French Courses

10% Devoirs quotidiens [Daily Homework in Workbook/Lab Manual]
10% Activité orale Internet [Internet Activity Presentation]
20% Participation orale [In-class Performance]

10% Interrogations vocabulaire/grammaire [Vocabulary/Grammar Checks]
30% Partiels (2) [Midterms (2)]
20% Examen final [Final Exam]

Grading Scale:
A  93-100	B+ 88-89	B-  80-82	C  73-77	D+ 68-69	E  64-0
A- 90-92	B   83-87	C+ 78-79	C- 70-72	D   65-67

Devoirs Quotidiens [Daily Homework]

Homework for this course includes Chapters 7 through 11 from the Workbook/Lab Manual. Complete the writing and listening activities. If you do not purchase the Audio Lab CD, access the 'Partie orale' listening passages from the OSU Digital Language Lab at this Web site: http://telr.osu.edu/languagelab/ You must have your OSU username and password to access the digital lab. After completing the written and listening activities, use the answer to grade your work. To receive full credit, you are required to grade with a different color ink to make your corrections visible. Homework is due as indicated on the schedule or by your instructor.

All homework assignments will be graded on this 10-point scale.
Your instructor is not obligated to accept any late work.

Description	Points
All discrete point* and aural exercises completed. Open-ended exercises** completed and done well. (Student has made a serious attempt at completing open-ended exercises). Very few errors for this level. Work submitted on time.	9 - 10
All discrete point and aural exercises completed. Open-ended exercises mostly completed, fairly well done, with some errors that could be avoided at this level.	7 - 8
Discrete point and aural exercises incomplete. Open-ended exercises incomplete, not well done, with significant errors that could be avoided at this level. (Student has not made a serious attempt at completing open-ended exercises).	4 - 6
Too many incomplete exercises. Open-ended exercises very poorly done, too many errors for this level. (Student has not made a serious attempt at completing open-ended exercises).	0 - 3

*Discrete point exercises refer to written exercises (generally multiple-choice) that focus on individual and specific grammar items in a more meaningful-like manner.
**Open-ended exercises refer to written exercises that require students to use a variety of grammar items in a more communicative, free-response-like manner.

Activité Internet [Internet Activity Presentation]

Each student will give a five-minute class presentation in French about a French or Francophone Web site related to the cultural themes from Invitation. You will receive a handout detailing the requirements for this assignment.

Présence / Participation Orale [Attendance and In-class Performance]

Regular attendance and participation in class activities are essential to be a successful language learner. In order to progress in understanding and speaking French, you must hear and speak it on a regular basis. Therefore, you must prepare carefully for class by completing all assignments in advance. You will be asked to volunteer often and participate actively. Try to speak French at all times, even during partner and small group work. Concentrate on using the vocabulary at hand to enrich your expression. Finally, group discussion is encouraged; arrange the desks in a semi-circle before class begins and do not feel the need to be called on before speaking. The following scale is used to assess your performance grade:

Performance Grade

Rubric	Points
Volunteers frequently, speaks well for level, is well prepared for class. Contributes ideas and opinions to class. Participates well in small group work. Speaks French to classmates, attends class regularly, always on time.	18 - 20
Volunteers occasionally, speaking needs some improvement, is not always prepared, sometimes contributes ideas to class, mostly participates in small group work. Needs to be reminded to use French with classmates, sometimes late for class.	15 - 17
Speaks only when spoken to, listens passively. Uses English too often. Contributes little to group discussions/work. Does not attend class regularly. Often late for class.	12 - 14
Does not participate efficiently either because of class performance or repeated unexcused absences or tardiness.	0 - 11

You will receive a 20 pt. performance grade approximately once a week. These scores will be averaged at the end of the quarter to obtain your final participation grade for the course. As you receive each grade, try to follow any suggestions from your instructor so that you can improve your performance grades as the quarter progresses.

As a reminder, unexcused absences (i.e., without a written medical excuse) or tardiness will result in a lower performance grade. If you are absent, logically, you cannot be there to contribute to classroom discussions and activities.

Absences

Makeup work will be permitted only when the instructor is presented with acceptable documentation for acceptable absences. It is your responsibility to notify your instructor of any excused absence as far in advance as possible. Legitimate excused absences must be accompanied by dated written documentation in the form of: an official letter or note from a doctor with contact phone number, letter on letterhead from the company/establishment of the career interview, death notice/obituary, program from funeral, official note from OSU coach/advisor, and so on. When in doubt of the kind of documentation needed, please ask your instructor.

Some examples of ACCEPTABLE excuses include:

• Emergency/extreme situations such as illness, family medical emergency, or death in the family
• A career interview that cannot be rescheduled outside of class time
• Governmental duties such as subpoenas, jury duty, and military service

Some examples of UNACCEPTABLE excuses include:

• Family vacations
• Conflicts with work schedule (You are a student first at OSU. Instructors expect students’ class schedule/performance to take precedence over work schedules.)
• Athletic/recreational activities that are not affiliated with OSU
• Note from Student Health Services that indicates "The patient was not seen here during this condition..."

Interrogations Vocabulaire / Grammaire [Vocabulary / Grammar Checks]

There will be a total of 11 vocabulary and/or grammar checks, worth 10 pts. each, throughout the quarter, as indicated on the schedule. The purpose of these checks is to verify that students have prepared the lesson for the day by reading the day’s lesson the night before. Thus, these checks are not meant to be difficult. You should be able to do well if you have read the material on your own the night before. In order to prepare for the vocabulary checks, study the words presented in the Point de départ section of the text. For the grammar checks, review material from the relevant Exploration sections of the current chapter. Each check will take no more than 5 minutes of class time. At the end of the quarter, you may drop your lowest grade. Makeup checks will not be administered.

Exams

Partiels [Midterms]

You will have two midterms, each one hour in length, covering Chapters 7 & 8 and 9 & 10 respectively. To prepare for the midterms, attend class regularly, complete all homework on time, and participate in class as best you can. Your instructor will provide you with more information about the midterms at a later date.

Your exams will be returned to you to go over during class but you must return them to your instructor at the end of class.

Examen Final [Final Exam]

The final exam will be comprehensive (covering Chapters 7 thru 11); however, the exam will be weighted more heavily towards Chapter 11. The exam will take place during Final Exam Week based on the University Final Exam Schedule. Note the date and time of your exam in the space below:

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Makeup Exams

Makeup exams are given only for emergency/extreme conditions with the proper documentation.* Students who are absent on the day of the exam for an excusable reason* should contact the instructor to make up the exam immediately following their absence. Students who know in advance that they must be absent on an exam day for an excusable reason* should make arrangements with the instructor to take the exam prior to the exam day. If a student is absent on the day of the exam for an unexcused reason, he/she will receive a zero on the exam. Exams must be made up within 3 days. If an exam is not made up by then, the instructor will not administer a makeup exam. After 3 days, the Language Program Director (wong.240@osu.edu) will determine whether a student may make up an exam.

* See Absences above

"Grade Tracker"

On the first day of class, your instructor will provide you with a document called 'Student Tracking of Grades'. Use this form to record your progress throughout the quarter.

E-Mail

You are expected to check your e-mail frequently as your instructor may send you important messages at any time throughout the quarter.

Typing Accents in French

If you are required to hand in any typed assignments in French, the following Web site explains how to enter French accent marks on the computer:
http://frit.osu.edu/resources/french/fr_accents.cfm

This site may be printed out for ease of use. It is considered a spelling error if you do not type in accents as required.

Activities

French Club

You are encouraged to join the French Club; the group attends French films together, organizes French meals and meets regularly to have discussions. Your instructor will provide you with more information or you may contact the Department of French and Italian at 292-4938.

Café

We encourage you throughout your academic career at OSU to participate in Café +, an inter-level French conversation table sponsored and led by FIGSA (French and Italian Graduate Student Association). Café + meets on a weekly basis and invites French speakers of all levels to get together over coffee and practice French conversational skills in a casual and friendly environment. Topics of discussion are diverse and generally follow the interests of the students in attendance. Café + meets in the Crane Café in Hagerty Hall. (Just look for the reserved tables to find the group.) This is an excellent opportunity to improve your speaking skills and enlarge your French vocabulary in a casual, real-world setting! Your instructor will provide you with this quarter’s Café + meeting days and times when they are made available, or you may contact the Department of French and Italian at 292-4938.

Resources

French Resources

The French channel TV5 is available on dormitory televisions as optional channel 606: http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/programmes/accueil_continent.php

The Crane Café is open in the Hagerty Hall World Media and Culture Center. For information please visit this site: http://wmcc.osu.edu/cranecafe.htm Students can access international television broadcasts in a comfortable café setting, with state-of-the-art overhead speakers for access to audio transmissions.

Please visit the Departmental Web site to learn more about French resources (films, restaurants, clubs) in this area along with links to Francophone sites in categories such as government, press, business, and culture. In addition, the Departmental site gives detailed information about studying French beyond the 100-level. Information pertaining to studying abroad can be found at the Office of International Affairs Web site: http://oie.osu.edu/

You may also find helpful activities and useful links at the Invitation Web site.

Disability Services

Students with disabilities who require accommodations for access and participation in this course must be registered with the Office for Disability Services (ODS). Please contact ODS at (614) 292-3307 or (614) 292-0901 (TDD). Students should also contact their instructor as soon as possible to explore potential accommodations.

Academic Misconduct:

Students enrolled in courses at The Ohio State University are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic conduct. All suspected cases of misconduct will be reported to the Committee on Academic Misconduct as required by University rules. Examples of academic misconduct in this course include but are not limited to the following:

• Copying work or otherwise turning in written work that is not original to you. Cheating in this case applies both to the copier and the person who allows his or her work to be copied.
• Copying answers directly from the answer key (as opposed to doing the assignment first and then correcting mistakes from the answer key) on workbook assignments.
• Having someone else do or write your assignments for you.
• Using a translator in any way to complete compositions, presentations or other assignments.
• Having anyone other than your instructor help you with your compositions or presentations. Tutors may answer questions about assignments from the workbook or textbook, but they may not help with compositions or presentations.
• Receiving or passing exam information to other students before, during or after the exam. Cheating in this case applies both to the receiver of the exam information and the person who gives the information.
• Alteration of university forms used to drop or add courses to a program, or unauthorized use of those forms including the forging of signatures.
• Use of any unauthorized aids on exams (e.g., cheat sheets, textbook, etc) is strictly prohibited.
• Presenting the same Web site for the Activité internet that you presented in a previous French course.

Students are responsible for understanding what constitutes academic dishonesty. For more information on this topic, consult the Ohio State University's policy on Academic Misconduct at: http://oaa.osu.edu/coam/home.html

All suspected cases of academic misconduct will be reported to the Committee on Academic Misconduct as required by University rules.

In its classrooms, the Department of French and Italian maintains a positive learning environment free from all harmful forms of discrimination. You are expected to adhere to this policy.