The Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) offers three programs in French as a second language, each tailored to your needs, skill level, and communication goals: a basic minor, an advanced minor and a major.
Our programs are designed to improve and broaden your skills in your second language. Courses focus on the four essential language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) and on more specialized areas, such as grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and culture.
You develop your French through a variety of learning activities using motivating instructional materials. Your learning is supported by innovative and traditional learning resources, such as multimedia materials and language labs, a resource centre, web-based activities and conversation groups.
This program is offered in French only to non-Francophones.
The table below includes only the discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on the Honours bachelor's with double major and the Honours bachelor's with major and minor.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2022-2023 calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| FLS 2500 | Apprendre à apprendre | 3 Units |
| FLS 2521 | Lire pour écrire en français | 3 Units |
| FLS 2522 | Écouter pour parler en français | 3 Units |
| FLS 4500 | Portfolio sommatif : Réflexion sur les résultats d’apprentissage | 3 Units |
| 12 course units from: | 12 Units | |
| Immersion 1 : Compréhension orale et écrite 1 | ||
| Compréhension de l'oral en français - Avancé | ||
| Mieux lire en français | ||
| Discutons en français | ||
| Mieux écrire en français | ||
| Grammaire française - Avancé | ||
| Mieux prononcer pour mieux communiquer en français | ||
| Enrichissement du français par l’engagement communautaire | ||
| 9 course units from: | 9 Units | |
| Immersion 2 : Production orale et écrite 1 | ||
| Communication orale en contexte universitaire | ||
| Communication écrite en contexte universitaire | ||
| Grammaire des textes universitaires | ||
| Le mot juste en français | ||
| Le français sur la toile et dans les médias sociaux | ||
| 9 course units from: | 9 Units | |
| Immersion autonome : Communication et argumentation à l'oral en contexte universitaire 2 | ||
| Le français d'ici | ||
| Cultures francophones au Canada | ||
| Le français et le monde du travail | ||
| Immersion autonome : Perfectionnement de l'écrit en contexte universitaire 2 | ||
| Interagir en français avec le monde qui nous entoure : actualité, loisirs et culture | ||
| 3 course units outside the program (Second Language Certification): | ||
| Second Language Certification Test | ||
| Total: | 42 Units | |
Note(s)
- 1
Adjunct language course to a 3-unit discipline-specific course, taken in French by a non-native French speaker. Emphasis on development of comprehension skills (listening and reading) while acquiring knowledge and expertise in the discipline. Examination questions in the discipline-specific course may be answered in either English or French; however, all tests and assignments in the language class must be done in French.
- 2
Adjunct language course taken concurrently with one 3-unit 3000 or 4000 level discipline-specific courses (different from those taken in conjunction with FLS 4581). Oral presentations, round table discussions and debates related to the two discipline-specific courses (from the same or different disciplines). Focus on linguistic accuracy. Refinement of linguistic competence through the study of relevant models of academic speech and debate. Assignments for the discipline-specific courses may not be used for units in the language courses and vice-versa.