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

Professor of French and
Language Lab Director

Requirement: All of Prof Suter's classes use Blackboard / WebCT version 6 (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.

Spring 2008 Classes

French 1B Syllabus link: (Section 2, Course #34590), 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.

French 5 Syllabus link: (section 1, Course #34593), meets Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30-11:45am. This course is Conversational French, so students need to have 1-2 semesters of college French or a strong language background. Skits, cues, presentations, debates, giving instructions, and scenarios to express a number of emotions (fear, anger, sympathy, excitement, surprise, etc.) and a teaching lab will be used to enhance conversation learning. WebCT will be used for homework assignments, grades, and handouts which students must print prior to each day's class.

Fall 2008 Classes

French 1A (section 4, course # 84998):  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 7 (section 1, course # _______). French Reading Proficiency. This course is fully online except for meeting on-campus the first day, and taking 4 paper exams on-campus every 4 weeks, on Wednesday evenings. Course is listed as Wed 6-8:30pm but campus attendance is only required on these dates, from 6-6:50pm: 
Wed Sept 3 (first class meeting)
Wed Sept 24 (Test 1)
Wed Oct 22  (Test 2)
Wed Nov 19 (Test 3)
Wed Dec 17  (Test 4 Final)
As an option (not a requirement), students can meet electronically EVERY week with the instructor using web/phone/VOIP technologies, if they have course questions or need online office hour assistance.  Placement test is online (see Placement Test link above), and should be taken prior to the first class meeting.  Students must show proof of skills at the beginning French 1B level (or 2 years high school) in order to be in the course.  Syllabus with more details will be posted soon (at "French 7" link above).
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Send problems/comments/suggestions to: suterla@csus.edu

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