Spring 2015, FLGED-GE 2027-001, Prof. Marielle Vigourt
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Department of Teaching and Learning
Applied Linguistics for Teachers of French as a Foreign Language
Mondays, 4:55- 6:35 p.m. SILV 507
NB: GO stands for Grammaire à l’œuvre
1/26: Presentation of the course.
How to present a pronunciation lesson to a class.
For 2/2: Review conjugations of acquérir, aller, asseoir, battre, cf. GO pp. 332-333. Study
GO, pp.1-28. Do in writing ex. 3 p. 20, X and X1 p. 24, read Maupassant, Lui, pp.26-27,
continuing pp. 62-65. Prepare VII p.62. Enregistrez-vous: Présentez-vous, faites un historique de
votre rapport au francais, expliquez vos forces et vos faiblesses, vos besoins et vos attentes.
Essayez d’identifier les points sur lesquels vous pensez avoir particulièrement besoin de
travailler.
2/2: Le présent et l’impératif
For 2/9 : Review boire, conclure, conduire, connaître (GO, pp. 332-334) Study in GO pp.
28-65, and do in writing III p. 56 (Zola), I p. 58 (Montesquieu), and A p. 59 (Voltaire).
2/9: La narration au passé
For 2/23: Review courir, craindre, croire, ceuillir, devoir (pp. 334-337 in GO). Study GO
pp. 66-74, do X and XI p.84, 1 p. 85, prepare questions for X p. 86, prepare for XI p. 86, and read
Saint Exupéry p. 87.
2/16: No class
2/23: L’interrogation
For 3/2: Review dire, écrire, envoyer, faire (pp. 336-337 in GO. In GO, study pp. 89-108,
and do in writing II p. 106 (Voltaire), I p. 108, VI p. 108, finir le texte p. 109-111.
3/2: Futur, conditionnel
For 3/9: Review falloir, fuir, faire, lire (pp. 337-339 in GO). Study in GO pp.112-138, pp.
176-180, and do in writing IV p. 133-134, VII p. 136, IX p. 137 (after reading Prévert’s and La
Fontaine’s texts p. 137-38).
3/9: Les déterminants.
For 3/23: Review mettre, mourir, naitre, ouvrir (pp. 338-341 in GO). Study in GO
pp.139-161, and do in writing I and III p. 159, V p. 160, VI and VII p. 161, IV- 1 pp. 162-163,
and VI-2 p.163 (after reading Ionesco's text pp. 163-166). Do I pp. 185-186.
3/23: Les pronoms personnels
For 3/30: Verb review: peindre, plaire, pleuvoir, pouvoir (pp. 340-341 in GO). In GO pp.
167-189 Also do IV, V, VI p. 187-188, and prepare II p. 189 and V p. 190.
3/30: Les verbes pronominaux et la voix passive
For 4/6: Review prendre, recevoir, résoudre, rire (pp. 340-343 in GO). Study in GO pp.
193-215, and do II p. 210-211, VI p. 212, VIII p. 213, Projet de communication II p. 213, and
write a pastiche of Eluard’s poem p. 215.
4/6: La négation
For 4/13: Review savoir, suffire, suivre (pp. 342-343 in GO). In GO, study pp 216-244,
and do 3 p. 241, VI p. 242, IX p. 243, and IX p. 245 (after reading the texts by Eluard,
Maupassant, Robbe-Grillet, and Dadié pp. 245-250).
4/13: Le genre, le nombre, et les adjectifs
For 4/20: Revew tenir, vaincre (pp. 343-44). Study in GO pp.251-278, and do II p. 273,
VII p. 276, VIII p. 276 (first 9), and IX p. 276 (first 5). Read Rousseau’s text p. 280, and prepare
VI p. 279. In DEF pp. 226-235.
4/20: Le subjonctif
For 4/27: Review valoir, venir (pp. 344-345 in GO). Study in GO pp. 281-298, an do I p.
294-295, II p. 295 (first 5), III p. 296, and IV p. 296, IX p. 297. Read Proust pp. 299-300.
4/27: Les propositions relatives
For 5/4: Review vivre, voir (in GO pp. 344-345). Study in GO pp. 301-307, and do IV p.
319, and IV p. 321. Read Klein’s text pp. 318-324, and do III p. 318. 310-315.
5/4: Le discours indirect
For 5/11: Review vouloir p. 344. Study in GO pp. 309-313. Do VII, VIII, IX p. 321
5/11: Le “faire” causatif
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