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My students can !. Context. French 3500 – CU Boulder Level: Advanced course in French Purpose: Composition and conversation Object: current events Reading: French newspapers Grammar & style Paper: 10 pages on a subject. Metamorphose. Background: French Journalism
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Context • French 3500 – CU Boulder • Level: Advanced course in French • Purpose: Composition and conversation • Object: current events • Reading: French newspapers • Grammar & style • Paper: 10 pages on a subject
Metamorphose • Background: French Journalism • Notebook: Le manuel de Journalism • Sources: movies, news, Internet, books… • Project: to build a magazine (Internet & paper) • Articles • Mosaïques • Presentations • Interviews • Vidéocast
Whattheylearnt? • French Journalism: • History of journalism • How a newsroom works • The professions in journalism • Collect of information, respect of the sources • Rules of redaction for an article, billets, an interview.. • etc. • Films: all related to the world of the Press • Film critics • Cultural analysis • Applied Grammar • Style and grammar on theirownwork • Assesments • Quiz (one per day: on movies, reading, presentations, verbs…) • Articles (five 600 words billets) • Vidéos and interviews (one video and one interview) • Presentations on assignedsubjects and on theirwork • The use of Technology • Holala !
Can they? Can I? • About the “students oriented” , do they really want? • What they think they can do vs what they really can • Do they really care ? • those who want a grade, • those who are passionate… • About extra work, do I really want? • Struggle for money and equipment • Struggle for the right classroom • Around 40 hours per week for one class! • Help from my Dept and colleagues? • so lonely………. • Altec CU, my only resource • Financial compensation? • Is it worth it? • Will I do itagain?
The result ? • Bruitdemoquette.com • A websitethat I keep alive • This semester’sstudents
Mystudentscan!Can they? Can I? CU boulder Juliette Bourdier