The upcoming course offerings and schedule can be found via the Timetable Builder. In Step 1, choose "Faculty of Arts & Science" and the relevant semester(s). In Step 2, under "Department/Subject Area" select "Department of French" and then click the "Search" button.
French courses 2025-2026
FCS194H1 - Urban Youth Languages of the World
FCS196H1 - Historical, Geographic and Social Variation in French
FCS197H1 - Pleasure, Pain and Nostalgia in Belle Époque
FCS198H1 - The Literacy of Images: Interactions between Text and Other Media
FCS199H1 - Marketing in the French Speaking World
FCS194H1 - Urban Youth Languages of the World
FCS195H1 - French Culture from Napoleon to Asterix
FCS196H1 - Historical, Geographic and Social Variation in French
FCS197H1 - Pleasure, Pain and Nostalgia in Belle Époque
FCS198H1 - The Literacy of Images: Interactions between Text and Other Media
FCS199H1 - Marketing in the French Speaking World
FCS290H1 - Special Topics in French Cultural Studies I
FCS291H1 - Special Topics in French Cultural Studies I
FCS292H1 - Love, Sex and Desire in French Literature and Cinema
FCS310H1 - French Cinema
FCS369Y0 - The Culture of Touraine
FCS390H1 - Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II
FCS391H1 - Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II
FCS392H1 - Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II
FRE272H1 - The French Language: A Linguistic Introduction
FRE273H1 - Introduction to the History of the French Language
FRE274H1 - Introduction to the Linguistic Analysis of French
FRE376H1 - French Phonology and Phonetics
FRE378H1 - French Syntax
FRE379H1 - Sociolinguistics of Quebec and Canadian French
FRE383H1 - Quantitative Methods for the Study of French
FRE384H1 - Teaching French as a Second Language
FRE386H1 - French Semantics and Pragmatics
FRE387H1 - French Morphology
JFL388H1 - Bilingualism, Multilingualism, and Second Language Acquisition
FRE471H1 - Medieval French Language
FRE483H1 - Experimental Methods in French Linguistics
JFL484H1 - Computational Tools for Language Corpora
FRE486H1 - Special Topics in French Linguistics
FRE487H1 - Advanced Topics in Bilingualism and L2 acquisition
FRE488H1 - Special Topics in Advanced Linguistics I
FRE489H1 - Special Topics in Advanced Linguistics II
FRE210H1 - Introduction to Québec Literature and Culture
FRE245H1 - Introduction to French Cultural and Literary Studies
FRE246H1 - Introduction to French Literary Analysis
FRE304H1 - Contemporary French Women's Prose Fiction
FRE310H1 - Relations between Text and Other Media
FRE314H1 - Quebec and French-Canadian Literature
FRE318H1 - Medieval French Literature
FRE319H1 - Laughter and Thought in French Renaissance Literature
FRE320H1 - French Literature of Classicism and Enlightenment
FRE324H1 - French Literature in the Time of Revolutions and Industrialization
FRE326H1 - Contemporary French Literature
FRE332H1 - Francophone Literatures
FRE334H1 - Francophone Cinema
FRE336H1 - Postcolonialism: Francophone Literatures
FRE345H1 - Literary Genres
FRE410H1 - Advanced Topics in Quebec Literature
FRE438H1 - Advanced Topics in Francophone Literatures
FRE441H1 - Advanced Topics in French Literature
FRE443H1 - Advanced Topics: Authors
FRE446H1 - Advanced Studies in Literary Theory
FSL100H1 - Elementary French I
FSL102H1 - Elementary French II
FSL120H1 - Elementary French III
FSL122H1 - Elementary French IV
FSL195Y0 - French Language in Tours I
FSL220H1 - Intermediate French I
FSL222H1 - Intermediate French II
FSL224H1 - Practical French for Exploring Linguistics
FSL225H1 - Practical French for Exploring Literature
FSL226H1 - Strategies for Autonomous Learning in French as a Second Language
FSL295Y0 - French Language in Tours II
FSL312H1 - Writing French: the Language of the Media
FSL314H1 - French for the Arts
FSL315H1 - French Oral Communication for Professional and Academic Contexts
FSL320H1 - Intermediate French III
FSL322H1 - Intermediate French IV
FSL375H1 - Practical Translation: French - English
FSL415H1 - Business French
FSL420H1 - Advanced French I
FSL442H1 - Advanced Written French II
FSL443H1 - Advanced Oral French II
FSL472H1 - Reading and Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction in French
FSL475H1 - Creative Writing in French
Brief descriptions of our courses in French Cultural Studies, Language, Linguistics & Second Language Learning, and Literature can be found in the French section of the Academic Calendar.
The syllabi from previous years provide more detailed information:
FCS 195 French Culture from Napoleon to Asterix
FCS 292 Love, Sex and Desire in French Literature and Cinema - 2022F.pdf
FSL 100 Elementary French I 2023S.pdf
FSL102 Elementary French II 2023S.pdf
FSL120 Elementary French III - 2022F.pdf
FSL122 Elementary French IV 2023S.pdf
FSL 195
FSL220 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I 2022F.pdf
FSL222 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II 2023S.pdf
FSL224 Practical French for Exploring Linguistics 2023S.pdf
FSL 225
FSL226 Strategies for Autonomous Learning in French as a Second Lang 2022F.pdf
FSL 271
FSL 295
FSL312 Writing French The Language of the Media 2022F.pdf
FSL 313
FSL 314
FSL 315 French Oral Communication for Professional and Academic Contexts 2022F.pdf
FSL320 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH III 2022F.pdf
FSL322 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH IV 2022S.pdf
FSL375 PRACTICAL TRANSLATION- FRENCH-ENGLISH 2023F.pdf
FSL 415
FSL420 Advanced French I 2022F.pdf
FSL 442 Written French 2021F.pdf
FSL443_Advanced Oral French II 2023F.pdf
FSL 472H1 Reading and Writing Fiction and Non-fiction in French 2022F.pdf
FSL 475
FRE272 The Structure of Modern French An Introduction - 2022F.pdf
FRE 273 Introduction to the general history of the French Language - 2021S.pdf
FRE376 Phonétique et phonologie du français - 2021F.pdf
FRE379 Sociolinguistics of French - 2023S.pdf
FRE 384
FRE386 French Semantics - 2023S.pdf
FRE 471 Initiation à l'ancien français - 2022F.pdf
FRE487 Advanced Topics in Bilingualism and Second Language acquisition - 2021F.pdf
FRE489 Special Topics Le français en contact - 2022 Spring.pdf
JFG388 Bilingualism, Multilingualism, and Second Language Acquisition - 2023S.pdf (This course has been renamed as JFL388)
FRE210 Introduction to Quebec Literature and Culture 2023S.pdf
FRE246 French Literary Analysis 2023S.pdf
FRE 304 Contemporary French Women's Prose Fiction 2022F.pdf
FRE 310 Relations Between Text and Other Media 2025S.pdf
FRE 314
FRE 318
FRE 319
FRE 320
FRE 324
FRE 326 Contemporary French Literature 2023S.pdf
FRE 332
FRE 334 Francophone Cinema Cinéma Francophone 2023S.pdf
FRE 336
FRE 345 Literary Genres 2022F.pdf
FRE 410
FRE 438
The specific descriptions of the upcoming Advance Topics and Special Topics courses are found here:
FRE 486 H1 Special Topics in French Linguistics
FRE 487H1 Advanced Topic in Bilingualism and L2 Acquisition
FRE 488H1 Special Topics in Advanced Linguistics I
FRE 489H1 Special Topics in Advanced Linguistics II
Research & Independent courses are found here: