Class time: Wednesday 13:10~15:00-Thursday 13:10~14:00

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Week 1 
09/09 General presentation New website and FB group. Textbook. Food Idiomatic Expressions PDF. Burgundy 1. Niclo 1.
09/10 Lesson 1. Politics. Grammar. Conversation. Vincent Niclo 1. Niclo & Brightman 1.

Book introduction PDF

Lesson 1 MP3s Zip file

Week 2 
09/16 Lesson 1. Writing and conversation. The Phantom of the Opera 1, 2 PDF. 1, 2, 3
09/17 Lesson 1. Le roi soleil musical 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.​

Week 3 
09/23 Lesson 1. Versailles 1. Moon Festival PDF.
​09/24 Lesson 2. Music. Grammar. Conversation. Most viewed French songs 1, 2, 3. Words from Gods PDF.
 

Lesson 2 MP3s Zip file

Week 4 
09/30 Lesson 2. The Three Musketeers musical 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Wiki. Musical.
​10/01 Lesson 2. Napoleon. French Empire 1, 2, 3.

Week 5 
10/07 Lesson 2. Vanessa Paradis 1, 2, 3. French Literature/Operas PDF. Introduce one opera. Opera Imaginaire 1, 2, 3
10/08 Lesson 2. Francophonie. Tahiti. Polynésie. Conversation Piaf PDF.

Week 6 
10/14 Lesson 3. Fashion. French fashion. Chanel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. LVMH 1, 2. Dior 1, 2, 3. Introduce a French House. Writing and conversation.
10/15 Lesson 3. Kenzo 1, 2, 3. Cartier 1, 2. Webpage.
 

Lesson 3 MP3s Zip file

Week 7 
10/21 Lesson 3. Conversation. Clothes and shopping.
10/22 Lesson 3. Nolwenn Leroy 1, 2, 3.

Week 8 
10/28 Lesson 4. Sport. Reading. Writing. Introduce one competition of event. Conversation.
10/29 Lesson 4. Francophonie. Caraïbes (1, 2, 3). Zouk (1, 2, 3, 4). Creole (1, 2, 3, 4). 1 French music (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Cliff​
 

Lesson 4 MP3s Zip file

Week 9

11/04 Lesson 4. Dialogues. Musical. Le rouge et le noir 1, 2, 3, 4.

11/05 Lesson 4. Dialogues. Andorre 1.

Week 10
11/11 University Founding Day and University Activities (no class).
11/12 Midterm: oral test during the class (14:10-15:00).

Week 11 
11/18 Lesson 5. Health. Grades and discussion. Health. Dialogues. Qigong. Mozart musical 1, 2, 3.
11/19 Lesson 5. Culture. Orsay Museum 1, 2. Introduce a museum. Conversation.

 

Lesson 5 MP3s Zip file

Week 12 
11/25 Lesson 5. Dialogues. Chanson. Berry. Demain 1.
11/26 Lesson 5. Culture. Bordeaux 1, 2.

Week 13 
12/02 Lesson 6. Vacation. Dialogues. La Suisse. Les Alpes. Chamonix 1, 2, 3, 4.
12/03  Lesson 6. Dialogues. Quebec City 1, 2, 3.
 

Lesson 6 MP3s Zip file

Week 14
12/09 Lesson 6. Dialogues. Deleuze
12/10 Lesson 6. Deadline for the assignment (French culture). 

Week 15
12/16 Lesson 7. Trip to Taiwan. Dialogues. Introduce your favorite place in Taiwan.
12/17 Conversation. France and Egypt PDF. Champollion. Lesseps. Hieroglyphs. Jarre.
 

Lesson 7 MP3s Zip file

Week 16 
12/23 Lesson 7. Dialogues. Madagascar conversation PDF.
12/24 Francophonie 1, 2, 3. Africa. Noah Little Prince 1, 2, 3. Baobab.  Aya 1.  Youssou. French Afrobeat. 

 

Week 17
12/30 Lesson 7. Writing. Karen Anton & Bonnie Tyler 1, 2.
12/31 Revision before the final. Exam: Vocabulary 20%, translation 30%, verbs 30%, essay 20%.

Week 18
​01/06 Final exam: writing (13:10-15:00). PDF questions for the exam.
​01/07 Final grades. Discussion. Le Louvre 1.
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4 grades:

1. Midterm exam (30%): oral exam, test during the class, 14:10-15:00.
2. Assignment on French culture (30%). Deadline 12/10
3. Final exam (30%).
4. Participation and attendance (10%).
 
Dr. Montoneri
Office 26605
Office extension 52236
Teacher’s email bernardmeng@gs.ncku.edu.tw

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