Studying French At College
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Undertaking a French degree at college may seem like it’s a daunting task, but you likely know more French than you think you do so don’t be afraid by the challenge of it.
College-level French courses are not like high school ones. As well as studying the language itself, you will be taking classes in French culture, film and politics. Within 4 years you will be speaking French fluently and you will likely have had the opportunity to experience living and studying overseas.
You will begin with basic French courses starting, with your level of study being determined by a freshman placement test. Work as hard as you can initially as building a solid grounding will result in you being able to relax a little later on in the course.
On completion of the initial French language course, you will advance to reading popular French literature. Along with literature, comes a range of complimentary courses that might include linguistics, phonetics and translation.
Class sizes will probably be small so you will get to know all of your professors and fellow students. Many French departments are like families with everyone happy to help each other out and share ideas and resources when they can. Also, it is easy to get personal recommendations from lecturers because they will know you well.
However, such small classes can at times be a disadvantage too. There will be fewer course options to select from when compared to those studying other majors and, though it is uncommon, too few students enrolling can mean courses getting cancelled.
Once you’ve finished your course after four years you will have no problem finding work. Some majors become translators whilst others transition into linguistics. Still, most French majors start teach French themselves or go on to graduate studies in French.
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