oui can help! open to question, november 1, 2011
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Oui Can Help! Open to Question, November 1, 2011. Presenters: Chanel Bourdon, Project Coordinator Ollivier Dyens, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning Brad Tucker, Director, Institutional Planning Office. Oui Can Help! - Goals. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Oui Can Help!Open to Question, November 1, 2011
Presenters:Chanel Bourdon, Project CoordinatorOllivier Dyens, Vice-Provost, Teaching and LearningBrad Tucker, Director, Institutional Planning Office
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Oui Can Help! - Goals
Connecting Concordia students with French language resources available within Concordia and across the city to:
Deepen their appreciation of Québec and particularly of Montréal
Increase their chances of securing part-time and full-time employment in Québec
Help prepare them to remain in the province and participate fully in Québec society.
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Long term goals for 2012 Promoting French to all students, staff
and Faculty members
Establishing a long term partnership with Government offices in hopes of increasing funding for students and thus continue offering bursaries
Possibility of creating a “French Help Center” where resources on French-language acquisition could be centralized in one area
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Long term goals for 2012 New initiatives to help you practice French on
campus : French conversations groups for beginners and
intermediate facilitated by a French speaking professional
FSL workshop on strategies to learn French as a second language;
YOUR DAILY FRENCH: A one hour workshop on providing resources to learn French on campus as well as outside the university
GET THE JOB YOU WANT: A one-hour workshop providing quick tips on job search strategies and interview tips (that incorporate the French language) to students wanting to find part-time or full-time work.
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French-language bursary program Established by the Secrétariat à la politique linguistique and
Le ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
Part of the Stratégie commune d’intervention pour Montréal 2008-2013
100 bursaries of $500 each, awarded February 2012 50 awarded to out-of-province students 50 awarded to international students
International and out-of-province students must be: registered in undergraduate or graduate program
(or qualifying program) interested in the opportunity of improving their French-
language skills
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Eligibility criteria for bursary program Good academic standing International or out-of-province student Enrolled in FRAN 211 and / or FRAN 212 in fall 2011 and/
or winter 2012 in the Département d’études françaises.
Bursary not available to: Students whose mother tongue or language used at home
is French Québec residents or those from provinces, countries, or
regions where the French-language is predominant or well represented
Independent students, visiting students, students enrolled in certificate or diploma programs.
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Eligibility criteria for bursary programUndergraduate students
FRAN 211 or 212 can be taken as an elective International Students, Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents
who are Non-Quebec Residents who register in a Bachelors program will be exempted from the differential fees for approved courses in French Language, Literature and Quebec Studies only.
Graduate students
FRAN 211 or 212: no credit towards degrees or qualifying program To be eligible for bursary, must register as graduate independent
student Students should use the Tuition fee calculator to know the cost of a
French course Graduate students should also consider GRADPROSKILLS to learn
French for free!http://graduatestudies.concordia.ca/gradproskills/
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Application process
Log on to your MyConcordia Portal account Follow the “Financial” then “Financial Aid and
Awards” links to the list of available online applications
Select “Concordia University French-language Bursary”
Follow online instructions.
Application deadline:
January 31, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
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Selection process Completion of questionnaire
reviewed by selection committee
Each recipient receives one bursary valued at $500 paid directly to student account at Concordia Enrollment in more than one FRAN course will not increase
the bursary beyond its set $500 value. Application does not automatically guarantee eligibility or
eventual selection for a bursary. Applying for bursary does not guarantee a place in one or both
introductory courses (FRAN 211 or 212).
Note: given the number of applicants and limited number of bursaries, refunds will not be provided to students who take the courses should they not receive a bursary.
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Questions?
THANK YOU!
MERCI!