University Institute of Liberal

Arts and Humanities

BA (Hons) Liberal Arts
Course Name – French language
Course Code – LFO- 441
Faculty Name – Pawanpuneet Brar

L’article defini DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER

 COURSE OBJECTIVES
The Course aims to:
The aim of learning foreign language is to improve the ability to communicate and the linguistic
competence in that particular language.
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It also gives an insight into the country’s culture and society in a global context
Students will demonstrate an awareness of the relevance of foreign languages to professions and
careers
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Another important objective is to guide students in the development of their literacy skills
through the communicative acts of reading, writing, and creating discourse around texts of all
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 COURSE
OUTCOMES
On completion, the students are expected to

CO Title Level
Number
One of the most important benefits of learning French or any foreign language is that fluency in second
CO1 language increases the chances of employment. As in this new age of start-ups companies are increasingly Apply
breaking into new markets, so speaking a foreign language is always an asset.  

CO2 Learning a foreign language improves not only the ability to solve problems and to think logically, it also
makes you experiment with new words and phrases.
 Analyse

CO3 Demonstrate an understanding of diversity of the Francophone world. Understand

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 L'article défini

L'article défini is the definite

article “THE”
 In French this is equivalent to
Le = Masculine the
La = feminine the
Les =plural the
L’= we use this with vowels

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 LE’(MASCULINE THE)
 Le stylo
 Le livre
 Le salon
 Le jardin
 Le bureau
 Le père
 Le fils
 Le cousin
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 ‘La’ (feminine the)
 La chaise
 La porte
 La femme
 La fille
 La table
 La bibliothèque
 La maison
 La cuisine

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 Les (plural the)
• Les filles
• Les garcons
• Les chaises
• Les portes
• Les femmes
• Les stylos
• Les livres
• Les tables

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 L’ (the with vowels)
• L’oncle
• L’ami
• L’ordinateur
• L'école
• L'eau
• L'amour
• l'université
• l'après-midi

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Les membres de la famille
• Father le père grandfather le grand-père
• Mother la mère grandmother la grand-mère
• parents les parents (m.) grandson le petit-fils
• dad le papa granddaughter la petite-fille
• mom la maman uncle l’oncle (m.)
• Boy le garçon aunt la tante
• Girl la fille nephew le neveu
• Brother le frère niece la nièce
• Sister la soeur cousin (m.) le cousin
• Son le fils cousin ( f.) la cousine
• daughter la fille stepfather/ father-in-law le beau-père
• Children les enfants (m. stepmother/ mother-in-law la belle-mère
• Husband le mari stepdaughter la belle-fille
• Wife la femme stepson le beau-fils 9
 HOMEWORK
• Q Trouver l'exemple pour les articles définis .
Pour le………………………….(5)
Pour la………………………….(5)
Pour les………………………..(5)
Pour l’ …………………………(5)

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 Weblinks
https://brittlebooks.library.illinois.edu/brittlebooks_open/Books2009-0
4/breyhe0001fregra/breyhe0001fregra.pdf

https://archive.org/details/FrenchGrammar/page/n9/mode/2up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=054MD3i3RDE&t=108s

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 Assessment Pattern
Students are assessed on the basis of the following
parameters:
• Hourly Tests - 2
• Assignments
• Surprise Test
• Quiz
• Student Engagement
• End Semester Exam

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 REFERENCES
• TEXT BOOKS
• T1 Mahitha Ranjit & Monica Singh. Apprenons le Français. Saraswati Publication,
2017
• T2 Simran Batra & Mahitha Ranjit. Cahier d’exercises. Saraswati Publication, 2017
• REFERENCE BOOKS
• R1 Monique Denyer, Augustin Garmendia, Marie-Laure Lions-Olivieri. Version
Originale A1. Goyal Publisher and Distributers, 2016.
• R2 Régine Mérieux, Yves Loiseau. Connexions 1. Didier, Goyal Publisher and
Distributers,  
• R3 . Grammaire: Christian Beaulie. Je pratique A1.Didier. Goyal Publisher and
Distributers,

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THANK YOU

For queries
Email: faculty email@cumail.in