GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY AMRITSAR

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES
SYLLABUS
FOR
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN FRENCH
(Part Time)
EXAMINATION: 2013
GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY
AMRITSAR
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Advanced Diploma Course in French (Part Time)
Paper-I (Written): Composition, Grammar & Comprehension
Time: 3 Hrs.
Max. Marks: 100
Instructions:
Two questions are to be set from each section. Students shall attempt one out
of the two for twenty marks each.
-80 marks
One objective compulsory question (in the form of fill in the blanks or
multiple choices) is to be set from the syllabus mentioned above.
- 20 marks
A. Composition
i) A composition of around 200 words from the given topics
(One out of four)
ii) An official letter in French (one out of two)
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B. Grammar
iii) Questions on applied grammar pertaining to the text
(Exercises from the textbook)
iv) Conjugations of verbs used in the text)
40
10
C. Comprehension
v) An unseen comprehension passage
Course of Reading & Prescribed Text-Book:
“CONNEXIONS-3” by Regine Merieux & Yves Loiseau
Published by Didier, 2004.
COMPOSITION TOPICS:
- La vie en ville /au village
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- La France
- Mon pays
- La cuisine
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- Un pique nique au bord de la mer
- Mon acteur/actrice/ ecrivan favori
- Mes reves
- Un voyage
- La vie au xxi siecle
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L’influence de la television/redio/presse ecrite sur les jeune
- Le marriage – est-ce que c’est une institution , essentialle?
- L’amour ou l’argent
- Si J’etiais……, je…..
- Les souveniers de mon enfance
- Les vacances en Inde
Topic for official letters:
i.
Demande d’emploi
ii.
Demande de renseignements p. ex.:
- Alliance Francaise
- Ambassade de France
- Bureau dev tourisme
- Agence de voyage
iii. Commonder des articles
iv. Demande de conge
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Paper-II (Written): Introduction to French Literature
Time: 3 Hrs.
Max. Marks: 100
Instructions:
Two questions are to be set from each section. Students shall attempt one out
of the two for twenty marks each.
-80 marks
One objective compulsory question (in the form of fill in the blanks or
multiple choices) is to be set from the syllabus mentioned above.
- 20 marks
Section: A Literary Movements
- Romantism
- Surrealism
- Existentialism
- Absurde
Section: B Brief Biography, philosophy & main works of the following
writers:
- Montesquteu
- Albert Camus
- Maupassant
- Simone de Beauveur
Section: C POETRY
- Le pont Mirabeau ( Apollinaire)
- L’Albatros ( Baudelaire)
- Le Jeune veuve (Jean De La Fontaine)
- Familiale ( Jaccque Prevert)
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Section: D Short Stories
- Le Papa de Simon ( Maupassant)
- Le Chevalier Double (Theophile Gautier)
Reference Books:
1. Histoire de la Litterature Francaise lagarde et Micharde.
2. Histoire de la literature Francaise xix et xx siecle castex et surer.
3. Modern French Course- Mathurin Dondo.
4. Landmarks in French literature, Lytton Strachy.
5. Précis d’ Histoire de la literature Francaise (Didier).
6. A Literary History of France, the 20th Century (P.E. Charvet).
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Paper-III (Written): Translation & Text
Time: 3 Hrs.
Max. Marks: 100
Instructions:
Two questions are to be set from each section. Students shall attempt one out
of the two for twenty marks each.
-80 marks
One objective compulsory question (in the form of fill in the blanks or
multiple choices) is to be set from the syllabus mentioned above.
- 20 marks
A – TRANSLATION:
1. Translation from French to English. (Passage)
20
2. Translation from English to French. (Short sentences)
20
B – TEXT:
1. Questions from main texts of lesions from the text book, excluding
articles, extracts etc. given after the lesions. (5 out of 7 questions to be
attempted)
20
2. Questions of general comprehension pertaining to the vocabulary covered
in the text book (e.g. Comment aimez – vous passer l;es vacances?) 20
3. Objective type questions pertaining to the various aspects of French
civilization covered in the textbook. (10 questions out of 15 in the form
of fill in the blanks or multiple choices to be attempted).
NOTE: Use of Dictionaries is permitted.
Prescribed Text-Book:
“CONNEXIONS-3” by Regine Merieux & Yves Loiseau
Published by Didier, 2004.
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Paper-IV (Oral)
Max. Marks: 100
- Reading of a text
30
- Conversation
40
- Retelling of a small text in French
30
TOTAL MARKS: 400