Georgia Institute of Technology
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Dr. Cottille-Foley |
Ressources:
Annie Ernaux, La Place (Gallimard)
Monique Larue, Copies Conformes (Denoel)
Maryse Condé, Moi Tituba (Gallimard)
Marie Ndiaye, La Sorcière (Minuit)
Amélie Nothomb, Hygiène de l'Assassin (Seuil)Tools:
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Your syllabus and detailed assignments at http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~nc44/.
Recommandé mais pas obligatoire:
Larousse Chambers Français Anglais English French CD Rom PC
Petit Larousse sur Cd-RomOrganisation du cours
The main feature of this class is reading, as you may expect. Reading a foreign language is an efficient way to become more proficient in that language. It also allows you to discover the culture(s) where that language is spoken. It will help you develop all 4 skills: not only reading, but also writing, speaking and listening. You will write essays, which will improve your writing skills and help you use the words you discover during your reading, helping you make the transition from passive understanding to an active use of the language. This is turn will translate in improving your speech as well as your oral comprehension.
You will be asked to read for each class. Failing to read the texts would sabotage you from the start, so make sure you plan your readings in advance. Don't expect to be able to read 30-50 pages the night before we meet. It would set you up for failure and frustration. Try to read between 12 and 20 pages at a time, on a daily basis — and enjoy it! All page numbers are clearly indicated on the syllabus. I would suggest that you try to get some of those readings done in advance, when you still have the time.
On Mondays, you will have a quiz. Each day of class, you will participate in group discussions as well as class discussions. Once again, make sure that you have read the texts to be ready to engage in such discussions. Via these discussions, you will have the opportunity to improve your oral skills.
Evaluation
Participation: 20%
Quizzes: 30%
Exam 1: 20%
Final Project: 30%Participation. You are expected to volunteer and be eager to participate. Above all, you are expected to speak FRENCH ONLY. Leave the English language at the door. There are 168 hours in a week. We meet three hours a week, i.e., a 56th of your time! Now, if you don't use the opportunities you have, or if you use English among yourselves instead of French, you further reduce the time you have to speak French! Class participation will be graded on how much you speak, not how well you speak. So don't worry and just speak up!
Homework. Make sure you do the readings on time and that you are present on the day of the quiz. There will be no make-ups for quizzes or exams.
More than two absences will affect the final course grade. 1.5 points will be substracted for each daily absence in excess of two. Please arrive to class on time. If I already called the roll, you will be marked absent, unless you tell me after class, in which case you will be marked late.
Do make sure you arrive on time. Not only do you lose points for coming in late, but also, you lose participation points (5 minutes late means 10% of the class, 20% of the "talking time," thus minus 20 points for participation that day).
Hopefully, you will love this class so much that you won't want to miss a minute of it...
Calendrier
Make sure now that you will be able to attend all exams as no make-up tests of examinations will be given without an official excuse (a written medical excuse or the permission of a Dean).
Homework is to be done before coming to class.
18 aoutIntroduction |
20 aout
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25 aout
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1er septembre
No class |
3 septembreLire: jusqu'à p.84. Fin du 1er chapitre, IIème partie.
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9 septembre
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10 septembre
Discussion |
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15 septembre
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22 septembre
Lire: jusqu'à la fin du roman. There will be a quiz at the beg of class. Make sure you arrive on time. You can prepare yourself to the quiz by answering the questions I wrote for you. The questions will also help guide your reading of the text. |
24 septembre
Lire: jusqu'à la fin du roman. Chat: Answer to online questions, Larue day 7. Meet with a class partner in one of our WebCT chat rooms (chat rooms 1 thru 4. The general chat will NOT be recorded, don't meet in the general chat). Answer and discuss the questions. It will be graded. |
26 septembreEXAMEN |
29 septembre
Lire: jusqu'à la page61, "d'un joli geste volontaire." There will be a quiz at the beg of class. Make sure you arrive on time. You can prepare yourself to the quiz by answering the questions I wrote for you. The questions will also help guide your reading of the text.
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1er octobre
Discussion |
3 octobre
Discussion |
6 octobre
Lire: jusqu'à la page 105, "pensai-je alors, soudain glacée." There will be a quiz at the beg of class. Make sure you arrive on time. You can prepare yourself to the quiz by answering the questions I wrote for you. The questions will also help guide your reading of the text. |
8 octobre
Discussion |
10 octobre
Discussion |
13 octobre
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15 octobre
Lire: jusqu'à la page 158, "vive la Santé Spirituelle." There will be a quiz at the beg of class. Make sure you arrive on time. You can prepare yourself to the quiz by answering the questions I wrote for you. The questions will also help guide your reading of the text. |
17 octobre
Discussion |
20 octobre
Lire: jusqu'à la fin du roman. There will be a quiz at the beg of class. Make sure you arrive on time. You can prepare yourself to the quiz by answering the questions I wrote for you. The questions will also help guide your reading of the text. |
22 octobre
Discussion |
24 octobre
Discussion |
27 octobre
Lire: Les deux premiers chapitres. Jusqu'à "Le gras lui servait de napalm, l'alexandra d'arme chimique. Ce soir-là, il se frotta les mains comme un stratège heureux". There will be a quiz at the beg of class. Make sure you arrive on time. You can prepare yourself to the quiz by answering the questions I wrote for you. The questions will also help guide your reading of the text. |
29 octobre
Discussion |
31 octobre
Discussion |
3 novembre
Lire: Le quatrième chapitre. Jusqu'à "Pour moi, depuis ce matin, il n'y a plus de Tach. Il sera toujours le gros. On ne devrait jamais rencontrer les écrivains." There will be a quiz at the beg of class. Make sure you arrive on time. You can prepare yourself to the quiz by answering the questions I wrote for you. The questions will also help guide your reading of the text. |
5 novembre
Discussion Essai: Answer to online questions, Nothomb day 3. Type or write your answers, and turn the work in at the beginning of class (leave it on my desk as you come in). It will be graded. |
7 novembre
Discussion |
10 novembre
Lire: "Je vous interdis de juger mes parents. Et je ne vois franchement pas ce que Prétextat a de si drôle. C'est un prénom chrétien." There will be a quiz at the beg of class. Make sure you arrive on time. You can prepare yourself to the quiz by answering the questions I wrote for you. The questions will also help guide your reading of the text. |
12 novembre
Discussion |
14 novembre
Discussion |
17 novembre
Lire: Jusqu'à la fin du roman There will be a quiz at the beg of class. Make sure you arrive on time. You can prepare yourself to the quiz by answering the questions I wrote for you. The questions will also help guide your reading of the text. |
19 novembre
Discussion |
21 novembre
Discussion |
23 novembre Nouvelle de Marie NDiaye: Quiz Discussion |
26 novembreNouvelle de Marie NDiaye: Discussion |
28 novembreNo school |
1er décembreNouvelle de Marie NDiaye:
NO HOMEWORK - ATTENDANCE WILL COUNT |
3 décembre
NO HOMEWORK - ATTENDANCE WILL COUNT |
5 décembreActivités de discussion NO HOMEWORK - ATTENDANCE WILL COUNT |
Merci d'avoir été mes étudiants et d'avoir partagé avec moi les plaisirs de la littérature française contemporaine. Passez de très bonnes vacances. Votre prof de français. |
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