Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2024 - FREN 303 D100

Practical French for a Practical World I (3)

Class Number: 6679

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    FREN 202 with a minimum grade of C- or Grade 12 French Immersion or with the permission of the Department of French.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This language course uses an interactive, action-oriented approach to help refresh and improve oral comprehension, fluency, and spontaneity in various interactions. It aims to expand vocabulary, which will help to better understand radio and TV shows, songs, documentaries, interviews, and conferences.

COURSE DETAILS:

This language course uses an interactive, action-oriented approach to help refresh and improve oral comprehension, fluency, and spontaneity in various interactions. It aims to expand vocabulary, which will help to better understand radio and TV shows, songs, documentaries, and interviews. It aims to develop skills to defend points of view in a formal way on specific topics of the Francophone world.
It is also intended to refresh and improve writing skills by giving students methods to produce clear and detailed texts on a wide range of topics and explain a viewpoint on an issue by giving the pros and cons of various options. The course includes oral and written group and individual projects on literary and cultural readings.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

By the end of this course, students will

- communicate easily and spontaneously in a clear and detailed manner;

- understand and be understood in most situations;

- produce clear and detailed texts on a wide range of subjects;

- explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving advantages and disadvantages of various options;

- understand the main ideas of complex texts on concrete or abstracts topics;

- self-correction.

Grading

NOTES:

Oral presentations                     15%
Oral & written projects               30%
Written essays                           20 %
Oral Exam                                 20%
Written exam                            15%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

All materials are in Canvas

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

 

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.