DU Passerelle FLE (French as a foreign language) for students in exile in university integration

Registration for the DU Passerelle program at the University of Paris 8 is postponed to August 26, 2020.
Please note that the registration procedure has been modified: a registration link will be posted on their website and our Facebook page.

The University of Paris 8 is mobilized to contribute to refugees’ reception by offering a University Diploma (D.U.) in “French as a Foreign Language” for refugees in university integration.

The University Diploma in French as a Foreign Language is exclusively intended for refugee and asylum-seeking students who are beginners or false beginners in French. This diploma aims to provide them with a level of linguistic mastery that will allow them to be integrated into a French-speaking higher education program to resume studies interrupted or not started in their respective countries of origin.

Objectives

• Acquire the full B1 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
• Achieve certain ease and autonomy in the written and oral acquisition of French.
• Be able to make yourself understood both orally and in writing in French.
• To know the main socio-cultural aspects of French society.
• Find your way in the French media (press, TV, radio…)
• Be able to work independently and exploit online resources and sites.
• Appropriate the necessary information concerning the functioning and literacy of the university
• Getting your bearings in the social, cultural, and artistic environment of the Île-de-France region (cultural visits planned during the course)
• To have the information necessary to make choices about continuing education at Paris 8 or other institutions offering other courses.

Selection Criteria

Candidates are selected through a preliminary interview and orientation test according to the following criteria:

1. have the status of refugee, subsidiary protection, or asylum seeker
2. have a university education or a diploma equivalent to a bachelor’s degree (high school graduation) in their country of origin
3. Motivations to pursue or begin university studies

Application Form

The admission campaign for the University Diploma (D.U.) in “French as a Foreign Language” for students in university integration (session 2020/2021) will be held from August 24, 2020, to September 21, 2020 (provisional dates).

• To apply for the University Diploma (D.U.) in “”French as a Foreign Language” for students in university integration (session 2020/2021): Due to the health situation, the application form must be completed online and sent by email with the required supporting documents to : dufle-refugies.admission@univ-paris8.fr
• Download the application form below dossiers_du_fle_2020_inscription
• To be examined, all files must be duly completed and accompanied, for each file submitted, by the supporting documents. The documents to be provided DU

Deadline for withdrawal of applications: September 18, 2020
Deadline for applications: September 21, 2020

To contact the university :

Contact

Direction Campus Life
Office ME08- Student’s House
Tel : 01 49 40 68 23
dufle-refugies.admission@univ-paris8.fr

To consult the course on the Paris 8 website, it’s here.