{"id":540,"date":"2020-06-29T20:40:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/french\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:47:26","slug":"french","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/programmes\/disciplines\/modern-languages\/french\/","title":{"rendered":"French"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">French<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h5><strong>Bienvenue dans le programme de fran\u00e7ais de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 des West Indies-Cave Hill<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-2045 float-right mt-5 ml-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/Programmes\/Disciplines\/Modern-Languages\/Luxembourg-Palace-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/Programmes\/Disciplines\/Modern-Languages\/Luxembourg-Palace-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/Programmes\/Disciplines\/Modern-Languages\/Luxembourg-Palace.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" alt=\"Luxembourg Palace in Paris, France\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are so many reasons to be a Francophile!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French and English are the only two languages which are taught in every country.<\/li>\n<li>France is one of the most visited countries in the world.<\/li>\n<li>Over a third of English words are of French origin.<\/li>\n<li>France is the world\u2019s fifth largest economy.<\/li>\n<li>French is both a working and official language of the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, UNESCO, the International Olympic Committee, the International Red Cross and international courts.<\/li>\n<li>There are over a million French speakers in the Caribbean, from as far north as Haiti to as far south as French Guiana.<\/li>\n<li>The French department of Guadeloupe is a member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What to do with a degree in French<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tForeign language skills offer employment opportunities in a wide range of professions such as:\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiplomacy<\/li>\n<li>Hospitality<\/li>\n<li>Translation<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Interpreting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li>Pr\u00e9cis Writing<\/li>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<li>Administration<\/li>\n<li>Tourism<\/li>\n<li>Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJournalism<\/li>\n<li>Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Public Relations<\/li>\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<li>Foreign Affairs\/Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">For information on French placement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/programmes\/disciplines\/modern-languages\/placement\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tGet your French level certified \u2013 take the internationally recognised DELF exam. For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/afbridgetown.org\/\">Alliance Fran\u00e7aise<\/a>.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Movie nights:<\/strong> French movies are screened monthly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Foreign Language Theatre:<\/strong> When possible, the various campuses of The UWI team up to organize a theatre showcase in French and Spanish, with students as the actors. The competition is usually held on a different campus each year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Getting the most out of your time at The UWI:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou are encouraged to take an active part in the Language Club, visit Francophone territories, listen and watch Francophone radio and tv stations, read magazines and newspapers in French (a number of these are available in the Sidney Martin Library and from members of staff) and speak French as often as possible, in order to expose yourself to the practical use of the language. You should make maximum use of research facilities offered by the library, and of the material available in the Language Laboratory and the Learning Resource Centre for listening\/viewing, in order to improve your speaking skills and knowledge of your area of study. Another group in Barbados contributing to the development of French studies is the <a href=\"http:\/\/afbridgetown.org\/\">Alliance fran\u00e7aise de Bridgetown<\/a>.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br clear=\"all\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><script>\n\/\/ Set the date we're counting down to\nvar countDownDate = new Date(\"Jun 15, 2022 15:37:25\").getTime();<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ Update the count down every 1 second\nvar x = setInterval(function() {<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ Get today's date and time\n  var now = new Date().getTime();<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ Find the distance between now and the count down date\n  var distance = countDownDate - now;<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ Time calculations for days, hours, minutes and seconds\n  var days = Math.floor(distance \/ (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));\n  var hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) \/ (1000 * 60 * 60));\n  var minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) \/ (1000 * 60));\n  var seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) \/ 1000);<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ Output the result in an element with id=\"counter\"\n  document.getElementById(\"counter\").innerHTML = days + \"d \" + hours + \"h \" + minutes + \"m \" + seconds + \"s \";<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ If the count down is over, write some text \n  if (distance < 0) {\n    clearInterval(x);\n    document.getElementById(\"counter\").innerHTML = \"EXPIRED\";\n  }\n}, 1000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French Bienvenue dans le programme de fran\u00e7ais de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 des West Indies-Cave Hill There are so many reasons to be a Francophile! 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