Program Overview
The Effat College of Humanities offers the Associate Diploma in French Language and Civilization program.
The program aims to rapidly develop French communication skills in all its students, including those who enter at Beginners level. The emphasis is on making fast progress in French listening and speaking, while the other skills are used to underpin communication. The Program organization throughout is intensive and based on Blended Learning. This will be further explained below.
Students may enter at Intermediate level if they have already taken French classes elsewhere. For those entering above Beginners' level, there will be a short Entrance Test. It is possible to join at any of the three levels: Beginners, Intermediate and Post-Intermediate One, provided the candidate has the required equivalences.
The Associate Diploma in French Language and Civilization Program is designed to build firstly communication skills (understanding speech and speaking themselves) to motivate students, then to consolidate these skills through underpinning them with the other language skills. In the Post-Intermediate levels, One and Two, students master two different kinds of specialized French and, in Level Two, they also polish the general language skills acquired in the previous levels (whether at Effat University or elsewhere).
We offer an array of innovative, Specialized French courses, so that students feel highly motivated to learn. Students' choices will be guided by their current interests and future hopes. Below is a list of specializations, which may be added to. Two of these will be taken in the last (viz. the third) semester of the Diploma, where an intensive half-semester is devoted to each.
- French for Business and Retail
- French and the Francophone World
- French for Healthcare and the Community
- French for the Fashion Industry
- French for Sports and the Media
- French for Tourism and Hospitality
Educational objectives
The Effat College of Humanities (ECoH) Associate Diploma in French Language and Civilization Program aims to:
- Quickly have students understanding spoken French, according to their level.
- Quickly have students communicating in spoken French, according to their level.
- Integrate cultural knowledge and interest in the Francophone world through engaging materials.
- Build students' writing skills as anchors for their communication skills of speaking and understanding.
- Build students' reading skills as bolsters for their rule-learning through discovery in the language.
- Provide individualized responses and coaching to students through the online elements of the Blended Learning, between presential classes.
Allow students to do some coursework in their own time (asynchronously) as many may be employed.
Target Audience
- Tourism guide
- Diplomatic missions
- Business Management
- Media and Journalism
Program learning outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
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K1- Know about French vocabulary and structure.
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K2- Understand French spoken by natives from various geographic areas.
Skills:
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S1- Communicate confidently in spoken and written French both general and specialized.
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S2- Extract information and details on a range of topics at natural speed and from different accents;
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S3- Interact with others in French, taking an active part in discussions;
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S4- Do presentations in French on various topics using digital tools.
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S5- Read for understanding in general French and in two types of specialized French;
Value:
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V1- Demonstrate responsibility and intercultural understanding.
Admission Requirements:
- High School or equivalent
Please check the study plan of Associate Diploma in French Language and Civilization as PDF.
Level 1 (8 weeks)
DFLS 031
Beginner Listening & Speaking Skills BL
None
4-0-4
64
DFR 021
Beginner Reading Skills BL
None
2-0-2
32
DFW 011
Beginner Writing Skills BL
None
2-0-2
32
Total:
128
Level 2 (8 weeks)
DFLS 132
Intermediate Listening & Speaking Skills BL
DFLS 021 or
DFR 021 or DFW 011 or equivalent
4-0-4
64
DFR 122
Intermediate Reading Skills BL
DFLS 021 or
DFR 021 or DFW 011 or equivalent
2-0-2
32
DFW 112
Intermediate Writing Skills BL
DFLS 021 or
DFR 021 or DFW 011 or equivalent
2-0-2
32
Total:
128
Level 3 (8 weeks)
DFG 241
General French
DFLS 131 or
DFR 122 or DFW 112 or equivalent
2-0-2
32
Choice
Technical Elective I
DFLS 131 or
DFR 122 or DFW 112 or equivalent
3-0-3
48
Choice
Technical Elective II
DFLS 131 or
DFR 122 or DFW 112 or equivalent
3-0-3
48
Total:
128
Level 4 (8 weeks)
DFI 261
Internship
DFG 241 or equivalent
0-6-6
96
Total:
160
Total credit hours:
30
Total contact hours:
480
BL = Blended Learning
