SYLLABUS FOR FRENCH 300/300H
SPRING 2009
Wichita State University
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department: Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Course Number and Title: FRENCH 300/300H (CRN 21518/21521)
Intermediate French Readings II
Credit Hours: 3
Faculty Member: Dr. Brigitte Roussel
Class Meetings: Lindquist Hall 310, 9:30-10:20 M W F
Office: Jardine Hall 406G (4th floor)
Office Hours: MWF 10:30-11:20
Telephone: 978-6923
Note: Weather Cancellations: 978-6633 (select 2)
E-mail Address:
Web page Address: http://mcll.wichita.edu/mcll/
Catalog Description: General education further study course. Intensive reading and analysis of French literary works of all periods. Course satisfies the LAS literature requirement.
Prerequisite: French 223 or equivalent.
Textbooks and Related Materials:
* Français Littérature, Dominique Rincé, Nathan éditeur, 2007
* For Honors students: Poil de Carotte by Jules Renard (provided by the instructor)
* Recommended: A French dictionary (see WSU bookstore)
Major Topics:
The development of reading and written comprehension skills:
1. Vocabulary build-up
2. Practice of literary terminology and techniques learned in French 223
3. General comprehension of a literary piece
4. Individual and group literary analysis: how to write about literature in French
5. Acculturation through literary material
Course Coverage:
· Students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss each text assigned. In-class activities will involve regular pair/group work.
· Students will work through the section “Observation et Analyse” found after each text in pairs or in groups to gain insights relating to content and form. The group responses will be periodically turned in for a grade.
· Assignments will consist of short interpretative essays based on more synthetic questions found at the end of each “Séquence”. These will often use literary terms learned in French 223 and found under the literary glossary p. 470-75. Dates for each due assignment appear on the calendar below. An instruction sheet and grading rubric are posted on Blackboard under “Course Documents”.
· Students will be asked to write a FABLE at home on a theme of their choice based on various fables studied in this course. Instructions and an example will be provided and discussed.
· Assignments, pair/group work, attendance, participation and the creative writing project will determine your course grade.
· Honors students will write an additional essay on a short story taken from Le Petit Nicolas. A detailed instruction sheet will be distributed.
Grading:
Individual Assignments 30%
Pair/Group Work 30%
Creative Writing Piece 20%
Attendance & Participation 20%
Blackboard: This class will be supplemented by a blackboard format, especially useful for the syllabus, assignments and announcements. Go to the Wichita State Web page to get started. Enter your MyWSU id, your password, and click on Blackboard. All WSU students have a “wichita.edu” address. Check assignments on Blackboard.
Academic Honesty:
* Academic honesty is essential for any community of scholars. All graded student work must be that student’s original work. If the instructor becomes convinced by either the student’s actions or by the work itself that it is not original, the instructor may take action as severe as recording a grade of F, explaining why the action was taken.
* A standard of honesty, fairly applied to all students, is essential to a learning environment. Students abridging a standard of honesty must accept the consequences; penalties are assessed by appropriate classroom instructors or other designated people. Serious cases may result in discipline at the College or University level and may result in suspension or dismissal. Dismissal from a College for academic dishonesty constitutes dismissal from the University. (WSU Student Handbook)
Special Needs:
If you have a physical, psychiatric/emotional, medical, or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, I would encourage you to contact the Office of Disability Services (DS). The office is located in Grace Wilkie Annex, Room 173 (Voice mail number is 978-3309; tty phone number is 978-3067). DS will review your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations are necessary and appropriate for you. All information and documentation of your disability is confidential and will not be released by DS without your written permission.
Retroactive Credit Policy:
All languages at the 112 level; French at the 210, 223, 300 and 324 levels.
The Department of Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures offers the possibility of retro credit subject to specific rules. Please go to Grace Wilkie room 115 in the LAS Advising Center to get the application process started.
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
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1-21 (W) Intro., syllabus 3-23 (M) Chapitre 5 p. 334
1-23 (F) Chapitre 4 p. 226 3-25 (W) Chapitre 5 p. 339
3-27 (F) Chapitre 5 p. 342
1-26 (M) Chapitre 4 p. 232
1-28 (W) Chapitre 4 p. 238 3-30 (M) Chapitre 6 p. 354
1-30 (F) Chapitre 4 p. 244-45 Assignment p. 352 due
4-1 (W) Chapitre 6p. 358
2-2 (M) Chapitre 4 p. 248 4-3 (F) Chapitre 6 p. 360
2-4 (W) Chapitre 4 p. 250
2-6 (F) Chapitre 4 p. 254 4-6 (M) Chapitre 6p. 362
Assignment p. 357 due
4-8 (W) Chapitre 6 p. 369
2-9 (M) Chapitre 4p. 260 4-10(F) Chapitre 6 p. 370
Assignment p. 275 due
2-11 (W) Chapitre 4 p. 268 4-13(M) Chapitre 6 p. 373
2-13 (F) Chapitre 4 p. 276 Assignment p. 374 due
4-15 (W) Chapitre 7 p. 383
4-17 (F) Chapitre 7 p. 385
Assignment p. 380 due
2-16 (M) Chapitre 4 p. 278
2-18 (W) Chapitre 4 p. 286 4-20 (M) Chapitre 7 p. 386
2-20 (F) Chapitre 5 p. 300 4-22 (W) Chapitre 7 p. 390
4-24 (F) Chapitre 7p. 396-97
4-27 (M) Chapitre 7 p. 398
2-23 (M) Chapitre 5 p. 301-02 FABLE due
Assignment p. 298 due 4-29 (W) Chapitre 7 p. 401
2-25 (W) Chapitre 5 p. 306-08 5-1 (F) Chapitre 7p. 406
2-27 (F) Chapitre 5 p. 309
5-4 (M) Chapitre 7 p. 408
5-6 (W) Chapitre 7 p. 414
5-8 (F) Chapitre 7 p. 415
3-2 (M) Chapitre 5 p. 314
Assignment p. 305 due 5-11 (M) Last day of classes;
3-4 (W) Chapitre 5 p. 315 All assignments due
3-6 (F) Chapitre 5 p. 318 Wrap up
3-9 (M) Chapitre 5 p. 322
Assignment p. 317 due
3-11 (W) Chapitre 5 p. 328
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