Necessity: The necessity of learning French knows no bound. Firstly, after learning French students will be able to communicate with 72-79 million native speakers and another 190 million secondary speakers. French is spoken as a native language in more than two dozen countries in five continents. French is the second most commonly taught second language in the world after English and consequently, French will be useful practically anywhere one travels.
Secondly, multilingualism increases the marketability of the multilingual person. Even though English is widely spoken in much of the world, the fact is that the global economy depends on communication. When dealing with France, for example, someone who speaks French will have an obvious advantage over someone who doesn't.
Thirdly, learning another language can help people increase their understanding of their own language as well as that of other languages they are familiar with. Bengali French learners learn English as their second language from their childhood, which makes them familiar with two languages from very early age. Many languages have contributed to the development of the vocabulary of both Bengali and English; French is one of them. For example, Bengalis use many words very frequently such as ওলন্দাজ (olondaj), কার্তুজ (kartuj), রেস্তোরাঁ (restorã), শেমিজ (shemiz), পাতি (pati) etc. that are borrowed from French words Hollandaise, Cartouche, Restaurant, Chemise and Petit respectively. Learning French will help Bengali students to understand better their mother tongue as well as English.
Finally, speaking a new language helps people to get to know another people and culture, as language and culture go hand in hand. Because language simultaneously defines and is defined by the world around us, learning another language opens one's mind to new ideas and new ways of looking at the world.
Facilities students will get if they learn this language: Students can tap into the benefits of learning French in a variety of ways. French is an official working language in dozens of international organizations, including the United Nations, International Olympic Committee, and International Red Cross. Students, by learning French, can explore job opportunities in these organizations.
Since higher education in France is funded by the state, the fees are very low. Students can avail of the opportunity of obtaining world class education in France at a very low cost if they know French.
French is also one of the two official languages of Canada. People having the intention of migrating to Canada can obtain additional points while applying for the permanent residence in Canada if they know French. In addition, they will have an edge over others in the Canadian job market.
Type of CfL courses for this language (level, duration, content): The entire course is divided into four sub-levels. The duration of each sub-level is forty (40) hours and the total duration of the course is 160 hours. After completing 160 hours, students will be capable of appearing at the DELF or Diplôme d’études en langue française (Diploma of studies in French language A1) exam, which is administered by the French Ministry of Education. The DELF is an internationally recognized certificate.
The detailed content of the entire course is as follows:
Content of sub-level 1
After completion of sub-level 1, students are expected to be able to:
- Greet people.
- Introduce and get introduced to others.
- Seek information about a person such as his name, age, nationality, profession, address, telephone number etc.
- Talk about their taste and preferences.
- Identify, show and situate objects.
- Express possession.
- Indicate different colours.
- Describe the characteristics of a person and an object.
- Ask and tell the prices.
Content of sub-level 2
After completion of sub-level 2, students are expected to be able to:
- Situate a place on a map.
- Seek information on a place.
- Ask for and telling the directions.
- Give advices on a place.
- Ask for and telling time.
- Indicate a date.
- Make a request.
- Seek information on different activities (culture, sports etc.).
Content of sub-level 3
After completion of sub-level 3, students are expected to be able to:
- Express needs.
- Seek information on one’s habits.
- Indicate quantity.
- Express opinions and make compliments.
- Describe events that took place in the past.
- Ask questions.
- Ask for, give and refuse permissions.
- Express restrictions.
- Express possibilities, wishes and obligations.
- Give, accept and refuse a proposal.
- Make expressions about frequencies and intensity.
Content of sub-level 4
After completion of sub-level 4, students are expected to be able to:
- Use more efficiently present tense, past tense, and future tense.
- Express predictions, probabilities and certainty.
- Talk about future plans.
- Talk about objectives, goals and express conditions.
- Do informal written communication.
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