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Participants
Normally,
15 to 20 students participate in the program—most of junior standing
though seniors and well-qualified sophomores are not excluded. Participants must be students in good academic standing who have
completed French 213: Introduction to French Literature. It is strongly recommended that students, depending on
their level, complete French 319: Composition and Review of Grammar before
study in Dijon. Students do not have to be French majors or
minors to participate in the program; students from other institutions may be
accepted if there is space available (these students should check with their respective academic
departments and Registrar's Offices about course approval and transfer
credit). A member of the Wake Forest French staff
accompanies the group as director and general administrator, teacher and tour
organizer.
Calendar and academic
progRAM
Students
join the director in Dijon
at the same time that their classmates begin their semester on campus,
usually in the last week of August.
During the first four weeks, students take FRH 3152: Studies in French
Language and Culture, taught by the program director. As an integral part of this course, the
group makes a number of excursions around France beginning in August and
continuing through September. These
generally include a tour of Beaune and Burgundy,
and visits to Provence, Normandy,
the châteaux of the Loire Valley and a weeklong stay in Paris.
Students particularly enjoy these visits to museums and monuments of
historical, artistic and architectural interest because events they have been
reading about in books suddenly seem to come alive before their eyes. In early October students begin taking
another series of courses in language offered by the CIEF (FRH 3202: Advanced
Oral and Written French), and a course in contemporary France (FRH
3242). There is an elective course in
French Art (ART 2712); students may also have the option of taking an
independent study (FRH 3402) or a special topics course (FRH 3742). All classes are conducted in French, and
except in emergencies, all interaction among students in the group and
between the director and students is conducted in French. For detailed descriptions of courses, click
here.
Living Arrangements
Upon
arrival in Dijon,
students stay at a local hotel until early September, and thereafter, each
student is lodged with a French family.
The family provides a daily breakfast and two dinners per week. Other meals may be taken at the University
cafeteria (Restaurant Universitaire) or in cafés or restaurants in Dijon (the cafeteria
Flunch is particularly popular).
Students are encouraged to prepare dinner for their host family (bring
a favorite recipe for the occasion!), and the director usually invites the
students to the Wake
Forest apartment for
Thanksgiving dinner. The end of the
semester is generally celebrated by a full-course dinner in a fine Dijon restaurant (of
which there are many).
Cost of the program
Students
pay Wake Forest University
tuition for one semester and the equivalent of room and board in the middle
category. This fee covers tuition and
fees in Dijon, room and board, laundry, local
transportation, internet access, required textbooks, expenses for the group
excursions, and roundtrip travel to Dijon
(up to $1,300). It does not cover
personal expenses such as passports, health insurance, and weekend
travel. Scholarships may be applied
toward payment of expenses.
TRIPS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
As part of the academic program, a number of group
excursions are planned by the Director, which allows students
to visit places of cultural and historical interest that they will have been
studying. These may include Paris, the Loire
Valley, Normandy, Burgundy, and Provence. In Dijon and during the group trip to Paris, opportunities exist for students to
attend plays, operas, and concerts.
PERSONAL TRAVEL
In addition to the group excursions, students are able to take
advantage of a number of weekends to explore other areas of France or Europe
on their own. Given its location, Dijon is a gateway to Switzerland
and Italy and offers
convenient access to Germany,
England, Belgium, and Holland.
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