General Introduction - 2-Day Program
This summer, wake up all your senses with a “French and Jazz” course. This unique 2-day experience offers you the opportunity to participate in:
- practical, interactive French courses at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
- jazz concerts at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM)
- cultural and tourist activities in North America’s largest French-speaking city: Montréal
- Gourmet outings… “in French”
This Course is also offered over a period of 5 days. Click here for more information.
Other summer intensive programs offered at UQAM University
Dates
- Course dates: Friday July 2 to Saturday July 3 2010
- Course duration: 2 days
- A total of 11.5 hours of French-language training (5.5 hours in the classroom; 6 hours in real-life situations such as dining out at restaurants, participating in a guided, interactive discovery tour of Montreal Jazz Festival site and in a guided tour of Old Montreal)
* A minimum of 8 registered participants is required to open any of these 2 courses
Cost
- $ 299 CAD
Course fee includes: all taxes, registration fee, French language training (11.5 hours), teaching materials, welcoming breakfast, guided tour of Old Montreal with commentary, Jazz Festival kit *, 1 ticket for a jazz concert part of the “Jazz d’ici” series, privileged access to book jazz concert tickets, course participation certificate, insurance
* Montreal Jazz Festival Kit is worth $ 130 CAD and includes: 1 shoulder-strap bag with the Festival logo; 1 official Festival International de Jazz de Montréal tee-shirt; 1 pass allowing you free entry to the jam sessions; a book of discount coupons
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Course Description
- Practical French course on campus, on restaurant outings and on the Jazz Festival site
- Guided tour of Old Montreal
French Course
This course is designed for people wanting to begin learning the French language, or to improve their French-language skills to allow them to travel confidently and independently in French-speaking countries.
Target public :
adults 18 years and older
Levels offered :
- Beginners (no knowledge of French or very little)
- Elementary/pre-intermediary (limited knowledge of French)
- This course could also serve as a good review for those in upper levels.
Number of participants:
- Minimum of 8 people per group; maximum of 14
Themes :
Class #1: Widen your circle of friends with every-day conversation
Learning different forms of greeting and acknowledgement - Introducing yourself and others
- Asking simple questions
Going out to bars and restaurants
- Vocabulary for meals
- Preparing an outing to a restaurant
- Reserving a table at a restaurant
- Ordering a meal at a restaurant
- Paying the bill
Class #2: Getting around town
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Finding your way around town
Oscar Peterson - Taxis, metro, rental cars, train
- Asking for directions
- Directions/Location of places/ Reading a map of Montreal and of Montreal “Entertainment District”
- Using numbers in all their forms (reading numbers, the time, days of the week, months, seasons, money and using a bank machine to withdraw cash)
Throughout the course basic grammar and pronunciation exercises will be given.
We also offer you an introduction to songs by jazz artists singing in French (Claude Nougaro, Juliette Gréco, Serge Gainsbourg, Boris Vian to name but a few).
Educational Approach :
A range of teaching tools are used to facilitate an interactive approach with an emphasis on speaking and oral comprehension. - Teaching manuals and adapted multimedia materials are created specially for you by our teaching team
- Language situations are integrated into the course during excursions – (one meal at restaurants hosted in French by our instructors; fun, interactive discovery tours led by our instructors on the Montreal Jazz Festival site; bilingual (French/English) guided tour of Old Montreal)
Schedule
For a detailed course schedule, download the attached document. The Course content is the same whichever dates you may choose.
- Schedule: Friday July 2 and Saturday July 3, 2010
Instructors
Course instructors are all university graduates (Master’s or doctoral level) specialized in teaching French as a foreign language (FFL). They have extensive experience teaching adults in an immersion setting. Although the use of French will be emphasized throughout the course, every member of the UQAM Language School team can, if necessary, answer your questions in either English or Spanish.
Why Montreal & UQAM ?
This summer, we offer you the opportunity to ...
discover and enjoy Montreal, the bilingual city "par excellence" in the Americas, and one of the most cosmopolitan and safest places in the world - get swept up in the frenzy of world-renowned festivals and sporting events that are rife throughout the city all summer long
- enjoy access to UQAM's friendly and modern campus, along with the other 60,000 university students year round, all in the heart of downtown Montreal
- discover the great outdoors of the Province of Quebec and the warmth of Quebecers
- make short excursions, if you wish, to nearby major cities like Quebec City, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Boston and New York City
- take part in a language and cultural program that gives you more for your money: Montreal is indeed a city that boasts one of the lowest costs of living compared to other major cities in Europe, the United States, or the rest of Canada
Registration Procedures
Cancellation Policies
If you are obligated to cancel your registration...
Deadlines and Non Refundables
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Up to and including |
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From 21 April |
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Reimbursement Procedures
To file a claim for reimbursement, your request must be made in writing and forwarded to the following E-mail address ( infoete@uqam.ca ), fully detailing the reasons for your cancellation. You will receive the reimbursement cheque in the mail in 6 to 8 weeks.
Exceptions
In the eventuality you are unable to take part in the program you have registered for due to the reasons listed below, you will be entitled to a full reimbursement (except for registration fees $50). In order to obtain a full reimbursement you will be required to provide, in addition to the above-mentioned E-mail, the relevant official document(s) pertaining to the reason for your cancellation:
- In case of sickness: provide official letter from a medical practitioner
- In case of inability to obtain your visa: provide official letter of refusal
- In case of late visa: provide official document detailing the delay
Here are our coordinates :
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Telephone : |
+ 1 514-987-3000, extension 5621 |
Fax : |
+ 1 514-987-4349 |
Postal address : |
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Registration and Payment Deadlines
It is strongly recommended to register as early as possible in order to secure a spot in one of our programs.
- One (1) payment in full (100%)
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25 May 2010 |
Beyond these deadlines, please contact us to see if any possible spots are left.
E-mail: infoete@uqam.ca
Visa
To follow a course or program of study in Canada lasting less than 6 months, you may be required to obtain a visa from your country of origin. Check the "Citizenship and Immigration Canada" website for a list of countries and territories whose citizens require visas in order to enter Canada as visitors.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada website
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
To obtain further information, feel free to contact either the Canadian Consulate or Embassy in your native land.
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Insurance Policies
Insurance and Medical Coverage
Canadian law obligates foreign students to be properly insured against accident and sickness for the duration of their studies.
Consequently, all foreign students registered in one of our intensive immersion language programs within UQAM "Summer Schools" are to subscribe to the insurance policy provided by UQAM. UQAM will not accept any other outside medical coverage.
Foreign Students (Outside of Canada)
All foreign students, without exception, must subscribe to the insurance and medical policy offered by UQAM. This policy insures against injury and sickness, and will cover medication, hospitalization, doctor's visits, and transportation back to your country of origin if need be.
2-day program: |
$ 15 CAN (taxes included) * |
* With this mandatory insurance policy offered by UQAM (included in the fee), you will be fully covered twenty-four (24) hours prior to the start of the program and twenty-four (24) hours following the termination of the program.
Should you be arriving before and/or after these dates, we highly recommend that you get an additional insurance coverage that will be valid for your entire stay in Canada.
Canadian Students or Permanent Residents
(Born Outside the Province of Quebec)
It can cost you up to $ 100 CAN or more if you require medical attention in Montreal. Canadian students, not residents of the Province of Quebec, should check with their home Province or Territory as to their medical coverage in other Provinces. It is also most important to verify with your home Province the procedures for proper reimbursement for all potential medical emergencies that may occur during your stay in Montreal.
* These costs will automatically be added to the overall fee for your program