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Accessibility & LanguageBA (Joint-Honours)
We offer French at undergraduate level as part of a BA (Joint Honours) degree. For information on how to apply, entry requirements, career options and assessment please visit our Courses page.
Welcome to French
NEW
* Academic Year: 2024-25 *
The First Arts French Timetable for 2024-2025 is now available for download below. The First Arts French Academic Booklet is also available for download.
2024-25 First Arts French Timetable
2024-25 First Arts French Booklet
*Date for your diary: Week beginning Monday, 16th September:
Student registration and proficiency exercises with the Discipline of French.
Please note: French at Beginners' level is not offered by the Discipline of French. More details can be found in the Academic Booklet linked above.
First Year Coordinator:
Dr. Maura Stewart, Room AMB-2031, Top Floor, Arts Millennium Building,
maura.c.stewart@nuigalway,ie;
Tel: ++ 353 91 49 2123
Comhordaitheoir, Fraincis trí Ghaeilge:
Dr. Eamon Ó Cofaigh, Room AMB-2028, Top Floor, Arts Millennium Building,
eamon.ocofaigh@nuigalway.ie; Tel: ++ 353 91 49 3802
Important Note for Visiting Students wishing to do courses in the Discipline of French:
- Visiting students will find the selection of courses in our discipline listed in the Visiting Student Handbook.
- Please note that it is not safe to select courses from the discipline website, which displays courses from various programmes.
- Check here for more specific details and information.
NEW!
*Academic Year 2024-2025*
The Second Year French Timetable(s) are now available for download below:
Now available for download:
2024-25 Second Arts French SI Timetable
2BA Timetable 2024-25 Semester 2
The Second Year French Booklet is now available for download below:
2024-25 Second Arts French Booklet
[In addition, please note: the timetable for tutorials and language classes will be circulated by the Second Year Coordinator at the start of Semester 1. These classes will not commence until Week 2. More details will follow]
In the meantime students should consult the Start of Semester Notice below:
Important Note for Visiting Students wishing to do courses in the Discipline of French:
- Visiting students will find the selection of courses in our discipline listed in the Visiting Student Handbook.
- Please note that it is not safe to select courses from the discipline website, which displays courses from various programmes.
- Check here for more specific details and information.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR PERIOD ABROAD PRIOR TO REGISTERING FOR FINAL YEAR IN A LANGUAGE
To succeed in Final Year in French/German/Italian/Spanish you need a deep understanding of language and society. The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures strongly recommends that modern language students spend an extended period living in a culture where the language is widely spoken. We recommend two ways of doing this
- BA (International) including an academic year studying in a foreign University. This year is integral to the BA (International) programme. Students taking two languages may spend a semester in each of the countries where the language is spoken.
- Work or voluntary service overseas which would include placements on BA CONNECT programmes or as a foreign language assistant
In exceptional circumstances, the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies, in consultation with the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, may allow a student to spend a shorter period of residence abroad and continue with the BA programme. A student following this route will not graduate with a BA (International).
All students entering final year must have spent at least three months in a country or region where the language they are studying is widely spoken. A student studying two languages must have spent three months in each of the countries where those languages are widely spoken.
The Teaching Council will only register you as a language teacher if you have a relevant degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Education and have lived in a country where the language studied is the spoken language. If you want to register to teach more than one language, you must fulfil these requirements in each language that you wish to teach.
You must provide documentation demonstrating that you have spent the required time abroad before you can register for Final Year. Students who have followed one of the preferred routes (i) or (ii) will be deemed to have satisfied this requirement.
NEW!
*Academic Year 2024-2025*
The Final Year French Timetable(s) are now available for download below:
Now available for download:
2024-25 Final Arts French S1 Timetable
2024-25 Final Arts French S2 Timetable
The Final Year French Booklet is now also available for download below:
2024-25 Final Arts French Booklet
In addition please note that the timetable for tutorials and for language classes will be circulated by the Final Year Coordinator at the start of Semester 1. These classes will not commence until Week 2 of the Semester (the week beginning September 16th). More details will follow.
Please consult the 3/4BA Notice - which is normally available to download below by the end of the August - regarding the start of Semester 1 arrangements in Final Year.
Final Year French Start of Semester Notice 2024
[available for download by the end of August]
Important Note for Visiting Students wishing to do courses in the Discipline of French:
- Visiting students will find the selection of courses in our discipline listed in the Visiting Student Handbook.
- Please note that it is not safe to select courses from the discipline website, which displays courses from various programmes.
- Check here for more specific details and information.
The release dates of the autumn examination session can be found on the Examinations Office website.
FIRST ARTS FRENCH
The arrangements in the autumn for FIRST YEARS is normally as follows:
Repeat examinations for the written language component of FR1100 will be scheduled by the Examinations Office for August. The cultural component of FR1100 and the two components of FR1101 will be assessed by means of essays. The format in each case is as described below.
Second Sitting (Repeat) Examination Schedule and Assessment Format
FR1100-I Paper I Language
The format of this repeat paper consists of a series of grammar exercises (all topics covered are in the 1BA French Language Booklets and in the material available on Blackboard).
FR1100-II Paper II Language
As at the first sitting, this normally consists of a comprehension passage and a translation into French. Students who are required to repeat the oral examination will be contacted individually.
FR1100 Culture
INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY FRENCH CULTURE: The title for the repeat essay for this component is normally available ON BLACKBOARD by the end of June/beginning of July, with repeat candidates required to submit their essay to the Lecturer by 1st August.
FR1101 Literature in context
The components of this module will be examined as follows:
L'ETRANGER will be examined by means of a take-home essay to be submitted to the Lecturer by 1st August. Essay titles available on BLACKBOARD by the end of June.
LA FRANCE MULTICULTURELLE: The title for the repeat essay for this component is normally available ON BLACKBOARD by the end of June/beginning of July, with repeat candidates required to submit their essay to the Lecturer by 1st August.
SECOND & FINAL ARTS - FRENCH
The arrangments in the autumn in 2BA and 3/4BA are normally as follows:
- Language examinations are scheduled by the Examinations Office and are normally held in the first weeks of August.
- Literature courses are examined either by written examination scheduled by the Examinations Office OR by ESSAY in the repeat session. The respective essay titles are normally available on blackboard by early July (with a submission date of end of July). Usually essays are submitted by email attachment to the relevant lecturer in the Discipline of French. Please note that there may be a few literature courses which are examined in-house in the Discipline of French and scheduled by us. Confirmation of all modes of assessment in the repeat session will be communicated to relevant repeat candidates towards the end of June.
