Patricia Kyle

Emphasis on basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the novice level of proficiency. Designed for students with no prior coursework in French.

Taught online with established deadlines. Online activities and exams may be scheduled. Go to http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tower/online/courses/ for additional information and to test your computer and internet connectivity.

Emphasis on basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the novice to intermediate levels of proficiency. Designed novice level proficiency and prior French coursework. Prerequisite: French 406 with a grade of at least C.

Taught online with established deadlines. Online activities and exams may be scheduled. Go to http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tower/online/courses/ for additional information and to test your computer and internet connectivity.

French 317C | Summer 2017                                                

Course description

Bienvenue! Enhancing French Skills is an advanced intermediate course that continues the development of your communication abilities in French by practicing the four basic skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading.  In this course, you will expand your knowledge of the French language and culture through the daily use of authentic documents, such as songs, cultural readings, interviews, videos, and websites.  This course fulfills the prerequisite requirements for French 320E and 324L.  Prerequisite: French 611C with a grade of at least C (not a C-).

Required materials (go to Canvas for information on how to purchase):

• Textbook: Roesch et Rolle-Harold. La France au quotidien. 4^th ed. Presses universitaires de Grenoble: 2012
• Textbook:  Katz.  Contextualized French Grammar. Cengage: 2013
• Course packet (in-class activity manual) available to print for free from course website, chapter by chapter or to purchase at UTCopy in GSB
• Course Website: Enhancing French Skills: http://sites.la.utexas.edu/enhancing-french-skills/

 Recommended

• www.wordreference.com (free online dictionary) 

Grading

The Lower-Division Grading Scale for French is the following:

You must receive a grade of a C or higher (73% or higher) in order to continue on to FR 320E.  A grade of a C- is not sufficient to continue on to FR 320E.

FR317C

Enhancing French Skills is an advanced intermediate course that continues the development of your communication abilities in French by practicing the four basic skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading.  In this course, you will expand your knowledge of the French language and culture through the daily use of authentic documents, such as songs, cultural readings, interviews, videos, and websites.  This course fulfills the prerequisite requirements for French 320E and 324L.  Prerequisite: French 611C with a grade of at least C (not a C-).

Required materials (go to Canvas for information on how to purchase):

• Textbook: Roesch et Rolle-Harold. La France au quotidien. 4th ed. Presses universitaires de Grenoble: 2012
• Textbook:  Katz.  Contextualized French Grammar. Cengage: 2013
• Course packet (in-class activity manual) available to print for free from course website, chapter by chapter or to purchase at UTCopy in GSB
• Course Website : Enhancing French Skills : http://sites.la.utexas.edu/enhancing-french-skills/

  Grading

Assignments and evaluations (35% overall)

• Tex assignments
• Oral assessments
• Homework assignments
• Quizzes

5%

5%

10%

15%

Exams 1-4 (10% each)

 40%

Oral Exam

            10%

Final Exam

15%

TOTAL

100%

The Lower-Division Grading Scale for French is the following:

97-93   A   

92-90   A-   

89-87   B+   

86-83   B   

82-80   B-   

  79-77   C+   

  76-73   C   

  72-70   C-   

  69-67   D+   

  66-63   D   

  62-60   D-   

 Less than 60   F