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Why study French at 91¿´Æ¬Íø?

Engaging faculty and student-centered classes

Our faculty in French have areas of expertise in teaching and research which range from francophone literature, cultural studies, music and cinema, to business French, translation, creative writing and pedagogy. Our faculty consider excellence in teaching their primary focus. We adopt an approach that centers on effective communication, and most classes have fewer than twelve students, an ideal size for highly interactive learning. We tie research to teaching, and work with students individually to mentor them for internships, successful graduate study or professional work, and to obtain prestigious grants such as the Fulbright award or to qualify them to participate in the (Teaching Assistant Program in France).

Strong and diverse curriculum

91¿´Æ¬Íø provides a strong curriculum designed to address students’ interests, including culturally contextualized writing and conversation courses at beginner to advanced levels, and a wide selection of interactive culture, literature, song and film courses dealing with socio-cultural issues in historical and contemporary France and francophone countries. Pre-professional courses  in  translation, creative writing, film and French for international affairs and business, also link well to a second academic area of interest. Students may acquire additional competency in applied linguistics through departmental offerings in English, e.g. second language acquisition and teaching, or descriptive linguistics.