Practical French

Bonne année du dragon 龍

En astrologie chinoise, la nouvelle année commencera le 23 janvier 2012. L'année 2011, est placée sous le signe de l'animal symbolique dragon (龍) et de l'élément cosmogonique eau (水), sera donc une année dragon d'eaul.

Second Semester 2012/02

Tuesday 15:10-18:00

Teacher: Dr. MONTONERI Bernard

Email: bmon@pu.edu.tw

Website: http://www1.pu.edu.tw/~bmon

Extension: 12228

Office number: room SP.109

Office Hours: Monday 11 am-1 pm; Tuesday 11 am-1 pm

(please make a reservation before coming)

Textbook:

Same book as first semester:

Montoneri, Bernard, Huang, Shio-Ling, “無師自通說法文 II”, 文景書局有限公司, ISBN：978-957-9489-91-1 (平裝附光碟片), 西元2009年9月出版 (http://www1.pu.edu.tw/~bmon/FrenchBook.php).

The exams and the rules

1. Mid-term: 1 hour test (lesson 6 to 8) 15:10-16:00
2. One oral exam (French village) begins in May (4 or 5 students per week)
3. Final: 1 hour test (lesson 9 to 10) 15:10-16:00
4. Behavior (don't be late or absent, don't cheat) Students who absent more than 4 times without excuse will be failed.

Syllabus for the First Semester

Online lessons

French Village Project

Imagine you are in France and you live in a small village. You will all choose a work in this village: you can be for example a baker, a singer, an artist, a taxi driver, a postman, a school teacher, a doctor or a nurse... Each student will then learn the French vocabulary in relation with his virtual work and every week, during the class, we will organize scenes and choose a topic (role playing). The objective is of course to encourage the students to speak French as often as possible. The most important is to make conversion fun and concrete: talk about every day life in France. You can make a play on your own or with other students (maximum 4 in a group). All the students in the group will have the same grade, except if one member of the group obviously didn't prepare and has a lower level.

First, decide if you want to work alone or with your classmates. Second, choose a job. If you are in a group, the jobs must of course be related. Example of a short play: you are sick and you go to the hospital, there is a nurse and you talk to a doctor. Another example: you are a tourist guide and you introduce a famous spot to foreign tourists. Other example: you are an artist painter and some people come to visit your exhibition.

When you know the plot of your short play, write a text in French and then send it to me by email. I will help you correct it. Every week, around 5 students will present a play during the class. Each student should speak a few minutes.

Learning Websites and Encyclopedias

Links about translation

French Gestures

Étymologie mythologique

Quality of Life 2007

Translation songs

Great Pictures Provence

Iceberg Radio