Majoring In French
Studying French at college may seem like it’s beyond you, but you will be surprised by the amount of French you actually do know so don’t be afraid by the challenge of it.
French courses at college are nothing like ones you will have taken before. In addition to studying the language, you will be taking classes in French literature and civilization. You will become fluent in French in four years and you will have incredible opportunities to study abroad.
Basic French courses will be where you start out, with your level of study being determined by a freshman placement test. It’s important to work hard and focus at the start as rapidly improving your French then will see you being able to relax a little later on in the course.
On completion of the introduction of French language course, you will advance to reading literature. Along with literature, you will take a range of complimentary courses that might include linguistics, phonetics and translation.
Class sizes will probably be small, making it easy to get on friendly terms with your professors. Many college’s French department is like a family with everyone happy to assist each other and share ideas and resources when they can. Also, it is easy to get letters of reference from lecturers after you graduate as they will know you so well.
The class sizes can be a disadvantage at times also though. There will be fewer course options to select from when compared to those studying other majors and, on occasions, courses get cancelled because of under-enrollment.
Once you’ve finished your course after four years you will have no problem finding work. Some majors become translators whilst others transition into literary analysis and linguistics. However, most French majors become French teachers or go on to graduate studies in French.
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