Dr. David Petrosky Bureau: 223C Biddle Hall Heures de bureau: Courriel: dpetros@pitt.edu Numéro de téléphone: (814) 269-7153 FR 0211 Intermediate French 1 Automne 2012 Gustave Caillebotte Les Raboteurs de parquet. Musée d Orsay Paris (1875) Required Materials: Séquences. Intermediate French Through Film. Second Edition. Michèle Bissière. Heinle Cengage Learning. Classroom Approach This class is taught in French. It is based on the use of excerpts from francophone cinema. Communicative contexts and grammatical guides are introduced through a variety of activities. Acquisition is reinforced by interactive use of new structures and vocabulary. Daily Attendance, Thorough Preparation Outside Class, And Partcipation In Class Are Of TheUtmost Importance. Please note that, unless otherwise stipulated, the material listed on your syllabus, should be prepared before coming to class, when possible. Repeated failure to do so will result in a lowered participation and preparation score for those days in question. 1
Evaluation of Work A. Vocabulary I would like to point out that you are expected to learn and review the vocabulary at the end of each chapter. Vocabulary will be an important component of your work since it will be necessary to use the precise and relevant terms in class. Therefore, one or two short vocabulary quizzes will be included in the work for each chapter. B. Here is a breakdown of how you work will be assessed: 1. Participation: 25% 2. Three Chapter Exams 20% 3. Comprehensive Final Exam 20% 4. Preparation (written homework) 15% 5. Vocabulary Quizzes 10% 6. Composition 10% CLASS STANDARDS AND POLICIES Disabilities: ADA Accommodations Attendance You are expected to attend all scheduled class meetings, to be on time for each class or session, to be prepared, and to stay for the entire period; excessive absences or regular absences will lower your final grade. If you are late and/or miss more than four classes for ANY reason other than extenuating circumstances (see below), your final grade average will be lowered by 2 points for every class you miss (up to 10 maximum). If you have a legitimate reason for missing a test, you must provide documentation (of illness, for example), or discuss the reason in advance with me. If you do not show up when we have an exam, your grade will be a zero. The Final Exam will be taken on the assigned day. NO EXCEPTIONS!! You must turn all of your work in on time. Any 2
written assignments not completed on time will be marked off by 10 points a day. There will be no extensions of deadlines except for extenuating circumstances. If you have an emergency, it is your responsibility to convey that information through the Student Affairs Office, which will corroborate the legitimacy of your absence. Students who play sports sponsored by the University may not miss classes to practice or play for their team, since they register before the general population in order to avoid scheduling conflicts. Student athletes whose sport will require that they miss class more than twice during the regular season need to take a different course. While post-season tournament play can t be scheduled in advance, regular season play is prescheduled, and just as students can t register for two courses being taught at the same time, and just as athletes can t play two sports when the games are played at the same time, neither can student athletes deliberately cross-schedule a course that conflicts with the regular season schedule of the sport they play. Student athletes who have to miss class for post-season tournament play must document the necessity of their absence through the Athletic Department and make up all the work they miss; sometime before the next class meeting. Work done poorly on these make-up assignments will not count, and your absence from class will then be counted. Weather Emergencies The University as a whole cancels classes only in the most extreme of weather emergencies; school cancellations are announced on local radio and television stations and on the UPJ Home Page. While the University rarely cancels classes, the Administration does understand that non-residential faculty and students must deal with varied road safety conditions, depending on their commute. If I cannot make it to campus, I will notify the Division Office, and they will post a notice outside our classroom. Communications Technologies All electronic equipment normally used for communication, including but not limited to beepers, pagers, cell phones, iphones, cameras phones, etc., are forbidden for use in this class; all such equipment should be turned off during class. Plagiarism and Academic Integrity As stated in the Guidelines on Academic Integrity published by the University of Pittsburgh and effective at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, it is unethical to present as one's own work the ideas, representations, or words of another, or to permit another to present one's own work without customary and proper acknowledgement of sources. You are plagiarizing when you use ideas about something from another source without acknowledging they are not your own. 3
Calendrier du cours (Ce calendrier pourra être modifié selon les besoins du cours) Lundi Mercredi Vendredi Week 1 27-31 août. Introduction au cours Révision Révision Week 2 3-7 sept. Fête du Travail Chapitre Préliminaire Vocabulaire Présent Indicatif Présent Indicatif Exercices de Communication pp. 8 et 10 Fin Chapitre Préliminaire Week 3 10-14 sept. Entrée en matière Lisez p13-4 Écrivez Compréhension p. 15 Deux visionnements du film Les personnages du film p.17 Exercices p.18-9 Le français parlé p.20 Interrogation du vocab. 1 Visionnement Week 4 17-21 sept. Visionnement Fin du film À rendre : Cahier exs. A-D p. 1-4 Application Imm. 1 p. 234 Conférence à Pittsburgh Week 5 24-28 sept. Les mots pour le dire À rendre : Cahier exs. E et F Manuel p. 21 : Définitions et Le français familier Interrogation du vocab. 2 Les mots pour le dire (Fin) À préparer : Cahier p.7 La gramm. et le film Manuel : App. Imms. 3-7 Week 6 1-5 oct. App. Imm.: 8-12 Fin de Révision de Grammaire À rendre :Cahier : Préparation à l écriture p. 21-24 Examen : Chapitre 1 Week 7 8-12 oct. lundi mais mardi 9 octobre Week 8 15-19 oct. Week 9 22-26 oct. 4
Week 10 29 oct-2 nov. Week 11 5-9 nov. Week 12 12-16 nov. Week 13 19-23 nov. Thanksgiving Week 14 26-30 nov. Week 15 3-7 déc. 5