French Support Services

Student Lounge/Computer Lab

1605 Dunton Tower, open from 8:30am until 4:30pm

Soutien oral

1609 Dunton Tower & 1619 Dunton tower

Soutien écrit

Writing Tutorial, service in French, 1617 Dunton Tower

Support Services (Written and Oral)

The Department of French offers Support Services (Services de Soutien) that are available for free to all students enrolled in FREN classes, no matter what level.

For Fall 2025, the services will be available starting September 22nd. Detailed schedules can be found on Brightspace (see below).

You can also benefit from our renovated Student Lounge and Computer Lab (DT 1605) where Antidote is available for all students.

Oral Support

You can choose from different services, all geared to improving your oral French skills.

We offer one-on-one sessions to practice on a specific topic or assignment, group conversations to practice casual conversation in a no-pressure environment and specific practice session for students that need to pass the Department’s oral proficiency exam by the end of their degree.

Find more info on each of these services below.

1. One-on-one sessions (Soutien oral individuel)

40-minute appointment with a language assistant who will provide feedback to address specific issues.
Students should have a project they are working on (exposé oral, situations formelles, examen oral des finissants, etc)
NOTE: this can be done in pairs/small groups if you are working with one (or several) partner(s) on an assignment. Only one person can register for the appointment, but all group members can attend the meeting.
By appointment (sign up on Brightspace)
If you have booked a session and find yourself unable to attend, you must cancel your appointment online to allow someone else to make use of that time slot.

2. Group conversations (Soutien oral libre)

A drop-in, informal conversation group, led by a language assistant.
No appointment necessary (come for as long as you want, leave when you need).
We offer tailored levels of drop-in oral support: one for FREN 1001-1002 students and one for FREN 1100+ students.

3. Pratique pour l’examen oral des finissants

Reserved for students in BA French who have to complete the French Proficiency Oral Exam.
By appointment (sign up on Brightspace)

Written Support

We offer one-on-one sessions geared to reinforce your written French. (Soutien écrit)

40-minute appointment with a language assistant who will provide feedback to address specific issues.
Students should have an assignment they are working on.
By appointment (sign up on Brightspace)
If you have booked a session and find yourself unable to attend, you must cancel your appointment online to allow someone else to make use of that time slot.

Brightspace Page

All information on our services (schedules, sign-up, and location) is available on Brightspace. You can find the Brightspace page through the “Discover” option on the Brightspace homepage by looking up keywords in the page title “FRENCH – Services de soutien/Support Services”. Once you reach the page, click “Enroll in Course”. This page will then be accessible from your Brightspace homepage.

Once you are registered on the page, you can use the following link: Services de soutien/Support Services (this link will work ONLY if you have registered for the course in Brightspace through the Discover option described above; watch this introductory video for further instructions if needed)

Toolkit

Coffre à outils pour le FLE/FLS