Thank you for your interest in the French for health sciences and social work courses. On this page, you will find all the important information you need to know:
FALL SESSION COURSES
FRSL 209
FRAN脟AIS ORAL 脡L脡MENTAIRE: SANT脡 ET SERVICES SOCIAUX
Schedule: Wednesdays 5:35 pm to 8:25 pm
Level: A2.2 - B1.1
Campus: Downtown
This course is designed for students from a variety of disciplines (health and social work) to help them interact with clients despite their basic level of French language skills. At the end of this course, students will have improved their basic vocabulary in French for health sciences and social work, and they will develop sufficient communication skills to be able to talk briefly about a case study and make recommendations to patients, among other aspects. A review of basic linguistic elements - lexical, grammatical and stylistic - used in professional communication will also be done. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
FRSL 219
FRAN脟AIS INTERM脡DIAIRE 1 ET 2: DI脡T脡TIQUE ET NUTRITION
3 credits
Schedule: Not offered in the autumn 2023
Level: B1
Campus: Macdonald
This course is designed for future dietitians and nutritionists at an intermediate level, but not French speaking, who would like to improve their French oral and written skills while studying specialized vocabulary related to dietetics and nutrition. This course will help prepare them for practicums or work placements (stages) in French speaking environments as well as for their professional exams. Topics of discussion, grammar points, exercises and activities focus on developing the necessary French skills for these future professionals to carry out their tasks as dietitians and nutritionists. This course is offered at the Macdonald Campus. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
FRSL 329-001
FRAN脟AIS 脡CRIT EN CONTEXTE 1 : SANT脡 ET SERVICES SOCIAUX
3 credits
Schedule: Tuesdays 5:35 pm to 8:25 pm
Level: B2.1
Campus: Downtown
By the end of this course, successful students will be able to understand and produce written and oral texts which have a connection with health sciences in an upper intermediate level of French (B2 of the CEFR). Students will be capable of producing a simple professional-patient interview, as well as a simple case history (chart) in French. Students will also be able to broaden their specific vocabulary and medical terminology in French. This course is offered to students of any health sciences field and social work. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
FRSL 329-002
FRAN脟AIS 脡CRIT EN CONTEXTE 1 : SANT脡 ET SERVICES SOCIAUX
3 credits
Schedule: Fridays 2:35 pm to 5:25 pm
Level: B2.1
Campus: Macdonald
By the end of this course, successful students will be able to understand and produce written and oral texts which have a connection with dietetics and nutrition in an upper intermediate level of French (B2 of the CEFR). Students will be capable of producing a simple professional-patient interview, as well as a simple case history (chart) in French. Students will also be able to broaden their specific vocabulary and medical terminology in French. This course is offered to students of dietetics and nutrition at the Macdonald campus. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
FIGF PMCO
FRAN脟AIS ORAL INTERM脡DIAIRE 2 ET AVANC脡: SANT脡 ET SERVICES SOCIAUX
0 credits
Schedule: Thursdays 5:35 pm to 7:55 pm
Level B2-C1
Campus: Downtown
Oral communication practice in the form of exercises, discussions and role-play, with an emphasis on specialized vocabulary and useful sentence structures. Oral comprehension will be enhanced by regular viewing of videos as well as during discussions and simulations of professional-client situations. A new case study is discussed every week. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
WINTER SESSION COURSES
FRSL 210
FRAN脟AIS ORAL INTERM脡DIAIRE 1: SANT脡 ET SERVICES SOCIAUX
3 credits
Schedule: Wednesdays 5:35 pm to 8:25 pm
Level: B1
Campus: Downtown
This course is designed for students from a variety of disciplines (health and social work) to help them interact with clients despite their low intermediate level of French language skills. Various situations of clinical communication with clients, study of linguistic elements taught at the intermediate 1 level - lexical, grammatical and stylistic- as used in professional communication. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
FRSL 330
FRAN脟AIS 脡CRIT INTERM脡DIAIRE 2: SANT脡 ET SERVICES SOCIAUX
3 credits
Schedule: Tuesdays 5:35 pm to 8:25 pm
Level: B2.2
Campus: Downtown
By the end of this course, successful students will be able to understand and produce written and oral texts which have a connection with health sciences and social work in an upper intermediate level of French (B2 of the CEFR). Students will be capable of producing a more complex professional-patient interview, giving instructions to patients, explaining a treatment, as well as writing a case history (chart) in French. Students will also be able to broaden their specific vocabulary and medical terminology in French. This course is offered to students of any health sciences field and social work. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
FIGF PMCO
FRAN脟AIS ORAL INTERM脡DIAIRE 2 ET AVANC脡: SANT脡 ET SERVICES SOCIAUX
0 credits
Schedule: Thursdays 6:05 pm to 8:25 pm
Level B2-C1
Campus: Downtown
Oral communication practice in the form of exercises, discussions and role-play, with an emphasis on specialized vocabulary and useful sentence structures. Oral comprehension will be enhanced by regular viewing of videos as well as during discussions and simulations of professional-client situations. A new case study is discussed every week. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
MAY INTENSIVE COURSES
FIGF PMCO
FRAN脟AIS ORAL INTERM脡DIAIRE 2 ET AVANC脡: SANT脡 ET SERVICES SOCIAUX
0 credits (free of charge)
Schedule: to be announced
Level B2-C1
Campus: Downtown
Oral communication practice in the form of exercises, discussions and role-play, with an emphasis on specialized vocabulary and useful sentence structures. Oral comprehension will be enhanced by regular viewing of videos as well as during discussions and simulations of professional-client situations. A new case study is discussed every week. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
FIGF PMCE
FRAN脟AIS 脡CRIT INTERM脡DIAIRE 2 ET AVANC脡: SANT脡 ET SERVICES SOCIAUX
0 credits (free of charge)
Schedule: to be announced
Level B2
Campus: Downtown
This course helps students whose written French skills are not as fluent as their oral skills. They will improve their ability to choose correct grammar and linguistic terms. After studying model texts, students will write similar ones using appropriate sentence structure and vocabulary in preparation for written communication with professional colleagues as well as for the French exam administered by l鈥橭ffice qu茅b茅cois de la langue fran莽aise. The course pack is distributed free of charge.
HOW TO REGISTER
In the following link, you will find everything you need to know to register.
/flc/registration/placement-test-health-and-social-work-sector
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. Are these courses credited?
Some of these courses are credited, specifically all those whose code start by FRSL, which are 3-credit courses. The courses starting by the code FIGF are 0-credit courses, and thus free of charge.
2. Who can take these courses?
Students who are enrolled in:
- Any programme of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Any programme of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences
- Dietetics, Nutrition, Social Work and Psychology.
Should you have any questions concerning the eligibility of your programme, please contact Dr. Ariel-Sebastian Mercado: ariel.mercado [at] mcgill.ca
3. Are these courses free?
Please see the answer to question 1.
4. What is the schedule for these courses?
Please go to the sections with information about the courses on this page to find the schedules.
5. When is the deadline for registration in these courses?
Since these courses are regular elective courses offered by the French Language Centre, it is the same as the add/drop period of elective courses. This includes the FIGF code 0-credit courses.
6. Are these courses online or in-person?
Since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, all the French for health and social work courses are back in person.
7. Where are the French for health courses offered?
Six of the seven courses are offered in the downtown campus. Only the courses specific for Dietetics students (FRSL 329-002) is offered at the Macdonald campus.
8. Can I take these courses if I am a beginner?
Unfortunately, there is no beginner course in specific French for health and social work. We expect students to have a minimum of an A2 level to be able to join the lowest level course. We encourage beginner students to contact the French Language Centre and enrol in a beginner level course with them. Once students have completed FRSL 102, FRSL 105 or higher, they can contact us to consult their eligibility for the French for health and social work courses.
9. Do these courses prepare students for the OQLF exams?
Yes. One of the objectives of these courses is to prepare students for the OQLF exams of the different health care programmes. However, students having completed FRSL 330 and/or FIGF PMCO have more chances of passing the OQLF exam of their professional order. In addition to these courses, there are OQLF Exam Preparation Workshops organized with the different programmes to help students prepare for the OQLF exams. In these workshops, students have the possibility of practicing with a mock exam similar to the ones given at the OQLF. If you need to know if a group is being organized at your school, please contact the coordinator of your department or Prof. Dr. Ariel-Sebastian Mercado. ariel.mercado [at] mcgill.ca
CONTACT
Should you have any questions, please contact Prof. Ariel-Sebastian Mercado: ariel.mercado [at] mcill.ca
About Prof. Mercado