BA in French Language and Culture (FLC)

BA in French Language and Culture (FLC)

Syllabus

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i. Introduction

BA in French Language and Culture (FLC) program of the Institute of Modern Languages,
University of Dhaka is recommended for i) students who are interested in humanities with a
concentration on French language and culture and ii) for those who are interested in obtaining a
firm foundation for further study in French language teaching as well as translation and
interpretation.
This Syllabus is for B.A. in French Language and Culture (FLC) program. It has been designed
in a way that it complies with the objectives of the Institute of Modern Languages (IML) as a site
of foreign language education, and maintains the uniformity among the contents of the syllabuses
of other Bachelor degrees in foreign languages offered at this institute.

ii. Program objectives

This honours program in French is aimed at training students to use French language for academic
and professional purposes. We expect to produce efficient practitioners and professionals in
French language, as there is a serious demand for such persons in Bangladesh.
The graduates are expected to have a thorough knowledge and expertise in French language
and literature, in the area studies (history, geography, culture, etc.), and also have basic ideas of
linguistics.
This Bachelor program will provide students with skills required for professions related to i)
French language education, ii) Translation and Interpretation from Bengali/English to French and
vice versa, and iii) area studies (history, geography, society, literature, culture, politics, etc.).

iv. Resource persons

The institute has teachers with required qualifications in the relevant fields and professional
experience in teaching.

v. Teaching methodology
Class lectures, interactive sessions, seminars/workshops, presentations, research, etc.

vi. Details of the Program

In order to get the degree, a student must have a minimum of 124 credits. The program will be carried
out in 4 academic years, each divided into 2 semesters. During this program, 31 courses will be
offered as requirement of the degree. The value of each course is to be weighed in terms of 4
credits. 15 clock hours teaching is equivalent to 1 Credit hour. A course will be given in 60 clock
hours, 4 hours per week, in 15 weeks.

vii. Evaluation

The full marks for each course is 100, which is distributed as follows: i) Midterm (20), ii) Class
Attendance (5) iii) Class Test/Presentation/Oral examination/Assignment (15) and iii) Final
written examination (60).

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Institute of Modern Languages

University of Dhaka

Outline of BA Honors in FLC (French Language and Culture)

Session: 2016-2017

Year Semester Course No. Course Title Total Credit:

124
1 1 16
FC 001 Bengali Language 4
BFEL 101 English Language-I 4
BFFL 101 Pre-Elementary French-I (Listening, Speaking & 4
Reading)
BFFL 102 Pre-Elementary French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
2 16
FC 002 Bangladesh Studies 4
BFEL 102 English Language-II 4
BFEL 103 Elementary French-I (Listening, Speaking & 4
Reading)
BFFL 104 Elementary French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
2 3 16
BFLL 001 Linguistics-I (Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics 4
and Phonology)
BFFL 201 Pre-Intermediate French-I (Listening, Speaking & 4
Reading)
BFFL 202 Pre-Intermediate French-II (Grammar & 4
Composition)
BFFL 205 History of France and French speaking countries 4
4 16
BFLL 002 Linguistics-II (Morphology, Syntax, Semantics & 4
Pragmatics)
BFFL 203 Intermediate French-I (Listening, Speaking & 4
Reading)
BFFL 204 Intermediate French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
BFFL 206 French Culture and Civilization 4
3 5 16
BFLL 003 Language and Society 4
BFFL 301 Pre-Advanced French-I (Listening, Speaking & 4
Reading)
BFFL 302 Pre-Advanced French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
BFFL 305 History of French literature 4
6 16
BFFL 303 Advanced French-I (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4
BFFL 304 Advanced French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
BFFL 306 French literature-I (Prose, Poetry & Drama) 4
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BFFL 307 French for Special Purposes 4

4 7 16
BFFL 401 French literature-II (Novel and Short stories) 4
BFLL 004 Translation and Interpretation 4
BFLL 005 Principles and Methods of Language Teaching 4
BFLR 007 Research Methodology
8 12
BFLL 006 Language Acquisition and Development 4
BFFL 402 French Art, Cinema & Society 4
Any One
BFFR 403 Micro teaching 4
BFFR 404 Translating a text 4
BFLR 008 Research Project/Research Monograph/Synopsis 4

Session: 2016-2017

DISTRIBUTION OF THE COURSES

Course No Course Title Total Credit

FOUNDATION COURSES 8
1 FC 001 Bengali Language 4
2 FC 002 Bangladesh Studies 4

ENGLISH COURSES 8
3 BFEL 101 English Language-I 4
4 BFEL 102 English Language-II 4

LANGUAGE COURSES 52
5 BFFL 101 Pre-Elementary French-I (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4
6 BFFL 102 Pre-Elementary French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
7 BFFL 103 Elementary French-I (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4
8 BFFL 104 Elementary French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
9 BFFL 201 Pre-Intermediate French-I (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4
10 BFFL 202 Pre-Intermediate French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
11 BFFL 203 Intermediate French-I (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4
12 BFFL 204 Intermediate French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
13 BFFL 301 Pre-Advanced French-I (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4
14 BFFL 302 Pre-Advanced French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
15 BFFL 303 Advanced French-I (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4
16 BFFL 304 Advanced French-II (Grammar & Composition) 4
17 BFFL 307 French for Special Purposes 4

AREA STUDIES 12
18 BFFL 205 History of France and French speaking countries 4
19 BFFL 206 French Culture and Civilization 4
20 BFFL 402 French Art, Cinema and Society 4

LITERATURE 12

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21 BFFL 305 History of French literature 4
22 BFFL 306 French literature-I (Prose, Poetry and Drama) 4
23 BFFL 401 French literature-II (Novel and Short stories) 4

LINGUISTIC COURSES 24
24 BFLL 001 Linguistics-I (Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics and 4
Phonology)
25 BFLL 002 Linguistics-II (Morphology, Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics) 4
26 BFLL 003 Language and Society 4
27 BFLL 004 Translation and Interpretation 4
28 BFLL 005 Principles and Methods of Language Teaching 4
29 BFLL 006 Language Acquisition and Development 4

RESEARCH 8
30 BFLR 007 Research Methodology 4
31 BFLR 403 Micro teaching 4
32 BFLR 404 Translating a text 4
33 BFLR 008 Research Project/Research Monograph/Synopsis 4

Total 124
FC 001 Bengali Language 4

(1) Bengali Functional Grammar

Bhashar sanga, Dhvani o barno, Dhvani parivartan ,Shabder arthamulak shrenibibhag ,
Pada : Srenibibhag o pada-paribartan,Samarthak shabda o Biparitarthak shabda
Bangla Poribhasha

(2) Skills in language use

Letter writing (Official/ business)
Comprehension
Speaking

(3) Journalistic Writing & translation

Journalistic Writing
Reporting
Editorial Writing
Interviewing (a person on some social issues)

(4) Literary Texts- (Fictional)

Text-1: Ramer Sumati --Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Ekei Ki Bale Sabhyata? -- Madhusudan Datta
Text-2—Chander Pahar—Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay 25
Text-3—Sanchayita -- Rabindranath Thakur
(Juta Abishkar, Sabujer Avijan, Chheleta)

(5) Literary Texts-II (Non-Fictional)

Travelogue, Biography/ Autobiography & Essays
Text-1. Chhelebaela—Rabindranath Thakur
Text-3—Deshe- Bideshe (1st 100 pages)—Syeed Mujtaba Ali 30

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Readings—
1 Bhashaprakash Bangala Byakaran—Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay
( Rupa &Co.,1988, Kolkata)
2. Bangla Bhasa-Humayun Azad (ed): Agami Dhaka
3. Bangla Uponyaser Kalantar-Saroj Bandopadhay
4.Bangladesher Uponyas-Rafiq Ullah Khan
5. Banglabhasha Porichay—Rabindranath Thakur
(Rabindra Rachanavali Vol-14, 1961, Paschim Banga Sarkar Janmashatabarshik
Sanskaran,Kolkata)

FC 002 Bangladesh Studies 4

This course is designed to equip the undergraduate students of BEFL with sufficient socio-
economic, socio-educational, geo-political and historical knowledge about Bangladesh.
The course will attempt to cover some essentials background knowledge about Bangladesh. Brief
geo-political history, Constitution of Bangladesh, Art and Culture of Bangladesh will be
discussed.
The course intends to equip students with factual knowledge and analytical skills that will enable
them to learn and critically appreciate the history, politics, and economy of Bangladesh. It will
trace the historical roots of Bangladesh as an independent state focusing on the social, economic
and political developments that have taken place since its independence.
It will also identify the major socio-economic, political, environmental and developmental issues
that have arisen during this period, before assesses the progress over time.

Recommended text

1. A History of Bangladesh-Willem Van Schendel

2. Bangladesh National Culture and Heritage, an introductory reader - edited by A F
Salauddin Ahmed, Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury
3. History of Bangladesh 1704-1971, volume one, Political History- editor Sirajul Islam
4. Banglapedia
5. Bangladesh Politics, Problems and Issues- Rounaq Jahan
6. Constitution, Constitutional Law and Politics: Bangladesh Perspective a Comparative
Study of Problems of Constitutionalism in Bangladesh - MD Abdul Halim
7. Society, State and Market a Guide to Competing Theories of Development - John
Martinussen
8. Bangladesh Politics, Economy and Civil Society - David Lewis

BFEL 101 English Language-I 4

This course will give Pre-Intermediate level ideas about the grammatical and lexical structure of
English language.

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BFEL 102 English Language-II 4

This course will give Intermediate level ideas about the grammatical and lexical structure of
English language.

In BFFL 101-104 students will acquire basic communication skills in French.

BFFL 101 Pre-Elementary French (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4

i. Pronunciation and writing: a. International Phonetic Alphabet and French Phonemes; b.

French alphabet, combination of letters and different rules for spelling; ii. Grammar: a. Idea of
lexical/grammatical gender; b. Number (Singular and Plural); c. Definite and indefinite articles,
articles for uncountable nouns (called article partitif); d. Possessive Adjective (mon, ma, tes, etc.);
iii. Lexicon (Vocabulary): a. Different pronouns; b. Days of the week; c. Vocabulary of
politeness (Salutation, thanking, requesting, introducing oneself or someone else); d. Verb to be
and to have, to go, to work, to finish, to know, etc.; e. Numbers; iv. Communication skills: a.
Understand people who introduce to each other; b. Introduce reflexive pronouns (himself/herself,
etc.); c. Excuse, ask for pardon, thank; d. Understand class consigns; e. Spell one’s name; f. Count
numbers;

Bibliography:

Boularès, M. and Frérot, J.L. (1997) Grammaire Progressive du français avec 400 exercices (Niveau
débutant), CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 1, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-1, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 102 Pre-Elementary French ( Grammar and Composition) 4

i. Pronunciation and writing: a. Different diacritics (called ‘accent’): accent aigü, accent grave,
accent circonflexe, Cédille). ii. Grammar: a. Conjugation of regular verbs; b. Negation: I do not
understand, I am not, etc.; c. Immediate future (going to + infinitive); d. Different styles of
Interrogation; iii. Lexicon (Vocabulary): a. Nationalities; b. How to say this is, he is, there is
something/somebody, etc.; c. Some professions; d. Yes, no, of course, me too; e. Verbs: can, to
want, to come, to know someone; f. Interrogative pronouns, how to say: How many/how much,
What is this? iv. Communication skills: a. Express one’s tastes, what he likes or dislikes,
exchange one’s projects; b. Ask someone to do something; c. Imagine or talk about the past; d.
Propose, accept or refuse an invitation; e. Ask and indicate time; f. Express one’s point of view
(negative or positive) in an e-mail or in a blog.

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Major books to be consulted:

Boularès, M. and Frérot, J.L. (1997) Grammaire Progressive du français avec 400 exercices (Niveau
débutant), CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 1, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-1, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 103 Elementary French (Listening, Speaking & Reading ) 4

i. Pronunciation and writing: a. Rules of Sandhi (liaison and élision); b. Intonations (declarative,
interrogative, imperative); ii. Grammar: a. Agreement of adjective; b. Direct object pronouns; c.
Imperative; d. Simple Past (called Passé composé); e. Complex articles (preposition + article)
(called article contracté) (au, à la, etc.); f. Complex predicates (verb + Infinitive) (I should/must
do, read, etc.); g. Agreement of past participle; h. Personal pronoun indirect object form, form of
pronoun following a preposition (with me, before him, etc.); iii. Lexicon (Vocabulary): a. Verb:
to finish, to know, to offer, to believe, to think about, to please, to do, etc.; b. Time indicators: hour
and date, the months of the year, often, never, etc.; c. Quantifiers: a little, a lot, somebody, nobody,
all, every; d. Names of colors; iv. Communication skills: a. Ask for information about the price,
quantity and give information about these things; b. Ask questions about the direction and localize
something; c. Express obligation or prohibition, give advice; d. Write a message from some notes
taken by someone else, understand simple messages written on a view card sent, for example,
from some vacation resort; e. Describe some place, localize oneself in some place or time

Major books to be consulted:

Boularès, M. and Frérot, J.L. (1997) Grammaire Progressive du français avec 400 exercices (Niveau
débutant), CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 1, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-1, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 104 Elementary French (Grammar and Composition) 4

i. Pronunciation and writing: a. Rules of Sandhi (liaison and élision); b. Rules of Punctuations.
II. Grammar: a. The place of the adjectives; b. Demonstrative adjective; c. Pronominal verbs; d.
Past continuous (called l’imparfait); e. Contrast between Past continuous and Simple past; f.
Simple future; w. Present Subjunctive; g. The place of pronouns in imperative; iii. Lexicon

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(Vocabulary): a. Verb: to finish, to know, to offer, to believe, to think about, to please, to do, etc.;
b. Time indicators: hour and date, the months of the year, often, never, etc.; c. Quantifiers: a little,
a lot, somebody, nobody, all, every; d. Names of colors; p. Preposition of place; e. Ordinal numeral
adjectives; f. How to express agreement and disagreement; g. Description of a person; iv.
Communication skills: a. Narrate something that happened in the past, different stages of some
incident; b. Express intensity and quantity; t. Interrogation; c. Describe a person, compare persons
or things; d. Express agreement or disagreement; e. Talk about future; x. Express ones wishes.

Major books to be consulted:

Boularès, M. and Frérot, J.L. (1997) Grammaire Progressive du français avec 400 exercices (Niveau
débutant), CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 1, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-1, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

In BFFL 201-204 students shall acquire Independent communication skills in French.

BFFL 201 Pre-Intermediate French (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4

i. Grammar and Vocabulary: a. Recent past, b. Possessive pronoun, c. Interrogative pronoun:

Que, Quoi, Qui est-ce qui, Qu’est-ce que; d. Inversion in Wh-sentences (Quand est-elle partie ?) ;
ii. Communication skills: a. How to express certainty and uncertainty; b. How to approve,
disapprove something and how to express one’s indifference; c. How to express one’s intention
to do something, one’s point of view; d. How to justify one’s choices

Major books to be consulted:

Boularès, M. and Frérot, J.L. (1997) Grammaire Progressive du français avec 400 exercices (Niveau
Intermédiaire), CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 2, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-2, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 202 Pre-Intermediate French (Grammar and Composition) 4

i. Grammar and Vocabulary: a. Double negative (ni...ni, ne pas ... ni, etc.); b. Contrastive
analysis between Simple past tense (Passé composé) and Past continuous (Imparfait) ; c. Different
uses of the Subjunctive mood; d. Restriction (Ne... que); ii. Communication skills: a. How to
express one’s joy, sadness, astonishment, anger, dissatisfaction, regrets and deception; b. How to
reassure a person; c. How to express restriction (e.g. He does not but eat a bowl of rice per day);
d. Express one’s tastes, preferences, what he likes or dislikes, exchange one’s projects; e. Make a
proposition and respond to a proposition.

Major books to be consulted:

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Boularès, M. and Frérot, J.L. (1997) Grammaire Progressive du français avec 400 exercices (Niveau
Intermédiaire), CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 2, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-2, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 203 Intermediate French (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4

i. Grammar and Vocabulary: a. Double pronouns (e.g. She gave that to me); b. Nominalisation;
c. Comparative and Superlative of adjectives and adverb; d. Inclusion and Exclusion (also, neither
do I); e. Agreement of Past Participle; Past Subjunctive; Past Conditional; ii. Communication
skills: f. How to give, offer, promise and lend; g. How to organize one’s lectures; h. Interact
through telephone, internet; i. How to accuse, contest, reproach, complain and protest; j.
Understand the expression of cause and the consequences

Major books to be consulted:

Miquel Claire (2006) Grammaire Progressive du Français avec 600 exercises (niveau Intermédiare ),
CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 3, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-2, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 204 Intermediate French (Grammar and Composition) 4

i. Grammar and Vocabulary: a. Expressions of duration, commencement of an event (Pendant,

depuis...); b. Causative (faire faire); c. Past Perfect tense (called Plus que parfait); d. Pronoun En
and Y; e. Demonstrative pronouns; f. Interrogative pronouns; g. Formation or adverbs; h.
Focalization/Topicalization ; i. Passive voice; j. Present conditional ; k. Gerund ; l. Direct and
Indirect speech; m. Passé Simple; Passé antérieur ii. Communication skills: a. How to give, offer,
promise and lend; b. How to organize one’s lectures; c. Interact through telephone, internet; d.
How to accuse, contest, reproach, complain and protest; e. Understand the expression of cause
and the consequences; f. How to underline, focalize; g. How to express the hypothesis and the
condition; h. How to express obviousness

Major books to be consulted:

Miquel Claire (2006) Grammaire Progressive du Français avec 600 exercises (niveau Intermédiare ),
CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 4, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-2, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

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In BFFL 301-304 students shall acquire advanced communication skills in French.

BFFL 301 Pre-Advanced French (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4

i. Grammar and Vocabulary: a. Inclusion and Exclusion (also, neither do I); b. Agreement of
Past Participle; Past Subjunctive; Past Conditional; ii. Communication skills: f. How to give,
offer, promise and lend; g. How to organize one’s lectures; h. Interact through telephone, internet;
i. How to accuse, contest, reproach, complain and protest; j. Understand the expression of cause
and the consequences

Major books to be consulted:

Miquel Claire (2006) Grammaire Progressive du Français avec 600 exercises (niveau Intermédiare ),
CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 3, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-2, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 302 Pre-Advanced French (Grammar and Composition) 4

i. Grammar and Vocabulary: a. Past Perfect tense (called Plus que parfait); f. Interrogative
pronouns; g. Formation or adverbs; h. Focalization/Topicalization ; i. Passive voice; j. Present
conditional ; k. Gerund ; l. Direct and Indirect speech; m. Passé Simple; Passé antérieur ii.
Communication skills: a. How to give, offer, promise and lend; b. How to organize one’s
lectures; c. Interact through telephone, internet; d. How to accuse, contest, reproach, complain and
protest; e. Understand the expression of cause and the consequences; f. How to underline, focalize;
g. How to express the hypothesis and the condition; h. How to express obviousness

Major books to be consulted:

Miquel Claire (2006) Grammaire Progressive du Français avec 600 exercises (niveau Intermédiare ),
CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 4, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-2, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 303 Advanced French (Listening, Speaking & Reading) 4

Major books to be consulted:

Berthet, A., Hugot, C., Kizirian, V. M., Sampsonis, B & Waendendries, M. (2006) Alter Ego-3, Méthode de
français, Hachette F.L.E., Paris.
Berthet, A., Hugot, C., Sampsonis, B & Waendendries, M. (2006) Alter Ego-3, Cahier d’activités, Hachette,
Paris.
Miquel Claire (2006) Grammaire Progressive du Français avec 600 exercises (niveau Intermédiare ),
CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 3, Guérin, Montréal.
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Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-2, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 304 Advanced French (Grammar and Composition) 4

Major books to be consulted:

Berthet, A., Hugot, C., Kizirian, V. M., Sampsonis, B & Waendendries, M. (2006) Alter Ego-3, Méthode de
français, Hachette F.L.E., Paris.
Berthet, A., Hugot, C., Sampsonis, B & Waendendries, M. (2006) Alter Ego-3, Cahier d’activités, Hachette,
Paris.
Miquel Claire (2006) Grammaire Progressive du Français avec 600 exercises (niveau Intermédiare ),
CLE International, Paris.
Connolly, A.-M. (2001) Moi, je parle français, Niveau 4, Guérin, Montréal.
Delatour, Y., Jennepin, D., Léon-Dufour, M., Mattlé, A. & Teyssier, B. (1991) Grammaire du Français,
Hachette F.L.E. France
Miquel, C. (2009) Vite et Bien-2, Méthode rapide pour adultes, CLE International, Paris.

BFFL 307 French for Special Purposes 4

This course seeks to familiarise students with specialised language in the domains of tourism and
hospitality, business and commerce. It enables the the student to domain-specific discourse in a
given socio-culturel context and to communicate it effectively.

Major books to be consulted:

Aubrée, Chr. : Les métiers pour voyager, L’Étudiant, Paris, 2000.

Michel Danilo et al,: Le français de la communication professionnelle, Clé International, 1993.

BFFL 205 History of France and French speaking countries 4

History of different peoples such as Gallic, Roman and Francs who constituted France. History of
French kings, French Revolution, different French republics. France between and during the two
World wars. France in modern times. French colonies. Brief history of Quebec, Belgium and
French speaking communities in Switzerland, African and Asian countries.

Major books to be consulted:

Berthet, Jean Louis (1987) Une histoire de France, Librairie Séguier, Paris.
Miquel, Pierre (1976) Histoire de la France, Fayard, Paris.
Jones, Colins (1999) The Cambridge Illustrated History of France, Cambridge.
Conrad Margaret (2012) A Concise History of Canada, Cambridge.

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BFFL 206 French Culture and Civilisation 4

Major books to be consulted:

Carlo, Catherine & Causa, Mariella (2010) Civilisation Progressive du Français, Cle International, Paris.

BFFL 402 French Art, Cinema and Society 4

Major books to be consulted:

David Howarth (2003) An Introduction to French politics and society, Routledge.

Edmiston William and Dumenil Annie (2009) La France contemporaine, Cengage Learning.
St. Onge Ronald, Ross Steele, St. Onge Susan (1995) La civilisation française en évolution: Institutions et
culture avant la Ve République, Cengage Learning.

BFFL 305 History of French literature 4

Major books to be consulted:

Lyons, D. (2010) French literature: A very short introduction, Oxford University Press, London.
Corcoran, Patrick (2007) The Cambridge Introduction to Francophone literature, Cambridge, London.
Aguattaz, François (2011) La littérature française de A à Z, Auteur, Oeuvre, genre et procédé littéraire,
Hatier, Paris.
Dumont, François (2011) Histoire de la littérature française, Edition du Boréal, Montréal.
Thibaudet, Albert (2012) Histoire de la littérature française, Haerès Publishing, Paris.

In the following courses, works of famous French writers, poets, novelists, filmmaker and
playwright representing different movements, style and era shall be chosen by the respective
teacher.

BFFL 306 French literature-I (Prose, Poetry and Drama) 4

Major books to be consulted:

Lyons, D. (2010) French literature: A very short introduction, Oxford University Press, London.
Corcoran, Patrick (2007) The Cambridge Introduction to Francophone literature, Cambridge, London.
Aguattaz, François (2011) La littérature française de A à Z, Auteur, Oeuvre, genre et procédé littéraire,
Hatier, Paris.
Dumont, François (2011) Histoire de la littérature française, Edition du Boréal, Montréal.
Thibaudet, Albert (2012) Histoire de la littérature française, Haerès Publishing, Paris.

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BFFL 401 French literature-II (Novel and Short stories) 4

Major books to be consulted:

Lyons, D. (2010) French literature: A very short introduction, Oxford University Press, London.
Corcoran, Patrick (2007) The Cambridge Introduction to Francophone literature, Cambridge, London.
Aguattaz, François (2011) La littérature française de A à Z, Auteur, Oeuvre, genre et procédé littéraire,
Hatier, Paris.
Dumont, François (2011) Histoire de la littérature française, Edition du Boréal, Montréal.
Thibaudet, Albert (2012) Histoire de la littérature française, Haerès Publishing, Paris.

BFLL 001 Linguistics-I (Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics and Phonology) 4

To give a general overview of the nature and function of language with special reference to
French.

To familiarize the students with the basic linguistic concepts and terminology.

The course introduces students to the systematic study of the elements of spoken language - phonetics
and phonology. It intends to develop students’ skills in perceiving, articulating, and transcribing
speech sounds. It also introduces them to sounds, syllables, stress, rhythm, intonation and other
features of connected speech. They will be able to compare and contrast between the oral features of
English and Bangla, with a focus on specific difficulties faced by Bangla language speakers.

Major books to be consulted:

Verma and Kishnaswamy (2009), Modern Linguistics, Orford, New Delhi.

Roach, P. 2009. English Phonetics and Phonology. Fourth Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Jenkins, J. 2000. The Phonology of English as an International Language. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.

BFLL 002 Linguistics-II (Morphology, Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics) 4

The course introduces students to basic concepts of word and sentence structure. They will learn about
morphological and syntactic diversity in the English language and practice morphological and
syntactic analysis on different data sets. Key concepts covered include inflection and derivation, case
marking, agreement and concord, morpheme classes, phrase structure, word order, grammatical
functions and relationships between clauses. At the end of the course, they will be able to apply and
evaluate theoretical concepts in linguistic analysis.

This course introduces students to the study of meaning: linguistic meaning and speaker meaning.
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and the role of semantics and pragmatics in grammar. They will practice semantic analysis, using a
variety of frameworks such as componential analysis, prototype theory and cognitive semantics and
evaluate metaphors and linguistic categorization, such as noun class systems, kinship terms and colour
terms across languages.

Recommended Reading:

Bauer, Laurie. 1983. English word-formation. Cambridge: CUP.

Katamba, Francis. English morphology. Basingstoke: MacMillan.
Marchand, Hans. 1969. Categories and types of present-day English word-formation.
P.H. Mathews. Syntax.CUP.
P.Christopher and A.O. Sandev. An Advanced English Grammar
Maggie Tellerman. Understanding Syntax. Arnold.
Frank Palmr. Grammar. Penguin
Quirk, Randolph; Sidney Greenbaum, Geoffrey Leech; Jan Svartvik. 1985. A comprehensive
grammar of the English language.
Gelderen, Elly van. 2002. An introduction to the grammar of English. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Radford, Andrew. 1997. Syntax: A minimalist introduction. Cambridge: CUP.

F.R. Palmer : Semantics

John Lyons : Semantics Vol.1
Heasely and Hurford : Semantics: A Course book
Sebastian Lobner : Understanding Pragmatics
Peter Grundy : Doing Pragmatics

BFLL 003 Language and Society 4

The subject matter of this course is the impact of society on language and vice-versa : Language
and Social class, language and Ethnic group, Language and Sex, Language and Context, Language
and Social interaction, Language and Nation, Language and Contact, Language and Humanity.

Major books to be consulted:

Trudgill, Peter (2000) Sociolinguistics, an Introduction to Language and Society, Penguin, London.
Holmes, Janet (2013) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Routledge.

BFLL 004 Translation and Interpretation 4

Different theories and methods of translation and interpretation is the subject matter of this course.

Major books to be consulted:

Biguenet, John & Schulte Rainer (1992) Theories of Translation : An anthology of essays from Dryden to
Derrida, University of Chicago press.
Biguenet, John & Schulte Rainer (1989) The Craft of Translation: An anthology of essays from Dryden to
Derrida, University of Chicago press.

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Pym, Anthony (2014) Exploring Translation theories, Routledge.
Mounin, Georges (1976) Les problèmes théoriques de la Traduction, Gallimard.

BFLL 005 Principles and Methods of Language Teaching 4

This course will introduce student to different principles and methods of teaching a language.

Major books to be consulted:

Richards, Jack C.& Rodgers Theodore S. ( 2014) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching,
Cambridge University Press, London.
Larsen-Freeman Diane & Anderson, Marti (2011) Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching,
Oxford University Press, London.
Brown, Douglas (2014) Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, Pearson Education, ESL.

BFLL 006 Language Acquisition and Development 4

In this course, the students will learn about different theories of language acquisition and language
development.

Major books to be consulted:

Lightbown Patsy & Spada Nina (2013) How Languages are learned, Oxford University Press, London.
Saville-Troike Muriel (2012) Second Language Acquisition, Cambridge University Press, London.
Ortega, Lourdes (2008) Understanding 2nd language acquisition, Routeledge.
Krashen, Stephen D. (2003) Exploration in Language Acquisition, Heineman.

BFLR 007 Research Methodology 4

In this course the students will introduce stuents to critical thinking, show them how to do research
and write a research monograph.

Major books to be consulted:

Aristotle (2012) Topique (translated in French by JeanTricot), Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, Paris.
Kumar, Ranjit (2014) Research Methodology : A step-by-step guide for beginners, Sage, London.
Creswell, John, W. (2013) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and mixed approaches, Sage,
London.
Booth, Wayne C. & Colomb, Gregory, G. (2008) The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press,
Chicago.

BFLR 403 Micro teaching 4

The course intends to develop students’ practical skills necessary to teach English as a foreign/ second
language. They are encouraged to translate the theoretical knowledge that they have gathered in …:
Principles and Methods of ELT …. : Teaching Classroom Techniques into practice, conduct teaching

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sessions in front of their peers, apply the skills learnt and gain hands-on teaching experiences. They
have the opportunity to experiment with new techniques in a friendly environment and receive
formative feedback from the peers. The principles of teacher development and the knowledge of
approaches, methods, and techniques in ELT come together through micro-teaching and peer
observation. On completing the micro-teaching, the students will be able to prepare and apply lesson
plans, develop confidence in using a variety of materials and teaching techniques, and expand on their
teaching skills and understand the necessity of continuous reflection on the teachers’ part for ensuring
optimal learning for students. They will design and develop a portfolio as a component of assessment.

Text/ References

Darling-Hammond, L. (2012). Powerful teacher education: Lessons from exemplary programs.

London: Wiley.
Darling-Hammond, L. and Bransford, J. (2005). Preparing teachers for a changing world: What
teachers should learn and be able to do. San Francisco: John Wiley and Sons.
Elliott, J. (2012). Reconstructing teacher education: Teacher development. New York: Routledge.
Michael J. W. (1991). Training foreign language teachers: A reflective approach. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Richards, J. C. and Farrell, T. S. C. (2011). Practice teaching: A reflective approach. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Tedick, D. J. (2013). Second language teacher education: International perspective. New York:
Routledge.

BFFR 404 Translating a text 4

The students have to translate short stories/novel (English/Bengali to French, French to Bengali
to English/Bengali)

BFLR 008 Research Project/Research Monograph/Synopsis 4

This course will be offered to the students in the eighth semester and they will conduct a higher level
academic research on a topic that they have chosen in AR16: Research Methodology or any topic in
relation to linguistics, applied linguistics, education, and media. As they are guided through the stages
of formal research process, they will learn to ask research questions, determine methodology, access
information and search the scholarly literature, do literature review, cite and document sources
properly, collect data and analyse the findings, and learn the ways of framing arguments. They will
also make scholarly presentations and communicate their research findings in oral or poster
presentations. Thus the course will reinforce the reflective, analytical, critical, and presentation skills
that the students have developed throughout the first three and a half years of the degree and support
the preparation of their first major piece of individual and independent research - a formal research
thesis. At the end of the course, they will have extensive and intensive knowledge of their chosen
discipline, a nascent understanding of their research context, and learn to conduct independent
research with rigour. They will submit a 10,000 – 12,000 word long dissertation in a bound form at
the end of the semester.

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Text/ References

Booth W. and Williams, J., and Colomb, G. (2008). The craft of research. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press.
Brown, J. D. (1988). Understanding research in second language learning: A teachers guide to
statistics and research design. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Creswell, J. W. (201). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Denscombe, M. (2007). The good research guide. London: Open University Press.
Lichtman, M. (2013). Qualitative research in education: A user's guide. Thousand Oaks, California:
Sage Publications.
Lincoln, Yvonna, S. & Denzin, Norman K. (Eds). (2000). The handbook of qualitative research.
Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
Maimon, E. P. (2007). A writer’s resource: A handbook for writing and research. New York:
McGraw-Hill.

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