Proposal

For developing
A course on
Fundamentals of French Language
In UG, UPES ON
Course Overview:
The NEP 2022 recommends a three-language formula for language learning, particularly for students in
schools. It suggests that students should learn three languages: their mother tongue or regional language, a
second language, and a foreign language. The choice of foreign language is left to the discretion of students,
schools, and states.
In line to the demand across the nation, a course on French language is proposed for the UG students of UPES-
ON. The course is designed to help French language aspirants learn the language from level zero. As a part of
pedagogy video based lessons are designed to help the learners understand the concepts faster. It also
includes the situational role-plays and plenty of other activities which can be performed by the students at the
end of each unit. Online live sessions will be taken to educate the students and they will be given additional
study material for a self-paced learning.
This course is unique, as a very few courses are available of the similar nature in online mode. It is going to set
a new benchmark in the field of online language learning.

Key-Contributor:
Mr. Rutwick Vyas (Internal)
Mr. Rutwick Vyas is a DELF B2 certified professional from France. He has been teaching French over 6 years and
have helped numerous students learn French and clear TEF/DELF exams with flying colors. He is pursuing MA in
French and to stay updated with the French culture and language he has also been a part of culture exchange
events when he acts as the host for French delegates visiting India for cultural awareness.

He has recently is presently serving as an Asst. professor at UPES-On in HR domain and he would be the
responsible person for the end-to-end execution of the programme. Following are the details of the course.

Course Name: Fundamentals of French Language

Semester: III & IV
Course Credit: 3
Course duration: 9 hours
Pedagogy: Online live classes and pre-recorded lectures
Pre-requisite: Passion and enthusiasm for learning a new language.
Course Coordinator: Mr. Rutwick Vyas
 Tentative Course Outline:

Sem III
Unit I:

 Words and Expressions to greet people.

 Days of the week
 Months of the year
 Grammar: articles, les pronoms toniques
Unit II:

 Introduction to the 1st group verbs

 Numbers 1 to 100
 Questions of daily routine I
 Grammar: les prepositions de lieu, oui/non/si,
Unit III

 Sentence structuring
 Short reading
 Responding to the questions
 Grammar: usage of Il y a, c’est, usage of qu’est ce que
Unit IV

 Introduction to the second and third group verbs

 Self-Introduction II
 Listening to the short conversations
 Grammar: La negation

Sem III
Unit I:

 Reading short passages with the questions

 Vocabulary of countries and nationalities
 Seasons in French
 Grammar: le future proche
Unit II:

 Introduction to the writing

 Les loisirs
 Les activites quotidiennes
 Grammar: Y and En
Unit III

 Listening comprehension
 Description of the objects
 Asking questions II
 Grammar: les pronoms relatifs
Unit IV

 Monologue on the given topics

 Indulging into the conversations
 Raconter une sortie
 Grammar: le passe compose, l’imparfait