FORMAT FOR COURSE CURRICULUM

Course Title: French Grammar & Expression – II Credit Units: 2

L T P/S SW/F TOTAL
Course Level: UG, Semester 7 Course Code: To be decided W CREDIT
UNITS
2 - - - 2

Course Objectives: This semester specifically aims at improving the spoken French of the student as well as imparting information about
the French Culture such as Education System, Famous Personalities and Sayings of France etc.

Pre-requisites: Functional knowledge of Level-6 (sem 6)

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module : I Past experiences 20%
Descriptors/Topics
Describing/talking about past events
Habits/descriptions in the past
Detail about the usage and differences with the help of various texts and exercises

Module II : Education system 20%

Descriptors/Topics
Discussion on Education system
Education system of France
Comparison between Education system of France and India
Writing informal letters and discussing about various events, inviting somebody for a party etc

Module III : Famous French personalities 20%

Descriptors/Topics
Famous sayings in French
Meanings and usage of Famous French proverbs
Talking about famous personalities of France
Talking about works of famous personalities from different fields.
Module IV : Talking about one’s possessions 20%
 Descriptors/Topics
Expressing possession with “my”, “your”, etc
Learning to say “mine”, “yours”, etc.

Module V: Let’s travel! 20%

Descriptors/Topics
Conversation “at the airport”, “at the station”, etc.
Role plays about buying a ticket or reserving a room in a hotel.
Learning to say “this one “or “that one”
Identifying & differentiating between people/objects

Student Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to clearly distinguish the two Past Tenses (Passé Compose and Imparfait) and to write sentences in past
using Reflexive verbs, to write informal letters to friends and family get an insight into the French Education System, Famous French Sayings and Famous
personalities of France. They will be able to discuss in the target language, especially on the theme “Travel”.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery: Communicative, interactive Lectures, including project work, role play, conversation, dialogue writing and practice exercises.

Lab/ Practicals details, if applicable: NA

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination

100 % NA
60 %
Theory Assessment (L&T):
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination

Components (Drop down) Class Test Viva/ Presentation Home Assignment Attendance

Weightage (%) 10 % 15 % 10 % 5%
60 %
Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment: NA

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination

Components (Drop down NA NA NA NA

Text Books:
A Propos- A1 (by Christine Andant, Catherine Metton, Annabelle Nachon, FabienneNugue)

References:

Mon livre de français (3,4) by Nishtha Sharma, PrabhudhMishra (FK publications)

Apprenons la grammaire ensemble
450 exercices de grammaire
Collins 3-in-1 French Grammar, Vocabulary & Verbs

Additional Readings:

Webster’s new world (French vocabulary and verbs)

Collins 3-in-1 French Vocabulary, Verbs and Grammar

Any other Study Material:

Notes prepared by ASFL faculty members.