Department of French

About the Department

The Department of French was established in 1932 along with the inception of the college. It was the first college in Pune to offer French as a foreign language. Prof. Uma shashi Bhalerao and Prof. Anjali Paranjpye dedicatedly worked to promote the French language by organizing exchange programmes and activities regarding French language and culture.

The department offers French at a general level allowing students to add a qualification in their CV. The department endeavors to strike the balance between cultural aspects and professional needs with the help of syllabus and extra-curricular activities. The department aims at equipping students with basic skills to stand out in their professional pursuit.

With innovative ways to evaluate students’ linguistic competence, it constantly motivates students to explore France and the French language through assignments and co-curricular activities.

Department Highlights

One of the oldest department in Pune

The Successful exchange programmes with French schools in past.

One of the few colleges which offer French at the undergraduate level in Pune.

Students with a diverse background allow a wide spectrum of academic activities.

Major Features of the courses:

Introduction of practical to develop students’ communication skills in French.

The criterion reference evaluation: to ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation of a student.

Innovative ways of evaluation are employed to test and generate interest among students to explore French language and its rich culture.

An effort to strike the balance between the market needs and cultural needs.

The courses are designed to fulfil expectations of students of Arts, Science, Technology and Commerce.

Details of subjects offered by the department

Year	Semester	Nature of Subject	Subject Title	Credits
F.Y.B.A.	I	Skill Enhancement Course (SEC)	Developing listening and speaking skills in French	2
F.Y.B.Sc.	I	Open Elective (OE)	Basic Course in French for Science	2
F.Y.B.Sc.	I	OE	Basic Course in French for IT sector	2
F.Y.B.A.	II	Minor	Basic Course in French	2
F.Y.B.Sc.	II	OE	Elementary Course in French for Science	2
FY.B.Sc. / F.Y.B.Com.	II	OE	Basic Course in Business French	2
F.Y.B.A.	II	SEC	French for Tourism Sector	2
S.Y.B.A.	III	CC	Intermediate French	3
S.Y.B.A.	IV	CC	Intermediate French	3
T.Y.B.A.	V	CC	Upper Intermediate French	3
T.Y.B.A.	VI	CC	Upper Intermediate French	3

Upcoming courses:

The French Studies courses offer a brief study of French culture and civilisation along with the French language.

Introduction to Translation. [SEC]

Introduction to Technical Translation [Open Elective] for Science, Engineering and Commerce students.

French Studies courses offering brief study of French culture and civilisation along with French language.

Head of department

Mr. Mayur S. Gohad

M.A. in French, NET, M.A. in Linguistics

Head & Assistant Professor in French

Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Designation	Profile link
1	Mr. Mayur Sanjay Gohad	Head & Assistant Professor in French	click here

Department of French takes great efforts to make the students of French aware of different facets of France through cultural and curricular activities throughout the year.

Co-curricular Activities

The Department of French takes great efforts to make the students of French aware of different facets of France through cultural and curricular activities throughout the year.

Guest lectures:Department organises several guest lectures to make them aware of current trends in France. One of the prominent and useful lectures is the presentation on Higher Education in France.

‘Le tour de Wadia’: The department organised ‘Le tour de Wadia’ for first year students where they were given a guided tour about the campus in French by Mr. Mayur Gohad. The motive behind this activitiy was to inform them the important places on the campus and to teach them French words for them.

Publishing a magazine in French highlighting major events in France and France, its contents are prepared by the students of French.

Workshop for betterment of French pronunciation

Arranging small presentations by the students of French on different topics regarding French culture, civilization and language discussed in textbook.

T.Y. B.A. students conduct some lectures of F.Y B.A. students of French.

Cultural Programmes organised by the department

Parlez d’ISMs:The department conducted few programmes on literary movements in France.

Departmental Fest: Department of French organises a departmental fest to portray students’ talent not just in academics but in extra co-curricular activities through various activities in the fest.

Library Time: Students come and read the extra-curricular books, magazines etc. in the department for an hour in a week.

The department organises ‘le tour de Wadia’ for first year students where they are given a guided tour about the campus in French.

7 February 2019: the department conducted an interactive session with Jean Michel Gazeau, a French guide and later he gave a presentation on his native region – ‘Le Pays de la Loire’ which is famous for its antique castles.

The department conducted one programme on a literary movement called ‘Le Mouvement Parnassien’ of mid nineteenth century in France on September 5, 2018.

The department of French and Department of German jointly organized a programme “Building a Bridge over Rhine” on Wednesday, January 24, 2017 to portray the different cultural aspects of Germany and France.

A series of programmes under the title La Promonade en France- the stroll in France, was organized in Feb 2016.

A lecture on “Avignon’s Theatre Festival” by Prof. Madhav Vaze on September 1, 2015.

A lecture on “Opportunities in French language” by Prof. Anjali Paranjpye was organized on February 9,2015.

A series of programmes under the title La Promonade en France- the stroll in France, was organized in Feb 2015.

Department of French organized an inter-disciplinary programme on Blaise Pascal- the French Mathematician, on March 15.

Creative Assignments:

Students take opportunities to demonstrate their expression skills in form of creative assignments using different media and ideas to talk about the themes from the syllabi.

For example:

Students prepare small booklets on themes related to France.

The students present survey report conducted by them.
Applying their knowledge and skills in real life situation.....