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Department of Modern Languages
2800 Victory Boulevard, 2S-110
Staten Island, New York 10314
Telephone and Voice Mail: (718) 982-3709

   E-Mail to: kathryn.talarico@csi.cuny.edu

The sites listed below are the links to my course pages, outside links to materials for French language, culture, and history, Medieval and Renaissance sites, and activities and exercises that I have created for the web.

  French Courses  

Informational Documents for students in French courses:

Course Objectives for French 113, 114, 213 & Student Responsibilities

Textbook pages for Tuyau Prononciation exercises (for French 113, 114, and 213)

How to access your grades and recorded corrections for OWL (pdf)  (for French 113, 114, 213)

Syllabi and Homework Pages for Individual Courses:

1) French 113 Syllabus (Spring 2011)

French 113 Homework Pages: Part I ;  Part II

2) French 213 Syllabus (Spring 2011) 

Homework page (updated regularly)

3)  French 313 (Fall 2011)

Syllabus for fall 2011 (pdf)

Homework pages (updated each week)

Websites for French 313 (in addition to general French Resources on the Web, below)

 

4) French 340: Introduction to French Literature

  Medieval and Renaissance Courses  

The Roman de la Rose (Graduate Course)

The Arthurian Legend (ENL 338 Section 2104 Fall 2011; main syllabus page)

SLS 302: Medieval and Early ModernCulture

SLS 302 Links

Medieval French Romance (Graduate Course)

Manuscripts On-Line

The World of Henry VIII (Interdisciplinary HSS course)

 

  French Language Activities and Links  

Multi-Media Language Laboratory Pages for French. This is the official site for language, literature, and culture courses offered in French at the College of Staten Island. Accss to the site is password protected for students registered in French classes.  Among the materials (such as listening exercises, phonetics, etc.) you will find a link to supplementary readings, serious and funny, about French language and culture. 

Une Promenade dans Paris: A Virtual Walk Through Paris-- the website.
       Index of Images for the Virtual Walk.

French Grammar Review Pages These pages contain review sheets, explanations, and charts of various grammar points covered in all French language courses (French 113, 114, 213, 215, 313)

Common Errors in English (yes, in English!). This is an excellent site with an overview of all the different types of errors explained clearly and succinctly. If you don't know the difference between then/than, their/they're/there, or if you have problems with punctuation and clear writing, this is the place for you!

French Resources on the Web (For all levels of French )

Final Project for French 113: Preparation assignment

Final Project Une Visite à Paris instructions

  Medieval and Renaissance Links/Activities  

  • A Bank of Images
    Here you will find general images concerning daily life and culture in the Middle Ages, including examples of glossed manuscripts, construction techniques, etc..

  • Arthurian Images
    Here you will find images dealing specifically with illustrations of the Arthurian Legend.

  • Arthuriana Today
    A collection of "things Arthurian" in the 21st Century.

  • The Medieval Internet
    This is a list of very large and reliable websites for all areas of medieval literature, language, and culture.

  • Cyberspace Without Tears
    An introduction to the uses of the internet for the novice.

  • Take the Renaissance Challenge!
    A web activity that incorporates student help in locating websites for the Renaissance.