Writing Workshop: Cultural Encounters in Contemporary France (202-0-20)
Instructors
Dominique Mary Licops
847/497-3930
1860 S. Campus Drive, Crowe Hall #2-175
Meeting Info
Kresge Centennial Hall 2-325: Mon, Wed, Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM
Overview of class
This course is designed to develop and improve writing skills through a variety of classroom activities: discussion, writing, editing. Students will learn how to write a college-level analytical paper. Selected grammar points will be discussed in class, and course content will be provided by a novel and two films. Homework will include short writing exercises and compositions as well as the preparation of grammar exercises related to the writing objectives. This course serves as prerequisite for most other 200 and 300-level French classes.
Registration Requirements
French 201, 203, or placement by the department.
Learning Objectives
It is expected by the end of term that students will be able to:
* Write up to 3 pages of French with ease, a certain degree of personal style, and few errors, * Produce a well-organized and well-conceived paper on a personal, literary or cultural topic, * Proofread their own work for the most basic errors made by Anglophones writing French.
Teaching Method
A collaborative workshop, with written and oral activities organized around communicative strategies.
Evaluation Method
The final grade will be based on class participation, homework, compositions, quizzes and progress.
Class Materials (Required)
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran (Magnard, 2004) (available at Norris) $14.95 New/$11.20 Used,
-Study packet available at Quartet Copies (Guide du cours and Manuel de Grammaire)
Class Notes
Please contact Student Services Enrichment Office (http://www.northwestern.edu/enrichment/) for help and information about low cost options for textbooks.
Class Attributes
Attendance at 1st class mandatory
Prerequisites apply, see description
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: Students must have completed FRENCH 125-3 or FRENCH 201-0 or be placed according to placement test results.