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French@Work
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French@Work courses are a flexible, turnkey professional development solution designed to improve participants' competence and confidence in using French in the workplace.
Through an innovative and engaging interface, the participants develop vocabulary, strategies and grammatical structures through oral exercises and communicative activities integrated into professional workplace situations.
Topics covered include communicating information to customers, complaint management, and interpersonal relations in the workplace.
Courses: 听 12 Credits:听 听Non-credit, non-transcript Schedule: 听 Fall/Winter/Spring Weeks: 听 6 weeks per course | 4 weeks per workshop Learning hours: 听 30 hours per course | 15 hours per workshop Delivery: 听Virtual Unit: 听 Global and Strategic Communication Questions? 听 gsc.scs [at] mcgill.ca (subject: French%40Work)
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Key Features
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Courses last 6 weeks and offer synchronous and asynchronous content through classroom teaching and conversation practice combined with self-directed activities. Expert-level workshops last 4 weeks and also offer a synchronous and asynchronous experience.
Delivered by an academic team experienced in corporate francization, these courses and workshops are offered virtually.
Who Should Attend
Any professional looking to improve their French language skills.
Learning Outcomes
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These courses aim to enable participants to:
- develop their oral and written expression in French in formal and informal situations specific to professional and socio-cultural life
- improve their level of oral and written comprehension in French
- use communication strategies in oral and written exchanges in French
- develop greater linguistic precision
- become aware of the socio-professional and cultural context of Quebec.
Delivery Format and Schedule
Classes are held at the same time each week and are generally scheduled during the day or evening on weekdays. They take place in a live virtual meeting room where learners and course lecturers communicate using voice and video.
There are usually two sessions per academic term (except in Spring), and course offerings will depend on each session. Here is the schedule for the upcoming academic year:
Fall 2024
September 9, 2024 to October 21, 2024
November 4, 2024 to December 11, 2024
Winter 2025
January 13, 2025 to February 19, 2025
March 10, 2025 to April 21, 2025
Spring 2025
May 5, 2025 to June 16, 2025
You can find the exact terms and dates on each course page. The full list of courses is available below under the section "Program Courses."
Program Courses
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Courses: 30 hours (each) 12 contact hours 18 hours of autonomous work |
BEGINNER LEVEL ELEMENTARY LEVEL INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADVANCED LEVEL |
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Workshops: 15 hours (each) 6 contact hours 9 hours of autonomous work |
EXPERT LEVEL |
Fees
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$625 per participant for a 30-hour course
$385 per participant for a 15-hour expert level workshop
The program fee includes registration, tuition, course materials, and access to myCourses learning management system.
How to Register
Placement Test
All new participants must write a French Placement Test to evaluate their proficiency in order to be placed into the appropriate level. Students can take the test once per session and the results are valid for one year.
When your test result is ready, we will notify you by email and provide instructions on how to view them. Course registration can be done online by clicking on the links included in the test result email.
Beginner-Level Participants
If you are a beginner student with no or very little background in French, you can fill out a听waiver form听and return it to听language.scs [at] mcgill.ca听to be exempted from the Placement Test.
Students who submit a waiver form will be placed in .
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