Component
French Institute
Location(s)
Orleans
Presentation
The aim of the Diplôme universitaire Passerelle level B2 program is to reinforce students' linguistic autonomy by giving them the tools they need to intervene with ease in most discussions, to write all kinds of documents (letters, reports, stories) quite naturally, to appreciate simple literary texts and to monitor the grammatical and lexical accuracy of their own production in French to avoid most errors.
Skills
Competency-based learning objectives
- Listening comprehension: Understand an authentic document in its entirety and in detail. Know how to take notes during an oral intervention afin order to be able to restore the important points.
- Reading comprehension: Understand informative or argumentative texts in general and in detail. Perceive common cultural references and allusions. Analyze various types of writing, including literary texts: nature of the text, organization of content, author's intentions.
- Oral expression: Develop a well-argued point of view on a wide range of subjects. Respond and react to requests from an interlocutor in a discussion on a concrete or more abstract subject.
- Written expression: Recount events in detail. Express one's point of view, in a precise and well-argued manner, on social issues. Familiarize yourself with academic writing.
Useful contacts
CAREER GUIDANCE AND INTEGRATION - DOIP -
Tel: 02 38 41 71 72
E-mail : doip[at]univ-orleans.fr
Program
The hourly volume is 248 hours, including an observation internship of 20 hours (21 hours/week + internship).
Written French, spoken French, cultures and societies, 1 course of your choice (preparation for university studies/French for professional life, cultural panorama/language practices), individual project (workshops and follow-up of the project to resume studies or return to work), integration into the social or socio-professional fabric (internship/volunteering/career survey) and component courses.
Admission
Admission requirements
This course is reserved exclusively for students in exile upon justification of this status (asylum seeker, beneficiary of subsidiary or temporary protection, refugeé).
The minimum level required is the baccalaureate or a certificat of fin of secondary studies. All fields of training are accepted.
In French, students must be able to demonstrate an acquired level of B1 at the time of application.
How to register
Application form :
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/idf/inscriptions/inscription-en-dup
Deadline for returning the application and supporting documents :
- May 15 for 1st half-year
- October 15 for the 2nd half-year
Tuition fees
And then
Further studies
Higher-level DU: DUP C1
The DUP B2 is proof of French language proficiency required to apply for a Bachelor's or Master's degree at the University of Orléans.