Foreign Language-Fundamentals of French-II

Paper Code: 
MTM 426 (B)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objective of this subject is to acquaint the students with the working knowledge of

the language to make use in international business.

 

10.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

 Grammar personal pronouns (indirect, direct, adverbial) : choice, order & place in the sentence; indefinite adjectives & pronouns)

Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapters 3+4 of the book

 Listening and Speaking Skills activities: reprimanding; giving opinion

 

13.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II.

Grammar:  near future; past perfect and imperfect tenses

Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapters 3+4 of the book

Listening and Speaking Skills relating events  using the past tenses

 

13.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

  Grammar: formation and usages; simple relative pronouns

Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter 4 of the book

Listening and Speaking Skills activities : relating events  using the past tenses

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

 Grammar reported speech; possessive pronouns

Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter 4 of the book

Listening and Speaking Skills:reporting conversation using reported speech; allowing and prohibiting;

 

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

Grammar comparatives and superlatives; simple future; recent past; present continuous

Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter 4 of the book

Listening and Speaking Skills making plans; discussing & debating an issue

 

 

 

Essential Readings: 

Teaching material/books:

 1) Le nouveau sans frontieres level- l (methode de francais – published by CLE international Paris, 1998, Indian edition.

2) Le nouveau sans frontiers – workbook vol-1

3)Four audiocassettes accompanying the written material

 

References: 

       1)Larousse compact dictionary : Fre->Eng./Eng.->Fre

      2) Conjugaison – Le Robert & Nathan

    3) Larousse grammaire francaise

   4) Grammaire collection “Le Nouvel Entrainez-Vous”, level 

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