GENERAL INFORMATION

OrganizerUniversity of Lausanne - School of French as a Foreign Language (EFLE)

ECTS credits*60* Credits obtained during the preparatory

year do not count toward other courses of the EFLE or the Faculty of Arts.

Start of coursesMid-September

Duration2 semesters

Final enrolment date30 AprilNote: The registration deadline for those requiring a visa is 28 February.

Enrolment feeCHF 580.- per semester

Teaching languageFrench

ContactSchool of French as a Foreign LanguageAnthropole, UNIL-DorignyCH-1015 Lausanneefle@unil.chwww.unil.ch/fleTel. +41 21 692 30 80Fax. +41 21 692 30 85

Studying in French

Preparatory year in French Studies Level A2

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CONTENT DESCRIPTION

The preparatory year level A2 is a one-year full-time course providing a grounding in written and oral French. It consists of 16 hours of classes per week dedicated to practical training in writing and speaking the language, as well as an insight into cultural practices and consideration of these practices. It allows students, after passing the relevant exam, to attain the level of linguistic proficiency required to enrol on the following courses:

* Diploma in French as a foreign language, offered by the EFLE

* Bachelor of Arts degree, offered by the Faculty of Arts

* other programmes in French offered by the UNIL.

Version : May 2010Subject to changes

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STUDY PROGRAMME

Written and oral language, multime-dia

Written and oral language courses are designed to teach written and oral French in relation to its morphology, syntax, dis-course and day-to-day use. Texts and docu-ments lay particular emphasis on the socio-cultural dimension of the French-speaking world. This module consists of 12 hours of classes per week devoted to written and oral language. Possibility of working in the multimedia centre. According to the Common European framework of refe-rence for languages (CEFR), the objective is to move up from A2 to B1.1.

Optional Program

Students choose 4 hours of weekly courses per year from a choice of sub-jects such as:

* French language in games2 hours per week in the autumn semes-ter

* Literary texts 2 hours per week per year

* Language and culture 2 hours per week per year

* Tandem With validation: 2 hours per week per year

* French language in song2 hours per week per year

* Pronunciation2 hours per week per year

* Single language dictionaries and vocabulary learning 2 hours per week per year

Admission requirements

To be admitted to this course, students must have a qualification entitling them to register with the University of Lausanne and they must enrol with the EFLE. For more information: www.unil.ch/immatWhen they join the course students are given a placement test which may result in students with an insufficient level of proficiency being asked to follow level A1 of the European framework of reference.

Syllabus

* Module: «Written and oral language, multimedia»: 40 ECTS credits

* Module: «Optional program»: 10 ECTS credits

* Exams: 10 ECTS credits

Exams

A written examination testing the stu-dent’s knowledge of the language, a test of writing skills and an oral comprehen-sion and expression test.

Practical information

Timetables and description of courseswww.unil.ch/fleEnrolments with the UNILwww.unil.ch/immatAccommodation, financial assistancewww.unil.ch/sascInternational studentswww.unil.ch/riAcademic calendarwww.unil.ch/central/page4804.htmlInformation et accueilwww.unil.ch/sascChoix d’études et professionnelwww.unil.ch/soc