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French

French is one of Canada鈥檚 official languages. Worldwide over 220 million people speak French on all the five continents. It is one of the most widely taught languages in the world.

Course Descriptions

Select a course below to see full descriptions. (#) Indicates amount of credits per course

In this introductory course, students with little (less than Grade 11) or no previous French instruction will be introduced to beginner鈥檚 French grammar and language skills, such as basic speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Students will also be exposed to French and Francophone cultures.

Introductory-level language courses (e.g., FREN 100, FREN 101) are intended for beginner language learners. Students are not permitted to enrol in beginner language courses if they have previously completed grade 11 or 12 study of the language (e.g., FREN 11, SPAN 12), studied in a high school language immersion program of the same language (e.g., French immersion), or are fluent or first-language speakers of the language.

Prerequisite(s):

ENGL 088 (formerly EASL 089, ENGL 097)

Transfer to:

UBC FREN 1st (3)
SFU FREN XXX (3)
UVIC FRAN 1XX (1.5); ALEX FREN 100 (3) & ALEX FREN 101 (3) = UVIC FRAN 100 (3)
UNBC INTS 171 (3)
TRU FREN 1000 (3)

This introductory course builds on basic French language skills equivalent to grade 11. Students will be introduced to additional beginner鈥檚 French grammar and various language skills, such as basic oral, listening, reading, and writing skills. Students will also be exposed to French and Francophone cultures.

Introductory-level language courses (e.g., FREN 100, FREN 101) are intended for beginner language learners. Students are not permitted to enrol in beginner language courses if they have previously completed grade 11 or 12 study of the language (e.g., FREN 11, SPAN 12), studied in a high school language immersion program of the same language (e.g., French immersion), or are fluent or first-language speakers of the language.

Prerequisite(s):

ENGL 088 (formerly EASL 089, ENGL 097), FREN 11 (or equivalent), or FREN 100

Transfer to:

UBC FREN 102 (3)
SFU FREN XXX (3)
UVIC ALEX FREN 100 (3) & ALEX FREN 101 (3) = UVIC FRAN 100 (3)
UNBC INTS 172 (3)
TRU FREN 1010 (3)

Faculty

Learning Methods

Students are gradually immersed in French language through in-class activities, songs and other media resources, interactive use and practice of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.

Career Outlook

An additional language can make it easier to find jobs across diverse sectors around the world including, industrial, aeronautics, entrepreneurial, research and government positions.

Resources

  1. Growth of Language-related Brain Areas after Foreign Language Learning. (M氓rtensson et al. 2012)
  2. La Didactique Du Franc抬ais Oral Au Que虂bec : Recherches. (Bergeron, Re虂al, Lizanne Lafontaine, and Ginette Plessis-Be虂lair.)
  3. Actuelles Et Applications Dans Les Classes. Que虂bec: Presses de l鈥橴niversite虂 du Que虂bec, 2007.
  4. Phrase虂ologie Et Collocations : Approche Sur Corpus En Franc抬ais L1 Et L2. Bolly, Catherine. Bruxelles: P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2011.
  5. La Salle De Cours : Questions, Re虂ponses Sur La Grammaire Franc抬aise.Conenna, Mirella. Bern: Peter Lang, 2010.
  6. Langue Et Culture Dans La Classe De Franc抬ais : Une Analyse De Discours.Co虃te虂, He虂loi虉se, and Denis Simard. Que虂bec: Presses de l鈥橴niversite虂 Laval, 2007.
  7. French Grammar: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels. Kendris, Christopher. Hauppauge, NY: Barrons Educational Series, 2011.
  8. Langue, Citoyennete虂 Et Identite虂 Au Que虂bec. Oakes, Leigh, and Jane Warren. Que虂bec [Que.]: Presses de l鈥橴niversite虂 Laval, 2009.
  9. Structure Du Fran莽ais Moderne : Introduction 脌 L鈥檃nalyse Linguistique.Le贸n, Pierre R., and Parth Bhatt. Toronto: Canadian Scholars鈥 Press, 2005.
  10. Le Sens Grammatical : Re虂fe虂rentiel A虁 L鈥檜sage Des Enseignants.Raemdonck, Dan van, Lionel Meinertzhagen, and Marie Detaille. Bruxelles: P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2011.
  11. Etudes De Se虂mantique Et Pragmatique Franc抬aises.Rihs, Alain, and Louis de Saussure. Bern: Peter Lang, 2012.
  12. Easy French Exercises.Rybak, Stephanie. Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
  13. En franc抬ais 鈥 Rapid Success in French for Beginners.Bendali, Marc, and Marie-Paule Mahoney. Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Print.
  14. Colloquial French: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series). 3rd ed. Moys, Alan, and Valeri茅 Demouy. New York: Routledge, 2007. CD.

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