FREN 2200 / FRAN 2050 FRENCH FOR READING KNOWLEDGE at UNC Charlotte
FREN 2200,001/FRAN 2050,001 Fall 2018 TR 4:00-5:15 COED 168
Katherine Stephenson COED 458 No Office Phone
Office hours: TWR 1:45-2:10, MW3:50-4:20, TR5:20-5:45 & by appt.
ksstephe@uncc.edu
http://pages.charlotte.edu/katherine-stephenson/courses/french-for-reading-knowledge
Syllabus last revised Nov. 19, 2018
21 Aug.: Orientation, Chapter 1: begin Ch. 1 Exercises, submit before class on Aug. 23 on Canvas [see Canvas Student Tutorial]; Introduction to Language Resource Center; See also Tex’s French Grammar, Introduction to determiners, Definite Articles, Indefinite Articles
23 Aug.: Ch. 2; Ch. 2 Exercises [submitted before class on Canvas]; Tests 1A & 1B (211-214) [submitted before class]
27 Aug.: Last day to add/drop a class or change grade type to P/F or Audit
28 Aug.: Tests 2A & 2B (215-218) [submitted before class]; Ch.3; Ch. 3 Exercises [submitted before class]; see Verb Chart
30 Aug.: Tests 3A & 3B (219-222) [submitted before class]; Guided Reading and Translation:“Le retour au pays natal”, includes Ch. 17, ex. D & E (168-72)
4 Sept.: Ch. 4; Ch. 4A Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (34-35)
6 Sept.: Ch. 4; Test 4A (223-224), Ch. 4B Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (40); Translation: “Un Mystère mathématique” (41); Essen. Word Review I
11 Sept.: Test 4B (223-226) [submitted before class]; Ch. 5; Ch. 5 Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (49-51); Fill out Verb Worksheet for tenir; Trns: “La Gravitation” (49-50)
13-17 Sept.: University closed due to Hurricane Florence
18 Sept.: Test 5 (227-228) [submitted before class]; Ch. 6; Ch. 6 Exercises [submitted before class]; see Verb Tenses (regular verbs, future, conditional); Readings (59-63); see trns of “Le calcul des probabilités” (59-61)
20 Sept.: Test 6 (229-230) [submitted before class]; Guided Reading and Translation: Maximes et pensées diverses I
25 Sept.: Ch. 7; Ch. 7 Exercises [submitted before class]; see Verb Tenses (imperfect); Readings (70-72); Trns: “Le Promeneur solitaire” (70-71)
27 Sept.: No class
2 Oct.: Test 7 (231-232) [submitted before class]; Guided Reading and Translation: “Barbara”
4 Oct.: Ch. 8; Ch. 8 Exercises [submitted before class]; see L’ordre des pronoms, House of Etre, and Verb Tenses (compound past tense, pluperfect, future perfect); Readings (80-82); Trns: “La Mer” (81-82); Essen. Word Review II
8-9 Oct.: Fall recess
11 Oct.: University closed, Hurricane Michael
16 Oct.: Test 8 (233-234) [submitted before class]; Ch. 9; Ch. 9 Exercises [submitted before class]; see Le Comparatif; see Verb Tenses (present participle); Readings (92-94); Guided Reading and Translation: “L’Etranger”
18 Oct.: Test 9 (235-236) [submitted before class]; Ch. 10; Ch. 10 Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (104-106); Trns: “La Suisse” (92)
22 Oct.: Last day to drop class/es with a “W”
23 Oct.: Test 10 (237-238) [submitted before class]; Ch. 11; Ch. 11 Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (113-115); see trns of “Superficies des figures planes” (104-105); Guided Reading and Translation: Maximes et pensées diverses II
25 Oct.: Test 11 (239-240) [submitted before class]; Ch. 12; Ch. 12 Exercises [submitted before class]; see Verb Tenses (past definite); Readings (122-125); Guided Reading and Translation: “Le nouveau monde: Impressions d’un Français” (103-04)
30 Oct.: Test 12 (241-242) [submitted before class]; Ch. 13; Ch. 13 Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (132-135); see trns of “La Guerre d’Amérique” (122-123); Essen. Word Review III; Trns: “Sociologie” (114-115)
1 Nov.: Test 13 (243-244) [submitted before class]; Ch. 14; Ch. 14 Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (141-145); Trns: “Le corbeau et le renard”
6 Nov.: Test 14 (245-246) [submitted before class]; Ch. 15; Ch. 15 Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (150-152); Guided Reading and Translation: “Histoire d’un bon bramin”
8 Nov.: Test 15 (247-248) [submitted before class]; Trns: “Candide ou l’optimisme” (133-134)
13 Nov.: Ch. 16; Ch. 16 Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (158-161); Guided Reading and Translation: “Oscar et Erick” homework (Oscar et Erick text)
15 Nov.: Test 16 (249-250) [submitted before class]; see trns of “Une Critique de Thomas Wolfe” (150-151); Ch. 17; Ch. 17 Exercises [submitted before class]; Readings (172-174); Trns: “Ces animaux qui nous gouvernent”
20 Nov.: Test 17 (251-252) [submitted before class]; Guided Reading and Translation:
“Le Horla I” (Le Horla Text 190-197); Essential Word Review IV; see trns of “L’Entrée de Napoléon à Moscou” (159-160 [lines 40-56])
21-23 Nov.: Thanksgiving Break
27 Nov.: Guided Reading and Translation: “Le Horla II” (190-197); compare with the film “Gothika” (see Announcements page for written extra-credit exercise)
29 Nov.: Trns: “Avantages réels de la société américaine” (179); “Peanuts”; See trns of “L’Islam” (172-173)
4 Dec.: “Lucky Luke”; Review
6 Dec.: Reading Day
13 Dec.: FINAL EXAM Thurs. 2:00-4:30 COED 168