French 306

Advanced Grammar and Phonetics

Professeur : D. Kress
Tel. 869-5252
Courriel: dkress@centenary.edu
Heures de bureau: 12-1 jeudi, 3:30-4 mercredi

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Texts: Savoir Dire, Diane M. Dansereau, D. C. Heath, 2006.

N. B. In addition to the work in your phonetics text, there will be short writing assignments every day. These writing/grammar assignments will be assigned in class.

The goal of this course is to help students improve their written and spoken French through an intensive study of advanced grammar and phonetics. In this course the student will study all major components of the French sound system: vowels, consonants, intonation, accent, syllabic division, and rhythm. The student will also study all essential elements of the French sentence: verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. The goal of this class is to help students use correct grammatical structures in well-crafted and well pronounced sentences.

Policies

You are expected to come to class prepared every day. Study the material specified on the syllabus or in class! There may be a quiz even though there is not a written assignment.

A language course is different from other courses at the college because you work on oral communication skills. The only place you can work on these skills is in class. Other classes may not require your attendance because you can learn the material from the book; however, there is no substitute for the dynamic interaction that takes place between you and your teacher--a trained language acquisition specialist. For this reason this course has a strong policy on absences.

Your grade in this class will be given as follows:

50% Exams (including the final)
20% Quizzes and homework
20% Poetry
10% Class participation

100%

*You will need to memorize four poems in French. You will be graded on pronunciation and memorization. *There will be four major tests in addition to the final exam.

*Make ups: No make-ups for an unexcused absence are given. In case of excused absences, I may choose not to give a make-up; instead I may choose not to count that quiz or examination.

*Students who have 3 absences will have their final grade lowered one full letter. For additional absences there will be a penalty of 2 points per day before the letter grade is dropped.

EMPLOI DU TEMPS: 

I. Semaine du 27 au 31 août
lundi:
Les organes de la parole et les symboles phonétiques, p. 2-3.
mercredi:
Phrase 1, p. 4-8.
vendredi:
Phrase 1, p. 4-8.

II. Semaine du 3 au 7 septembre
lundi: Labor Day
mercredi: Phrase 2, p. 10-14.
vendredi: Phrase 3, p. 14-17.

III. Semaine du 10 au 14 septembre
lundi: Phrases 4, p. 17-20.
mercredi: Récitation du poème.
vendredi: Examen I

IV. Semaine du 17 au 21 septembre
lundi: Chapitre 2, La Prosodie.
mercredi: La joncture, p. 20-25.
vendredi: L'accent, Le rythme, p. 25-30.

V. Semaine du 24 au 28 septembre
lundi: L'intonation, p. 30-37. La liaison, p. 38-53.
mercredi: La liaison, p. 38-53.
vendredi: Les voyelles et les semi-voyelles, p. 59-61.

VI. Semaine du 1er au 5 octobre
lundi: Récitation du poème.
mercredi: Examen II
vendredi: Chapitre 3, Les voyelles, p. 62.

VII. Semaine du 8 au 12 octobre

lundi: Première série.
mercredi: Deuxième série.
vendredi: Deuxième série.

VIII. Semaine du 15 au 19 octobre
lundi: Troisième série.
mercredi: Récitation du poème.
vendredi: Fall Break.

IX. Semaine du 22 au 26 octobre
lundi: Examen III
mercredi: Chapitre 4, Les voyelles nasales.
vendredi: Les voyelles nasales.

X. Semaine du 29 octobre au 2 novembre
lundi: Les voyelles nasales.
mercredi: Les voyelles nasales.
vendredi: Chapitre 5, Le e muet, p. 137.

XI. Semaine du 5 au 9 novembre
lundi: Chapitre 5, Le e muet.
mercredi: Chapitre 5, Le maintien du e muet.
vendredi: Récitation du poème.

XII. Semaine du 12 au 16 novembre
lundi: Examen IV
mercredi: Chapitre 6, Les semi-voyelles.
vendredi: Chapitre 6, Les semi-voyelles.

Semaine du 19 au 23 novembre   Thanksgiving Break

XIII. Semaine du 26 au 30 novembre
lundi: Chapitre 7, Les consonnes.
mercredi: Chapitre 7, Les consonnes.
vendredi: Les occlusives, p. 208.

XIV. Semaine du 3 au 7 décembre
lundi: Les fricatives, p. 215.
mercredi: Les liquides, p. 224.
vendredi: Les nasales, p. 230.

XV. Semaine du 10 au 14 décembre
lundi: La lettre h, p. 232.
mercredi: Consonnes finales, p. 233.
vendredi Final Exam Week Begins