AP/FR3081 3.0 M: Advanced Written Communication in French
Offered by: FR
Session
Winter 2024
Term
W
Format
ONLN (Fully Online)
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
This online asynchronous language course focuses on advanced techniques of written expression and on the development of reading skills. The unifying thematic framework for reading and writing activities is that of contemporary Quebec society.¿ Prerequisite: AP/FR 2080 6.00 or AP/FR 2081 3.00 or GL/FRSL 1530 3.00 (with a minimum grade of B). Course credit exclusions: AP/FR 3060 3.00, AP/FR 3080 6.00, AP/FR 3180 6.00 and GL/FRLS 2240 6.00.
Course Start Up
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AP/FR 3081 is a course on advanced written communication in French that will allow you to perfect your comprehension of written texts and the syntactic and stylistic quality of your own writing. We will study different types of texts that will allow you to discover contemporary Quebec.
This course offers intensive and sustained written work at the advanced level. It builds upon the content covered in AP/FR 1080 and offers additional practice in the competencies covered in AP/FR 2081, notably in relation to the analysis and composition of complex phrases.
Since it is a semi-intensive course on written communication, this course requires regular practice in reading and writing. As a result, to succeed, your active participation is essential and at minimum, it will be necessary to:
- Devote at least 4 hours to preparation for the course. This include reading the relevant articles, the comprehension and composition activities, online work, as well as practicing syntax, correction and revision techniques.
- It is important to note that while the above is a guideline, some students might need to spend even more time to be adequately prepared.
Prerequisite course: AP/FR 2081 3.0 with a minimum grade of C
Required readings provided in eClass.
1 quiz: 10%
1 test: 25%
1 final exam: 20%
2 compositions: 30%
Participation, including practice activities: 15%
2 hours for class meeting. 1 hour asynchronous work.
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify and replicate the structure of a journalistic article (editorials, interviews, etc.), identify the different points of view, sort and evaluate the relative importance of different pieces of information in the text
- Write academic texts (summaries) and creative texts (letters expressing an opinion) in a concise and coherent way, using an appropriate register
- Improve the syntactic and grammatical quality as well as the richness of vocabulary in their own prose by refining their ability to rephrase ideas (synonyms, nominalization, indirect speech, active vs. passive voice, etc.)
- Master complex sentences in order to express a wide range of logical relationships including opposition, concession, doubt, probability, cause and consequence, comparison, etc.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to the anticipated audience of the texts they write
- Master the use of correction software (Word, Antidote) to improve their own writing and minimize errors.
TBA
- Academic Honesty
- Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Religious Observance
- Grading Scheme and Feedback
- 20% Rule
No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms. - Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
