Summer program in aix-en-provence, france
Program Description
Program Description
This three-and-a-half week summer program in Aix-en-Provence is an intensive immersion experience. Students are taught by resident French faculty at all levels, from elementary French to advanced courses in culture and civilization, and receive six credit hours. A Loyola University Chicago faculty administrator is on hand at all times to accompany students on numerous excursions and cultural events, and to ensure the success of their experience in France.
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Faculty
Loyola Modern Languages French faculty will lead this program. Courses will be taught by French faculty from the University of Provence.
Academics
Target students for this program are undergraduate students who wish to major or minor in French, participate in a French language immersion, and/or complete a foreign language requirement by taking FREN 101 & 102.
Courses taken during the summer will be at the University of Provence and will include students from around the world who have come to the university to study French language. Classes take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a coffee break around 10 a.m. The courses will count for six credit hours for various 101 to 300-level French courses. Students may elect to take:
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FREN 101/102: Introductory French
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FREN 103/104: Intermediate French
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FREN 250/251: Composition and Conversation
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FREN 300: Tutorial for Credit
NOTE: Students are not restricted to combining courses in the pairs indicated above. For example, a student may take FREN 102 & 103 or FREN 104 & 250 or FREN 251 & 300 if that is where they are in their sequence of French coursework. However, classes taken must total 6 credit hours.
Housing & Meals
Most students choose to live at the residence hotel Le Moulin, located near the University of Provence campus. Students will stay in shared suites that include a private kitchenette and bathroom and wifi internet access. Students may also choose to do a homestay for greater cultural and French language immersion. For information about homestays and homestay guidelines click here.
During the week, breakfast and lunch will be provided at the University of Provence cafeteria.
Dates
July 4 - Students Arrive in Aix (Program Start)
July 5 - Language Placement Test
July 8 - Classes Begin
July 27 - Students Depart Aix (Program End)
Students accepted into the program will receive specific information regarding by when and where they will need to be in Aix-en-Provence on July 4th and by when they will need to vacate their housing on July 27th. Accepted students should not make travel arrangements until receiving these arrival and departure guidelines.
Costs
Program fee of $1,800 includes:
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Housing (shared suites at residence hotel or homestay)
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Breakfast and lunch during the week
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Academic group excursions and soirees with the University of Provence
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On-site program support
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1-day academic excursion to Marseille
Tuition: $3,930
Total cost: $5,730
New! Loyola Faculty Led Summer Study Abroad Program Scholarship!
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Not Included: $100 OIP non-refundable application fee, airfare, train fare, personal spending money, other meals, optional baggage and travel insurance, and incidental expenses. All students will be required to purchase the Loyola CISI international health insurance separately(approximately $30).
Application Process
Application deadline is Monday, March 18, 2013. The deadline for this program has been extended until the program is filled.
As part of the online application you must upload a copy of your valid passport or passport application receipt and pay by credit card a $100 non-refundable Office for International Programs (OIP) study abroad fee.
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For more information, contact Lauren Miranda in the Office for International Programs at lmiranda@luc.edu or 773-508-2551.
