French Language
The Bachelor program in French Language strives for academic excellence in its teaching and learning strategies. In an effort to serve students interested in languages, cultural diversity and openness, it is our goal to enhance our students’ skills and orient them towards both professional and academic fields such as studies in literature, linguistics, translation, education, etc.
- To gain transferable skills to be used in graduate studies (Master’s and doctoral degrees) and in different careers.
- To acquire linguistic competences (i.e. mastering discursive and communicative competences according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
- To encourage autonomous learning, and allowing students to gain a rich understanding of other cultures such as Francophone societies (French-speaking societies) in the purpose to create an intercultural exchange.
- To acquire methodological competences (i.e. mastering research tools and methods as well as fostering critical thinking)
- Understand the Francophone cultures (French-speaking countries cultures) and current issues.
- Understand complex spoken discourse.
- Understand complex written texts.
- Communicate both verbally and in writing.
- Analyze written and spoken discourses.
- Synthesize documents both verbally and in writing.
- Translate both verbally and written
- Enrich vocabulary and specific terminology
- Acquire and implement grammatical rules both verbally and written
- Enhance one’s common knowledge.
- Develop learner autonomy.
- Conduct a research according to a rigorous methodology.
- Teaching
- Translation and interpretation
- Project management
- Research assistant
- Foreign affairs
- Public relations
- Tourism
Student must successfully complete a minimum of 69 credit hours of courses in French Language distributed as follows:
1. Compulsory courses (58 credit hours):
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Course No. |
Course Title |
Prerequisite(s) |
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French Practice I |
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Spoken French Lab I |
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French Practice II |
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French Practice III |
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Spoken French Lab II |
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French Communications II |
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French Communications III |
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Introduction to World Literature in French |
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Spoken French Lab III |
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French through Current Issues 1 |
FREN242 or |
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French through Current Issues II |
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French Writing I |
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French Grammar I |
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French Writing II |
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French Grammar II |
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Research Methodology |
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Reading and Analysis of Literary Texts in French I |
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Reading and Analysis of Literary Texts in French II |
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French language and Cultures |
Fourth year standing |
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Introduction to French Linguistics |
Fourth year standing |
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Seminar in French Language |
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Writing III |
2. Electives courses (11 credit hours)
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Course No. |
Course Title |
Prerequisite(s) |
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Writing Workshop 2 |
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Oral Communication Workshop 2 |
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French Workshop I |
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French Workshop III |
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Sociolinguistics |
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Introduction to Translation |
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Translation of Economic and Juridical texts |
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Translation of Scientific and Technical texts |
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On-Sight Translation |
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Translation of Social and Cultural Texts |
Student must finish 120 credit hours distributed as follows :
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Requirements |
Credit Hours |
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University Requirements |
19-20 |
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Faculty Requirements |
21 |
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Program Requirements |
69 |
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Free Electives courses |
10-11 |
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Total |
120 |
