At the successful completion of the Bachelor Program in French Language and Literature the student should be able to:
1. Develop French language skills and engage effectively in a wide range of communicative tasks and activities in academic and non-academic contexts.
2. Analyze, evaluate, and critique French literary works and texts in relation to genres, historical periods, and criticism approaches used in analyzing literary texts and works.
3. Analyze and discuss general issues in relation to the nature and function of natural human language and develop his/her abilities and skills in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse analysis, and pragmatics.
4. Discuss general issues concerning nature and function of French language with reference to relevant acquisition principles and implications for teaching and learning.
5. Translate professionally from French into Arabic and vice versa employing translation theories and principles.
6. Show respect of cultural diversity, ethics, and professional behavior and appreciate the aesthetic and rhetorical aspects in literary works from a variety of cultures.
7. Use information and communication technology to access global databases and information to develop his/her knowledge and skills and use them in generating new knowledge in French and English literary and linguistic texts.
8. Identify scientific research principles and use higher order thinking skills and critical and creative thinking in analyzing and observing issues related to the knowledge and skills of the French language and literature, and to work within a team.