Outline: LGE400

FRENCH CONVERSATIONAL IV

This subject stresses language acqusition through student involvement in learning activities such as question/answer practice and role-playing.  Students are encouraged to express themselves in a creative and spontaneous manner. 

Prerequisites

LGE300 or permission of the instructor

Credit Status

One General Education Credit: Category I 
 

GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to 
  1. initiate and maintain a conversation in the French language for a greater variety of purposes
  2. use the French language as a medium of learning in a greater variety of contexts
  3. communicate meaningfully in French for sharing experiences
  4. use French for expressing opinions, feelings, and observations
  5. use French in the thinking process as a reaction to hearing it
  6. use French in a practical context as individuals and in a group setting
  7. use French for the discussion of mature topics
  8. use French in front of an audience extemporaneously or as a result of preparation
  9. understand spoken French in the media in part or in a general context

    10.  

    TOPIC BASED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

    1. show awareness of cultural difference in francophone communities 
    2. use vocabulary to express and react to strong emotions 
    3. hypothesize about the future using the appropriate verb forms 
    4. express possibilities and doubts 
    5. show effectiveness in discussion groups 
    6. use interrogative structures in real-life situations 
    7. congratulate and offer best wishes to others on various occasions 
    8. use a variety of negative expressions 
    9. discuss a wide variety of topics 
    10. recount stories in great detail 
    11. qualify or modify statements that they make 
    12. manage situations of conflict 
    13. hypothesize about the future and discuss possibilities 
    14. express emotions, doubts, and wishes using the subjunctive mood 
    15. use interrogative structures in real-life situations
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE:

Week 1:  Review Chapitre 12 - Scene 1
Week 2:  Chapitre 12 - Scene 1
Week 3:  Chapitre 12 - Scene 2
Week 4:  Chapitre 12 - Scene 2
Week 5:  Chapitre 13 - Scene 1
Week 6:  Chapitre 13 - Scene 1
Week 7:  Chapitre 13 - Scene 2
Week 8:  Chapitre 13 - Scene 2
Week 9:  Chapitre 14 - Scene 1
Week 10:  Chapitre 14 - Scene 1
Week 11:  Chapitre 14 - Scene 2
Week 12:  Chapitre 14 - Scene 2
Week 13:  Review for Exam
Week 14:  Exam

Modes of Instruction

Instructors develop the listening, speaking, and reading skills of their students by using a wide range of teaching strategies (teacher-centred, student-centred, paired, and grouped activities) to meet the different learning styles of their students. 

Prescribed Texts and Tutorials

De Meo, Patricia P., James W. Brown, and B. Edward Gesner. Bonne Route! Toronto: Harcourt, 1995. ISBN: 0-17-640477-5.  Books come with accompanying cassette (ISBN: 0-03-923025-2).

Reference Texts

Collins-Robert French Dictionary. 2nd Edition. Toronto: Collier, 1988. ISBN 0000433451 

Modes of Evaluation

A student must successfully complete all segments of a subject in order to earn a passing grade.  Students who have not passed the term work may not be permitted to write the final assignment/examination.  For further information on evaluation and academic standing, see the Academic Policy available at Registration.
 

GRADING SCHEME
 
A+ 90% - 100% 4.0
A 80% - 89% 4.0
B+ 75% - 79% 3.5
B 70% - 74% 3.0
C+ 65% - 69% 2.5
C 60% - 64% 2.0
D 55% - 59% 1.0
F 0% - 54%    0 

        
Grading is based on the following marking scheme: 
     
    Oral 30%
    Cultural, Aural, and Reading 30%
    Participation 10%
    *Final Exam 30%* Designated Final


Appeals 

Students should keep all assignments (including drafts and outlines) and exercises until they receive their final grade. 

Students may appeal any final grade in a subject or any decision by the College, following the recommendation of a Promotion Committee, with respect to the student's academic standing, continuation or status in a program, School, Faculty or the College.  It is the policy of the College that a student who invokes this appeal process will be given a fair hearing.  For further information on appeals, please see Section 11 of the Academic Policy Handbook. 
 

Approved by: 
 

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George Fry, Chair 


Last Updated: Fall  2002