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LENGTH OF STUDY:
Up to One Year

ACCREDITATION:
General Associate of Arts

CAMPUS:
Castlegar Campus

Broaden your horizons with a second language.
Learning to understand and speak more than one
language is considered an important part of a
broad liberal arts and sciences education. Many
universities encourage or require proficiency in a
foreign language for students seeking degrees.
Speaking another language can open the door to a
myriad of possibilities here and abroad.

Program Courses

FREN 102 - BEGINNER’S FRENCH I

Designed to encourage students to develop the
following communication skills: speaking, listening,
reading and writing. Students will also be introduced
to some aspects of the French culture. French is
normally used during the academic year and the class
works cooperatively in small groups.

FREN 103 - BEGINNER’S FRENCH II

Designed to develop the communication skills learned
by the students in previous UT French courses.
Students will further their knowledge of French
concepts and awareness of French culture. They

will have the opportunity to work in small groups

and practice the language through conversations,
web pages, radio, films, newspapers and skit
preparations.

Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or higher in FREN 102 or
equivalent.

FREN 112 - FIRST-YEAR FRENCH I

Encourages students to improve their communicative
proficiency through listening, speaking, reading and
writing. Students will reflect on and discuss thoughts
and beliefs expressed by French writers and their
relation with our culture today.

Prerequisites: A grade “C” or higher in FREN 11 or
FREN 102 and 103 or equivalent.

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Languages — French/Spanish

selkirk.ca/languages-french-spanish

Selkirk College offers the following beginner, intermediate and advanced French and Spanish language
courses in either an on-line interactive format or face-to-face.

French Courses

Course Name Credit
FREN 102 Beginner’s French I Blended 3
FREN 103 Beginner’s French IL Blended 3
FREN 112 First-Year French I Blended 3
FREN 113 First-Year French II Blended 3
FREN 122 Contemporary French Language and Literature I Blended 3
FREN 123 Contemporary French Language and Literature IL Blended 3

Total 18

Spanish Courses

Course Name Credit
SPAN 102 Beginner’s Spanish I Blended 3
SPAN 103 Beginner’s Spanish IL Blended 3
SPAN 112 First-Year Spanish I Online 3
SPAN 113 First-Year Spanish IL Online 3
SPAN 122 Contemporary Spanish Language and Literature I Online 3
SPAN 123 Contemporary Spanish Language and Literature IL Online 3

Total 18

FREN 113 - FIRST-YEAR FRENCH II

The sequel to FREN 112. In FREN 113 emphasis

is placed on further improvement of student’s
communicative proficiency through listening,
speaking, reading and writing. Students will continue
to reflect on and discuss thoughts and beliefs
expressed by French writers and their relation with
our culture today.

Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or higher in FREN 112 or
equivalent.

FREN 122 - CONTEMPORARY FRENCH
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |

This course uses the communicative approach and a
thorough review of grammar to enable students to
enrich their listening, speaking, reading and writing
skills in French. Students will also examine and
discuss a series of readings in order to develop their
understanding of Francophone culture.

Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or higher in FREN
712/113 or French 12.

FREN 123 - CONTEMPORARY FRENCH
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE II

As a continuation of French 122, this course gives
students the opportunity to further enrich and perfect
their spoken and written French. As well, students
will continue their study of Francophone culture.

Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or higher in FREN 122 or
equivalent.

SPAN 102 - BEGINNER’S SPANISH I

Designed to encourage students to develop the
following communication skills: speaking, listening,
reading, writing. Students will also be introduced

to some aspects of the Spanish culture. Spanish is
normally used during the academic year and the class
works cooperatively in small groups.

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