Program Information: 2009
Academic Program:
Classroom instruction will be in French Monday through Friday mornings.
Afternoons, evenings and weekends will be devoted to cultural excursions. A
weekly journal, written in French, reflecting insights into
cultural/cross-cultural experiences, will be turned into Dr. Jellenik by all
students.
Prerequisites:
Students from any college/university meeting the following qualifications
are cordially invited to apply to the program:
- Completion of French
102 (Elementary French II) or equivalent with C or better.
- GPA of at least 2.0
(on a scale of 4).
- Recommendation of
language instructor(s).
- Interview with Program
Director (by telephone if need be) and regular attendance at
meetings.
Credit:
Students who have completed French 102 will receive 6 hours credit for
French 201 and 202 (Intermediate French I & II). Students having already
successfully taken French 201 and 202 will obtain 6 hours credit for French
390 and 391 (Contemporary French Culture & Contemporary French Usage,
respectively). Please note that this
is TWO SEMESTERS WORTH OF FRENCH CREDIT over a 4 week period.
Dates:
Classes will begin on Monday, July 6th and end July 31st 2009. Students
need to arrive in Tours
the weekend before the beginning of classes (by Sunday, July 5th
at the latest). Students are responsible for their own flight
arrangements—they may reserve their plane tickets anytime but should pay for
their tickets only after they have received written confirmation of their
acceptance into the program.
The final destination of your flight from the States is Paris. Students must fly to Paris and board the train, which can be taken directly
from the Paris airport to Tours. Travel time Paris-Tours on the TGV
(“High-Speed Train”) is about one hour.
Accommodations:
To enhance the immersion experience in France,
students will be housed with a French-speaking host family in Tours. Within a couple
of weeks before their departure from the United
States, students must contact their host family in
order to arrange to be picked up at the airport or train station in Tours. Students must
make their own way to Tours
(see above). Host family members CANNOT meet them in Paris.
Estimated Cost:
The approximate cost for the trip will be $3700 (precise amount depends on
exchange rate and will be determined later), including registration and
tuition at The Citadel, French school tuition, stay with host family,
breakfast and dinner with host family, excursions, and insurance. This does
NOT include airfare to
France
,
lunches, passports, personal expenses, books, and independent travel. A
$500 deposit is due at time of application and half of the total amount is due before the Spring Break furlough. The entire amount is due no later
than mid April. Students who choose to cancel their
participation in the program after April 26th will be reimbursed a maximum of
70% of the total.
Contact Information:
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