2023f-apfr2081a-03

AP/FR2081 3.0 A: Written Communication in French

Offered by: FR


 Session

Fall 2023

 Term

F

Format

LECT

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

This French-language course focuses on the techniques of written expression and on the development of reading skills. The unifying thematic framework for the various reading and writing assignments is that of the Francophone world. Prerequisite: AP/FR 1080 6.00 (with a minimum grade of C, or GL/FR 1530 3.00 (with a minimum grade of C), or GL/FR 1525 3.00 (with a minimum grade of C), or equivalent. Course credit exclusions: AP/FR 2060 3.00, AP/FR 2061 3.00, GL/FRLS 2240 6.00.


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    Additional Course Instructor/Contact Details

Elsa Michael: emichael@yorku.ca

TBD

    Expanded Course Description

AP/FR 2081 3.0 is intended for any person wishing to specialize in French Studies and wishing to perfect their written language abilities. The course is organized around cultural themes relating to the global Francophonie. The principal objective of the course is to give students the means to improve their reading strategies, comprehension of written texts and the syntactic and stylistic qualities of their own writing.

    Additional Requirements

Prerequisite course: AP/FR1080 6.0 with a minimum grade of C.

    Required Course Text / Readings

RÉSEAU  – Communication, Intégration, Intersections, 2e édition, Jean Marie Schultz et Marie-Paule Tranvouez, Pearson Education, 2015, with subscription to MyFrenchLab.

    Weighting of Course

2 tests: 35%

1 final exam: 25%

2 compositions: 25%

Exercises in MyFrenchLab: 5%

Participation: 10%

 

    Organization of the Course

4 hours per week, organized as follows:

-2 weekly meetings of 2 hours. Attendance is mandatory.

-Asynchronous work (online and outside class hours) for travaux pratiques and written assignments to be submitted through eClass.

 

    Course Learning Objectives

In this course, students will reappropriate the content of the previous year (AP/FR 1080) and learn to compose and structure their own writing in a more refined manner. We will study different written forms: the letter (including email), the récit, the reformulation of information, all in relation to documents dealing with the themes of the contemporary Francophone world (the cultural symbols of various countries, regions or states, immigration and uprooting, education…). In terms of syntax and stylistics, we will concentrate on complex subordinate phrases using relative pronouns and the subjunctive mood (to express doubt, uncertainty or desire for example).

 

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

  • Identify and correct systematic errors of agreement (in gender or number), morphology, master the different spellings of the phoneme /e/, and avoid the influence of English on their spelling;
  • Compose complex phrases using coordination and subordination with ease;
  • Use the indicative and subjunctive moods correctly;
  • Identify and reproduce narrative strategies used in written relations;
  • Relate or describe facts, events or experiences in a past tense narration;
  • Use a broad range of vocabulary in relation to the themes of the course: immigration, exile, identity, status of the French language;
  • Assess the relative importance of content in informative or argumentative texts (for the purposes of summary and synthesis)
  • Present relevant information on a subject in a fluid and coherent manner;
  • Rephrase the writing of others using synonyms, nominalization, and idiomatic expressions;
  • Gain familiarity with certain issues relative to identity in the Francophone world through the reading of representative texts.
    Additional Information / Notes

TBA

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