Fall 2008 |
Prof. Carol Neidle |
TR 11-12:30, room TBA |
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Course Coverage
The course presents a linguistic analysis of the French sound system, with frequent comparisons to the phonetics and phonology of English.
Coverage includes: articulatory phonetics, IPA transcription, phonological rules, dialectal variation and historical changes in the language, register effects and literary pronunciations, syllabic and metrical structure, liaison, intonation, and prosody, as well as the relationship between orthography and spoken language. Mastery of the linguistic phenomena under study is developed through written homework exercises and tested regularly by means of written quizzes and exams.
Students apply what they have learned to their own pronunciation (aided by in-class oral exercises and readings of plays, poetry, and prose, and reinforced by regular practice outside of class). Audio and video recordings of students' oral productions are analyzed linguistically in one-on-one meetings with the instructor at regular intervals.
The goals of this course are two-fold: (1) to develop an understanding of the principles that govern French pronunciation; and (2) to put those principles into practice to improve students' own pronunciation and aural comprehension. The knowledge gained through this course will be especially valuable to those who may teach French at some point.
Syllabus
Accessing CAS Course Share
1. Link in your BU account ASAP.
(You will only need to do this once.)
2. Follow the instructions here to access "MFLL_courses,"
where you will find a folder named "lf500a1 [neidle],"
and in that folder, registered students will find a folder
with their BU username. If you record your practice sessions
(see below) and place a sample from each lesson
in your folder, this will help for tracking your progress.
Be sure you are repeating after the model - not just
reading the examples! And please also be sure that
the volume setting are correct (so that the recordings
are audible).
You can download the Dartmouth College Recorder - to record your own pronunciation
Activities and evaluation
Final grade will be based on
- Homework, class participation, language lab work,
dialogues in class [25%]
- Oral exams and video [25%]
- Quizzes (the lowest grade will be dropped; no
make-ups for any reason) [20%]
- Two written exams plus a cumulative final exam [30%]
Final exam: Date TBA.
[Note: Do not make plans to leave Boston before this date!]
Language lab resources
Tapes available at the Geddes Language Center
- Faure et DiCristo, Le français par le dialogue
- Carduner et Hagiwara, D'accord
Geddes materials directly related to this course
Lectures de La cantatrice chauve: pièce entière;
scène 1 (avec des pauses),
scène 4 (avec des pauses)La Leçon : http://glc.bu.edu/authorinput3.a4d?TICC=FR++6.146
Lectures des poèmes de Baudelaire
(voir aussi An anthology of French poetry,
19th century French poetry; Léo Ferré)Other related materials
Abry et Chalaron, Phonétique
Also, check out their extensive collection of French videotapes and audiotapes (including lots of French songs): video listings - audio listings
Recommended readings on French phonetics and phonology
Internet resources
Audio materials to accompany D'accord are available from:
http://www.bu.edu/geddes/lab/audio/daccord/index.html
broken down by lesson!the Wiley Web site.
Prononciations régionales
Les accents des Français http://www.accents-de-france.fr.st/
The Pronunciation of Canadian French (D. Walker): http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dcwalker/PronCF.pdf
A écouterPoésie
Vive Voix : anthologie sonore de poésie (Wheaton)
Chansons
chansons françaises : http://www.southwestern.edu/~prevots/songs/
la chanson en cours de FLE : http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~cvera/hotpot/chansons/index.htm
- choisissez le juke-box vidéo: http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/musique/francophone.php
- des clips pour apprendre : http://www.espacefrancophone.org/audiovisuel/fiche.htm
- reportages vidéo avec transcription - Yabla : http://sofrenchysochic.com/product/demo.php
- YOU TUBE
- Charles Aznavour: La bohème
- Céline Dion: S'il Suffisait D'aimer
- Léo Ferré: avec le temps
- Lucienne Boyer: Parlez-moi d`Amour
- Juliette Greco: Sous le ciel de Paris
- Juliette Greco: Il n'y a plus d'après
- Le pont Mirabeau: Marc Lavoine
- Jacques Brel: Ne me quitte pas
- Jacques Brel: Amsterdam
- Jacques Brel: Le moribond
- Yves Montand: A Paris
- Edith Piaf: La vie en rose
- Edith Piaf: La foule
- Edith Piaf: L'hymne à l'amour
- Edith Piaf: L'Accordeoniste
- Georges Brassens: La mauvaise reputation
- Georges Brassens: Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux
- Serge Gainsbourg: La Javanaise
- Jeanne Moreau: Le Tourbillon de la vie (Jules et Jim)
- Vicky Leandros: Après toi
- Jacques Dutronc - Paris s'éveille
- Françoise Hardy - Tous les Garcons et les Filles
- Michel Sardou - La maladie d'amour
- Jean Ferrat - Que serais-je sans toi
- Gilbert Bécaud - Nathalie
- Gilbert Bécaud - Et maintenant
- Barbara - Ma plus belle histoire d'amour
- Georges Moustaki et Barbara - La dame brune
- Joe Dassin - il etait une fois nous deux
Archivox - la littérature comme vous ne l'avez jamais entendue
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