This course is designed for the French stream of the European Studies Programme. It introduces the French language and explores contemporary French-speaking societies through the target language medium. Through interactive methods and approaches, participants will learn how to express themselves in French and get progressively acquainted with French and Francophone cultures. It seeks to introduce the French language in the context of living, studying and working in the French speaking areas of Europe. At the end of this course students achieve the A1-Level of Competence of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as laid down by the Council of Europe.