Courses & Credits at a Glance:
French Major
Credits (6-12)
Level A1
~ Advanced Beginner
Level A2
~ Low Intermediate
French 314
French 420
French 314
French 420
French 481
Levels B1, B1+, C1 & C2
~ Intermediate , Advanced
Intermediate & Advanced
French 314 or French 345
French 340
French 420
French 481
Foreign Language
Foreign Languages 340
Foreign Languages 340
Credits (3-6)
Foreign Languages 381
International
International Studies 301
Studies Credits (3)
Course offerings based on French language placement level. See UWSP Course Catalog for full descriptions.
FL 381 – Culture and Civilization (3 crs.)
FL 340 – Special Language Studies (3 crs.)
FR 314 – Intermediate Composition (3 crs.)
FR 345 – Advanced Conversation/Composition (3 crs.)
FR 420 – Phonetics and Diction (3 crs.)
FR 481 – French Culture & Civilization (3 crs.)
FR 340 – Introduction to French Literature (3 crs.)
IS 301 – Study Abroad Experience (3 crs.)
French Diplomas and Courses based on Placement Level:
Although the Department of Language Training of the CARRÉ INTERNATIONAL offers 7 different levels of training:
A1, A2, B1, B1+, B2, C1, and C2, UWSP students are usually placed at A2, B1 or B2 levels. Here are the list of courses and
their distribution for these levels. To discuss other levels of training, please contact Prof. Klekovkina.
NOTE: Classroom hours are approximate.
DUEF A2 : Diplôme universitaire d’études françaises A2 [Developing language skills – Discovery]
UWSP
UNICAEN
Classroom Hours
Communication orale et écrite
Grammaire, observation réfléchie de la langue
Société et culture françaises
Maîtrise du système phonologique
FR314
FR420
FR481
FL340
6h
4h
3h
3h
IMPORTANT: Level A2 courses fulfill only 9 credits towards the French Major and 3 credits for Foreign
Languages. Final transferred grades at this level will be weighted down due to a lesser complexity of the corpus studied.
DUEF B1/ B1+ : Diplôme universitaire d’études françaises B1 ou B1+ [Intermediate language skills – Independent Learner]
UWSP
FR314/ 345
FR340
FR420
FR481
UNICAEN
Classroom Hours
Communication orale et écrite
Littérature
Projet coopératif [B1]/ Atelier d’écriture [B1+]
Grammaire
Phonétique
Géographie et institution [B1]/ Société et pouvoir [B1+]
Gastronomie et patrimoine [B1]/ Simulation globale [B1+]
5h
2h
2h
3h
3h
2h
2h
DUEF B2 : Diplôme universitaire d’études françaises B2 [Advanced language skills – Experienced Learner]
Avec le parcours: langue et culture
UWSP
FR314/ 345
FR340
FR420
FR481
UNICAEN
Classroom Hours
Observation réfléchie de la langue
Itinéraire interculturel
Littérature/ culture
Analyse des textes littéraires
Maîtrise des discours
Arts
Médias
Projet culturel
2h
3h
2h
2h
4h
2h
2h
3h
5 courses for 15 UWSP credits = 4-8 French courses at UNICAEN for 16-20 classroom hours/week
As you can see, there is no direct equivalency between classroom hours and credit hours.
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