The economic development being experienced by Ghana and the geographical location of the country (surrounded by francophone countries), its trade relations with its neighboring francophone countries, makes both the French language a fundamental means of communication in Ghana, especially in business and at all levels of business transactions. To be competent and competitive in the region, companies have understood that to be able to communicate, both in French and English is a plus, and that there is therefore a need to have bilingually trained staff.  

In response to this need, Ashesi University has decided to offer its students, training in French, which will enable them to become « independent users » of French which means that they can easily survive in a francophone environment. The objective is to bring them to attain a level B1 or B2 of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

The Common European Framework divides learners into three broad divisions that can be divided into six levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 & C2. For each level, it describes what a learner should be able to do in reading, listening, speaking and writing. We want our students who are taking the Intermediate French 2 class to go towards the requirements of level B1.