Intermediate French (121-A-62)
Instructors
Dominique Mary Licops
847/497-3930
1860 S. Campus Drive, Crowe Hall #2-175
Professor Licops, Associate Professor of Instruction, holds a Licence in Germanic Philology from Université Catholique de Louvain-La-Neuve (Belgium), an M.A. in Literature from Commonwealth Countries from Leeds University (UK), a Ph.D. in Comparative Literary Studies and a graduate certificate in Gender Studies from Northwestern University. She is the Director of the French Language Program, Assistant Coordinator of Placement for French, and Administrator for the Paris Program in Critical Theory. She is a member of the Council on Language Instruction (CLI). She is a member of the Council on Language Instruction (CLI). In Summer 2016, she attended the Office for Teaching French Language and Civilization (BELC) Summer Institute “Les métiers du français dans le monde” (French teaching professions in the World) in Nantes, France, and has since been offering professional development workshops for French teachers in collaboration with the French Cultural Services.
Meeting Info
Kresge Centennial Hall 2-420: Mon 6:15PM - 8:15PM
Overview of class
This course is the first quarter of the three-quarter Intermediate French sequence for students who have completed French 111-C (or 101-C) or a similar elementary French course, or have been placed in this course after taking a French Placement test.
The primary goal of this course is to strengthen oral and written communication and comprehension skills as well as cross-cultural competence by immersing students in authentic cultural contexts, materials, and language and by engaging in a variety of communicative activities. A review and deepening of essential grammar will reinforce linguistic foundations. The teaching methodology for this course uses the flipped model: students learn grammar and vocabulary at home with Flipped French, a pioneering courseware developed by faculty in the French Department at Northwestern. Class activities are devoted to conversation and other communicative activities that allow students to practice what they learned while exploring contemporary French and Francophone cultures. This course enables students to actively participate in a French-speaking environment, prepare for further studies in French, and provide a path to proficiency.
This hybrid course meets on campus/in person once weekly with online activities during the week. Students are expected to attend the weekly in-person class and actively participate, to complete the online activities during the week, and to spend at least two hours of work outside of class for each hour of class.
Carries humanities credit (two-course limit for language courses).
This course was formerly FRENCH 102-A.
Registration Requirements
Prerequisite: FRENCH 111-C or 101-C, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Students with questions about course prereqisites and equivalents should contact the instructor directly prior to registering.
Note: FRENCH 121-A is available to for students to audit—credit will not be earned, but tuition is reduced. Students enrolled to audit the course must meet prerequisites, as well as participation and assessment requirements as outlined in the course syllabus.
Learning Objectives
Strengthen and expand oral and written communication and comprehension skills as well as cross-cultural competence by immersing you in authentic cultural contexts and materials through class activities and regular practice and study at the intermediate level of French and foster critical thinking.
Evaluation Method
Students are expected to attend class and actively participate in person once a week, to complete the online activities during the week, and to spend at least 2 hours of work outside of class for each hour of class (2 in person, 1 remote). French and Italian Department tutors are available to help you with grammar, texts, conversations, class make-up etc. But they cannot help students to complete any graded work. Their schedule will be posted on Canvas. This is a free service, so please take advantage of all the help you can get! Of course, your instructor is the primary source of support, during office hours and by appointment. Classes will be conducted in French, and points will be deducted if you use English aside from grammar clarification questions. By the end of the course, students will be comfortable producing language in a variety of registers and modes on familiar topics.
Class Materials (Required)
Flipped French courseware available through Canvas at no cost.
Class Attributes
Face to face: In person, in campus space