THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

GRADUATE PROGRAM IN THE HUMANITIES

FALL 2005

FRENCH REVIEW
HUMANTIES 6320.50l
M 7-9:45 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Michelle Prud’homme

PHONE: 972-562-8702

EMAIL: michelleadams2802@comcast.net

OFFICE HOUR: Mondays from 6-7 in JO 3.304

TEXTBOOK: French for Reading by Karl C. Sandberg and Eddison C. Tatham

You will also need an exhaustive English-French/French-English
dictionary.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to help students prepare for advanced reading and translation
in the French Workshop. They must have attained intermediate competency (usually
equivalent to four semesters of undergraduate courses) before registration. The course
seeks to bridge the gap between intermediate work and the kind of advanced textual
analysis expected in the workshop. We will review basic grammar and perfect our
translation skills. Students should prepare the textbook exercises at home prior to class
as well as any additional assignments.

The course is offered to assist students attain advanced language proficiency.

Although they receive credit for the course, they may not count it in their regular degree
plans. It is graded on a pass/fail basis.

The attached syllabus will serve as a general guide for our work over the semester;
however, we can slightly modify this program should students need more time to master
a particular concept.
COURSE CONTENT:

August 22 INTRODUCTION

August 29 Light readings and general review

Sept. 5 LABOR DAY NO CLASS!

Sept. l2 Chapters l and 2

Sept. 19 QUIZ
Chapters 3 and 4

Sept. 26 Chapters 5 and 6

Oct. 3 QUIZ
Chapters 7 and 8

Oct. l0 Chapters 9 and l0

Oct. l7 QUIZ
Chapters ll and l2

Oct. 24 Chapters l3 and l4

Oct. 3l QUIZ
Chapters l5 and l6

Nov. 7 Chapters l7 and l8

Nov. l4 QUIZ
Chapter l9

Nov. 2l Chapter 20

Take-home quiz due

Nov. 28 Chapter 2l
REVIEW!

Dec. 5 FINAL EXAMINATION

GRADES:

Classwork (preparation, participation) 25%

 Chapter Quizzes 50%
Final Exam 25%

ACADEMIC HONESTY:

Students should feel free to consult with each other on homework assignments and to
avail themselves of dictionaries, grammar books, our textbook, etc. We will always go
over the homework assignments as a class so that questions may be addressed. All
quizzes and tests, however, must be the result of each student’s individual effort.
Students may not engage in cheating, plagiarism or collusion during examinations.

HAVE A GREAT SEMESTER!