Laurette Suter
California State University, Sacramento
Department of Foreign Languages
School of Arts and Letters

Professor of French and
Language Lab Director

Contact Information:

Name: Laurette Suter
Title: Faculty/Lab Director


Office: Mariposa Hall 2058
Fall 2009 Office Hours
Wed 10am-12pm
Thurs 5-6pm
and by appointment

Voice Mail: (916) 278-7417
FAX: (916) 278-5502

E-mail Address: suterla@csus.edu
Web Site: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/suterla

SacCT (WebCT/Blackboard) site for Course Mail, Discussions, Homework and Online Exercises & Quizzes (SacCT login and password are given to enrolled students only): http://online.csus.edu/

Foreign Language Department Office: MRP 2051 at (916) 278-6333.
Campus Mailbox is located in MRP 2053.
Mailing Address:
CSUS Foreign Language Dept. / 6000 J Street / Sacramento, CA 95819-6087

To contact Professor Suter during academic year break times (Winter, Spring and Summer breaks), send an e-mail to the above address, or leave a message at the above voice mail telephone number.

Course Offerings:

Requirement: All of Prof Suter's classes use SacCT (Blackboard / WebCT) (a Web program) where course materials are placed (a CSUS Web site), which requires CSUS student authentication. This is accomplished by means of a campus computer access account called Saclink. Students can sign up for a free Saclink account by going to any campus lab. More info at: https://www.saclink.csus.edu/saclink.

What class to take? Not sure what class is the best level for you? Check out the online Placement Test and see what your knowledge base is.

Fall 2009 Classes

French 1A (section 4, course # 81937):  Beginning French (first semester) We normally will meet only Thurs 6:00-6:50 pm and the rest of the course [listed as SAT 9-11:30am] is online). Students do NOT need to attend at a specific time on Saturday. Online coursework is done at the student's convenience, but has a weekly deadline. This course will be offered Web-enhanced to CSUS campus students as 75% online and 25% required on-campus in-person attendance. This is a Virtual Language Lab course, and is open to CSU students who do not have French courses offered at their home campus (Concurrent Enrollment procedure). These distant students may take the course totally online but still with a 25% LIVE electronic attendance requirement. Please read the Overview from the Syllabus for Technological Requirements in this course.

French 1B Syllabus link: (Section 2, Course # 81686). This traditional course meets MW 5:30-7:20pm.

Spring 2010 Classes

French 1B Syllabus link: (Section ___, Course # _______). This 75% online course meets Thurs 6:00-6:50pm and the rest of the course [listed as SAT 9-11:30am] is online). Students do NOT need to attend at a specific time on Saturday. Online coursework is done at the student's convenience, but has a weekly deadline. This course will be offered Web-enhanced to CSUS campus students as 75% online and 25% required on-campus in-person attendance. This is a Virtual Language Lab course, and is open to CSU students who do not have French courses offered at their home campus (Concurrent Enrollment procedure). These distant students may take the course totally online but still with a 25% LIVE electronic attendance requirement. Please read the Overview from the Syllabus for Technological Requirements in this course.

Other Courses

French 5 Beginning Conversation

French 7 French Reading Proficiency.

French 2A Intermediate French

French 2B Intermediate French

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Send problems/comments/suggestions to: suterla@csus.edu

Go to: Foreign Language Department or CSUS Homepage

Page updated: le 21 juillet 2009