Honours Bachelor of Arts in French Specialist (Co - op) - Scarborough

The Specialist (Co-op) Program in French is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in the public, private, and/or non-profit sectors. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop the academic and professional skills required to pursue employment in these areas, or to continue on to graduate training in an academic field related to French upon graduation.
In addition to their academic course requirements, students must successfully complete the additive Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation courses and a minimum of two Co-op work terms.
This program is designed to provide students with a fundamental knowledge and grasp of principles and practices in core areas of French: language, grammar, linguistics, literature and culture.
The French program includes the following:
for practical language students, continuous exercise aimed at cumulative possession of and accuracy in written and spoken French, as well as listening and reading comprehension,
for translation students, a related form of practice focused on techniques, strategies, and awareness of structural and socio-cultural differences between French and English,
for linguistics students, a firm understanding of French speech sounds, words, sentences, meaning and discourse and their relation to society,
for students interested in teaching French, a focus on pedagogical theory and best practice,
for literature students, awareness of basic concepts and techniques needed for literary analysis coupled with knowledge of francophone literature in widely different yet interconnected genres, regions, and time periods,
for students interested in culture, greater knowledge of diverse yet francophone social, historical, political, moral, intellectual and aesthetic worlds.