French is a romance language spoken as a first language by most people from France, Second language speakers of French are throughout the world. French is estimated as having between 70 million and 110 million native speakers and 190 million second language speakers. French is the second-most studied foreign language in the world. In the 21st century, French served as the pre – eminent international language of diplomacy and international affairs, as well as a lingua franca among the educated classes of Europe. The dominant position of the French language has only recently been overshadowed by English. Its development was also influenced by the native Celtic languages of Roman Gaul and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders.
French is one of the first three International Languages that are widely spoken across the world. The world is now a global village, the competition for jobs and business are now on the rise and this means that people have to be more creative so as to be ready to face the global challenges. This paradigm shift has made people of different professions, ages and origins to move away from the traditional education systems and take a step either physically or virtually to learn other languages so as to communicate widely as they are competing for the limited resources on the globe.
The department of French was established in the Faculty of Science and Humanities, in SRM University in the year 2003 along with other departments which were founded and established in the same year. As part of the regulations French language is one of the languages to be selected by students to learn in Faculty of Science and Humanities.
The department of French apart from part I language course offers language, basic, scientific and business Translation related subjects to the non-major elective students. These students are given the choice to study French language and translation as an elective subject in their second year.
At present the student enrolment in French is more than 280 including foreign students from Nigeria, China and Japan. Now French is offered to all departments. The department has been offering French course to 20 departments namely; B.Com, B.Com CS, B.Com A&F, BCA, B.Sc. Cs, B.Sc Viscom, B.A Jour, B.Sc. Biotech, B.A English, B.Sc Chemistry, B.Sc. Physics and B.Sc Maths etc..,
The faculty members consistently enrich their knowledge by pursuing higher studies and by conducting various seminars, conferences and workshops, besides presenting papers and publishing articles.
Once every three years the department of French invites the highly qualified and experienced academicians to revise the syllabus. The present syllabus is set with an object to cater the students of all backgrounds irrespective of the medium of instruction they had studied in school. The syllabus is equally balanced with Literature and the technical and functional use of French Language. At present the syllabus is revised the current scenario.
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To strengthen the language of the students with both oral and written
To provide the students with the know-how to master the tenses – present, past and future, to express emotion,to accomplish simple tasks of day-to-day programmes Overview Counter
To familiar rise the students with the French language with the phonetic system, the accents, the manners, the cultural aspects
To enable the students to establish first contacts,to identify things and talk about things
To furnish the linguistic tools to enable the students to talk about time schedules, to talk about travel, to perform simple communicative tasks (fix appointments, make reservations, discuss habits, give advice, directions)
To furnish the linguistic tools to talk about work and problems related to work, to perform simple communicative tasks (explaining a setback, asking for a postponement of appointment, give instructions, place orders, reserve, hold a telephone conversation, write e-mails, reply to messages) to prepare a résumé and to appear for interviews
“Soyez bien venue” to the Department of French, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST. The department of French was founded in 2003. Since its foundation, the department continued to grow in numbers of students and in achievements. The emphasis on French language is not only due to the name given to our university. Knowledge a Foreign Language is akin to a voyage of finding. The Department of French has always given its undergraduates the joy of learning French, the most rich, melodious and analytical language in the world. The students along with learning the language are given an insight into the wonders of French Translation, French Grammar, French Literature, French History and French Civilization. The assurance, motivation and passion of the faculty help the students in achieving nothing short of excellence. We instill values of social responsibility, moral morality and sureness in our students. As students of a Foreign Language and French Literature, our students are proud of their culture and civilization as they learn to appreciate another culture which is very different from their own. This brings about a holistic development in our students and it contributes largely to their intelligence. We try to hone both the creative and analytical skills of our students through a series of programs conducted in Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRMIST as well encouraging our students to participate in various competitions conducted by the French Department of various city colleges.
It is also a reflection of persistent and ever-growing importance of the French language as an active tool of education and communication, especially in fields relating to cultural exchange and business in the world today for a all society that opens itself more and more toward outside world, including by encouraging the establishment of French institutions and companies in this region, the French language acquires even greater significance. The Department of French, by offering students a comprehensive program not only for language learning but also with regard to the knowledge of the French culture, allows them to be better qualified to fulfil the needs of their professional future in all relevant sectors likely to recruit them thereafter. All our students find employment soon after their studies. Our students work as schoolteachers, college teachers, Language specialists in various companies like TCS, WIPRO, INFOSYS, CTS, IBM, SOCIETE GENERALE, WORLD BANK etc.
Teaching environment and quality are central to SRMIST’s capabilities profile. Our Professors are the reason for our continued ability to foster vibrant and value adding learning experiences for our students. The success of our students in terms of their learning and overall development enabled by our faculty members is an area of focus of leadership at SRMIST. Many opportunities are provided to our faculty members to conduct research and engage with the industry in consultancy and other projects. This platform brings to our faculty members an opportunity to expand their knowledge contribution as well as bring those rich experiential inputs to the classrooms and labs therefore benefiting our students.
Department Of French
Fourth Floor, College of Science and Humanities, SRMIST,
Kattankulathur – 603203
044 2743 4041
hod.french.ktr@srmist.edu.in
