Bachelor of Arts - French

Students will build, solidify and gain fluency in the language and cultures of the French-speaking world. Along the way, they will prepare for and then embark on a French-speaking, off-campus program. After students return, they will continue to study current issues in France, West Africa, North America or the Caribbean.

From the classroom to Albion College's language-learning housing (known as the I-Space), and from study-away opportunities and internships to engaging in Albion’s thriving French Sister Cities relationship, students will build the communication skills and historical context they will need to understand contemporary issues in the French-speaking world.

Students will develop the four skills—listening, speaking, reading and writing—they will need to effectively function within a French-speaking environment. As students expand their communication skills they will also gain cross-cultural understanding through more enhanced interpersonal, interpretive and presentational communication.