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FREN 5200.001 Seminar in French Course Topic: Francophone Canada Spring 2018 University of North Texas SYLLABUS This "fully online course" (UNT Policy 06.030) has been approved for 100% of instruction to be delivered via the Internet. This course uses Blackboard for the posting of course content, interactions among students, and the submission of assignments. In order to take this course, students need the following: • access to a computer connected to the Internet • access to a computer (i.e., hardware and software) able to capture/record audio • access to a computer (i.e., hardware and software) able to play audio and video files • access to Blackboard Learn https://learn.unt.edu/ Instructor Lawrence Williams E-mail [email protected] Office LANG 405F (fourth floor of the Language Building) Office hours Tuesday 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm and by apointment Required Readings 1) Poirier, Éric. 2016. La charte de la langue française : Ce qu'il reste de la loi 101 quarante ans après son adoption. Quebec City, QC, Canada: Septentrion. ISBN: 978-2-89448-870-6. 2) Travaux Neuchâtelois de Linguistique. 2016. No 64. http://www.unine.ch/cms/render/live/fr/sites/tranel/home/tous-les-numeros/tranel-64.html Required Work Assignment Homework Discussion Board Interaction Research Project

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Homework (usually an audio recording in French) will be assigned 6 times during the semester (weeks 1-2; weeks 9-12). Each assignment will be given for a period of one week, from Monday until Sunday. This will give you an opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned from the required readings and other course content provided by the instructor, as needed. An evaluation rubric will be provided in Blackboard. Discussion Board interactions will be assigned 3 times during the semester (weeks 4, 6, and 6). Each assignment will be given for a period of one week, from Monday until Sunday. This will give everyone an opportunity to discuss the assigned content. An evaluation rubric will be provided in Blackboard. A research project will be assigned during weeks 13, 14, and 15 of the semester. For this project, you will write a paper following the model that you will be required to use for the comprehensive exams (5-7 pages, double-spaced, 1" margins on all sides). An evaluation rubric will be provided in Blackboard. This project is due by 5:00 pm on May 3, 2017 (Last Class Day). http://registrar.unt.edu/registration/spring-registration-guide Grading Scale Number 90-100% 80-89.9% 70-79.9% 60-69.9% 0-59.9%

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Week 1 (1-16-18 to 1-21-18) Overview of Francophone Canada; Assignment: Homework #1 Week 2 (1-22-18 to 1-28-18) Overview of Francophone Canada; Assignment: Homework #2 Week 3 (1-29-18 to 2-4-18) Read the following chapters in Poirier (2016): • Introduction (la langue du Québec) • Ch. 1 (une entreprise de déconstruction) • Ch. 2 (la banalisation d’un projet) Week 4 (2-5-18 to 2-11-18) Participate in a Canvas discussion of chapters Introduction, 1, and 2 (Poirier, 2016).

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Week 5 Read the following chapters in Poirier (2016) Ch. 3 (une théorie pour une interprétation restrictive) Ch. 4 (Quand banaliser la loi est la « meilleure décision ») Week 6 Participate in a Canvas discussion of chapters 3 and 4 (Poirier, 2016). Week 7 Read the following chapters in Poirier (2016): • Ch. 5 (Quand faire progresser les droits du français est une «mauvaise décision») • Ch. 6 (Quelques acquis timides ou incertains) • Conclusion (un possible changement de paradigme ?) Week 8 Participate in a Canvas discussion of chapters 5, 6, and Conclusion (Poirier, 2016). Week 9 Diemoz, Federica, & Kristol, Andres. (2016). Avant-propos : Regards sur la variation et les représentations linguistiques au Québec et au Nouveau-Brunswick. Travaux Neuchâtelois de Linguistique, no 64, 1-12. Assignment: Homework #3 Week 10 Widmer, Aline. (2016). L'attitude des Canadiens francophones face à leur langue. Travaux Neuchâtelois de Linguistique, no 64, 13-58. Assignment: Homework #4 Week 11 Voisin, Camille. (2016). Attitudes des francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick à l'égard du Chiac. Travaux Neuchâtelois de Linguistique, no 64, 101-119. Assignment: Homework #5 Week 12 Boschung, Susanne. (2016). Le paysage linguistique: reflet d'une réalité bilingue à Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada. Travaux Neuchâtelois de Linguistique, no 64, 161-180. Assignment: Homework #6 Week 13 Research Project (Independent research project) Week 14 Research Project (Independent research project)

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Week 15 Research Project (Independent research project) This project must be submitted in Blackboard by 5:00 pm local time on May 3, 2017 (Last Class Day). Additional information This information is from the University of North Texas, the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and/or the Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures.

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