Elementary French II
 
  
FLF 102
    Section 006    Spring, 2006

Tuesdays and Thursdays  6:00-7:15 pm  

Dr. Dwight Stephens  

Office: 145B 1911 Building

Phone: 515-9306   dstephens@ncsu.edu

                                                            

Class Schedule

DATE

GRAMMAR
Pages bleues

PRACTICE
Pages blanches

VOCABULARY


COMPOSITION

T 1/10

Introduction.  Read Information.

Th 1/12

6.1-2, pp. 213-216


Verbs, pp. 211-212

First draft of composition one

T 1/17

6.3-4, pp. 217-219

Ch. 6: 199-201

Nouns, pp.211-212

Second draft, composition one

Th 1/19

6.5-6, pp. 219-223

Ch. 6: 202-205

Adjectives and expressions

Third draft, composition one

T 1/24

6.7-8, pp. 223-225

Ch. 6: 206-210

Vocabulary Quiz

Fourth draft, composition one

Th 1/26

Finish Ch. 6, review for Exam One. Composition One due before 6pm

T 1/31

Examen Un: Chapitre Six

Th 2/2

7.1-2, pp. 249-252

Ch. 7: 230-233

Vocabulary, p.246

First draft, composition 2

T 2/7

7.3-4, pp. 252-256

Ch. 7: 234-240

Vocabulary, pp. 247-248

Draft 2b

Th 2/9

7.5-6, pp. 256-258

Ch. 7: 240-245

Vocabulary Quiz

Draft 2c

T 2/14

Finish Ch. 7

Oral Quiz

Review for exam 2

Composition 2 due

Th 2/16

Examen Deux: Chapitre Sept

T 2/21

8.1-2, pp. 277-279

Ch. 8: 260-263

Vocabulary, pp. 275-276, up to "Préoccupations
environnementales"

Draft 3a

Th 2/23

8.3-4, pp. 280-282

Ch. 8: 264-266

Vocabulary, p. 276

Draft 3b

T 2/28

8.5-6, pp. 283-286

Ch. 8: 267-275

Vocabulary Quiz

Draft 3c

Th 3/2

Finish Chapter 8

Examen Trois, Chapitre 8

Composition 3 due

3/6-3/10        

Spring Break

Pas de classes

T 3/14

9.1-2, pp. 309-311

Ch. 9: 290-294

Learn vocabulary, pp. 307 up to Le travail

Composition 4a

Th 3/16

9.3-4, pp. 311-313

Ch. 9: 295-300

Le travail > p. 308 end.

Draft 4b

T 3/21

9.5: 313-316

Ch. 9: 300-306

Vocabulary Quiz

Draft 4c

Th 3/23

Examen Quatre, Chapitre Neuf

Composition 4 due

Week of March 27-31: the film Amélie will be shown in the Media Center of D. H. Hill Library (second floor, Erdhal-Cloyd Wing) Monday through Thursday at 4pm and 7pm.  See the movie at one of these times. You might also rent it and watch it a couple of times.  It's worth it. Here's a text on Amélie:  ameliecomp.html   Read it and prepare short answers to these questions:
1. Quel est le problème d'Amélie?  2. Pourquoi ne jouait-elle pas avec les autres quand
elle était petite?  3.  Qu'est-ce qui a changé sa vie?  4.  Qu'est-ce qu'elle a décidé de faire?
5. Qu'est-ce que l'homme de verre lui a appris?
Send answers via email attachment before Saturday, April 8.  

T 3/28

10.1-2, pp. 335-339 Ch. 10: 318-321 Vocabulary, pp. 333-334 Draft 5a
Th 3/30 10.3-4, pp. 340-342 Ch. 10: 322-328 Vocabulary, pp. 333-334 Draft 5b
T 4/4 10.5-6, pp. 342-346 Ch. 10: 328-332 Vocabulary Quiz Draft 5c
Th 4/6

Pas de classe. Send in final version of Composition 5 and review for Examen 5

T 4/11

Examen 5: Chapitre 10

Th 4/13 Pas de classe: vacances de Pâques
T 4/18 Révision
Th 4/20 Révision
T 4/25 Partie orale de l’examen final
Th 4/27 Partie orale de l’examen final
Tu 5/2 Examen final écrit, 6-9pm, HA 233.

Internet resources

Pronunciation of vowels:  
http://phonetique.free.fr/alpha.htm

Learning to distinguish and discriminate vowels:
http://phonetique.free.fr/indexphonvoy.htm 

Basic oral French (You must use Internet Explorer for this site)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/talk/greetings/
The menu on the left has videos and practice for these categories:
Greetings
Introductions

Where from?
Family
Where you live
Eat and drink
Directions
Shopping
Leisure

Vocabulary and pronunciation    
http://www.languageguide.org/francais/
Holding your cursor over any of the drawings will yield audio pronunciation.  Repeat often and many times.

An online French-English-French Dictionary:     
http://www.wordreference.com/fr/index.htm

Start getting familiar with using this. Plug in a few words you know in English and in French to see how the results are organized.

French for Americans:  Important advice for students of the language, with many very helpful tips
http://www.signiform.com/french/ff.htm

An instant verb conjugator:   
http://www.pomme.ualberta.ca/devoir/

Type in the verb you want to study and practice the present tense. This is excellent for reviewing for exams.

Grammar explanations, practice, and review:
http://french.about.com/ 
Type in the topic you want.