French & Francophone Studies Learning Outcomes

French & Francophone Studies majors will be able to:

  • Demonstrate language proficiency in French at the Intermediate-Mid level, as defined by ACTFL.

  • Analyze the products, practices, and perspectives of French-speaking cultures.

  • Analyze the historical and structural basis for inequalities related to race, ethnicity, language, religion, class, ability, nationality, sexuality, or gender in (a) French-speaking culture(s).

  • Develop an original hypothesis to analyze and evaluate texts (broadly understood), grounded in close reading, language study, research, and critical frameworks.

French & Francophone Studies minors will be able to:

  •  Demonstrate language proficiency in French at the Intermediate-Low level, as defined by ACTFL.

  • Analyze the products, practices, and perspectives of French-speaking cultures.

  • Analyze the historical and structural basis for inequalities related to race, ethnicity, language, religion, class, ability, nationality, sexuality, or gender in (a) French-speaking culture(s).

For more about the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines:
https://www.actfl.org/educator-resources/actfl-proficiency-guidelines/french

Updated: 8/12/2025

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