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Rhode Island College and

Franklin High School

The Early Enrollment Program

Syllabus: French 113 Intermediate French I

Instructor: !allis "cCann #outsogiane

School $ear: %&13'%&1(

Course )b*ecti+es:

Student proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening; Enrichment of the students cultural knowledge and experience with the francophone world, viaa thematic exploration; Student proficiency in understanding written texts from a variety of sources (articles, literarytexts, internet blogs, lyrics, etc! Student achievement of a level of oral and written expression comprehensible to a nativelistener or reader; enhanced by the exclusive use of "rench in the classroom

Course ,escri-tion:

"rench ##$%&ntermediate "rench & is the first year of a two'year course intended for students intheir fourth year of study of "rench he three modes of communication (&nterpersonal,&nterpretive and )resentational! defined in the Standards for "oreign *anguage *earning in the+#st entury are integral to this course ourse work provides students with opportunities todevelop and demonstrate proficiency in each of the three modes in the intermediate to pre'advanced levels as described in the -"* .uidelines

Students who enroll in this course should already have a good command of the grammar and

considerable competence in listening, reading, speaking and writing /hen communicating,students in this course develop their understanding of francophone culture, exploreinterdisciplinary themes (connections!, compare -merican'English language and culture to"rench language and francophone culture (comparisons!, and use the target language in real'lifecontexts (communities!

Exclusive use of "rench by teacher and students for active communication is re0uired

Resources

Primary textbooks: r1sors du emps, 2c.raw 3ill4.lencoe, 5 +667 (TT! (for grammar! -) "rench8 )reparing "or the *anguage Examination, text and companion 9s, (.PF!Supplementary text8 :ne "ois )our outes , Sturges &&, ielsen, 3erbst 5 #

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>ocabulary8 >ocabulary lists organi?ed by theme >arious sources of reading materials, such as novels, short stories, plays, poetry, newspapers,maga?ines, internet articles, and other publications -rticles from *a *ib1ration, le 2onde, "rance'-m1ri0ue and other "rench andfrancophone @ournals and maga?ines (online sites and hard copies brought back by

students and teacher! -rticles from &nternet -ctuel, :A*8http844wwwvaninbe4cmsBmaster4arcades4defaultaspCcatidD#FsumidDGF/ebpage&dD#H67

Listening practice

9ialogues and re@oinder sections of -) "rench8 - guide for the *anguage ourse > 7 news program8 *e Iournal and Sept Iours sur la )lanJte -uthentic videos downloaded from &nternet from various sites including8 http844wwwnfbca4animation4ob@anim4fr4films4indexphp "rench podcast sites8 http844wwwdailyfrenchpodcom4 and http844onethinginafrenchday

podbeancom4about4 Sound files from other &nternet sources including -bout"renchcom Songs including those found in > 7 with fiches p1dagogi0ues and others by current francophone singers, including Kyo, orneille, =enebar, 1line 9ion, "rancis abrel, 9iams

Technology:

949>94>A for audio and video materialsSmart=oard pro@ectoromputer lab, .ooglevoicecomand -udacitycom for interactive speaking activities

2rading Policy:

Lui??es4small pro@ectsMMMMMM 76 points eachests4large pro@ectsMMMMMM M #66 points each-ssignmentsMMMM MMMMM #6 points each)articipation MMMMMMMMM up to 7 points each day (reflects use of "rench in class!"inal ExamMMMMMMMMM #6N of grade (this will have written and oral components!

2eneral 2uide to Thematic /nits

(Note: Activities may include blogging!debating! "ournaling! interactive exercises! oral and#ritten presentations and the use o$ social net#orking via %tslearning&com'

.ugustSe-tember)ctober

0%4 days5

/nit 1' 2lobal Challenges: En+ironment

Study vocabulary associated with nature and environment Aead and discuss *3omme 0ui plantait les arbres (.iono! >iew and discuss film that accompanies this text alculate your carbon footprint and discuss how to improveit (http844wwwfuturenergiaorg4ww4fr4pub4futurenergia4chats4carbonBimprinthtm!

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Song (discussion and activities!8 -ux -rbres itoyens (Oannickoah!or other thematic song Aead, discuss and react in writing to article from P&nternet-ctuelQ (*homme le plus grand ennemi de la planJte! omplete any listening and &nternet activities from Sept Iours

sur la )lanJte that correspond to the environment .rammar review8 nouns, articles, present tense and imperatives /riting pieces incorporating above grammar and addressingglobal challenges

)ctober6o+ember

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/nit %' Families and Communities

Study vocabulary associated with family and relationships Aead and discuss -ux hamps (.uy de 2aupassant! ompare and contrast todays family structures with those of

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/riting pieces incorporating above grammar and addressingmulticulturalism

February

01% days5

/nit (' eauty and .estheticsStudy +ocabulary associated 8ith +isual art9

&nteractive presentation of art movements in "rance anddiscussion 3ands'on art activity with *a hambre R -rles (>an .ogh! -nalysis and discussion of lympia (2anet! and4or *a .randeIatte (Seurat! )erformance'based oral assessment, incorporating paintingsand music8 P"ana dartQ Aead, discuss and complete activities for an article fromP&nternet -ctuelQ associated with art

omplete any listening and &nternet activities from Sept Iourssur la )lanJte that correspond to art, beauty and aesthetics -dd to their interactive @ournal re8 linguistic differences .rammar review8 9escriptive ad@ectives and ad@ectiveagreement; possessives and demonstratives"arch

01( days5

/nit 4' Science and Technology

Study vocabulary associated with technology and socialnetworking Aead and discuss excerpt from -nna .avaldas PIe voudrais 0ue0uel0uun mattende 0uel0ue partQ and the use of cell phonesand other means of communicating with people *istening activity on sending Ptextos and S2SQ Aead, discuss and complete oral and written activities forSolitude um1ri0ue (9idier 9aeninckx! (in &magine? textbook! /rite a blog entry addressing how the use of social networkingis changing the world, and react to others posts .rammar review8 Si clauses and associated tenses"arch.-ril

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/nit ' Contem-orary ;i

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different aspects of the "rench school system omplete any listening and &nternet activities from SeptIours sur la )lanJte that correspond to education and othercontemporary issues in the francophone world -dd to their linguistic @ournal re8 linguistic differences

.eneral grammar review before -) exam"ay'7une

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Selected topics in contemporary francophone culture andliterature8 in0uiry'based learning )ro@ects on above presented in various formats8 written, oral,and with various technology toolsCourse "aterials

Primary te=tbooks

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Songs including those found in > 7 with fiches p1dagogi0ues and others by current francophone singers, including Kyo, orneille, =enebar, 1line 9ion, "rancisabrel, 9iams

Teaching Strategies

- total immersion in "rench environment lays the groundwork for the four skills (listening,speaking, reading and writing! that are embedded in weekly activities & try to promote astudent'centered classroom where the emphasis is on communication as we try to reachhigher levels of proficiency Students are expected to sit in a different seat every day so thatthey can work with different partners or small groups hey receive a syllabus on the firstday of the week (we meet T days out of a H day cycle! that outlines the activities in classand describes homework /hile activities vary from week to week, certain assignments andassessments are scheduled regularly, usually every week or two hese include thematicvocabulary 0ui??es and in'class r1dactions Since we go to our computer lab one day out of ourcycle, there is a formal oral assessment Students receive an informal oral grade at least twice aweek based on the 0uality of their participation as we discuss homework readings or respond to

0uestions & use wooden sticks (one for each student! upon which & can note (U!, (UV!, (U '!Since & choose these at random, students need to prepare answers in a rather extemporaneousfashion

-s often as possible, every activity is designed to incorporate all four skills Since & believethat variety is the key to keeping these teens engaged, & approach the various skills in thefollowing ways8To reach higher le+els o< -ro

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representing different genres, francophone newspapers and maga?ines off the &nternet Studentstypically receive participation points for this kind of activity 9ependingon the type of reading involved, assessments vary "or example, getting the gist is themost important criteria associated with reading maga?ine and newspaper articles Studentssystematically complete a form that is used throughout the year and meaning becomes

clearer during class discussions &n more intensive reading assignments, typically literaryreadings, students need to understand linguistic as well as semantic detail and pay closerattention to the text Sometimes follow'up exercises include dict1es from the text, true4false statements, discussion of theme, implications, relationships of ideas and the text tostudents own knowledge and experience his discussion is often followed by a short writingassignment he reading process is taught at the beginning of the year using P*ecture sansortureQ from Aen1e /hites En dautres termesTo reach higher le+els o< -rooicehreadQ so that students can collaborate inonline discussions)ther strategies:

& meet regularly with four -) "rench *anguage teachers in surrounding high schools todiscuss instructional practices, lesson content and assessment tools "ive years ago, & @oinedthe -) entral Electronic 9iscussion .roup to keep abreast of issues