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French is offered both as a general subject as well as an optional, core one.
- Mount Carmel is currently the only college to offer Optional French as a core subject in Karnataka. It is studied in combination with Sociology and Communication Studies.
- As a language course, French can be studied over 2 years, along with compulsory English.
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Optional French
About the Course
CFS is an Under Graduate Degree course for 3 years, which is divided into 6 semesters. In the course of the 3 years the student has to do 8 papers which will involve various aspects such as tourism, translation, writing skills, culture and civilization, literature so as to provide a wide skill base. There is also a practical component with each theory module, which will facilitate application of skill.
Eligibility This course is not open to beginners. The applicant needs to fulfill one of the following criterion:
- Studied the French language for a minimum of any 3 school years
- Have a 2A (DELF) certificate from Alliance Francaise
- Be from a country where French is an official language
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There will be an oral and written entrance test conducted. Admissions will strictly be as per merit. Beginners can write the test by enrolling for a crash course beforehand.
Credit Courses:
- Basic French
- Diplome de Langue
- Cours de Conversation
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Career Options
The course is designed to prepare the student for the growing industries of Travel & Tourism, Translation / Interpretation, Writing and Teaching, without having to take up add-on courses to achieve the same. The advent of Multinationals in India (and in Bangalore in particular) provides added scope for absorption.
General French French is offered as a second language course for 2 years, which is divided into 4 semesters. The syllabus and evaluation is designed to hone both writing and speaking skills.
Departmental Activities
- Apart from the various intra-collegiate competitions, Mount Carmel College is the only college in Bangalore which has an inter-collegiate French Fest – FRANCO FEEL where different colleges fight it out at various competitions like scrabble, role play, music, creative writing, poetry recitation etc
- Mount Carmel College also hosts its annual French Food Fest -GOURMET , where the French students along with their teachers put together an exotic French menu which has a wide array of mouth watering French dishes which are put up for sale to the entire college.
- Mount Carmel College also offers a basic credit course in French that is open to outsiders as well. The department of French will soon be starting an advanced credit course in French.
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