DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH AND SPANISH

DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH AND SPANISH

French and Spanish Studies at Ryerson place a strong emphasis on language skills, oral comprehension and expression. In French, the department has a range of offerings from introductory level language courses to upper level courses in both language and literature. Some of the more advanced courses focus on communication skills, composition, literature, stylistics, translation, and Business French. In Spanish, three levels of language courses are offered: introductory, intermediate and advanced.

Correct French and Spanish, like English, are the same regardless of the country in which they are spoken. However, there are regional differences in intonation, accent and idiom just as literatures differ from one country to another.

Our courses reflect this by exposing students to French as it is spoken in Canada and in the rest of the French-speaking world; similarly, students of Spanish learn to appreciate the differences between Spanish as it is spoken in Spain and in the various Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Admission and Registration Procedures

The process is the same for both disciplines. Admission is by placement test and interview during specific periods in the year. Students should ask their program departments or the Department of French and Spanish when testing is to take place. Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis and late registrants are normally not accepted.

The wide diversity of students' educational backgrounds at Ryerson makes testing necessary: it allows faculty to counsel students accurately as to which course or courses are appropriate and it ensures a uniform level of language skills in each class. A placement test, administered by faculty in the Department of French and Spanish, is therefore mandatory; students may not register on their own, nor may their program departments register them into French and Spanish courses. Please note that students willfully or inadvertently registered in the wrong course may be forced to reregister at the Instructor's discretion, or drop the course. Web site: www.ryerson.ca/french

Dean, Faculty of Arts

C. CASSIDY

Chair

K. KELLETT-BETSOS

Faculty

M. ATAY, BA, U.C.L.A., MA, Tor.

J. P. CHAVY, BA, Dal., MA, Car.

M. COLLETTE, MA, PhD, Tor.

M. R. FINN, BA, MA, Tor., PhD, Harv.

K. KELLETT-BETSOS, BA, S. Fraser, MA, PhD, Tor.

J. KOWAL, BA, MA, Montr.