Chicoutimi
Program Site
Chicoutimi is located in the heart of the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean area which is renowned for its spectacular fjords, varied agricultural and forest landscapes and its interior sea, Lac-St-Jean. Chicoutimi offers museums, restaurants, boutiques, and art galleries along with varied natural attractions. Chicoutimi, with its 70,000 inhabitants, is recognized as a very beautiful city nationwide, both modern and safe. The Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region is the most francophone region in America where almost 300,000 people speak French and live their daily lives in French, everywhere and at all times!
Academic Program Highlights
To ensure that every student obtains the maximum possible benefit from the immersion program, students are always expected to speak French at all times. At the start of the program, an oral and written placement test is given to all program participants. The Semester Immersion Program offers French language study from introductory to advanced levels. Courses at each level analyze the French language from the perspective of syntax, phonetics, and communicative competence. The program is offered in seven, eight and fifteen-week sessions during the year, and students earn 6-15 credits (depending on the length of session); there are 18 hours of classroom instruction per week. The French and Snow Program combines the study of French with the practice of winter sports. In class, the emphasis is placed on conversational French. For this three-week program, students earn 4 credits. Both programs are complemented by a wide range of socio-cultural workshops, guided outdoor recreation, excursions to Quebec City and the beautiful Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region. The minimum age for participation on these programs is 18 years of age.
Student Life
Students have the choice of living with a French-speaking family or in dormitories during the immersion program. Lodging with a host francophone family is part of the UQAC philosophy. Daily life with a host family allows students to reinforce the learning of the French language achieved in the classroom and from extracurricular activities. French and Snow participants are always placed with a family. If living in a homestay situation, morning and evening meals are shared with the family, while lunch is served at the universities cafeteria. There is a wide range of cultural, social, tourist and sporting activities available in and around Chicoutimi, including theater, folk dance, singing groups, and nature explorations.
Semester Immersion Program
Duration
- Fall: August 27 - Dec 12
- Spring: Jan 06 - April 24
- Winter: Jan 5 - Jan 25
Application Deadlines
- Fall: June 15
- Winter: November 1
- Spring: November 1
Costs
- 7-8-week session: $1,500
- 15-week session: $2,130
- Winter session: $1,965
Costs Included
Instructional Costs Abroad, fees, orientation, e-mail access, airport pick-up.
Not Included
Airfare, room, board (board is included in winter program), personal costs.
Contact
Emily Hagadorn
Manager
Brookdale Community College
International Center
765 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738
(732)-224-2577
(732)-224-2980 (Fax)
ehagadorn@brookdale.cc.nj.us
NOTE: All costs and dates are approximate and are based on 2002 information.