HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FRENCH DEPARTMENT

The Department offers French as Second Language for the Intermediate and Degree courses.

The syllabus for the Intermediate level is prescribed by the A.P.Board of Intermediate education.

Undergraduate Course :

I. Curriculum:

The prescribed textbook is one that is used universally for the study of French. The students will, therefore, be on par with their counterparts elsewhere in the world. French language is taught emphasizing its importance and relevance in today’s world of globalization and inter-cultural understanding between the continents.

The career-oriented curriculum is not just confined to the teaching of French language but used to present diverse aspects of France and other francophone countries.

The learners are taught to make ‘useful’ knowledge ‘usable’. While stress is on communication skills - oral and written - the programme focuses on the functional aspects of language, catering to the professional requirements in different jobs where French language is indispensable, and also on new trends in translation methods involving transcreation and computer application.

II. Teaching - Learning :

Dual purpose of language teaching:

Language as a subject involving grammatical and communicative competence and Language as a medium involving relevant and appropriate registers and styles.
Audio-visual and other teaching aids simulation: recreating a global system with personnel having specific functions students situate themselves in the system and enact situations through role-play.

III. Student Achievements :

Since 1995 the college has been maintaining its reputation of producing state first rank in Intermediate public exams (In 1997 four students scored 99%).

Head of the Department - Dr.N.R.Jeevan Babu,M.A.M.Phil. Ph.D