EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Communication/Social Sciences Division

Fall quarter 2018

FRENCH 121: 8:50 am–9:50 am Monday through Thursday

Classroom: GWH 386

INSTRUCTOR: Isabelle Sarton Miller Ph.D.

Office: Gray Wolf (GWH 214)
Phone: (421) 821-1342
E-mail: imiller@everettcc.edu
Office Hours: Mondays from 10:00 am to 11:30 am

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
-Rond Point (2nd edition): une perspective actionnelle; Edition nord-américaine by Catherine
Flumian, Josiane Labascoule, Christian Lause, Corinne Royer; adapté par Hedwige Meyer.

- You should get in the habit of consulting CANVAS for regular postings, which include
announcements (a canceled class perhaps?), the syllabus, test review sheets, as well as other items
of interest.
Optional:
- English Grammar for Students of French by Jacqueline Morton (5th edition).

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Learn comprehension skills at a beginning level of French language within themes listed below.
2. Be able to show spoken communication at a beginning level of French language.
3. Be able to show reading and writing skills at a beginning level of the French language.
4. Identify cultural and social behaviors common to French speaking countries.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
This course supports all of the following Program Specific Outcomes:
Goal 1: Communication (demonstrate listening, speaking reading and writing skills)
Goal 2: Cultures (demonstrate an understanding of traditions, customs and beliefs related to the
target language)
Goal 3: Connections (link information about the target language and cultures to other disciplines)
Goal 4: Comparisons (compare and contrast language and cultural concepts with one's own language
and culture)
Goal 5: Communities (interact with native speakers both locally and globally and gain a world
perspective).

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
French 121 will cover approximately Unités 1-6, of the Textbook.

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THEMES FOR FRENCH 121:
a. Personal information
b. The French language in the world
c. Professions and jobs
d. The numbers
e. The family
f. Holidays, trips and sports
g. Music, magazine, novel, film
h. Shopping, stores, food and clothes prices
i. Health and physical exercises

GRAMMAR
a. Non-definite, definite and partitive articles
b. Nouns and their gender
c. Present tense of the verbs of the "1st group": chanter, etc.
d. Irregular verbs: être, avoir, aller, faire, boire, dormer, vouloir
e. Negative forms
f. Qualitative adjectives, their agreements and their placements (prenominal adjectives)
g. Possessive adjectives
h. How to formulate questions
i. Demonstrative adjectives
j. Reflexive verbs
k. Imperative
l. Adverbs

ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses and carry serious consequences. In cases of either
cheating or plagiarism, incidents may be reported as follows at the discretion of the instructor.
-First offense: notification of the dean of the division
-Second/repeat offense: notification of the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services for
possible disciplinary action; may include expulsion from the college
In addition, cheating and plagiarism can result in any of the following:
-Required revision of the assignment
-A failing grade on the paper, assignment, or test with no make-up opportunity
-A failing grade in the course

The World Languages Department defines cheating as:

-Actual or attempted use of unauthorized materials, information or study aids.
-This includes, but is not limited to, copying from another student’s test or homework; collaborating
during a test with anyone by receiving information without permission; using cell phones, mobile
devices, books, cheat sheets or other specifically prepared materials during examinations.
-Intentionally helping, or attempting to help, another to cheat.

The World Languages Department endorses and enforces the definition of plagiarism from the
EvCC Student Handbook:
In summary, it forbids:
-Accidental or willful use of someone’s words, ideas, or evidence, either verbatim or paraphrased,
without attribution. This extends to the use of a translator, online or human.
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-Turning in someone else’s work as your own, as in copying a peer’s paper or purchasing a ready-
made paper.
-Turning in previously submitted work as new work without your instructor’s approval.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND TUTORING:

If you have a hidden or visible disability, which may require classroom or test accommodations,
please see me as soon as possible during a scheduled office hour. If you have not already done so,
please register with the Center for Disability Services (located in Parks 267 right across from the
bookstore). This office is responsible for coordinating accommodations and services for students with
disabilities.

Most EvCC students are eligible for EvCC’s free Tutoring Services (Rainier Hall 119, phone: 388-
9356). Contact the center early during the quarter to ask for a French tutor if you feel that you are
falling behind.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
In order to receive full credit for the course, the following will be mandatory:
1 – Class attendance: It is mandatory. Your presence in class IS VITAL to achieve these goals. I
expect to see you arrive in class on time and to see everyone there, prepared to participate in the
day's activities. Attendance is mandatory and part of your final grade (15%).
We work at a pace three times as fast as high school language classes. If you miss a day, you have
missed a lot of work. BE THERE!!
All students are responsible for all the material covered in class at all times. You are responsible for
all the material covered in class at all times. If you are absent, (a) check with another student on
work assigned while you were gone, (b) contact me as soon as possible, and (c) make up work if
allowed. Illness or a similar emergency constitutes the only excused absences.
2 – Class participation: conversations, drills and interviews with classmates. The participation
portion of the final grade is determined by your active participation in the form of questions, answers,
comments and interviews in French. However, DON'T BE AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES. We all
do!
3 – Assigned exercises: Every day as we go along with the text material, you will be assigned a
worksheet with a few exercises that will be due the next day. They will be collected and graded then.
No late worksheet will be accepted.
4- Oral performances: Throughout the quarter, we will have graded oral performances, either as
dialogues, interviews, or a play. I will drop the lowest oral grade, but interviews and other oral
works that take place, only in class, cannot be made up.

5 – Tests: A test will be given after Unités (0+1), (2), (3 + 4), (5), and a comprehensive Final will
include all unités, including Unité 6. Tests and Final will cover all grammatical structures and new
words. Dates are posted on the calendar.

Remark: Even though I will drop the lowest score from one of the first 4 tests (not the final),
you are expected to take each test.

MAKE-UP TESTS: No make-up for a test or quiz will be granted unless you contact me prior to
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 your absence with a valid reason. If your absence is justified, I will make the necessary
arrangements with you so that you can make up the test or quiz you missed.

GRADES:
15% Attendance
10%: Participation
30%: 3 best tests from test 1, test 2, test 3, test 4.
20% test 5
15%: Oral tests
10%: Assigned exercises

You will not be graded on a curve, so you are not competing with classmates for a limited number of
high grades.

100%-94% = A 85%-82% = B 74%-72% = C 64%-62% = D

93%-90% = A- 81%-79% = B- 71%-69% = C- 61%-59% = D-
89%-86% = B+ 75%-78% = C+ 68%-65% = D+ 58% or less = F

QUARTER SCHEDULE:

Semaine 1: Sept 24 – Sept 27 Unités 0 + 1

Semaine 2: Oct 1 – Oct 4 Unité 1; Test 1 on Unités 0+ 1 (Oct 4)
Semaine 3: Oct 8 – Oct 11 Unité 2
Semaine 4: Oct 15 – Oct 18 Unité 2; Test 2 on Unité 2 (Oct 18)
Semaine 5: Oct 22 – Oct 25 Unité 3
Semaine 6: Oct 29 – Oct 31 Unité 4 Test 3 on Unités 3+4 (Oct 31)
Semaine 7: Nov 5 – Nov 8 Unité 5
*Semaine 8: Nov 13 – Nov 15 Unité 5 Test 4 on Unité 5 (Nov 15);
**Semaine 9: Nov 19 – Nov 20 Unité 6
Semaine 10: Nov 26 – Nov 29 Unité 6
Semaine 11: Dec 3- Dec 6 Review and Test 5 on Unité 6 (Dec 6)

* No class on Nov 12 (because Nov 11 is a Sunday)

** No class on Nov 19 and Nov 20 (Thanksgiving)