Appropriate for First Year students.

TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
8:30am-9:20am
8:30am-9:45am
MWF
Th
Callaway Center C202
Callaway Center C202
Lauren Upadhyay. HAL. 41493 TBA.

January 13, 2010- April 26, 2010

Prerequisites: In the departmental sequence, French 102 follows French 101. The course is also open to students who have had some French (two years in high school).

Catalog Description: Every semester. The course is also open to students who have had some French (two years in high school). The second half of the elementary language sequence uses the same immersion method as the first. Students learn French with the video/audio program, French in Action.

Semester Details:

Content: French 102 uses the same video/audio program as French 101, French in Action. Building on material in French 101 or an equivalent first year course at the high school level, French 102 broadens the fundamental skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. As in French 101, classes are conducted entirely in French. French 102 meets FOUR TIMES a week to maximize the development of communicative proficiency in the second language.

Assessment: 40% of the final grade is based on weekly quizzes; 20% of the final grade is based on compositions; 20% of the final grade is based on daily class work; and 20% on two oral examinations.

Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources

  1. Capretz, Pierre. French in Action, Text and Workbook Parts I and II.
  2. Herron, Haight, Knight, Waggener, Rodriguez, Piot.. Oh là là...quelle aventure! Discovering Basic French (website: www.learnfrenchwithjt.com).

Recommended Textbooks, Articles, and Resources

  1. Systeme D (French writing program).

The schedule of courses on O.P.U.S. is the official listing of courses, including days and times they meet and the General Education Requirements they satisfy. Students should use course descriptions as general guidelines. Course requirements, grading details, book lists, and syllabi are subject to change.