The college offers add-on courses in French at Three Levels: the Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma levels.The classes are taken by Dr. Sheela Karki.
The Certificate Course gives an understanding of the basics of the language. Students learn to write dialogues, e-mails postcards and letters, they also learn how to speak and answer questions after listening to the audio exercises. At the end of the course they appear for three papers of 100 marks each.Paper- I: Grammar, Paper-II: Written expression, and Paper-III: Oral expression. In order to pass they have to obtain 40 marks minimum in each paper and 150 marks in total out of 300.
coursesDiploma Coursetakes up from where the certificate course ends. Students study details of thelanguage and texts on global issues such as pollution, publicity, racial discrimination and literary texts, they are also expected to improve on their oral expression. They hear recorded lesson with each text for this. As in the Certificate Course they appear for three papers out of which one is oral expression. The distribution of marks and evaluation is the same as the Certificate Course.
In the Advanced Diploma Coursemore time is spent on writing texts and understandingliterature. The students study a minimum of ten or twelve literary texts in addition to the book prescribed for study. They have to appear for four papers, the first two being the same as for the Certificate and the Diploma but the third paper is Business French and French for tourism. The fourth paper is Oral Expression. Students have to score 200 out of 400 on the whole to pass. By this time the student is expected to be able to speak and answer without hesitation.
The college is equipped with audio-visual aids and students are encouraged to join activities related to the French Course such as organising exhibitions on the regions in France, learning songs and carols and familiarising themselves with salient aspects of French culture such as Cuisine, Art, Fashion and Architecture.
Most students study French along with their regular Honours or Programme courses in the college or other colleges. Many professionals also join these courses.After completing the Advanced Diploma student are eligible to appear for the M.A. French entrance examination at J.N.U. or Delhi University provided they have already done a BA Course.
Admissions are open from the 1st to 31' July. Due to the heavy demand for these courses students are enrolled on first come first served basis. They also have to give a written undertaking that classes will be attended regularly.
