Health and Psychosocial Services Courses
French as a second language courses tailored to the specific language needs of students working in professional health and psychosocial services environments.
For-Credit Courses
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FRSL 213
- Course Title: Fran莽ais fonctionnel 1 : sant茅 et services psychosociaux
- 3 credits - 3 hours per week
- Term: Fall
- Mode of Instruction: In-person
- Schedule: 5:35 p.m. to 8:25 p.m.
- Level: Intermediate 鈥� Part I (CEFR Level: B1.1)
- Prerequisite: Placement test or FRSL 207
Description:
This course introduces you to professional communication in French, even if your proficiency level is still limited.
You will learn how to interact with patients and clients in common healthcare situations, both orally and in writing. Emphasis is placed on acquiring essential vocabulary, basic structures, and communication strategies that will enable you to understand, be understood, and gain confidence in simple clinical contexts.
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FRSL 214
- Course Title: Fran莽ais fonctionnel 2 : sant茅 et services psychosociaux听
- 3 credits - 3 hours per week
- Term:听Winter
- Mode of Instruction: In-person
- Schedule: 5:35 p.m. to 8:25 p.m.
- Level: Intermediate 鈥� Part II (CEFR Level: B1.2)
- Prerequisite: Placement test or FRSL 213
Description:
This course allows you to consolidate your prior knowledge and develop greater autonomy in your professional interactions.
You will work on semi鈥慶omplex care situations while developing more fluent oral and written communication skills. The course emphasizes expanding workplace鈥憆elated vocabulary, common discourse patterns, and grammatical structures in order to improve the effectiveness and accuracy of your communication strategies.
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FRSL 313
- Course Title: Fran莽ais en contexte 1 - sant茅 et services psychosociaux
- 3 credits - 3 hours per week
- Term: Fall
- Mode of Instruction: In-person
- Schedule: 5:35 p.m. to 8:25 p.m.
- Level: Upper鈥慽ntermediate 鈥� Part I (CEFR Level: B2.1)
- Prerequisite: Placement test or FRSL 210, FRSL 214
Description:
At this level, you will develop the skills needed to communicate with nuance and accuracy in clinical, psychosocial, and ethical contexts.
The course focuses on interactions that are appropriate to both the professional role and the context. You will work with specialized vocabulary, complex sentence structures, and communication strategies to express professional opinions, discuss cases, and respond to sensitive situations, both orally and in writing.
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FRSL 314
- Course Title: Fran莽ais en contexte 2 - sant茅 et services psychosociaux
- 3 credits - 3 hours per week
- Term: Winter and Summer
- Mode of Instruction: In-person
- Schedule: 5:35 p.m. to 8:25 p.m.
- Level: Upper鈥慽ntermediate 鈥� Part II (CEFR Level: B2.2)
- Prerequisite: Placement test or FRSL 313, FRSL 329
Description:
This course aims to consolidate an advanced level of professional communication in French.
You will refine precision, clarity, and register in your oral and written production. Particular attention is given to report writing, interdisciplinary team collaboration, and intercultural communication, enabling you to confidently manage complex yet predictable professional situations.
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FRSL 330
- Course Title: Fran莽ais en contexte - sant茅 et services psychosociaux
- 3 credits - 3 hours per week
- Term: Winter
- Mode of Instruction: In-person
- Schedule: 5:35 p.m. to 8:25 p.m.
- Level: Upper鈥慽ntermediate 鈥� Part II (CEFR Level: B2.2)
- Prerequisite: Placement test or FRSL 313, FRSL 329
Description:
This course will help you strengthen your command of essential grammar for accurate writing, including verb tense agreement, the use of pronouns, verb moods, and other key grammatical elements.
Through an interactive approach, you will explore different types of texts used in professional contexts, such as letters, memos, and case reports. You will learn to identify and use various discourse types, including informative, narrative, prescriptive, and argumentative discourse, as well as combinations of these forms.
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Non-Credit Courses
Prerequisite: QUM8 level or at least QUM7, equivalent to level B2 of the CEFR scale.听
FIGF PMCO
- Course Title:听Projet 海角社区-Communication orale int/ava
- 0 credit - 2h30 per week
- Term: Fall, Winter and in intensive May session, Monday to Thursday, 5:35鈥�7:55 p.m.
- Mode of Instruction: In-person
- Schedule: 5:35 p.m. to 7:55 p.m.
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- Prerequisite: Placement test or FRSL 313, 314, 330 or听FIGF PMCE (level听QUM8 or听B2)
Description:
This oral communication course focuses on developing the skills needed to interact effectively with patients, clients, service users, or colleagues in a professional setting. Through practical activities, discussions, and role鈥憄laying, you will work on specialized vocabulary and common sentence structures relevant to the fields of health and psychosocial services.
The course places particular emphasis on variations in spoken French, especially Quebec French, in order to familiarize you with idiomatic expressions, common usage, and different language registers. Simulations inspired by real鈥憀ife situations, supported by authentic audio and video materials, help strengthen listening comprehension and the ability to communicate naturally and appropriately in context.
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FIGF PMCE
- Course Title: Projet 海角社区- Communication 脡crite int/av
- 0 credit - 2h30 per week
- Term: Fall, Winter听in intensive May session, Monday to Thursday, 2:35鈥�4:55 p.m.
- Level: High intermediate
- Prerequisite: Placement test or FRSL 313, 314, 330 or FIGF PMCO听(level QUM8 or B2)
Description:
This course aims to develop the French written communication skills required in professional settings. You will learn to write clear and well鈥憇tructured texts using appropriate grammatical forms and relevant vocabulary.
Based on models analyzed in class, you will work on common sentence structures and various types of professional texts. The course prepares you for the demands of written communication in the fields of health and psychosocial services, as well as for the French language exam of the Office qu茅b茅cois de la langue fran莽aise (OQLF).
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Prepare for the OQLF Exam
OQLF Exam Workshop
- Cost: Free for eligible participants
- Prerequisites: Advanced intermediate level (B2), QUM8
- Group size: Limited to 8 participants
- Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students (first and second cycles) in health and psychosocial services, as well as 海角社区 physicians in postdoctoral training.
In Quebec, members of professional orders must demonstrate adequate proficiency in French to practice their profession. This typically involves passing the French proficiency exam administered by the Office qu茅b茅cois de la langue fran莽aise (OQLF).
In partnership with Dialogue 海角社区, the Centre for French Language Teaching (CEF) offers a two-sessions workshop to simulate the OQLF exam and help you determine if you are ready to succeed.
Format:
Day 1听- Group Session | 2 hours
- Reading activity | Case study
- Speaking activity | Group discussion about the case
- Writing activity | Writing about the case
Day 2听- Individual sessions | 30 minutes
- Speaking activity | Mock interview
- Personalized feedback