法语(French)属于印欧语系罗曼语族,是继西班牙语之后,使用者人数最多的罗曼语言之一。法国法语和魁北克法语是世界上两大法语分支,由于从同个法文方言分化而成,沟通上基本无障碍,但两者间仍有一定的区别。法语专业主要学习口语、写作和阅读,也会研究法语文学和前法国殖民地的文学,如阿尔及利亚、科特迪瓦和黎巴嫩。
就业展望
一般说来,该专业典型的从业职业及其年薪(以美国为例)如下:
图书出版行业人员(Book Publishing Professional)
外交官、外事官员(Diplomat/Foreign Service Officer/Specialist)
外汇交易商(Foreign Exchange Trader)
教授(Professor)
公关(Public Relations)
语言治疗师(Speech Therapist): $72,730*(2)
教师(Teacher):$66,730 *(3)
翻译(Translator):$53,410*(4)
作家(Writer):$68,420*(5)
注:这里的典型从业职业并不包括从事该专业领域的高层管理人员。另外,这里的薪水为全行业平均薪水,并非该专业本科或研究生毕业生起薪。
典型课程列表
基础法语 | Basic French |
中级法语写作 | Intermediate French Composition |
中级法语对话 | Intermediate French Conversation |
现代法语语法和句法学 | Modern French Grammar and Syntax |
高级法语口语与写作 | Advanced Spoken and Written French |
高级商务法语 | Advanced Business French |
文学和文化文本分析 | Analysis of Literary and Cultural Texts |
法语文化与写作 | French Culture and Writing |
17&18世纪法语文学 | 17th and 18th Century French Literature |
法裔非洲人文学 | French African Literature |
法语诗歌 | French Poetry |
大革命时期的法国 | Revolutionary France |
当代法国文学 | Contemporary French Culture |
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注:课程列表为本科专业课程列表。
心理准备
Are You Ready To...?
Listen to cassettes to learn how to pronounce words Read French magazines and newspapers Study Moroccan or Lebanese poetry written in French Live in France for a semester, maybe in someone’s home Edit another student’s paper for grammar and fluency*(1)
专业评价
“I was an exchange student to France during my junior year of high school and as a result, I have become obsessed with the French culture and language.”
Zach, sophomore, French, history, and journalism, Northwestern University*(1)
选校分析
建议准备攻读法语的学生在选校前考虑以下因素,再做决定:
该专业是否海外交流学习项目; 该专业所属院系是否会赞助法语文化社会活动; 教授文学的教授会教授所有的课程吗; 有在职的语言学家吗; 有多少教授是来自本土?你是否有机会与之进行交流…*(1)
参考资料:
(1) Major: French College Board
(2) Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 Speech-Language Pathologists US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(3) Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(4) Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 Interpreters and Translators US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(5) Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 Writers and Authors US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(6) Major: French Princeton Review
学校列表
美国
本科
综合性大学(非完全列表):
文理学院(非完全列表):
研究生
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