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McGill SCS Certificate of Proficiency in French for Professional Communication
Montreal’s unique culture has made French an absolute necessity for social integration and furthering your professional career. No matter what you’re working towards, you’ll benefit from the most up-to-date teaching methods.
You will focus on:
- Oral expression
- Written expression
- Listening comprehension
- Written comprehension
- Vocabulary, grammar, and writing structures
Note that all students must take a Placement Test in order to be admitted to the program.
Program Outline: Certificate (Cert.) Proficiency - French for Professional Communication
Type: Certificate Courses: 10 Credits: 30 Schedule: Part-time OR Full-time if combined with the English or Bilingual Certificate Time: Evenings or Saturdays Delivery: In-person Unit: Global & Strategic Communications Questions? info.conted [at] mcgill.ca
Learning Outcomes
The program is designed to enable you to:
- Participate in meetings, interviews, and oral presentations
- Prepare written letters, articles, and reports
- Communicate in French in formal and informal situations
- Gain the confidence to work in French in the Quebec professional context
- Receive a McGill Certificate of Proficiency – French for Professional Communication
Program Courses
Certificate (Cert.) Proficiency - French for Professional Communication (30 Credits)
Offered by:Global & Strategic Comm.
Degree:Cert Prof French for Prof Comm
Program Requirement:
This award-winning part-time certificate program has been designed to enable students to master, in both oral and written French, the linguistic and communicative skills necessary to function effectively in a professional francophone environment.
The program is the equivalent of one year of full-time university studies, requires the completion of ten 3-credit courses, and starts at the low-intermediate level (courses CEFN 211 and CEFN 212). Students with a basic or an elementary knowledge of French will need to complete credit prerequisite courses before entering the program. Those credit courses won't be accepted as part of the Certificate. The overall program structure is divided into two modules:
1) The Preparatory Module comprises four prerequisite courses (one at the basic level and three at the elementary level) of 39 hours each.
2) The Intermediate and Advanced Credit Module consists of ten 3-credit courses of 39 hours each. It includes courses at the 200, 300, and 400 levels.
The program is offered three times a year: in Fall and Winter for a period of 13 weeks (Preparatory and Intermediate and Advanced Credit Modules). In Spring, both Modules last nine weeks. Courses are offered during the evening and on Saturday mornings.
Every student registered in a credit or non-credit course has exclusive access to online pedagogical material and other resources through the myCourses platform. This allows students to participate in virtual projects and/or reinforce their language training on an individual basis and at their own pace. The communication tools integrated in myCourses further consolidate the individual pedagogical support offered by the lecturer.
The program leads, under certain conditions, to the Certificate of Proficiency - French for Professional Communication (see "Academic Regulations"). The level of this certificate corresponds to the Advanced Level recognized by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). For information on term dates, please refer to the Department's website.
Prerequisite courses
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CEFN 102 Basic French 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: For students with little or no knowledge of French, classes will provide instruction in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Course content, including grammatical structures, phonetics and thematic vocabulary, is aimed at helping the students develop the basic linguistic and communicative skills required to operate in simple day-to-day situations.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- Prerequisite: Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director.
- Continuing Studies PTP program
- Early opening registration date for CS courses only
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
- **Although this course follows a Monday class schedule, there will be a make up class on Friday, May 23rd due to the statutory holiday on Monday, May 19th.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Jean Dumont, José L Pedron, Cristina Cezario da Silva
- Jean Dumont, José L Pedron, Cristina Cezario da Silva
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CEFN 104 Elementary French 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: For students with basic knowledge of French, classes will provide instruction in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Course content, including grammar, phonetics, thematic vocabulary and functional expressions, is aimed at helping the students develop the basic linguistic and communicative skills required to operate in simple social contexts.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- Prerequisite(s): CEFN 102 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Alexânia Ripoll
- Alexânia Ripoll, Cristina Cezario da Silva
- Alexânia Ripoll
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CEFN 106 Fund of French Grammar&Writing 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: For students at an Elementary level wishing to acquire competency in reading and writing at this level. Vocabulary and grammar through written/oral exercises and communicative activities are aimed at helping students develop the linguistic skills required to operate in various simple social and cultural contexts.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- Prerequisite(s): CEFN 104 or CEFN 107 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director.
- **Although this course follows a Tuesday class schedule, there will be a make up class on Friday, June 27th and Friday, July 4th due to statutory holidays on both Tuesday, June 24th and Tuesday, July 1st.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Tomasz M Kiczka, Tiberiu Marcu
- Tomasz M Kiczka, Jean Dumont
- Alexânia Ripoll, José L Pedron
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CEFN 107 Fund of French Oral Comm 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: For students at an Elementary level wishing to acquire oral and written communicative competence at this level. Vocabulary, grammar and strategies are aimed at helping students develop listening and communicative skills required to operate in various simple social and cultural contexts.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Tomasz M Kiczka, Anne Sotirakis, José L Pedron
- Dominique Lemay, Anne Sotirakis, José L Pedron
- Anne Sotirakis, José L Pedron
Required courses - Intermediate and Advanced (30 credits)
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CEFN 211 Functional Fre.Gram/Writing 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at a Low Intermediate level wishing to acquire competency in reading and writing at this level. Vocabulary and grammar through written/oral exercises and communicative activities embedded in social/work related situations, including linguistic accuracy needed in socio-cultural settings and in professional life. / Ce cours s'adresse aux étudiants de niveau intermédiaire bas qui veulent développer, en compréhension et expression écrites, une compétence propre à ce niveau. L'étude du vocabulaire et de la grammaire se fait par le biais d'exercices écrits et oraux, ainsi que par des activités communicatives menées dans un contexte socioculturel et professionnel. L'accent est mis sur la précision linguistique requise pour être efficace en société et au travail.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisite: CEFN 106 AND CEFN 107, or Entrance Placement Test, or Permission of the Director.
- Corequisite: CEFN 212
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Katy Hojjat
- Katy Hojjat
- Cristina Cezario da Silva
-
CEFN 212 French CommunicationPractice 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at a Low Intermediate level wishing to acquire oral and written communicative competence at this level. Vocabulary, grammar and strategies needed in professional life and in socio-cultural situations, including listening and communicative skills. / Ce cours s'adresse aux étudiants de niveau intermédiaire bas qui veulent développer, en communication orale et écrite, une compétence propre à ce niveau. Il vise à développer le vocabulaire, la grammaire et les stratégies nécessaires pour interagir dans la vie professionnelle et dans diverses situations socioculturelles. L'accent est mis sur l'écoute et l'aptitude à communiquer.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisite: CEFN 106 AND CEFN 107, or Entrance Placement Test, or Permission of the Director.
- Corequisite: CEFN 211
- Continuing Studies PTP program
- Early opening registration date for CS courses only
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
- **Although this course follows a Tuesday class schedule, there will be a make up class on Friday, June 27th and Friday, July 4th due to statutory holidays on both Tuesday, June 24th and Tuesday, July 1st.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Manon Gadbois, Alexânia Ripoll, Sonia Esteves
- Manon Gadbois, Tomasz M Kiczka, Sonia Esteves
- Alexânia Ripoll, Anne Sotirakis
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CEFN 221 Functional Fre. Gram/Writing 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at a Mid Intermediate level wishing to acquire competency in reading and writing at this level. Vocabulary and grammar through written/oral exercises and communicative activities embedded in social/work related situations, including linguistic accuracy needed in socio-cultural settings and in professional life. / Ce cours s'adresse aux étudiants de niveau intermédiaire moyen qui veulent développer, en compréhension et expression écrites, une compétence propre à ce niveau. L'étude du vocabulaire et de la grammaire se fait par le biais d'exercices écrits et oraux, ainsi que par des activités communicatives menées dans un contexte socioculturel et professionnel. L'accent est mis sur la précision linguistique requise pour être efficace en société et au travail.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 211 and CEFN 212 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director
- Corequisite: CEFN 222
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Jennifer Dulude, Anne Sotirakis, José L Pedron
- Anne Sotirakis, José L Pedron
- Tomasz M Kiczka, José L Pedron
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CEFN 222 Fre. Communication Practice 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at a Mid Intermediate level wishing to acquire oral and written communicative competence at this level. Vocabulary, grammar and strategies needed in professional life and in socio-cultural situations, including listening and communicative skills. / Ce cours s'adresse aux étudiants de niveau intermédiaire moyen qui veulent développer, en communication orale et écrite, une compétence propre à ce niveau. Il vise à développer le vocabulaire, la grammaire et les stratégies nécessaires pour interagir dans la vie professionnelle et dans diverses situations socioculturelles. L'accent est mis sur l'écoute et l'aptitude à communiquer.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 211 and CEFN 212 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director
- Corequisite: CEFN 221
- Continuing Studies PTP program
- Early opening registration date for CS courses only
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
- **Although this course follows a Tuesday class schedule, there will be a make up class on Friday, June 27th and Friday, July 4th due to statutory holidays on both Tuesday, June 24th and Tuesday, July 1st.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Tomasz M Kiczka, Dominique Lemay
- Tomasz M Kiczka
- Tomasz M Kiczka
-
CEFN 331 Functional Fre. Gram/Writing 3 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at a High Intermediate level wishing to acquire competency in reading and writing at this level. Vocabulary and grammar through written/oral exercises and communicative activities embedded in social/work related situations, including linguistic accuracy needed in socio-cultural settings and in professional life. / Ce cours s'adresse aux étudiants de niveau intermédiaire élevé qui veulent développer, en compréhension et expression écrites, une compétence propre à ce niveau. L'étude du vocabulaire et de la grammaire se fait par le biais d'exercices écrits et oraux, ainsi que par des activités communicatives menées dans un contexte socioculturel et professionnel. L'accent est mis sur la précision linguistique requise pour être efficace en société et au travail.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 221 and CEFN 222 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director
- Corequisite: CEFN 332
- **Although this course follows a Tuesday class schedule, there will be a make up class on Friday, June 27th and Friday, July 4th due to statutory holidays on both Tuesday, June 24th and Tuesday, July 1st.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Isabelle Aubouy, Tiberiu Marcu
- Tiberiu Marcu
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CEFN 332 Fre. Communication Practice 3 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at a High Intermediate level wishing to acquire oral and written communicative competence at this level. Vocabulary, grammar and strategies needed in professional life and in socio-cultural situations, including listening and communicative skills. / Ce cours s'adresse aux étudiants de niveau intermédiaire élevé qui veulent développer, en communication orale et écrite, une compétence propre à ce niveau. Il vise à développer le vocabulaire, la grammaire et les stratégies nécessaires pour interagir dans la vie professionnelle et dans diverses situations socioculturelles. L'accent est mis sur l'écoute et l'aptitude à communiquer.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 221 and CEFN 222 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director
- Corequisite: CEFN 331
- **Although this course follows a Monday class schedule, there will be a make up class on Friday, May 23rd due to the statutory holiday on Monday, May 19th.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Daniele B Lissouba, Anne Sotirakis
- Daniele B Lissouba, Grace Mitri-Younes
- Daniele B Lissouba
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CEFN 411 Fre. Gram/Writing Techniques 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at an advanced level. Reviews grammatical structures. Explores specialized vocabulary and writing techniques for coherence, conciseness, clarity, accuracy, style, tone and audience. Strategies for revising, editing and effectively communicating the written message. / Ce cours propose aux étudiants de niveau avancé une révision des règles grammaticales, un examen du vocabulaire spécialisé et l'étude de stratégies permettant de rédiger avec plus de cohérence, de clarté, de concision, de précision et d'efficacité. Le cours présente aussi quelques techniques d'autocorrection.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 331 and CEFN 332 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director
- Corequisite: CEFN 412
- **Although this course follows a Tuesday class schedule, there will be a make up class on Friday, June 27th and Friday, July 4th due to statutory holidays on both Tuesday, June 24th and Tuesday, July 1st.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Mélina Martin
- Mélina Martin
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CEFN 412 Fre. Oral Comm. Techniques 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at an advanced level. Provides principles and practice of effective oral communication. Focuses on accuracy, interaction, meaning, and fluency in a variety of work-related situations, including techniques for informative, persuasive, argumentative, and impromptu speaking. / Ce cours permet aux étudiants de niveau avancé de développer et de mettre en pratique les techniques nécessaires à une communication orale efficace. L'accent est mis sur la précision linguistique, la compétence pragmatique et l'aisance requises dans une variété de situations professionnelles. Des techniques propres à différents types de discours (informatif, persuasif, argumentatif, impromptu) sont aussi examinées.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 331 and CEFN 332 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director
- Corequisite: CEFN 411
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Chantal A Creck
- Chantal A Creck
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CEFN 421 Fre. Written Comm. Contexts 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at an advanced level. Emphasizes formal and informal advanced written communication for social/professional purposes in inter-personal, group and organizational settings. Focuses on a variety of North American and international contexts. / Ce cours permet aux étudiants de niveau avancé de s'exercer à la rédaction d'une grande variété de communications écrites répondant à des objectifs sociaux ou professionnels spécifiques: lettres ou documents formels ou informels, adressés à des individus, à des groupes de personnes ou à des organismes. Ces communications sont étudiées dans des contextes nord-américains et internationaux.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 411 and CEFN 412 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director
- Corequisite: CEFN 422
- **Although this course follows a Tuesday class schedule, there will be a make up class on Friday, June 27th and Friday, July 4th due to statutory holidays on both Tuesday, June 24th and Tuesday, July 1st.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Anne Lechowicz
- Mélina Martin
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CEFN 422 Fre. Oral Comm. Contexts 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Designed for students at an advanced level. Focuses on advanced formal and informal oral communication for social/professional purposes in inter-personal, group and organizational contexts. Explores the discourse of professional milieus in North American and international settings. / Ce cours permet aux étudiants de niveau avancé de s'exercer à une grande variété de communications orales répondant à des objectifs sociaux ou professionnels spécifiques : discours formels ou informels, adressés à des individus, à des groupes de personnes ou à des organismes. Ces communications orales sont étudiées dans des contextes nord-américains et internationaux.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 411 and CEFN 412 or Entrance Placement Test or Permission of the Director
- Corequisite: CEFN 421
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Daniele B Lissouba
Complementary courses
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CEFN 401 French Vocabulary in Context 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Focuses on French communication through the study of vocabulary and its function in discourse. Broadens the field and mode of oral/written communication by developing "lexical competence". Identifies the nature and role of words, phrases and idioms through the study of semantics and intense practice of vocabulary in context./ Ce cours se concentre sur la communication par le truchement de l'étude du vocabulaire et de ses fonctions dans le discours. Il cherche à développer une véritable « compétence lexicale » tant à l'oral qu'à l'écrit. L'enrichissement du vocabulaire se fera par l'identification de la nature et du rôle des mots, des locutions ou des expressions figées, par l'étude des champs sémantiques et par une pratique intensive favorisant le réemploi en contexte.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 331 and CEFN 332, or Entrance Placement Test, or Permission of the Director
- Terms
- Winter 2025
- Instructors
- Isabelle Aubouy, Grace Mitri-Younes
-
CEFN 402 Persuasive French in Comm 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:French Communication: Development of oral and written skills necessary for efficient communication in persuasive and argumentative situations, including argumentation mechanisms, and a study of linguistic and discursive elements for the convincing transmission of complex ideas./ Ce cours vise à développer, tant à l'oral qu'à l'écrit, les compétences nécessaires pour communiquer efficacement dans des échanges argumentés. Il traite des mécanismes de l'argumentation et propose une étude des éléments linguistiques et discursifs permettant une transmission convaincante d'idées complexes.
Offered by: Global & Strategic Comm.
- 39 hours
- Prerequisites: CEFN 331 and CEFN 332, or Entrance Placement Test, or Permission of the Director
- Terms
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Daniele B Lissouba
Notes:
* 1 Students who begin their studies with courses CEFN 221/CEFN 222 and who would like to be admitted to the Certificate of Proficiency - French for Professional Communication must take two complementary courses (CEFN 401 and CEFN 402), or equivalent courses as approved by the academic unit, to satisfy the requirements of the program. These courses may be taken as part of the advanced module of the program. For more information, please contact the academic unit.
* 2 Students who begin their studies with courses CEFN 331/CEFN 332 and who would like to be admitted to the Certificate of Proficiency - French for Professional Communication must take up to two Comprehensive Challenge Exams which correspond to the previous level (CEFN 221/CEFN 222), and two complementary courses (CEFN 401 and CEFN 402), or equivalent courses as approved by the academic unit, in order to satisfy the requirements of the program. These courses may be taken as part of the advanced module of the program. For more information, please contact the academic unit.
* 3 Students who begin their studies with courses CEFN 411/CEFN 412 are not eligible for admission to the Certificate of Proficiency - French for Professional Communication. However, these students may register as Special Students and may be eligible to receive the McGill Attestation of Proficiency in French if they successfully complete all four (4) courses of the Advanced Module (CEFN 411, CEFN 412, CEFN 421, and CEFN 422) with a minimum grade of B- (65%).
For more information, see Programs, Courses and University Regulations.
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the Certificate of Proficiency – French for Professional Communication:
- Students must take the a Placement Test and place into a level no higher than Intermediate High (CEFN 331/CEFN 332);
- Students must be at least 18 years of age and hold a CEGEP diploma (DEC) or equivalent.
- Students 21 years of age and over who do not have the normal academic background for admission may be admitted as Mature students.
Placement Test
In order to begin studying in the Certificate of Proficiency in French for Professional Communication, all new students (except for those at the beginner level) are required to take placement test in French. Test results are used to evaluate your current level of proficiency and determine which level and course you can register in according to our program structure. Students can take the test once per session and the results are valid for one year.
Beginner Level Participants
Beginner students who have little or no knowledge of French can fill out a waiver to be exempted from the Placement Test. Students who submit a waiver will be placed in our Basic French course (CEFN 102).
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