Fall 2018  |  FREN 3014 Section 001: French Phonetics (17543)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Wed, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Wulling Hall 240
Enrollment Status:
Open (18 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Survey of major institutions/components of modern French culture with special attention to lexical enrichment/pronunciation practice. Study of linguistic description of French sounds/transcription. prereq: 1004
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?treece+FREN3014+Fall2018
Class Description:
Prerequisite: 1004. This course consists of a rigorous development of your mastery of spoken French, with a strong emphasis on improving pronunciation through focus on both the theoretical and practical aspects of French pronunciation. In the theoretical portion of the course, the major aspects of French pronunciation will be examined, with particular attention given to areas of contrast between French and English pronunciation. Students will learn how symbols from the International Phonetic Alphabet are used to represent French sounds. Another important theoretical component is learning the rules governing the correspondence between written letters and their pronunciation. In the practical portion of the course, students will be given extensive pronunciation practice so that they may identify and eliminate errors in their own pronunciation. For the sake of applying their new articulatory habits in spontaneous, unscripted contexts, students will do oral presentations on the main institutions of modern French culture. Preparation for these presentations will include special emphasis on lexical development (especially of academic registers of usage); students will also explore the same topics in informal online video chats with French student partners.
Grading:
short answer, multiple choice
Exam Format:
8% Final Exam
12% Quizzes
21% In-class Presentations
7% Class Participation
45% Laboratory Evaluation
7% Other Evaluation
Other Grading Information: online exercises
Class Format:
10% Lecture
10% Discussion
80% Laboratory
Workload:
5 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
6-7 Presentation(s)
6 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: online exercises
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17543/1189
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/treece_FREN3014_Fall2021.pdf (Fall 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/treece_FREN3014_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 April 2016

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