New England College L'automne MMX

Mr. Christopher De Milo FR1110 (IV crédits)

Office Hours: M 10-11; F 10-11 Larter 21
Carriage 14 M/J, 14:50-16:30
tel: 603.428.2439
cdemilo@nec.edu

Beginning French I

Les objectifs: Provide beginners with fundamental skills in listening, speaking, reading,
and writing French. The course will also address Francophone culture. The course covers:

 Vocabulary building
 Advanced verb tenses
 Object pronouns
 Functional language (travel, technology, history, art, personal life, work, social
problems)

Policies:

 Disruptive class behavior will be handled according to NEC policies (i.e.,

Academic Catalogue, 73-75).

 Academic dishonesty (e.g., cheating, plagiarism) will be handled according to

NEC policies (Academic Catalogue, 75): "F" on the test/assignment & reported to
Registrar; possible course failure if the test/assignment is "of major significance
in the total course." (Academic Catalogue, 76). A second instance may result in
expulsion. (Id.).

Les catégories d'évaluation:

La participation 20 This includes class

attendance and
involvement; signing into
the blog.
Les devoirs 60 Worksheet exercises, blog
and other assignments.
Les examens (des projets 20 This includes projects and
inclusives) exams in class and through
the blog.

You will be tested each week on the prior chapter. Expect a midterm exam before mid-
semester break and a final in December. Additional assignments, including special
projects, essays, presentations, and readings, will be announced and will count as part of
the homework or exam grade. I will inform you about how these will apply.

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Les matériaux:

1. Angelo, Gretchen. Liberté: A First-Year French Textbook. Stanford, CA:

Gretchen Angelo/Creative Commons, 2003.
<<http://www.lightandmatter.com/french/french_sep09.pdf>>.

3. Blog access: http://french1110.wordpress.com

4. Instructor-supplied supplementary written, audio, and visual materials.

The course blog, http://french1110.wordpress.com, will deliver most materials and

provide a space for homework, projects, and other evaluations. The blog is private: only
invited participants may read or post to it. You will select a username and password when
you first sign-in.

La méthodologie

We will discover grammar and vocabulary within specific situations - greetings, travel,
medicine, etc.... This is often called "sheltered" language learning: language within a
thematic shelter.

Calendar: (subject to change)

Week Themes Assignments

I: 9/7&9 Language background, greetings and Liberté, chapitre 1;
personal interactions, numbers Worksheet exercises, pp.
64-67
II: 9/14&16 Family and personal background Liberté, chapitre 2;
Worksheet, pp. 135-138
III: 9/21&23 Work & play Liberté, chapitre 3,
Worksheet exercises, pp.
192-195
IV: 9/28&30 Travel; comings and goings Liberté, chapitre 4;
Worksheet exercises, pp.
242-246
V: 10/5&7 Family trips Liberté, chapitre 5,
Worksheet exercises, pp.
288-291
VI: 10/12&14 Things to do Liberté, chapitre 6;
Worksheet exercises 332-
335
VII: 10/19&21 Pause-semestre
VIII: 10/26&28 The body Liberté, chapitre 7
IX: 11/2&4 FOOD!!!! Liberté, chapitre 8
X: 11/9&11 Yesterday, today, and tomorrow Liberté, chapitre 9;
Worksheet exercises, pp.

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 446-451
XI: 11/16&18 Fiction and nonfiction Liberté, chapitre 10;
Worksheet exercises, pp.
484-487
XII: 11/23&25 Pause: Action de grâces 11/24-28
XIII: 11/30&12/5 At the store Liberté, chapitre 11;
Worksheet exercises, pp.
528-531
XIV: 12/7&9 Consequences CLiberté, chapitre 12
XV: devant être L'examen final
annoncé