Welcome to The Advanced French course! This course is designed for students who already have a good foundation in French and want to achieve fluency in communication and acquire cultural understanding of France. The course emphasizes on vocabulary expansion, advanced grammar structures and fluent conversations.
This course aims to strengthen your ability to communicate in everyday situations: travel, work, study, or meeting new people. You will practice role-plays, gain information about dos and don’ts in France, explore cultural traditions and social etiquette in French-speaking countries. Through interactive activities, you will enhance your speaking, listening, and comprehension skills while developing a deeper appreciation for French culture.
You will begin
to appreciate French traditions, cuisine, humour, etiquette, and perspectives
in a meaningful way. French is not just a language—it’s a passport to art,
philosophy, cinema, fashion, and cuisine. When you learn French, you gain
access to masterpieces in their original words and conversations with people
across several countries. Join us! Let’s embark on this journey to speak this beautiful
language fluently!
| Course Status : | Upcoming |
| Course Type : | Core |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 6 weeks |
| Category : |
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| Credit Points : | 2 |
| Level : | Undergraduate/Postgraduate |
| Start Date : | 12 Jan 2026 |
| End Date : | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 28 Feb 2026 |
| Exam Date : | |
| Translation Languages : | English |
| NCrF Level : | 6.5 |
| Industry Details : | Education and Training |
Week 1: Sports and Hobbies: Likes and
Dislikes, Conversations, French phrases with Avoir and Être, Verbs: 1st & 2nd
group, Activities
Week 2: Food & Grocery shopping,
Conversations, Time, Adjectives, Verbs: 3rd group, Describing your house
Week 3: Dos and don’ts in France, Interesting
Facts, Pronominal Verbs, Negation, Vocabulary of Fauna
Week 4: Short story, Audio Exercises, Expressing
emotions and feelings, The Imperative tense, Activities
Week 5: Clothes: Shopping, Expressing one’s thoughts and opinions, The Future Tense, The Recent Past
Week 6: Travel: To plan a trip, Ticket
booking, Asking and giving Directions, Conclusion
Ramya Jagannathan is a Multilinguist in Foreign Languages: French, Spanish, German and Italian from Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education and Institute of Foreign Languages and Culture. She headed the Spanish Language Pool at Swiss RE before becoming HOD of Spanish at Ebenezer International School where she prepared students for their Cambridge International Examinations.
Her passion
for teaching languages led her to Indian Institute of Foreign Language, where
her major role was to teach French online to employees at Mphasis Poland and
Mphasis India. Her tailor-made courses were a rousing success, and she taught
French at several universities online, such as CMR University, XIME University
and IZEE Business School through IIFL. She has 14 years of experience in
teaching foreign languages French, Spanish, German to numerous students from
India, UK, US, Singapore and Canada. For the past 4 years she has been Adjunct
Faculty at IIMB, teaching French on campus at IIMB, to Post Graduate students,
many of whom migrate to France and Canada for their Exchange Programs.
Enrolling and learning from the course is free. However, if you wish to obtain a certificate, you must register and take the proctored exam in person at one of the designated exam centres. The registration URL will be announced when the registration form is open. To obtain the certification, you need to fill out the online registration form and pay the exam fee of Rs.750/-. More details will be provided when the exam registration form is published, including any potential changes. For further information on the exam locations and the conditions associated with filling out the form, please refer to the form.
Grading Components:
Internal Assignment Score: This contributes 25% to the final grade. It is calculated based on the average of the best 3 out of 6 assignments submitted during the course.
Proctored Final Exam Score: This contributes 75% to the final grade and is based on the proctored final exam, which is scored out of 100.
Overall Course Score: The overall course score is the weighted sum of the internal assignment score and the proctored final exam score.
Assessment Type | Weightage |
Weekend Assessment | 25% |
Final Exam | 75% |
Eligibility for Certification:
To qualify for the course certificate, you must meet both of the following criteria:
If either of these conditions is not met, you will not be eligible for certification, even if your final score is 40 or higher (out of 100).
Score | Type of Certificate |
>=90 | Gold |
76 - 89 | Silver |
61 - 75 | Bronze |
40 - 60 | Successfully Completed |
<39 | No Certificate |
Sample Certificate:
Disclaimer: In order to be eligible for the certificate, you must register for enrolment and exams using the same email ID. If different email IDs are used, you will not be considered eligible for the certificate.
The certificate of completion will include your name, photograph, and final exam score, along with a detailed score breakdown.
It will be electronically verifiable through the SWAYAM platform at https://swayam.gov.in/. Please note that only an e-certificate will be issued. Printed or hard copies will not be provided.
We sincerely appreciate your participation and interest in our online courses and certification programs. Wishing you continued success and an enriching learning experience with IIM Bangalore.
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