French Grammar & Translation (Theory)

Paper Code: 
FRN 501
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Translation of texts between French & English
  2. Possess and apply the full panoply of grammatical equipments.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

FRN 501

French Grammar & Translation

CO31. Imbibe the final topics of higher grammar

CO32. Appreciate their usage in literary classics

CO33. Assemble the vocabulary & grammar learned so far to convert texts between French & English

Approach in teaching:

Interactive lectures; Demonstrations;

Translation workshops Learning activities for the students:

 Assignments; Effective questions

Class tests

Exercises

Surprise tests

 

9.00
Unit I: 

 

Translation : a) unseen passages from French into English

Grammar : recapitulation of first and second year grammar

 

9.00
Unit II: 

 

Translation:b) unseen passages from English into French

Grammar : recapitulation of first and second year grammar :past perfect & imperfect;

 

9.00
Unit III: 

 

Translation:b) unseen passages from English into French

Grammar : recapitulation of first and second year grammar :past perfect & imperfect; subjunctive present; future;

 

9.00
Unit IV: 

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

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

 

 

9.00
Unit V: 

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

Grammar : recapitulation of first and second year grammar : series of pronouns (relative, personal,

demonstrative,); conditional sentences; expression of cause, goal etc.

 

 

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: 

 

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-

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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