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June 23 - July 21, 2008 |
$6550 |
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Beginning in Paris, historical and cultural tours include the major
sites and museums of the city of lights: the Latin Quarter, the Eiffel
Tower, the Louvre, Montmartre and the Palace at Versailles.
The 16-day intensive study portion of the trip is in St. Malo (Bretagne), the famous walled
city on the English Channel where Jacques Cartier prepared his explorations. Surrounded by
medieval ramparts, St. Malo is waiting for many new discoveries to be made along its narrow
winding streets, where centuries of history have left their trace, and where participants have
ample opportunities to explore French culture and language.
Mornings in Bretagne are filled with organized classes taught by native French speakers
and certified American French teachers to expand oral and written communication skills.
Afternoons are set aside for culture and thematic interviews with French people in the
community of St. Malo. The final week is spent with a French family in the region, providing
time to reinforce language skills and expand on the cultural understanding gained during the
first three weeks of the program.
"Living and eating with a group of people with similar
interests was a blast. I am totally ready for college now. Dorm life...squeezing
in studying...pushing myself to do things I've always wondered if I could do or not. I now
know I can because I have!"
- French Study Abroad Participant
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| Day |
Location: Event |
| 1 |
Flight to Paris. Language pre-assessment:
vocabulary/structures/civilization. |
| 2 |
Arrival in Paris. Bus to hotel, orientation seminar.
Historical walk: Quartier Latin. |
| 3 |
Historical walk: Tour Eiffel/Musée Rodin/Montmartre/Sacré
Coeur/Place du Tertre.
Dinner / Evening Walk on Champs Elysées |
| 4 |
Museum tours: Louvre/ Musée d'Orsay
Historical Walk: Beaubourg / Les Halles
Dinner / Evening boat tour of Paris |
| 5 |
Versailles (Château and gardens)
Departure Dinner / Pack |
| 6 |
Depart Paris by tour bus / orientation to Bretagne
and St. Malo. Community research / schedule /
portfolios / bikes / La Vie de tous les jours.
Historical walk: St. Malo. |
| 7 |
Personal Reflection Time / Laundry
Thematic Language Activities: Famille et amis |
| 8 |
Thematic language activities: La France d'Autrefois
Community research: French Menus / Restaurants |
| 9 |
Thematic language activities: Vivre sa vie / A Table
Community research: Interviews on Family (Dîner libre) |
| 10 |
Excursions: Ste. Anne D'Auray, Carnac, Vannes. (Tour
bus) |
| 11 |
Thematic language activities: Voyages
Community research: interviews on vacations / travel. |
| 12 |
Thematic language activities: Les Médias
Community research: minitel.(Dîner libre) |
| 13 |
Excursions: Dinan; Combourg; Mont St. Michel; Dol (menhir)
(Tour bus). |
| 14 |
Personal Reflection Time / Laundry
Thematic Language Activities: Spectacles
Community Research: Theatre / Cinéma |
| 15 |
Thematic Language Activities: Sports et Santé
Community Research: Interviews with French young people |
| 16 |
Thematic language activities: Le Francais dans le Monde
Community research: interviews on leisure activities. |
| 17 |
Excursions: Bayeux (Tapestry); Aromanches
(Museum); St. Laurent / Mer ( American Cemetery) (Tour
bus) |
| 18 |
Thematic Language Activities: La France et L'Amérique du
Nord
Community Research: Interviews on USA
Soirée: French Interviewees / French Skits |
| 19 |
Thematic language activities: Beaux Arts
Community research: Personal choice |
| 20 |
Post Assessment (written) / Packing
French National Holiday (Bastille Day) Activities |
| 21 |
Excursion: Fort La Latte; Cap Fréhel
Family Stay ( Angers / Touraine) |
| 22-28 |
Family stays/journaling/activities. |
| 29 |
Leave Angers for Paris (Tour bus)
Final Projects (Portfolios) Due
Post Assessment (Oral)
Touring of Choice in Paris
Group Dinner |
| 30 |
Depart for the United States. |
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 Dianne Hopen has been on the Concordia Language Villages staff for 35
years, serving as dean of the French Language Village for 13 years and
leading the French abroad programs for 28 years. She is fluent in French and
has led student groups to France more than 50 times!
Hopen earned her bachelor's degree in French and social studies education
and her master's degree in secondary education and psychology from the
University of Minnesota and has completed 60 credits towards a PhD.
She has studied in Angers and Nantes, France.
Hopen has been a French teacher since 1969. In addition to teaching 6 levels of French,
she is the World Language department chair at Humboldt Secondary Complex (St. Paul, MN Public Schools),
their international studies and communications specialty planner, AP (Advanced Placement) coordinator and a
consultant on staff development.
Hopen teaches advanced language methods as adjunct program associate professor at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
in their master's in education instruction program. She consults on the development of French materials and teacher training
most notably for the Discovering French series for (McDougal-Littel) and for EMC Corporation and has translated educational games into French for Arteric, International.
She is co-author of the recently published and nationally promoted C'est a
toi textbook series for EMC Corporation. She is the recipient of numerous
awards for her professional accomplishments including the 1989 Educator of
the Year Award from the Rotary Club of St. Paul and the 1991 Outstanding
Educator Award from the University of Minnesota and has been a finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
Concordia Language Villages
Attn: Abroad Programs
901 8th St S
Moorhead, MN 56562
1-800-222-4750 ext. 803
E-mail: abroad@cord.edu
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