Parcours Tempo
The Tempo pathway is an adapted study program for the first year of the Licence degree: it enables students to complete their Licence 1 in two years, in order to obtain the 60 ECTS required for the first year of the Licence 1 LLCER (classic pathway).
13 languages offer the Tempo pathway.
Who can benefit from a Tempo success path?
It is aimed at students who have received a "Yes if" response on Parcoursup with the obligation to enroll in the Tempo pathway with the accommodation code AM20.
They are obliged to join the Tempo course and are enrolled in the Tempo 1.1 course during their first year.
Registration
There are two types of registration: administrative registration (IA), which validates your enrolment at Inalco, and pedagogical registration (IP), which takes place at the start of the academic year and enables you to register the courses you have taken, whether compulsory or chosen.
Once you have done your administrative registration (IA), please proceed to your pedagogical registration (IP) online.
The Tempo pathway is currently offered for 13 languages : Armenian, Modern Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Khmer, Polish, Siamese, Tamil, Tibetan, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Urdu and Wolof.
(You can find the presentation documentation of each language by cliking on the following link https://www.inalco.fr/licences-llcer-brochures)
For any questions relating to enrolment (IP) concerning:
- UE1 and UE4 subjects or lessons: please contact the Licence+ teaching managers at View e-mail.
- subjects or courses in UE2 and UE3: please contact your course manager for the language you are studying (secretariat of your language department). You can find the email address for each language department here: https://www.inalco.fr/contacts
Welcome meeting
Wednesday, September 16th, 2026, 9:30 to 10:30 am - Amphi 1
Mandatory.
French and English placement tests (compulsory):
From 1 September 2026 to 18 September 2026 (11.59 am), online.
An email inviting students to attend will be sent to those enrolled on the Tempo 1.1 year.
Special features of the Tempo course
The Tempo pathway comprises two years, named Tempo 1.1 (first year Tempo pathway) and Tempo 1.2 (second year Tempo pathway).
The first year of the Tempo pathway (L1.1)
In order to familiarise themselves with university studies and consolidate their study plans, students are supported by
- a teacher responsible for their Tempo language of study,
- a director of studies for the L1+ and Tempo programs.
The Tempo 1.1 curriculum (first year Tempo) comprises four Teaching Units (TUs) in each of the two semesters:
UE1 - Language comprises two CEs (constituent elements) determined by the Tempo language referent teacher according to the student's profile and in agreement with the student from the three or four choices below, depending on the Tempo language studied:
- An introduction to the specialist language, OR
- An introduction to a second language, OR
- A reinforcement course (French / Methodological support), OR
- Another course included in the department's catalogue of courses, depending on the language.
UE2 - Civilisation courses.
UE3 - Regional courses.
UE4 - Licence+ courses (in common with the L1+ option) comprising three modules:
Module for personalising the study programme:
Students receive individual support from a director of studies in the L1+ and Tempo programmes (study plans, career guidance). Two appointment required per semester.
Training module (compulsory courses) - (more details below)
Personalised support module (compulsory courses) - (more details below)
- Language or civilisation tutoring
- And one of the compulsory courses listed below, allocated by the REVE office on the basis of the placement tests (test dates are shown at the bottom of this page)
Once their Tempo 1.1 year has been approved, students may enrol in Tempo 1.2.
The second year of the Tempo pathway (1.2)
The second year of the Licence 1 LLCER Tempo (Tempo 1.2) comprises two or three teaching units (UE) in each semester, common with the Licence 1 LLCER pathway (Classic pathway).
UE1 - Language
UE2 - Civilisation
UE3 - Regional courses
Once their Tempo years, 1.1 and 1.2 have been completed and approved, students may enrol in the second year of the Bachelor’s degree.
COURSES SPECIFIC TO THE L1+ AND TEMPO PATHWAYS
COURSES SPECIFIC TO THE L1+ AND TEMPO PATHWAYS
COURSES IN THE TRAINING MODULE
"Tools" course
The aim of the ‘Tools course’ is to help students acquire the basic tools they need to succeed in their studies, forge links with the university and gain confidence.(Semester 1 only)
"Anatomy of a language and culture" course
This course aims to explore languages and cultures in depth, while focusing on the practical aspects of academic methodology. It provides a dynamic space where participants can share their views, discover new cultures and collaborate on intercultural projects, in a setting conducive to learning and personal development.
COURSES IN THE PERSONALISED SUPPORT MODULE
Allocation of a compulsory course from among those listed below, determined by the Student Success Service (REVE), on the basis of the results of the English and French tests that students must take in September, before the start of the course.
"French" course
This course provides training in basic French skills. It is aimed at students who need to improve their French in order to carry out the reading, analysis and writing tasks that will be required of them as part of their degree course.
"Methodology support" course
A course to help you acquire the methodological structure needed to complete university assignments (presentation, dissertation, commentary) and better understand the expectations and requirements of teachers.
"Writing" course
Focusing on the practice of writing, this course leaves plenty of room for freedom and imagination. Often multilingual, the writing activities on offer will enable students to use the languages they learn, speak or love, and to discover how languages and scripts change and evolve. The course also aims to question the relationship between languages and linguistic norms, to strengthen the ability to defend a personal and sensitive point of view, to discover literature in a different way, through a back-and-forth between practice and theory, and to gain confidence and improve speaking skills.
"English" course
This course aims to strengthen or perfect students' English skills: grammar, written and oral comprehension and expression.
Tutoring in language and/or civilisation
Tutoring sessions (approximately 1h30 per week) throughout the year, in language and/or civilisation, to provide students with personalised support according to the linguistic or methodological difficulties encountered during their course of study. (More information at https://www.inalco.fr/tutorat)