FRENCH-I

Paper Code: 
BMA 113 A
Credits: 
02
Periods/week: 
02
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course is introduced to make the students learn modern European languages and excel in them.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Learning Outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and

 teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

BMA 113A

French-I

 (Theory)

 

 

Students will be able to:

CO8. Learn the elements of the basic grammar and apply them in sentences according to the situation.

CO9. Read and compose texts on different topics.

CO10. Comprehend & answer questions on them.

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Demonstrations, Group activities

 

Learning activities for the students:

Effective assignments, Giving tasks.

 

Assessment Strategies

Class test, Semester end examinations, Practical Assignments, Individual and group projects

 

 

6.00
Unit I: 

Grammar: Verb << to be, to call oneself, >>, personal pronouns (subject), interrogation (intonation), definite and indefinite articles, gender of the nouns, adjectives depicting qualities, 1st group –er ending verbs in the indicative mood,.

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lessons 1--2 + comprehension passages from the lessons. Listening and speaking skills: to make acquaintances with someone, to welcome someone, to wish, to say good bye.

 

6.00
Unit II: 

Grammar: preposition before the name of the countries and the cities, interrogative adjectives, possessive adjectives, irregular adjectives.

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 3 + comprehension passages from the lessons + paragraph: my family.

Listening and speaking skills: to express appreciation, to take or give information about someone.

 

6.00
Unit III: 

Grammar: indefinite pronouns, demonstrative adjectives, special negations, special interrogation, present tense of the verbs: faire= to make/do, voir= to see, aller = to go, sortir = to go out,connaitre = to know, venir= to come, pouvoir = can, vouloir= to want, verbs of 1st group – er ending,

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 4 + comprehension passages from the lesson 4 + paragraph : my college. Listening and speaking skills: to accept and refuse invitation.

 

6.00
Unit IV: 

Grammar: interrogative adverbs, venir= to come, pouvoir = can, vouloir= to want, verbs of 1st group – er ending, articles contractes (two forms), usage of chez, future.

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 5 + comprehension passages from the lesson 5 + paragraph : my friend. Listening and speaking skills : to speak on the telephone.

 

6.00
Unit V: 

Grammar: remaining part of the possessive adjectives, exclamative adjectives, accordance of the adjectives, use of très (very) and trop (too), present tense of the indicative: acheter ( to buy), regarder ( to look), imperative form of 1st group verbs

Comprehension and paragraph writing: Reading of the lesson 6 + comprehension passages on the lesson 6 + paragraph on the topics : the festivals in India, my professor etc.

Listening and speaking skills: To ask the price of the things while shopping and bargaining.

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

1.   Synchronie-1(methode de francais)

2.   CD accompanying the textbook

 

REFERENCES: 

1.   Collins mini gem bilingual dictionary

2.   Robert &Nathan :conjugation of verbs

3.   <<Le nouvelentrainez-vous>>niveau debutant

4.   Grammaire Larousse

5.   Larousse compact dictionary

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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