Preparatory Year for Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures: General - ROM1PM

The preparatory year provides students with the basic tools in linguistics and in French and Romance literatures to help them successfully follow the Master [60] of arts in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [60.0] or the Master [120] of arts in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General [120.0] .

The preparatory year programme includes specialised courses aimed at :
- mastering written and oral skills in the French language ;
- mastering receptive skills and practice of a Romance language ;
- aquiring skills in literary and linguistic analysis ;
- aquiring knowledge of the history of French literature and a Romance literature ;
- aquiring knowledge of theory and of literary criticism ;
- aquiring knowledge of Latin language and literature.

The programme also includes a  basic training made up of general courses.

Depending on the nature of the course and the teaching activities in question, the evaluation will take different forms. Some courses will involve oral and/or written evaluations (held during one of the three exam sessions), whilst the evaluation of seminars will involve more substantial participation on the part of the student as well as assessment of individual course work. Those exams relating to courses on communication skills will evaluate the student's level, i.e. the practical use of the language in relevant situations.