In Fribourg, the only Swiss university offering a bilingual (French-German) education also runs a unique course to help students navigate the two tongues.
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Originally from Peking, Jie moved to Switzerland in 2003 and studied pedagogy (Bachelor Degree in Pedagogy, Master Degree in Comparative and Intercultural Pedagogy University of Fribourg). Jie have moved on to work as journalist and joined swissinfo.ch in 2011. She speaks French, German and English, covers a wide range of issues mainly in French- and German-speaking Switzerland.
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The “bilingual plus” course is on offer for law students at both Bachelor and Master level. Aside from developing better linguistic skills (in a professional context) in their second language, students also improve their multicultural capabilites.
We spoke to the programme director and some of the students to get a sense of what the course has to offer.
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A visit to the University of Fribourg, Switzerland’s only fully French-German bilingual higher education institute.
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