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- Publications of our staff
- Study of co-administration of Pentoxifylline with the plant extract Tridax procumbens on the early development of blood vessels in chick embryo by Dr.K.D.Pendharkar
- UGC Minor Research Project Nano priming for increasing seed germination efficiency in soybean
- Synthesis, characterization, spectral and catalytic studies of transition metal complexes of some biologically important aroylhydrazone ligand by Dr. Parbati Bandyopadhyay
- Study on Diversity and distribution of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Western Ghats of Pune district. by Mrs. Korad Vishaka
- quotes by John Wooden.
French
Please Note
French Singing Competition to be held in September, all interested students are requested to register with the French Department.
Talk on the Translation Industry on Tuesday 8th September at 11:00pm . For more details contact the French Department.
About the Department
Special subject. We have various activities organised for our students every year and have designed an enriching curriculum for our general as well as special students.
The French Exchange program has always been the highlight of our department. Every alternate year we choose students from our department to go for an academic exchange to France in the month of May, they stay with French families , attend classes with their French correspondants and visit various places.
Programs / Courses Offered
| Sr. No. | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FYBA Beginners | A remedial course for those who have not taken this subject in junior college. |
| 2 | FYBA Advanced | General course on French language and civilization. |
| 3 | SYBA Spl 1 | La France dans le monde (France in the world) |
| 4 | SYBA Spl 2 | French Literature and Business French |
| 5 | SYBA Gen | « Jumelage - 2 » Units 0, 1 and 2 |
| 6 | TYBA Spl 3 | French Literature |
| 7 | TYBA Spl 4 | Elements of Translation |
| 8 | TYBA Gen | « Jumelage - 2 » Units 3, 4 and history of France |
Other activities:
Co Curricular & Extra Curricular & Extension Activities
I.
Activities Schedule:
1.Annual Prize Distribution in August :
Toppers of Junior college and Senior college are awarded prizes and certificates.
2.Singing Competition in French in September for Junior and Senior College.
3.Department Festival in January.
II.
1.Guest Lectures :
We invite differnt French language specialists to give guest lectures pertaining to French Grammar, Writing, History,Philosophy and Literature in every academic year.
Talk on higher studies in France in the month of September
III.
Subject Association Activities
• Exchange Programme running successfully for the last 25 years
• Cercle Francais – Deparment Fest with various competitions
• Ciné Club
• Language Lab
• Performances (theatre , dance , songs and elocution )
| Sr.No. | Photo | Name of the teacher | Designation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Jaya Gadgil
(M.A. French) |
French Professor | Teaching Faculty |
Note: Biodata of any of the above mentioned faculty member can be downloaded by clicking on their name.
- Jaya Gadgil,French Professor , M.A. French
Smt. Jaya Gadgil conducted a new experiment by using the technology of “Whats app” to strike an exchange between the students of Fergusson and that of France to improve oral communication skills. This project which was of a month long duration was highly appreciated by students of both countries and was a resounding success and was also lauded by the French embassy as an innovative teaching technique and an interview regarding the project can be seen on the site: www.salledesprofs.org.
Smt. Jaya Gadgil was a winner of the Fiche pedagogique - “Dis- moi Dix mots”.
Smt. Jaya Gadgil is a Certified examiner for the International DELF/DALF Exams
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pedagogical game
Mentor-Mrs Jaya GADGIL students: Sharva MANGAONKAR Mrunal KHARWANDIKAR Shreya DHARMAVAT Shivani CHORDIYA
A pedagogical board game “BON VOYAGE” under CPE wasdeveloped by students to hone linguistic, civilization andhistorical knowledge of France. The game was based on thesyllabus and proved to be effective for revision before theexams for all the students.A pedagogical board game “BON VOYAGE” under CPE was developed by students to hone linguistic, civilization and historical knowledge of France. The game was based on the syllabus and proved to be effective for revision before the exams for all the students.
