Department Events
French-I
Course Objectives: The course will enable the students to This course will enable the students to learn modern European languages and excel in them.
Course | Learning outcome (at course level) | Learning and teaching strategies | Assessment Strategies | |
Course Code | Course title | |||
25BMA 113 A |
French-I (Theory) | The students will: CO13. Analyze, master, and possess all the elements of the machinery of basic grammar. CO14. Classify categories of parts of speech, contrast their usages, select & apply appropriate elements/rules of language. CO15. Compose the paragraphs. CO16. Analyze comprehension and choose relevant elements to answer questions. CO17. Develop themes into texts. CO18. Contribute effectively in course- specific interaction | 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 |
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
SUGGESTED TEXT BOOKS:
1. Latitudes-I (méthode de français)
2. DVD accompanying the textbook
SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Collins mini gem bilingual Dictionary
2. Robert &Nathan: conjugation of verbs
3. Grammaire Larousse
4. Larousse compact dictionary
5. Le nouvel entrainez-vous- Niveau débutant
E-RESOURCES
1. •https://kupdf.net/download/latitudes-1-methode-de-francais_590481bcdc0d60504f959ed6_pdf
2. •https://www.afomaha.org/latitudes-1
