FLF401

FLF 401
French for Reading & Translation
Fall Semester 2010

Time: TH 1:30-2:45
Room: Withers Hall 145
Instructor: Dr. Dudley M. Marchi
Office: 319 Withers Hall
Phone: 515-9283 / Homepage
Email: dmm@ncsu.edu

Office Hours: MW 10-12 & 1-3 / TH 10-12
Required Materials:

Sandberg and Tatham, French for Reading
[Prentice Hall, 1968 - ISBN 0-13-331603 - 3]

Reading French - Supplementary Materials [Provided by Instructor]

File folder for handouts

Course Bulletin Board

Recommended Materials:
The Pocket Oxford Hachette French Dictionary

Le Nouveau Bescherelle: L'art de Conjuger 12,000 verbes (Hatier)
English Grammar for Students of French (Olivia & Hill Press)
Essential French Grammar (Dover Books)

Course Information:

This course trains students in the reading proficiency of French. Students cover the grammatical material in the course textbook, read and translate excerpts from scholarly publications, take practice exams, and take an end of the semester certification exam. Each student will locate an article in his or her general field of study and submit to instructor in electronic format in early October. We will work on translating portions of these articles later in the semester. Please review the Graduate Certification information as necessary.
Resource for Locating Scholarly Publications: Scholarly Journal Archive & Research Librarian - Ms. Cindy Levine

Class time will be spent (1) taking a short quiz on the given material, (2) doing reinforcement exercises, (3) clarifying the grammatical material, (4) translating reading passages. Assignments are to be prepared before coming to class for the given day. We will use the supplementary materials in class.

Graduate students should register for the course as "audit" or "credit only." Attendance is required. Absences in excess of two is inadvisable. The key to success is consistency. Keep up with the assignments and attend class. If you do need to miss class, please notify me via email before the class period. At the end of the course students will take the certification exam. Graduate certification is given on passing the exam, not taking the course.

There are generally a wide range of student abilities in this
course; my responsibility is to accommodate all of them.

The certification exam consists of translating: (1) sentences containing fundamental grammatical structures, verb tenses, idiomatic expressions, and vocabulary; (2) a portion of a scholarly article in the student’s general research area. Students are not expected to do polished translations, but are to demonstrate reading proficiency through reasonably accomplished translation.

8/19      Introduction
8/24      Chapter 1 / 1-16
8/26      Chapter 2 / 17-39
8/31      Chapter 3 / 39-59
9/2        Chapter 4 / 59-73
9/07      Chapter 5 / 74-91
9/09      Chapter 6 / 92-112
9/14      Chapter 7 / 113-132
9/16      Chapter 8 / 133-153
9/21      Chapter 9 / 154-171
9/23      Chapter 10 / 172-194
9/28      Chapter 11 / 195-217
9/30      Chapter 12 / 218-231 [Field Trip]
10/05    Chapter 12 / 231-242 [Articles Due]
10/12    Chapter 13 / 243-256
10/14    Chapter 13 / 256-272
10/19    Chapter 14 / 273-289
10/21    Chapter 15 / 290-311
10/26    Chapter 16 / 312-337 [Take Home Practice Exam]
10/28    Movie Day!
11/02    Correct Practice Exam
11/04    Chapter 17 / 338-363
11/09    Chapter 18 / 364-383
11/11    Chapter 19 / 384-408
11/16    Chapter 20 / 409-424
11/18    Chapter 21 / 425-436
11/23    Review
11/30    Review
12/02    Review

Certification Exam: By the end of the semester, I will determine which students are adequately prepared to take the certification exam during the scheduled exam time. The exam date as listed on the Registration & Records exam schedule is: TBA and will be administered in our regular classroom. The exam generally takes between 2-3 hours. I will notify students of the results via email within a week. If a student has not passed, then there will be a consultation, the setting up of a plan of study, and a new exam date. Otherwise, I will send a letter of certification to the necessary units, and the student's records will be updated accordingly. Evaluation Rubric.

Repetitio mater studorum est . . .

Other Course Policies:

Academic Integrity: Students are expected to work within the letter and spirit of the NC State Code of Student Conduct. Please read the following carefully by the end of the first week of classes: Code of Student Conduct. For an academic integrity violation: there will be a zero for the assignment, final grade will be reduced by one letter grade, and a report will be filed with the Office of Student Conduct. For a second violation: the student will automatically fail the course, and a second report will be filed with the Office of Student Conduct.
Disability Policy: Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. Please register as necessary with the Office of Disability Services for Students at 1900 Student Health Center, Campus Box 7509, 515-7653. For details, please see: Office of Disability Services for Students. If you already have an accommodation letter from DSS, please schedule an appointment with me during the first week of classes to discuss your accommodation.
Diversity Policy: This course fosters free and open dialogue, the acceptance and discussion of different opinions, and mutual respect among class members. Please consult NC State Policies on Non-Discrimination.