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Northeast National Resource Center on Canada Summer Institute for Teachers of French Conducted in French |
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 Subsidized by the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada: The University of Maine - University of Vermont - Plattsburgh State University |
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| DESCRIPTION This institute for teachers of French will be conducted entirely in French. "Tournée littéraire de la région de la ville de Québec" offers a unique opportunity to learn about Québec culture through the study of four novels that describe important places and times in Québec history. The study of these narratives will be enhanced by visiting the sites that inspired them and the people who are part of the traditions described therein. The methodology of the institute is to combine academic presentations and seminar-level discussions with briefings by site curators, regional historians, and, where possible, the authors themselves. Moving through the region in space and time, the program starts with discussions of Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon complemented by a tour of the Lac Saint-Jean region that inspired the novel. Included in the tour will be a visit of the Louis Hémon Museum in Péribonka and lectures by members of the faculty of the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. The group then moves down the Saguenay River and crosses the Saint-Lawrence River to Trois-Pistoles. There, the focus of the institute will be on the well-established Québec tradition of the télé-roman. Participants will have the opportunity to live with French-speaking families in Trois-Pistoles and will be able to discuss Bouscotte with its author, Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, a resident of that community. Moving inland from the Saint-Lawrence, the institute’s next stop will be Sainte-Justine which is located in the Beauce region. Sainte-Justine is the birthplace of Roch Carrier, the author of La Guerre, Yes Sir!, Il n’y a pas de pays sans grand-père, and of a text that is usable at all levels of French language teaching: Les enfants du bonhomme dans la lune. Each one of these texts occupies a distinctive place in the canon of Québec literature. The institute ends where it assembled, in Québec City, for an expedition through Le premier jardin, a novel by one of Québec's foremost writers, Anne Hébert. Discussions and excursions though the French capital of North America will be led by experts on the work of Anne Hébert. As outlined above, the Institute will assemble and conclude in Québec City. Participants will travel by vans to the Lac Saint-Jean region, to Trois-Pistoles, to the Beauce region, and finally to Québec City. |
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| REGISTRATION Participants who are accepted to the institute will be charged a registration fee of $550.00, payable to the Canadian-American Center. The fee covers the cost of assigned reading materials, all transportation during the institute starting from its point of origin in Québec City, most breakfasts, two dinner meals, lecturers' fees, admissions to educational sites, and double-occupancy in the lodgings. (Participants who wish single occupancy will have to pay an additional fee ). Participants are responsible for all lunches and most dinners. |
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| APPLICATION PROCESS Interested applicants must fill out and send the Application / Inscription by April 15, 2006. Notification of acceptance will be in late April. The return of a deposit will trigger the mailing of a copy of the four novels selected for study during this institute. The selection of participants will be based on the strength of the applicant to meet the ELIGIBILITY criteria that follow. |
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| ELIGIBILITY Participants must be fluent in French at the ACTFL Advanced Level or above. Preference will be given to applicants currently teaching French, who are: a) willing to integrate the teaching of Québec content in their classrooms b) willing to provide outreach to colleagues at the local, regional, or national level PLEASE NOTE 1) A certificate of contact hours will be awarded to each participant. For an additional cost, a participant may arrange undergraduate or graduate credit through University of Maine or through Plattsburgh State University 2) We regret that we are unable to accommodate spouses. |
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FOR MORE INSTITUTE INFORMATION Raymond.Pelletier@umit.maine.edu (207) 581-4227 MAIL or FAX APPLICATION MATERIALS by April 15, 2006 to: Prof. Raymond J. Pelletier, Associate Director Canadian-American Center The University of Maine 154 College Avenue Orono, ME 04473 Fax: (207) 581-4223 E-mail: Raymond.Pelletier@unit.maine.edu CO-SPONSORS: Northeast National Resource Center on Canada |
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Last Updated: 20 March, 2006 |
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member of the Northeast National Resource Center on Canada with Center for the Study of Canada/Plattsburgh State University of New York Canadian Studies Program/University of Vermont |
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