2. Quelle est la caractéristique du lagon de la Nouvelle-Calédonie? 3. Que sait-on de la tortue verte? 4. Quel est le premier produit d’exportation de Tahiti? 5. La perliculture est-elle facile? 6. Comment obtient-on une perle? Writing, Problem Solving or Performance I. The focus of this assignment is writing a paper in which you express your point of view. Choose one from the three topics. After you've chosen your topic, make a list of related vocabulary that might be useful for your paper. Write a list of arguments supporting your point of view. To make sure you've listed all the possible positions, show your list to at least one classmate to help you develop your topic. Graded on a rubric. 1. La censure. Deux des films d'Ousmane Sembène ont étés censurés. Que pensez-vous de la censure? Est-elle toujours une atteinte à la liberté personnelle et au droit d'expression ou bien est-elle parfois nécessaire? Expliquez votre opinion personnelle en utilisant quelques exemples précis. 2. L'art de Keïta. Décrivez la photo de Seydou Keïta. Que révèle celle-ci sur les modes de vie et les coutumes de la population malienne? 3. Avis personnel. Que pensez-vous de la sculpture d'Ousmane Sow? Son style vous plaît-il? Décrivez la sculpture sur cette page, puis faites-en la critique. II. Read the text “Le Marché de l’espoir” by Ghislaine Sathoud. Make a timeline of the events and a list of how the locals overcame the tragedy. Then, imagine that you are a journalist who witnessed a violent act against an individual or a group of people. Use a map to organize your thoughts and ideas then write an article on this tragedy. Use partitive adjectives and pronouns in your article. Graded on a rubric. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) 1. Class debate about environmental issues, generation differences and relationships. 2. Presentation of an influential French-speaking person to the class. Methods of Instruction Lecture/Discussion Distance Learning Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course. Pass code for online homework