Course Capsule: France and its’ people;their customs, etiquettes, French history, geography, French lifestyle, famous cities and tourist attractions, culinary specialties and dining, famous festivals, holidays, transportation, political background and economy, education system, sports, fashion and cinema.
Course Aim: To introduce French culture to students enabling a French exposure to the students and enhance their understanding about France and its’ people; to identify their customs, etiquettes, variety of culinary specialties, major cities, French history, transportation, French lifestyle including social behavior, common traditions, French values and morals, political background and to enhance their ability to apply them in Sri Lankan and French travel and tourism related preparations.
Course ILOs:
After completing of this course, the students will be able to:
- describe about France and its’ people, their customs, etiquettes and interact with French speaking people.
- describe about the geography of France and famous tourist attractions in the country.
- describe about the French meals and food and compare Sri Lanka and French culinary art.
- prepare a French food.
- recognize traditional Festivals and their celebrations, modes of transportation and holidays and describe them, Recognize the political background and economy, Identify the education system and the exams and famous sports, Describe fashion industry and Cinema.
- differentiate Sri Lankan and French cultures.