24FRN331

Paper Code: 
French Grammar & Translation
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to deepen understanding of French grammar and enhance their translation skills.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Advanced Grammar Recap and Translation Practice

Grammar : recapitulation of first and second year grammar : past perfect & imperfect; subjunctive present; future; anteriority(pluperfect & ant. future);+ the preterite past; subjunctive perfect

Translation : a) unseen passages from French into English ; b) unseen passages from English into French Comprehension : unseen passages

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Pronouns and Conditional Sentences

Grammar : recapitulation of first and second year grammar: all series of pronouns(relative, personal, Demonstrative…);conditional sentences; expression of cause, goal etc.

Translation : a) unseen passages from French into English ; b) unseen passages from English into French Comprehension : unseen passages

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Expressing Opposition and Using Participles

Grammar : expression of opposition; present participle/gerundive

Translation : a) unseen passages from French into English ; b) unseen passages from English into French Comprehension: unseen passages

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Advanced Tenses and Subjunctive Forms

Grammar : past anterior; subjunctive imperfect

Translation : a) unseen passages from French into English ; b) unseen passages from English into French Comprehension : unseen passages

 

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Indirect Speech and Probability Expressions

Grammar: relating/reporting an event in indirect speech; expression of possibility/probability

Translation: a) unseen passages from French into English; b) unseen passages from English into French Comprehension: unseen passages

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Le nouveau sans frontieres level- III (methode de francais – published by CLE international Paris, 1998, Indian edition.
  2. Le nouveau sans frontiers – workbook vol-3
  3. Four audiocassettes Level-III accompanying the written material

 

References: 

Suggested Readings:

  1. Le Robert mini dictionary : Fre->Fre
  2. Collection>> progressive du francais (exercices communicatifs) level – intermediate
  3. Vocabulaire progressif – Advanced
  4. Grammaire collection “Le Nouvel Entrainez-Vous”, level – intermediate
  5. Alter ego-3/Connexions-3

e-Resources

1. https://www.pdfdrive.com/complete-french-all-in-one-e176183785.html

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
Course Outcomes: 

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24FRN331

 

 

 

 

French Grammar & Translation (Theory)

CO37: Imbibe the final topics of higher grammar

CO38: Apply various tools of grammar

CO39: Appreciate the usage of various grammatical equipments in literary classics

CO40: Choose the vocabulary & grammar learned so far to convert texts between French & English

CO41: Retain & retrieve details after reading unseen passages and answer questions

CO42: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching : Interactive lectures; language laboratory

 

Learning activities for the students : Reading/ Recitation competitions
  • Oral tests/ examinations

 

  • Written tests

/examination

 

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