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Program Requirements

The Certificate of Proficiency in French - Language and Culture is designed to offer thorough and integrated instruction of French as a Second/Foreign language over six levels (beginner to advanced). The program objectives include learning strategies for speaking, listening, writing, reading and pronunciation. A specific feature of the program is a cultural module at each level. Through this program, students will acquire the linguistic, communicative, pragmatic, and cultural competence needed to interact comfortably in work and social settings.

Application to the program must include full payment of tuition fees for one session. Tuition fees for subsequent sessions may be paid at a later date, determined by the University. Tuition fees do not include text books, medical insurance, travel or accommodation costs, or any class outings. Please note that credit card transactions cannot be conducted by telephone or by mail.

The courses are held during the day. Students benefit from small class sizes and enjoy sharing their learning experience with classmates who have come from all over the world. Some cultural activities are held after class during the week.

Program Structure

Each of the courses below represents one "level" of the five levels of the program.

Required Courses

(120 CEU)

• CFRN 203 French Language and Culture - Beginner (20 CE units)

  Offered by: Language & Intercultural Comm. (School of Continuing Studies)

  Overview

  French (CCE) : Speaking, writing, listening, and reading for students with no knowledge of French. Essential linguistic, communicative, and socio-cultural skills required to satisfy basic needs in familiar and predictable everyday situations. Strategies for independent learning and cultural discovery.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Ripoll, Alexânia; Bogdan, Miruna (Fall) Dumont, Jean; Pedron, José (Summer)

  • This course is subject to limited enrolment.

  • Prerequisite(s): Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director

• CFRN 323 French Language and Culture - Elementary (20 CE units)

  Offered by: Language & Intercultural Comm. (School of Continuing Studies)

  Overview

  French (CCE) : Speaking, writing, listening, and reading for students with a limited knowledge of French. Essential linguistic, communicative, and socio-cultural skills required to accomplish simple and routine tasks in familiar and predictable situations. Strategies for independent learning and cultural discovery.

  Terms: Fall 2021

  Instructors: Kiczka, Tomasz; Gavrila-Alexandrescu, Dana (Fall)

  • This course is subject to limited enrolment

  • Prerequisite(s): CFRN 203 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director

• CFRN 333 French Language and Culture - Intermediate 1 (20 CE units)

  Offered by: Language & Intercultural Comm. (School of Continuing Studies)

  Overview

  French (CCE) : Speaking, writing, listening, and reading at a low-intermediate French level. Essential linguistic, communicative, and socio-cultural skills required to function in predictable real-life personal and social situations. Strategies for independent learning and cultural discovery.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Kiczka, Tomasz; Gavrila-Alexandrescu, Dana (Winter)

  • This course is subject to limited enrolment

  • Prerequisite: CFRN 323, or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director

• CFRN 343 French Language and Culture - Intermediate 2 (20 CE units)

  Offered by: Language & Intercultural Comm. (School of Continuing Studies)

  Overview

  French (CCE) : Speaking, writing, listening, and reading at a mid-intermediate French level. Essential linguistic, communicative, and socio-cultural skills required to function independently in familiar personal, social, and work-related situations. Strategies for independent learning and cultural discovery.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022

  Instructors: Kiczka, Tomasz; Gavrila-Alexandrescu, Dana (Fall) Kiczka, Tomasz; Gavrila-Alexandrescu, Dana (Winter)

  • This course is subject to limited enrolment

  • Prerequisite: CFRN 333, or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director

• CFRN 355 French Language and Culture - Intermediate 3 (20 CE units)

  Offered by: Language & Intercultural Comm. (School of Continuing Studies)

  Overview

  French (CCE) : Speaking, writing, listening, and reading at a high-intermediate French level. Essential linguistic, communicative, and socio-cultural skills required to function independently in personal, social, and professional environments, on both concrete and abstract topics. Strategies for independent learning and cultural discovery.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Bogdan, Miruna; Bérard, Stéphanie (Fall) Kiczka, Tomasz; Pedron, José (Summer)

  • This course is subject to limited enrolment

  • Prerequisite: CFRN 343 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director

• CFRN 423 French Language and Culture - Advanced (20 CE units)

  Offered by: Language & Intercultural Comm. (School of Continuing Studies)

  Overview

  French (CCE) : Speaking, writing, listening, and reading at an advanced level in French. Essential linguistic, communicative, and socio-cultural skills required to interact independently, with fluency and spontaneity, in most personal, social, and professional situations, on concrete as well as abstract topics. Strategies for independent learning and cultural discovery.

  Terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022

  Instructors: Bramond, Julie; Pedron, José (Winter) Kumor Wysocka, Marguerite; Riverin, Johanne (Summer)

  • This course is subject to limited enrolment.

  • Prerequisite(s): CFRN 343 or CFRN 355 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director

* Note: Upon completion of the last two levels of the program (CFRN 355 and CFRN 423) with a minimum grade of B- (65%), students qualify for the À¦°óSMÉçÇø Certificate of Proficiency in French Language and Culture.