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Department of Romance Languages : French Language and Literature
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The French program emphasizes listening, reading, writing, and speaking in
all language courses. The department also offers courses in French literature
and the literatures of Francophone Africa, Canada, Asia, and the Antilles. Most
Kalamazoo College students participate in the study abroad program. For
students interested in French, there are study abroad opportunities in
Strasbourg and Clermont-Ferrand in France and in Dakar, Senegal.
Course work and off-campus experiences are complemented by on-campus
opportunities that maintain or improve a student's language skills. Viewing
French language films, reading French publications, conversing with native
speakers, participating in language organizations, and eating at the French table
in the dining hall are among the opportunities offered.
Faculty members meet students inside and outside the classroom, participate
in campus activities, and counsel students regarding career choices in foreign
service, music, high school and college instruction, science, publishing, international
trade, international banking, and other fields. French majors at Kalamazoo
College have traditionally done well in obtaining French government teaching
Romance Languages and Literature
assistantships for teaching English in France.
Please see the links at left for more detailed information about courses and
requirements.
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