French Certificate

French Certificate is a program taught at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The French Certificate is a certificate program for students of any major that requires 12 credits. Students study interpersonal communication, interpretive listening, interpretive reading, and oral and written presentations in French, along with the French and Francophone cultures, including products, practices, and perspectives.

Coursework is organized around four required courses selected by advisement. The certificate includes a required oral interview as part of the conversation course, and only one 100-level course can count toward the French certificate. The program focuses on oral proficiency and adheres to American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) standards, with an Intermediate-Low minimum level in oral and written skills.

Modules

• FREN 100-level or above (3 Credits)
• FREN 101 - Beginning French I
• FREN 102 - Beginning French II
• FREN 103 - Intermediate French
• FREN 200-level or above (9 Credits)
• FREN 202 - Intermediate Conversation Through the Media
• FREN 204 - Ideas and Cultures from the French-Speaking World
• FREN 211 - Intermediate French Grammar
• FREN 300 - Advanced French Conversation
• FREN 308 - Diction et Comprehension
• FREN 309 - French Grammar
• FREN 316 - Composition and Stylistics

The minimum requirements for admission in French Certificate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as pre-requiste for admission in French Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Open to Any Major.

• You would attain an Intermediate-Low level minimum in oral and written skills.

Only one 100-level course can count for the French certificate. The four required courses are selected by advisement.

An oral interview is part of the conversation course.

Please check detail of study units at http://www.ship.edu/programs/french-certificate/

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