| ABOUT
THE PROGRAM
GENERAL
INFORMATION
This five week Summer Study Abroad Program, sponsored by the University
of West Georgia's Department
of Foreign Languages and Literatures, includes four and a
half weeks in Tours and the surrounding Loire Valley region, known
as both the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language,
followed by a six-day stay in Paris. Located on the Loire River,
Tours is a dynamic city steeped in history that remains an important
cultural and intellectual center today.
The
first four weeks,
you will stay with a host family in Tours. You will have breakfast
and evening meals with your family and will have wonderful opportunities
to make lasting friendships. During this time you will also be
taking courses at the Institut
de Touraine, a very highly respected language school for foreign
students learning French. Courses at the Institut will meet five
days a week for intensive language study.
 You
will spend the last six days of the program in Paris where you
will visit major museums, such as the Louvre,
the Musée
d’Orsay and the Centre
Pompidou, and other important cultural landmarks, such as
the Eiffel
Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, as
well as the royal palace of Versailles just outside the city.
In
addition to offering an exceptional immersion experience and outstanding
formal language instruction, this program gives students an extraordinary
opportunity to discover French culture and civilization, from
the ruins of Tours’s Gallo-Roman wall to the hustle and bustle
of modern-day Paris.
AFFILIATED
INSTITUTION
Host institution abroad: Institut
de Touraine, Tours, France.
DATES
Saturday, May 24 to Friday, June 27, 2008
HOUSING
In Tours, you will stay with a family for the next four weeks,
and finally at a well-situated hotel for the final six days in
Paris.
ELIGIBILITY
You must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5
(3.0 for graduate students) and must have completed a minimum
of one semester of college French (two semesters are recommended).
A transcript must accompany your application. This program is
open to all students in the University System of Georgia. Students
from out-of-state institutions may also apply.
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