Author Topic: FRENCH ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE AT ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY  (Read 5404 times)

Offline iram

  • Editorial board
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3849
  • My Points +16/-3
  • Gender: Female
FRENCH ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE AT ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
« on: February 02, 2009, 08:30:23 PM »
FRENCH ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE AT  AIOU

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY In collaboration with ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE & EMBASSY OF FRANCE Presents FRENCH ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE
 

Learn French at your own place and at your own pace through latest multimedia techniques

•   You are going to France or any other French speaking country
•   Want to work in a multinational company or at United Nations Organization
•   Wish to read famous French novels and want to enjoy French movies and songs
•   Need help in your research work
•   Want to increase English vocabulary and understand well the English novels and articles


But you don’t know the language and you cannot attend regular classes. Don’t worry. Get enrolled in:

Offline iram

  • Editorial board
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3849
  • My Points +16/-3
  • Gender: Female
FRENCH ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE FEATURES
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 08:31:09 PM »
FRENCH ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE FEATURES

   Flexible Learning System
   Quality Education at a very low cost (Rs. 2360/-)
   Books and CDs provided
   Tutorials (by highly qualified and well trained teachers)
   Joint Certificate by AIOU and Alliance Française


Offline iram

  • Editorial board
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3849
  • My Points +16/-3
  • Gender: Female
Why learn French?
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2009, 08:32:51 PM »
Why learn French?   

Knowledge of French language is very important in present fast changing world scenario. France has the fourth largest economy in the world. It is the second largest exporter of agricultural products. France is the world leader in the production of luxury goods. France also gives more foreign aids to developing countries than does the US. France is fourth in research among countries of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation. It is also a major world research center in the field of high energy physics. French are world leaders in medical research and medical genetics. France is world’s third manufacturer of electronic equipment. It is also European leader in aerospace. It has one of the most advanced systems of telecommunications in the world. Fiber optics were invented in France. And last but not the least, more tourists visit France then any other country in the world.

Countries where French is a national language:

Belgium
Benin
Burkina-Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of Congo
Djibouti
France
Gabon
Guinea
Haiti
Ivory Coast
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Mali
Monaco
Niger
Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Switzerland
Togo
Vanuatu

Other member states of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF):


Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Dominica
Egypt
Equitorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Laos
Lebanon
Morocco
Mauritania
Mauritius
Moldova
Romania
Saint-Lucia
Sao-Tomé et Principe
Tunisia
Vietnam
Associate states:
Albania
Andorra
Greece
Macedonia
Observer states:
Armenia
Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Georgia
Hungary
Lithuania
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Although French is not an official language in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon, it is widely used in literature and films.
French is the only foreign language that can be useful throughout the world. French is the only language, other than English, that is spoken on all the five continents. French and English are the only two global languages. One of the very important facts is that English is about 30% French. English has borrowed many words from French. So learning French can improve your English vocabulary as well.

Offline iram

  • Editorial board
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3849
  • My Points +16/-3
  • Gender: Female
Why learn French through “French Online programme”?
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2009, 08:33:47 PM »
Why learn French through “French Online programme”?

Development of Information Technology is turning the world into global village. The time will come when Internet will become an important part of education. French Online gives opportunity to people who want to learn this language but they do not have time to attend regular classes, there is no proper institute for learning the language or you cannot afford the high fees of the institutes offering French course. They can learn French without disturbing their professional life or other important activities. Students of universities can learn French at the same time and can prepare for their future higher studies plans. This method also gives you an opportunity to get acquainted with the latest multimedia technology.

French Online is a harmonious blend of teaching skills and technology. It is an E-learning project initiated and financed by the Embassy of France in Pakistan and implemented by the Alliance Française d’Islamabad. It is a combination of distance and face-to-face learning and ideal for people who cannot attend regular classes and those who want to go to France or any French speaking country. It also helps scholars in their research work because most of the intellectual work done is in French.

The French Online website allows learners to study at their own place and at their own pace. At present, the AIOU offers French Online certificate course in which you study 8 modules. Other advanced level courses are ready and will soon be offered by the university. After the registration the learners are assigned a password that remains valid for the duration of the course. The students also get a work book and a CD. The platform of French Online allows students to remain in touch with their tutor and with their group mates with the help of forum, chat, class discussion and E-mail. During tutorials the students practice conversation and pronunciation in French with trained tutors. The tutorials are conducted in a very different and interesting way and students practice the language through different activities like role play, games etc. The students are also given tasks to do by using Internet.

French Online develop all the four skills of the students i.e. reading, understanding, speaking and writing

For the assessment there are two assignments, a mid term exam and a final exam. Some points are also reserved by the tutors for class attendance and participation in class activities.

Once you complete the course successfully you get a joint certificate of Alliance Française d’Islamabad (French Cultural Center) and Allama Iqbal Open University.

COURSE OFFERED AT

Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Faisalabad and Sialkot (subject to availability of sizeable groups of students, at least 15 students and a trained tutor). People living in other cities can also apply provided that they can go to one of these cities for fortnightly tutorials (Face-to-face classes after every two weeks)

Offline iram

  • Editorial board
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3849
  • My Points +16/-3
  • Gender: Female
French Online COURSE DURATION and ELIGIBILITY
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2009, 08:35:20 PM »
French Online COURSE DURATION

 One semester

French Online COURSE ELIGIBILITY

At least 2nd division in Intermediate or equivalent qualification

Offline iram

  • Editorial board
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3849
  • My Points +16/-3
  • Gender: Female
French Online COURSE WHO CAN APPLY?
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2009, 08:36:53 PM »
French Online COURSE WHO CAN APPLY?

Students doing BCS/BIT from Allama Iqbal Open University or any other University, students currently doing BA/ B. Sc or Master’s from any university (other than AIOU), engineers, doctors, nurses, people engaged in hotel, restaurant, businessmen, officers of armed forces, housewives, social workers, computer scientists, scientists (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), researchers or Ph. D scholars, people in tourism and travel agencies, students aiming to pursue their higher education in foreign countries specially in France, people interested in Canadian immigration, linguists, journalists, people interested in working at Embassies, Multinational companies or in United Nations Organizations, people related with NGOs or interested in working with an NGO

French Online COURSE REQUIREMENTS

   At least PII (P III recommended) with 56 K modem, sound card and speakers
   Internet facilities
   JVM installed in your machine

Admission starts in February and in August

French Online COURSE FUTURE PLANS:

We are planning to offer the following courses in future:
Introduction to French at HSSC level
Advanced Certificate course in French Language at BA level
Advanced Certificate in French language and literature
Master’s in French
French for specific purpose/ Business French etc.


For further information contact:
   
Miss Farah Naz Sheikh
Coordinator French Online
Room No. 111, Block No. 11, Sector H-8, AIOU, Islamabad
Phone:      (051)  9057817
E-mail: farrah_naz@aiou.edu.pk


Prospectus and admission forms are available at

AIOU Regional and Coordinating Offices in the country and the Main Campus (Block No.4, Room No. 1, Sector H-8, Islamabad)

Procedure of getting the prospectus by post

For getting the prospectus and admission form by post, send Rs.40/- extra as postal charges along with the prescribed price of the prospectus through a bank draft in favor of Treasurer, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad on the following address:

Office Assistant, Student Advisory Cell
Gateway Block, Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8, Islamabad
Foreigners are requested to apply through their High Commission. Get NOC from Ministry of Education and an equivalence of all their degrees from IBCC. Detail is available on www.hec.gov.pk/fsadm.