The objective of this subject is to acquaint the students with the working knowledge of
the language to make use in international business.
Grammar: greetings; indefinite articles; definite articles; the partitive article; two forms of the contracted article (‘a” & “de” forms)
Comprehension and paragraph writing: reading of the stories in chapter 1 of the book
Listening and Speaking Skills: activities: making acquaintances
Grammar: introduction to French verb system (present conjugations of the regular1st group verbs and of the irregular be, have & go verbs Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter 1 and 2of the book Listening and Speaking Skills inviting and replying to an invitation
Grammar: verb system ( some major verbs of the regular 2nd group & the irregular 3rd group); demonstrative, qualifying& possessive adjectives; interrogation; negation; Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter 1 and 2 of the book Listening and Speaking Skills activities : describing people; requesting & giving orders
Grammar contracted articles (‘a” & “de” forms), prepositions & adverbs of space and quantity; gender & number of nouns and adjectives; position of adjectives Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter2 and 3of the book Listening and Speaking Skills: evaluating & appreciating; thanking & congratulating
Grammar: imperative mood; emphatic pronouns; pronominal verbs; Comprehension and paragraph writing reading of the stories in chapter 2 and of the book Listening and Speaking Skills activities: explaining; justifying; complaining;
• Le nouveau sans frontieres level- l (methode de francais – published by CLE international Paris, 1998, Indian edition.
• Le nouveau sans frontiers – workbook vol-1
• Four audiocassettes accompanying the written material
Links:
[1] https://foreigntrade.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/foreign-language-fundamentals-french-i-5
[2] https://foreigntrade.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2018-2019