Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Arts Freshman/Foundation Year is designed to ensure that students gain a broad foundation for the three-year degree program. It is comprised of 24-30 credits in one of two program options. In the "En fran莽ais" or French option, students choose up to 18 credits from a variety of courses conducted in French. These credits may be comprised wholly of language courses, wholly of substantive content courses conducted in French, or a combination of the two.
Core Requirement (18 credits)
Based on their proficiency in French, students select 18 credits from the courses below in French Language and Literature and French as a Second Language.
French Language and Literature Courses (FREN)
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FREN 201 Le fran莽ais litt茅raire (fran莽ais langue seconde) (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Perfectionnement de l'expression 茅crite au contact d'une vari茅t茅 de textes litt茅raires et par la r茅daction de courts textes d'invention.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Idir, Iguedef (Fall)
Pr茅alable: avoir r茅ussi le FRSL 431 ou avoir r茅ussi ou 锚tre inscrit-e 脿 au moins un des cours suivants : FRSL 445, FRSL 446, FRSL 449 ou FRSL 455. L'茅tudiant-e n'ayant compl茅t茅 ou n'茅tant inscrit-e 脿 aucun de ces cours devra passer un test de classement. Effectifs contingent茅s. Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
Cours r茅serv茅 en priorit茅 aux 茅tudiant-es inscrit-e-s au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue & litt茅rature fran莽aises ; Langue fran莽aise ou au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue & litt茅rature fran莽aises ; Traduction.
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FREN 203 Analyse de textes (fran莽ais langue seconde)
(3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Perfectionnement de l鈥檈xpression 茅crite : analyse et apprentissage des r猫gles de composition de divers genres de discours (textes argumentatifs, lettres, dialogues, r茅cits, descriptions ou portraits).
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Idir, Iguedef (Winter)
Pr茅alable: avoir r茅ussi le FRSL 431 ou avoir r茅ussi ou 锚tre inscrit-e 脿 au moins un des cours suivants : FRSL 445, FRSL 446, FRSL 449 ou FRSL 455. L'茅tudiant-e n'ayant compl茅t茅 ou n'茅tant inscrit-e 脿 aucun de ces cours devra passer un test de classement. Effectifs contingent茅s. Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
Cours r茅serv茅 en priorit茅 aux 茅tudiant-es inscrit-e-s au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises ; Langue fran莽aise ou au programme B.A. ; Concentration mineure Langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises ; Traduction.
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FREN 231 Linguistique fran莽aise (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Bref historique de la linguistique fran莽aise de F. de Saussure 脿 nos jours. Description linguistique du fran莽ais moderne (茅l茅ments de phonologie, de phon茅tique normative, de lexicologie, de s茅mantique 茅volutive et synchronique, de syntaxe et de morphologie).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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FREN 239 Stylistique compar茅e (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Initiation aux principes de la traduction par une 茅tude syst茅matique des contrastes entre les structures linguistiques de l'anglais et du fran莽ais. Une bonne connaissance des deux langues est n茅cessaire au d茅part.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Coussy, Audrey (Fall)
Pr茅alable : Test de classement. Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
Priorit茅 donn茅e aux 茅tudiant路es inscrit路es dans un programme du D茅partement des litt茅ratures de langue fran莽aise, de traduction et de cr茅ation.
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FREN 245 Grammaire normative (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : R茅vision des principales difficult茅s de la langue fran莽aise.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: G茅linas, Camilia (Winter)
Pr茅alable : Autorisation d茅partementale requise.
Cours r茅serv茅 en priorit茅 aux 茅tudiant-e-s inscrit-e-s 脿 l'un des programmes du D茅partement de langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises.
French as a Second Language (FRSL)
Depending on their level of proficiency, students may include a maximum of 12 credits of intensive French language courses. An intensive language course is a 6 credit term course. Students at the introductory level must take at least 6 credits in French in their Freshman/Foundation year but may be permitted to complete the remaining core requirement credits in year U1.
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FRSL 101 Beginners French 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French-speaking environment. Short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Bourrel, Laura; Vergues, Marion; Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Lechowicz, Anne; Maatouk, Zeina; Petcoff, Christine (Fall)
Prerequisite: Placement test
Language laboratory and oral practice with a French monitor if available.
Placement test. No knowledge of French.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken FRSL 101D1/D2, FRSL 103, FRSL 104, or FRSL 105.
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FRSL 102 Beginners French 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French-speaking environment. Short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Vergues, Marion; Bourrel, Laura; Labbe, Marie-Claude; Kwan-Lock, Viviane; Mathieu, Marie-Philip; Petcoff, Christine (Winter)
Language laboratory and oral practice with a French monitor if available.
Prerequisite: FRSL 101
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FRSL 103 Near Beginners French (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Refresher course for students who have very little previous French instruction. Instructions in basic vocabulary and grammar applied to oral/written French. Cultural texts, short essay, and practice of basic speech patterns.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Souc茅, Alida; Petcoff, Christine (Fall) Souc茅, Alida (Winter)
Prerequisite: Placement test.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking FRSL 102 or FRSL 105.
Note: For students in any degree program whose knowledge of French is insufficient to qualify for Elementary French (determined by the Placement Test). 3 credits, 3 hours, plus mandatory language laboratory. Not open to student who have grade 10 French or higher in Canada or equivalent (unless special permission is granted).
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FRSL 104 Corrective French Pronunciation (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Introduction to French phonetics. Course designed for students who have some previous knowledge of French at a Beginner/Elementary level and need to work on pronunciation, auditory discrimination and oral expression in order to continue developing their French skills. Corrective phonetics. Intensive oral practice. Guided work in language lab.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Liakina, Natallia (Winter)
Prerequisite: Placement test or Instructor's recommendation.
Restrictions: Not open to students above Elementary level French. Not open to students with no previous knowledge of French.
Note: 2 hours of oral work, 1 hour of language lab. The course may be taken concurrently with FRSL 101, 102,105, 206 / 207 / 208.
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FRSL 105 Intensive Beginners French (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : A comprehensive introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students in any degree program having no previous knowledge of French. Learning to communicate at a functional level in a French social milieu, short essays, cultural readings, mandatory lab practice and conversation class.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Labbe, Marie-Claude; Vergues, Marion; Bourrel, Laura (Fall) Maatouk, Zeina; Bourrel, Laura; Dumont, L茅a (Winter)
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FRSL 206 Elementary French (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : This one-term course uses a task-based approach to provide students with authentic materials related to Canadian culture and prepares them for real life communication. Therefore, class time will be mostly dedicated to the completion of communicative tasks which often rely on the use of technology (mobile apps, blogs and other online tools). This course tackles different topics that students can relate to in their personal, social and academic life, and provides a review and further training in elementary language structures to develop their communication skills and digital literacy in French.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Souc茅, Alida (Fall)
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FRSL 207D1 Elementary French 01 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : This two-term course uses a task-based approach to provide students with authentic materials related to Canadian culture and prepares them for real life communication. Therefore, class time will be mostly dedicated to the completion of communicative tasks which often rely on the use of technology (mobile apps, blogs and other online tools). This course tackles different topics that students can relate to in their personal, social and academic life, and provides a review and further training in elementary language structures to develop their communication skills and digital literacy in French.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Souc茅, Alida; Petcoff, Christine; Mathieu, Marie-Philip (Fall)
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 101 and FRSL 102, or FRSL 103, or FRSL 104, or FRSL 105, or Placement test required.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken Grade 12 or 13 French in Canada, or equivalent
Students must register for both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 207
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FRSL 207D2 Elementary French 01 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 207D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Souc茅, Alida; Petcoff, Christine; Mathieu, Marie-Philip (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 101 and FRSL 102, or FRSL 103, or FRSL 104, or FRSL 105, or Placement test required.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 207D1 and FRSL 207D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 207
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FRSL 208 Intensive Elementary French (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : This one-term intensive course uses a task-based approach to provide students with authentic materials related to Canadian culture and prepares them for real life communication. Therefore, class time will be mostly dedicated to the completion of communicative tasks which often rely on the use of technology (mobile apps, blogs and other online tools). This course tackles different topics that students can relate to in their personal, social and academic life, and provides a review and further training in elementary language structures to develop their communication skills and digital literacy in French.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Abi Mansour, Dolly; Groulx, Jean-Francois (Fall) Abi Mansour, Dolly; Popica Zbarcea, Maria (Winter)
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FRSL 211D1 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Damay, Samantha; Creck, Chantal (Fall)
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test
Restriction: Not open to students from Qu茅bec
Students must register for both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 211
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FRSL 211D2 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 211D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Damay, Samantha; Creck, Chantal (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 211D1 and FRSL 211D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 211
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FRSL 212 Oral and Written French 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Equivalent to the first half of FRSL 211. Only with special permission of the Department.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Damay, Samantha (Fall)
Fall
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite: Placement test
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FRSL 215 Oral and Written French 1 - Intensive (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Language lab attendance required. Grammar review, comprehension, vocabulary development, selected readings and group discussions.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Wanis, Narimane (Fall) Wanis, Narimane; Bourrel, Laura (Winter)
Fall
6 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 207D1 and 207D2, or 208, or Placement test
Restriction: Not open to students from Qu茅bec
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FRSL 302 Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Focus on oral discrimination, global comprehension and corrective phonetics.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Bourrel, Laura (Fall)
Fall
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite: Placement test. For students who have reached a good standard in grammar and written French but who have difficulty in understanding spoken French and therefore cannot communicate effectively
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FRSL 303 Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Emphasis will be on the development of oral communication skills, laboratory exercises, vocabulary building, discussions.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Bourrel, Laura (Winter)
Winter
3 hours, plus language laboratory
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 302, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test required.
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FRSL 321D1 Oral and Written French 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Oral work involving discussion and expos茅s, cultural and literary readings, grammar review. Methodological component integrated in classwork and developed in frequent workshop sessions.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: S茅nat, Julie; Fortin, Marie-Josee (Fall)
3 hours
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 211D1 and 211D2, or 215 or 302 or 303, or Placement test required.
Students must register for both FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 321
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FRSL 321D2 Oral and Written French 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 321D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: S茅nat, Julie; Fortin, Marie-Josee (Winter)
Prerequisite: FRSL 321D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 321
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FRSL 322 Oral and Written French 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Equivalent to the first half of FRSL 321. Only with special permission of the Department.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: S茅nat, Julie (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
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FRSL 325 Oral and Written French 2 - Intensive (6 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : The program of FRSL 321 will be covered in one semester.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Liakina, Natallia (Fall) Groulx, Jean-Francois; Liakina, Natallia; Lechowicz, Anne (Winter)
Winter
6 hours
Prerequisites: FRSL 211D1 and 211D2, or 215 or 302 or 303, or Placement test required
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FRSL 332 Intermediate French: Grammar 01 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Grammar review, using both a theoretical and a practical approach. Reading materials, in addition to their cultural interest, are selected to illustrate grammatical usage, provide models of writing techniques and aid in vocabulary development.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Abi Mansour, Dolly (Fall)
Fall
3 hours
Prerequisite: Placement test. For those who have attained relative fluency but lack accuracy in speaking and writing
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FRSL 333 Intermediate French: Grammar 02 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Second part of FRSL 332.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Wanis, Narimane (Winter)
Winter
3 hours
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 332, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test required.
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FRSL 407 Compr茅hension et expression orales (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Identification des niveaux de langue et prononciation du fran莽ais familier; am茅lioration de la compr茅hension auditive par l'茅coute d'une vari茅t茅 de documents audio-visuels du Qu茅bec et d'ailleurs.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Mathieu, Marie-Philip; Liakina, Natallia (Fall)
Fall
3 heures par semaine
Pr茅alable : test de classement. S'adresse aux 茅tudiants qui ont d茅j脿 une bonne ma卯trise du fran莽ais 茅crit.
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FRSL 408 Fran莽ais oral: Textes et expressions (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Suite du cours FRSL 407. Cours de perfectionnement de l'expression orale et 茅crite: am茅lioration de la production orale (intonation, d茅bit, spontan茅it茅); enrichissement du vocabulaire idiomatique reli茅 脿 des fonctions socio-culturelles de la langue par le biais de techniques orales (jeux de r么les, discussions, simulations) et d'un journal.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Abi Mansour, Dolly (Winter)
3 heures par semaine
Prequisite(s): FRSL 407, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test
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FRSL 431D1 Fran莽ais fonctionnel avanc茅 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Destin茅 aux 茅tudiants de niveau avanc茅 qui veulent approfondir leurs connaissances lexicales, syntaxiques et culturelles afin de pouvoir exprimer avec clart茅 leurs opinions sur une vari茅t茅 de sujets. Par l'茅tude de journaux, revues et textes litt茅raires, les 茅tudiants se familiariseront avec la r茅alit茅 qu茅b茅coise contemporaine.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Damay, Samantha; S茅nat, Julie (Fall)
3 heures par semaine
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 or FRSL 325 or FRSL 332 or FRSL 333 or FRSL 407 or FRSL 408
Les 茅tudiants qui ont suivi le cours FRSL 400, FRSL 402 ou FRSL 432 ne seront pas admis
Students must register for both FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 431
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FRSL 431D2 Fran莽ais fonctionnel avanc茅 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : See FRSL 431D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Damay, Samantha; S茅nat, Julie (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): FRSL 321D1 and FRSL 321D2 or FRSL 325 or FRSL 332 or FRSL 333 or FRSL 407 or FRSL 408
No credit will be given for this course unless both FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
FRSL 431D1 and FRSL 431D2 together are equivalent to FRSL 431
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FRSL 432 Fran莽ais fonctionnel (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Premi猫re moiti茅 du programme du cours FRSL 431. Seulement avec la permission sp茅ciale du d茅partement.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Damay, Samantha (Fall)
Fall
3 heures par semaine
Pr茅alable : test de classement.
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FRSL 445 Fran莽ais fonctionnel, 茅crit 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Destin茅 aux 茅tudiants dont le fran莽ais oral est d'un niveau fonctionnel, mais dont le fran莽ais 茅crit est nettement inf茅rieur. Travaux 茅crits hebdomadaires, analyse de textes divers, exercices et tests en classe. But: corriger l'orthographe, la grammaire et les anglicismes, enrichir le vocabulaire, am茅liorer l'expression 茅crite.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Wanis, Narimane (Fall)
Fall
3 heures par semaine
Pr茅alable : test de classement.
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FRSL 446 Fran莽ais fonctionnel, 茅crit 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : R茅dactions de types vari茅s. But: am茅liorer le style, d茅velopper les comp茅tences telles que l'organisation et la pr茅sentation d'arguments ou l'identification des registres de langue.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Gachet, Guillaume; Vergues, Marion (Winter)
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FRSL 449 Le fran莽ais des m茅dias (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Cours de perfectionnement mettant l'accent sur l'enrichissement de la langue 脿 l'oral comme 脿 l'茅crit. Analyse d'茅missions de t茅l茅vision ou de radio et lecture d'articles de journaux ou de revues. Activit茅s vari茅es portant sur des sujets d'actualit茅 (reportages, d茅bats, etc.) qui refl猫tent la soci茅t茅 et la culture du Qu茅bec d'aujourd'hui.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Veilleux, 脡lisabeth (Fall) Veilleux, 脡lisabeth (Winter)
3 heures par semaine
Pr茅alable : test de classement.
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FRSL 455 Grammaire et cr茅ation (3 credits)
Overview
French as a Second Language : Perspective analytique et approche inductive et visuelle se combinent pour permettre une meilleure ma卯trise du code grammatical. L'茅tude de textes de niveau soutenu met en relief la richesse des ressources lexicales et stylistiques du fran莽ais et rend accessible la cr茅ation litt茅raire aux 茅tudiants non francophones.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Gachet, Guillaume; S茅nat, Julie (Winter)
3 heures par semaine
Prerequisites: FRSL 449, or instructor's recommendation, or Placement test.
Substantive Content Courses Taught in French
Some subject area courses or "substantive content courses" are taught in French. Some courses may be offered in French and English in alternate years. POLI 226 listed below is such a course. When taught in French, such courses may be counted toward this program.
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POLI 226 La vie politique qu茅b茅coise (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : Une introduction 脿 la vie politique qu茅b茅coise 脿 travers l'茅tude des institutions, des id茅ologies et des comportements politiques. Une attention particuli猫re sera accord茅e 脿 la structure et aux changements dans le syst猫me politique qu茅b茅coise.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Muller Gomez, Johannes Lorenz (Winter)
Restriction: An ability to understand and read French is required; writing and speaking ability are not.
This course is offered in English and French in alternate years. For 2012-13 it will be offered in French.
Note: The field is Canadian Politics.
Remaining Credits (12 credits)
Students select the remaining credits (normally 12) for their Freshman/Foundation year from a list of approved courses for Arts Freshman/Foundation Year students. This list is found with requirements for the Freshman/Foundation Year - General option on the Arts OASIS website at: .
