French

Course summary

Languages are great if you want to communicate with others and enhance your cultural awareness. You will become a proficient linguist with a range of transferable skills and the chance to study/work abroad. Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends • The changing nature of family • Cyber-society • The place of voluntary work Artistic culture in the French-speaking world • A culture proud of its heritage • Contemporary francophone music • Cinema: the 7th art form Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues • Positive features of a diverse society • Life for the marginalised • How criminals are treated Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world: • Teenagers, the right to vote and political commitment • Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power? • Politics and immigration Also a book and a film.