"J'enseigne en bac+2. C'est catastrophique. Vous n'imaginez pas les fautes !"

Faced with a worrying decline in the French language proficiency of new high school graduates, several French universities are strengthening their programs to improve written expression. Mandatory modules, online platforms, and skills tests are proliferating to help students fill in the gaps in their knowledge. Faculty members report increasing difficulties with writing and comprehension, prompting institutions to integrate more French language courses from the first year of undergraduate studies. This trend is occurring within a context of rising student numbers and a diversification of student profiles at university. 00:00 Universities are requiring French language remediation courses for new high school graduates: shocking? 01:40 Emmanuel de Villiers: "It's a trend of our time, especially with cell phones, text messaging, and rap music; there's a breakdown of the French language." 02:19 Sandrine Pégand: "We have to constantly monitor them; sometimes I even feel like buying them a grammar book." 04:37 Barbara Lefebvre: "The Republic's school is everyone's school! It's the school of equal education for all." 07:47 Listener: "Catastrophic! I teach two-year post-secondary classes. It's catastrophic. You wouldn't believe the mistakes. People don't know how to write anymore. Punctuation is very important too." 🎙 Les Grandes Gueules (The Big Mouths) is the talk show for freedom of expression, hosted by the duo Alain Marschall and Olivier Truchot. Three hours of sometimes heated debates with your GG panelists, all from civil society: doctor, farmer, teacher, business leader, civil servant, lawyer... Current events as seen and commented on by the Big Mouths who defend their ideas, points of view, and always varied opinions. And by the listeners of 3216 who don't hesitate to call our GG panelists to order. ▶️ All videos are available on the RMC app ► https://bit.ly/3l0watr Follow us on our social media: Facebook:   / ggrmc   Snapchat: https://shorturl.at/ouLu1 X: https://x.com/GG_RMC TikTok:   / lesgrandesgueulesrmc   Instagram:   / lesggrmc