REGULATIONS AND SYLLABUS FOR BASIC AND ADVANCE FRENCH LANGUAGE

FACULTY OF LINGUISTICS

REGULATIONS AND SYLLABUS FOR BASIC AND ADVANCE 

FRENCH LANGUAGE

NAME OF COURSE: FRENCH  LANGUAGE

To equip the student with communication skills, knowledge and values appropriate for effective communication in various fields of French language.

ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

Faculty of Linguistics  Admission & Registration requirements for Ordinary Diploma shall apply.  Student with a certificate in French shall have an added advantage.

COURSE STRUCTURE & DURATION

Faculty of Arts regulations will apply the  duration  is Two year 

EXAMINATIONS REGULATIONS

Regulations governing the Faculty of Linguistics Examinations conduct shall apply or International Examination.

FRENCH LANGUAGE SYLLABUS 

LEVEL ONE  IN  FRENCH LANGUAGE 
DURATION SIX  MONTHS 

Nouns

Using nouns

Gender

Forming plurals

Articles

Different types of article

The definite article: le, la, l' and les

The indefinite article: un, une and des

The partitive article: du, de la, de l'and des

Adjectives

Using adjectives

Making adjectives agree

Word order with adjectives

Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives: ce, cette, cet and ces

Possessive adjectives

Indefinite adjectives

Pronouns

Personal pronouns: subject

Personal pronouns: direct object

Personal pronouns: indirect object .

Emphatic pronouns

Possessive pronouns

en and  y

Using different types of pronoun together

Indefinite pronouns

Relative pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns

Verbs

The three conjugations

The present tense

The present tense: regular -er (first conjugation) verbs

The present tense: regular -ir (second conjugation) verbs

The present tense: regular -re (third conjugation) verbs

The present tense: spelling changes in -er verbs

The present tense: irregular verbs

The imperative

Reflexive verbs

The imperfect tense

The future tense

The conditional

The perfect tense

The pluperfect tense

The passive

The present participle

impersonal verbs

The subjunctive

Verbs followed by an infinitive

Other uses of the infinitive

Negatives

Questions

How to ask a question in French

Question words

Adverbs

How adverbs are used

How adverbs are formed

Comparatives and superlatives of adverbs

Some common adverbs

Word order with adverbs

Prepositions

How prepositions are used

i, de and en

Some other common prepositions

Prepositions consisting of more than one word

Prepositions after verbs

Prepositions after adjectives

Conjunctions

et mais, ou, parce que and si

Some other common conjunctions

The conjunction que

Numbers

LEVEL  Two  Duration six  months 

DIALOGUE IN FRENCH

Conversational  and  communication skills – participation in simple dialogue, drills in spoken French, making requests, reasons explanation,  Conversation on shopping, sports, professions and handicrafts, diseases, accidents and remedies, furniture & household items, sizes & properties of bodies, virtues & vices, with the shopkeeper, at the hospital, etc

FRENCH COMPOSITION

A theoretical survey of various ways to writing compositions, Guided composition, joining simple words & phrases to make sentences and paragraphs, rearranging sentences and expressions to form dialogue completion of statements

INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH TRANSLATION

Problems of translation (structural & cultural) from one language to another, word for word translation, and figurative translation, simple exercises in translation of short sentences & paragraphs, translating proverbs and wise sayings

Level Three Duration six months

ADVANCED FRENCH GRAMMAR

The declinable and Indeclinable condition, conjugation, derived forms of the trilateral verb, syntactic styles in French (exclamation, surprise & wonder, interrogation, vilification, commendation, comparison, condition), nouns of pre-eminence and degrees of comparison, Adjectives assilimilated to the active participle, Augmented and Unaugmented verbs.

ADVANCED FRENCH COMPOSITION

Various ways of letter-writing (both official and personal) summary of selected texts, forms of French Prose – writing academic papers, speeches, advertisements, short stories & events, public announcements, notices and occasional greetings & messages. Oral versus Written Communication , good writing style in Written communication, principles of written Communication. overcoming barriers to Effective Written Communication, writing Organization. Writing Style. Making an Argument .Paraphrase and Summary versus Plagiarism

ADVANCED FRENCH TRANSLATION

Oral & written professional translation of various selected passages of different subjects and interests – translating excerpts from speeches, newspapers, religious books, official documents (constitutions & log books etc)messages principles of verbal communication language can be an obstacle to communication,emphasis strategies ,Improving Verbal Communication

ADVANCED LANGUAGE SKILLS IN FRENCH

Reading skills – reading unvowelled materials, reading French newspapers & magazines, writing skills-various handwritings in French, practicing naskh and riq’a writings, listening skills – dictation and audio skills, French parsing and diminutive styles.

Level  Four Duration six  Months 

Les présentations professionnelles en action

Clips sonores et Dixit Téléphone/les communications VoIP. Réunions . Célébrations Toasts et rôtis Média : entrevues présentant un orateur présentant ou acceptent un prix servant comme maître de cérémonies Messages virale Principes de persuasion des fonctions de la présentation pour persuader réunion l'auditeur besoins fondamentaux en train de présenter un argument s'exprimant de façon éthique et éviter Fallacies échantillon l'Elevator Speech discours persuasif......

Intrapersonnels et interpersonnelles Communication d'entreprise 

Intrapersonnels Self-Concept Communication et dimensions de l'auto besoins interpersonnels  .La théorie de pénétration sociale rituels de conversation et des entrevues des conflits dans le milieu de travail

Nouvelles négatives et la communication de crise 

Livrer un message nouvelles négatives de susciter de nouvelles negatives Plan de communication en cas de crise des conférences de presse 

Dialogue interculturel et international Business Communication

 Comment comprendre la communication interculturelle La communication interculturelle caractéristiques culturelles communes caractéristiques culturelles divergentes La communication internationale et le marché mondial des modes de gestion de l'International 

Groupe Communication, travail d'équipe et de leadership 

Cycles de vie de groupe et le rôle de chaque membre de groupe de résolution de problem Affaires et réunions professionnelles Le travail d'équipe et de leadership

La communication médiatique en Francais

Étudier les fonctionnalités de langage des médias en français - différents modèles de médias surtout les médias imprimés, comprendre la télévision et à la radio des émissions d'actualités.