French

Introduction:
French at Stirling focuses on the contemporary, global nature of French language and culture today. Our students learn about the factors that are shaping the France of today; through studying language, literature and film, they develop cultural awareness that enables them to understand how France sees itself and its place in the world. We also study French as a global language, and in years 3 and 4 students can specialise in courses on the culture and society of Quebec, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the Francophone world.
Learning is extended through opportunities to live abroad. Students can choose to spend a year teaching as an English language assistant in a French-speaking country, and they also spend a semester at one of our 14 partner institutions in France (Paris, Strasbourg, Cergy-Pontoise, Aix-Marseille, Clermont-Ferrand, Limoges, Lorraine, Perpignan, Tours, Caen and Angers), Switzerland, Morocco or Canada.
Our graduates have excellent written and oral communication skills, both in French and in English. They are flexible, independent and open to new ideas and challenges. In recent years, our graduates have gone on to put their high-level language skills to use in fields as diverse as teaching, tourism, business, journalism and translation, working in the UK and across the globe.
This subject may be studied in combination with a number of other subjects - learn more.