Win a UBC Hoodie by Sharing Your Undergraduate Student Story
Are you pursuing a major, minor, or honours in French, Spanish, or Italian at UBC? Get a chance to win 1 out of 6 UBC hoodies with your program name printed on it by sharing about your student experience in this online Q&A! Your responses may be used in future articles and content issued by the […]
English-taught courses at the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (Winter 2021)
Did you know UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies offers many courses that are taught in English, have no prerequisites, and are open to students from all backgrounds? Most of them even fulfill the literature requirement for the Bachelor of Arts! Explore the following courses that are offered in Winter Terms 1 and 2. […]
Students Experience the Francophone Working World through Community-Based Experiential Learning (FREN 346)
Students share about their experiences in a community-based experiential learning course that enables students to work with partner organizations within the francophone community. French 346: French at Work is a language course taught by Dr. Sylvia Bascou-Vallarino that gives students the linguistic skills to interact in a French-speaking workplace—from learning the appropriate etiquette to interact […]
Lifelong Learning: How learning a new language is beneficial at any stage of life
A retired lawyer, a working professional, and an undergraduate student—all students of Italian at UBC—demonstrate how learning new languages and cultures can benefit anyone from different walks of life.
Brand New Courses at UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies
Explore a variety of brand new courses in French, Spanish, Italian, and Romance Studies at UBC.
Student Spotlight: Jessie Horner, Retired Lawyer (Italian Studies)
“I found out about UBC’s extremely generous program of free classes for seniors and I was lucky enough to be able to enroll in ITAL 101. By then, I had fallen in love with Italy—who wouldn’t?—and pretty quickly seemed to fall in love with the language too—again, who wouldn’t?!”
Student Spotlight: Tania Astorino, Academic Program Manager at Green College (Italian Studies)
“Learning a new language can open doors to professional opportunities, help to grow your network of colleagues and friends, and is fulfilling and rewarding in so many intangible ways. I am lucky to have an employer that supports staff to pursue learning and development.”
Student Spotlight: Gabrielle Ehling, Undergraduate Student (Italian Studies)
“Learning a new language can open doors to professional opportunities, help to grow your network of colleagues and friends, and is fulfilling and rewarding in so many intangible ways. I am lucky to have an employer that supports staff to pursue learning and development.”
UBC’s French Program Introduces New Major, Minors and Honours
As of June 2021, UBC’s French program is replacing the former Major, Minor and Honours in French with two new streams of specialization: French Language, Literatures and Cultures: Available as a Minor, Major, or Honours program Designed for students with intermediate or advanced proficiency in French (CEFR B1 level or higher) Ideal for students who are interested […]