FREN 5016: French for Graduate Research
Fall 2008
University of North Texas
Instructor Information
Lawrence Williams
Assistant Professor, French
Director of Curriculum & Assessment
Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Office: LANG 405F
Phone: (940) 565-2404
Course Information
Meeting time – Tuesdays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:50 p.m.
Note: Some class meetings will be held on line in Blackboard. https://ecampus.unt.edu/
Required textbook: Sandberg, K. C., & Tatham, E. C. (1997). French for reading. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0‐13‐331603‐3.
Students with learning disabilities
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures follows the ADA guidelines and related University policies for accommodating students with disabilities. Students who have disabilities that are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act need to be properly registered with the Office of Disability Accommodation (University Union, suite 324; 565-4323). The ODA will issue a Special Accommodation Request Form that the student should present to the instructor within the first week of the semester.
Grading
This course is graded Pass (P) or No Pass (NP). In order to get a grade of Pass (P) in this course, you must get a grade of C or better on all three projects. Each project will be a series of words, sentences, or paragraphs to analyze, summarize, and/or translate. Projects will include a substantial amount of work and will be based on material covered in the required textbook. Since you will be doing these projects at home, in the library, or wherever you choose to do them, you will have access to any resources available to you. More information about the projects will be given to you in class.
Weekly Schedule
(Note: Underlined class meetings will be held on line in Blackboard)
August 26: Introduction to the course; Chapters 1 & 2
September 2: Chapter 3 (on-line meeting in Blackboard)
September 9: Chapter 4
September 16: Chapter 5
September 23: Chapters 6 and 7; Project 1 due
September 30: In-class review of Project 1; Chapter 8
October 7: Chapters 9 and 10 (on-line meeting in Blackboard)
October 14: Chapters 11 and 12 (on-line meeting in Blackboard)
October 21: Chapters 13 and 14 (on-line meeting in Blackboard)
October 28: Chapters 15 and 16; Project 2 due (on-line meeting in Blackboard)
November 3: In-class review of Project 2; Chapter 17
November 10: Chapters 17 and 18
November 17: Chapters 19 and 20; Project 3 due
November 24: In-class review of Project 3; Chapter 21
December 2: Review exercises (on-line meeting in Blackboard)