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.
