French 122 ? French 2 - Bellevue College

|FRCH& 122 A - French 2 9:30 |Office: A245 E |
|AM-10:20 AM | |
|Fall Quarter 2014 Room|Office Hours: 12:30 - 1:20 PM |
|A 228 |Mon---Thurs & by appt. |
|Instructor: Carolyn P. Bilby |Office phone: 425-564-6169 |
|e-mail: |Fax #: 425-564-2690 |
|carolyn.bilby@bellevuecollege.edu | |
|Required Materials: |NEW! Promenades Second Edition: |
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| |ISBN: 978-1-61857-826-6 (all components) |
| |This package has the newly updated website called |
| |Supersite Plus. You need to purchase this package |
| |NEW, not used! |
| |You get a loose leaf textbook, access to a vast |
| |array of online learning resources including: a |
| |V-text, a practice site, a workbook, lab manual, |
| |video manual, as well as paper copies of the |
| |workbook/video manual, lab manual and an answer key.|
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| |order now from the Bellevue College bookstore or |
| |http://vistahigherlearning.com/store/bellevuecollege|
| |.htm/ |
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| |Get your materials as soon as possible! |
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| |If you already have the first edition of Promenades,|
| |you need to upgrade to the new website and v-text. |
| |The ISBN for that is: |
| |978-1-61857-027-7 This is on sale only at the Vista |
| |Web address. You can still use your old paper |
| |workbook which you will need, and answer key. Price |
| |for this package $130. |
| |A stapler for your workbook assignments |
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|Optional Programs: |Drop-in tutoring sessions open to all. Individual |
| |tutoring for students working at C grade level or |
| |less. (D 204) |
| |Visit: www.bellevuecollege.edu/asc/ |
|WELCOME TO FRENCH! BIENVENUE A NOTRE COURS! |
Flora Lewis once said: "Learning another language is not only learning
different words for the same things, but learning another way to think
about things." Enjoy the experience. Supersite plus resources: www.vhlcentral.com Open 24/7 I welcome all of you to Promenades. If you are new to this series I'd like
to tell you that these publishers have used the most recent research to
enhance your language learning experience. They offer abundant
opportunities for practice with numerous self-correcting exercises for
instant reinforcement and enjoyable videos as well as cultural information
to make your learning both relevant and enjoyable. You will be able to practice listening and speaking French right away,
even if your French is a little rusty from over the break. Your textbook
has many features and offers you a lot practical vocabulary that will make
learning French relevant, and knowing what to study a lot easier as well as
fun for you. Welcome to the adventure ahead. Here are the course outcomes for this class: Demonstrative adjectives such as « ce », the "passé composé" with "être"
and "avoir", direct and indirect object pronouns, regular "ir" and "re"
verbs, the imperative, adverbs, the "imparfait", the verbs "savoir",
"connaître", "devoir", "pouvoir" and "venir" type verbs, comparatives and
superlatives with adjectives and adverbs, and finally double object
pronouns. This quarter we will cover 4 units. Each unit contains two lessons. You
will have a test after every unit. You will need to enroll into the supersite as soon as possible at
www.vhlcentral.com Click on the icon for the Promenades 2nd edition. Use
your new pass code and enroll in OUR class. (Be careful to choose the
correct section) It is absolutely essential to keep up with the material! Try to devote a
lot of time and effort to working with all your materials, including the
audio. The latter will improve your listening comprehension of spoken
French, give you a good "feel" for the language, as well as prepare you for
the listening portion of your exams. Should you feel lost, visit the
tutoring center. If your test average is a "C", sign up for one on one
tutoring as soon as possible. Important: If your final grade or test average was a "D" for French 1 or
French 121, you should consider retaking that class if you want to succeed
in French 122. I encourage you to take advantage of our Language Lab in A 244. The open
hours for students will be posted on the door. If you are having personal
computer problems we have other computer in the Library Media Center as
well as a computer lab in N building. Expect to do one and one half hours of homework for this course every day.
To master another language you must practice listening to the spoken
language and speaking it---even to yourself....or your pets. ( It's
perfectly OK to make mistakes in the process. Celebrate them, as it means
you have the courage to take a risk and are learning something. Please refer to the Arts and Humanities "Student Procedures and
Expectations" that you will see on the A & H website, as they apply to my
classes as well. Your rights as a student are addressed in this document.
You can locate this on the BC Arts and Humanities Materials' web site at: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/materials/fall2014/default.htm Navigate to "World Languages", French, and then to our class. You will find
the document mentioned above & this syllabus. Policies for Arts and Humanities: Please visit this link on the Arts and
Humanities Materials website as it offers a lot of helpful information,
especially if you ever have a complaint. These are the basic guideline for
students to follow. CANVAS and new rules about e-mail: The college is requiring all BC students
to establish a BC e-mail account and to use whenever you communicate with
the college or an instructor. You also need this account to use the CANVAS
site as well as our computer labs. To create an account, go to: http://bellevuecollege.edu/students/email You should get in the habit of consulting CANVAS as well as the Vista
Higher Learning supersite for regular posting which include announcements
(a canceled class perhaps?), the syllabus, test review sheets, as well as
other items of interest. Below you will see my amendments to the Arts and Humanities policies as
well as specific data relating to this course. |Grading and |Exams |= 50% of grade|
|Examinations: | | |
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|The other components of your grade include the |
|following: |
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|Attendance: = 10% of grade |
|"Practice" section from the supersite = 10% of |
|grade |
|Online Lab Manual homework = 10% of grade |
|Hard copy of the Workbook Homework = 20% of grade | Attendance:
Showing up and being prepared for class is the first step towards your
success. You are most welcome and expected to arrive on time for class. Try
to plan for traffic and parking challenges. Think of earning 2 points per
day. (maximum 100% per quarter)Tardiness: Arriving five minutes late for
class will result in a deduction of one point in your daily attendance
grade, but please do come to class even if you are late. One point here and
there is not a serious issue. Consistency in attendance and readiness to
work are essential for your success and enjoyment of the language. There are no excused absences unless there is an unusual situation such as
a major weather event, your stay in the hospital or a death in the family.
Please provide me with supporting documentation. After 10 absences, three points are deducted per absence. Please note: Since you are expected to be in class every day, it is up to
you to find out from a classmate what you missed that day, any changes in
the homework etc.
Supersite "Practice" homework: We will talk about this more in class
after you have a chance to SEE the online site. Your due dates for the
"Practice" exercises will be posted on your online Vista Higher Learning
calendar, not on CANVAS. You are encouraged to do your best. Students
enjoy seeing their scores for these exercises, but my grading of this
portion is based on completion of all the exercises by the posted due date. It is very important to remember to SAVE your work on the supersite. You will earn 13 points per lesson (and get as many as 104 points for the
quarter) when you complete all the assigned "practice" exercises on time.
If you submit them late, I will see them posted in RED. Then you lose 1
point for every missing and/or late exercise. You can get 7 points
(maximum) if your entire assignment