Title: Reimagining The French Language Curriculum for Digital Professions: A 21st-Century Skill Imperative
Authors: Suaye L. Singer, Ph.D.
Volume: 9
Issue: 7
Pages: 136-141
Publication Date: 2025/07/28
Abstract:
anguage education has to change to accommodate new job requirements for the rapid digital transformation of the economy. This paper examines the need to reenvision the French language curriculum to ensure that digital proficiencies for employability in the 21st century become part of the curriculum. For French language instruction, an argument exists for what is also a challenge to train learners to work flexibly with skills related to digital workplaces, such as communication for digital marketing, content creation, localization, and multilingual project collaboration. Based on European education frameworks and the related research on a student's employability skills development, this study suggests that curriculum redesign could promote language proficiency and digital literacy. The key points in the thesis are curriculum innovation, interdisciplinary teaching, blended learning, and competence-based evaluation. It investigates current models from French higher education and training institutions where French is applied to digital skills, such as French coding, digital storytelling, and AI translation. Along these lines, the paper concludes that such curriculum reform is essential to increase the employability and relevance of French learners in dynamic job markets. The implications are also discussed in theoretical terms for language pedagogy and reforms in policy.