A particular letter grade—for example, B—indicates the entire range of grades from B+ to B-.
| Preparation/ Attendance | Use of French | Group work: Attitudes & practices | |
| A | •Has read and/ or written out home-work assignments, and comes to class
well prepared to build stronger oral skills.
•Perfect or near perfect class attendance and arrives on time. |
•Greets (bids farewell to) instructor & classmates in French consistently.
•Speaks French exclusively and asks Comment dit-on ___ en français? when doesn't know the French for a word or idea s/he wishes to express. |
•Participates in oral activities with enthusiasm and a positive attitude. •Makes meaningful contributions to group discussions that reflect excellent class preparation, acquisition of new knowledge and/or language, and that help classmates learn. (Consistently tries to speak in sentences and short paragraphs.) •Helps other classmates in a cooperative fashion, especially in small groups. •Works actively to improve listening comprehension by listening carefully when others speak. •When one oral activity is finished, actively seeks another one or continues discussion (in French) about related topics in order to explore new ideas and practice new vocabulary. |
| B | •Has read or written out homework assignments, andcomes to class prepared
to build stronger oral skills.
•Good class attendance and arrives on time. |
•Greets (bids farewell to) classmates and instructor in French regularly.
•Generally speaks French, but lapses into English too easily, without asking Comment dit-on ___ en français? when unable immediately to express in French an idea that comes to him/her in English. |
•Generally participates in oral activities with enthusiasm.
•Tries to make constructive contributions to small- or large-group discussions, but may be somewhat limited by language. (Consistently tries to speak in sentences.) •Generally helps other classmates in a cooperative fashion. •When one oral activity is finished, asks instructor for something else to do. |
| C | •Inadequate or irregular prepara-tion leaves student unprepared to
really work on oral skills in class.
•Irregular class attendance and/or frequent late arrival. |
•Limits use of French to actual class period.
•Speaks a mixture of French and English; doesn't really try to actively increase use of French. |
•Participates in activities, but with little enthusiasm.
•Contributions are limited due to lack of preparation and/or language-related problems (lack of vocabulary, difficulty expressing ideas in sentences). (Contributions may consist primarily of isolated phrases.) •Doesn't listen carefully to classmates, unless told to take notes on what they say. •When one oral activity is finished, lapses into English. |
| D/F | •Frequent failure to complete home-work leaves stud-ent unprepared
to participate in class activities.
•Very irregular class attendance and/or frequent late arrival. |
•No real attempt to speak French with others. | •Shows little real enthusiasm in class; student's presence doesn't
contribute to classroom environment in meaningful way.
•Lack of class preparation makes it very difficult for student to participate in any meaningful way in oral activities. •Language limited primarily to words and some phrases. |
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