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French Language and Cultural Immersion in the heart of Paris
Live the French language while fully immersed
in French culture
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W ho
are we
?
Collège Sévigné : pioneering quality education since 1880
Collège Sévigné was founded in 1880 by the «Société pour la propagation de l’instruction parmi les femmes» (Association for the Promotion of Education for Women).
The founding of Collège Sévigné originated from a desire to provide girls with schooling
equivalent to that of boys. The press spoke of «a new kind of school.» It was said that
women “would graduate with high school diplomas, university degrees or be trained as
doctors, just like in America.”
The Collège evolved to offer high school diplomas, university and professional programs, enabling young women to continue their education, nourishing the vision of equality and excellence for all.
E xtending E xcellence
Today, Collège Sévigné offers university-level courses in French Literature, Classics,
History and Geography. Recognized experts teach courses on-site in Paris and via our
e-learning platform
M oving
forward :
N ew C hapter
The next step in our adventure is to invite you to join us! Come spend 4 weeks with
us on our campus in the heart of Paris.
Earn 2 credits while immersed in French language and culture. Turn these pages to
learn more, and then apply to the 2017 Summer Program at Collège Sévigné !
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F or
students
interest in
of
F rench
with
W omen who have shaped F rance :
A historical , literary , anthropological
an
F rench culture or interested
in international relations careers
and artistic perspective
Summer Program
at Collège Sévigné
is an academic immersive language
and culture experience for university students of
French who have reached the early intermediate
level or beyond of proficiency (A1-C2). The program will hold particular interest for students
specializing in French language, culture and
Literature, History or women’s studies.
The theme of this year’s program is
«Women who have shaped France». This theme is strongly connected with the identity of
Collège Sévigné.
We go well beyond studying the biographies
of prominent women in France’s history. Our
approach includes social groups in addition to
individuals; we examine the underlying trends
through analysis of events in historical context.
Collège Sévigné will offer daily classes, activities
workshops, seminars followed by a guided tour
of a Parisian neighborhood in connection with
the conference.
You will learn, live, breathe, eat and even dream
in French from morning through night! You will
have the privilege of an insider’s view from the
heart of a neighborhood and an institution that
have both managed to preserve the best of
French cultural heritage.
H ousing : in the heart of the L atin Q uarter in the dormitories
L ycée L ouis L e G rand or in a private room in a family
of the prestigious
How our students are hosted is of the utmost importance to us. In
particular, we place a high priority on ensuring that our international
guests have top quality meals and housing.
The Lycée Louis Le Grand houses 20 students enrolled in Summer
Program at Collège Sévigné in single rooms. The backdrop of the Lycée Louis Le Grand, its values of excellence and its history in the heart
of the Latin Quarter are perfectly in keeping with the spirit of the
Summer Program’s focus on the Humanities.
Students may also choose a private room with a French family (in the very center of Paris)
Housing, meals (served at Collège Sévigné) and academic facilities are all located near the
Luxembourg Gardens and the Pantheon.
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PROGRAM
M orning C lasses (D aily )
Core courses meet Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm : You will choose courses
according to your level (from A1 to C2) to develop your oral and written comprehension skills
(using listening and reading exercises), and your oral and written expression skills (speaking
and writing exercises). 1 Special programs for A1 or A2 level are also available.
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Increase your reading comprehension and practice making inferences (B1-C2)
Learn to effectively express your ideas in discussions with a «task-based approach» (B1-C2)
Learn and master the nuances of French pronunciation (C1-C2)
Essay-writing : how to develop ideas and express them (B2-C2)
Conversational skill-building with professors and guest speakers (students from Paris
University), (B1-C2)
• Optional : DELF/TCF Preparation
A fternoon A ctivities :
workshops , speakers / debates
• Choice of expressive workshop :
• Theater workshop : Perform in a French play in partnership with world renowned La
Comédie-Française,
• Creative writing workshop (short stories, essays, poetry)
• Choice of Themed Lecture & Methodology workshop in which you will develop analytical,
discussion and writing techniques as practiced in French Universities (4 hours per week) :
• Literature : Text Analysis and Commentary
• Cinema : Cinematic Analysis and Critique
• Weekly Guest Speaker followed by discussion and debate (2 hours per week) : Women who
have shaped France via their work in Literature, Art, Cinema, history
And also …
• A daytrip to the Loire Valley and its castles, in the footsteps of Catherine de Médicis
• Paris “Nouvelle vague”: outings to small local movie houses typical of the Latin Quarter
• Cooking Workshop : Learn to cook and eat like a Parisian
• Sports : Swim in the most unique swimming pools in Paris / Walk & yoga in the Jardin du
Luxembourg with Marcel Proust / Jogging in the Jardin des Plantes with Honoré de Balzac /
Cycle in the urban park Bois de Vincennes / Play tennis in the heart of the city in the jardin
du Luxembourg
1 The courses are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR),
which defines the following levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2, from A1(basic user) to C2 (proficient user)
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T eaching S taff
- Professors and teaching assistants from French Universities
- Seasoned professors of French as a foreign language (FLE)
- Students (French Literature, History, History of Art) from the University of Sorbonne-Paris
(daily conversation practice) and from the École du Louvre (Neighborhood tour guides in
Paris and the Louvre)
S ample D aily S chedule :
Morning : French language classes
Course
Day
Understanding and speaking :
Time
MTWTHF
Oral comprehension and expression
9:00 - 9:45
Conversational skill-building
10:00-10:45
Reading and writing :
MTWTHF
Method of reading by making inference
11:00 –11:40
Written expression – grammar in use
11:50-12:30
Afternoon : Guest speakers / activities / workshops
Understanding and speaking
Day
Time
Theater workshop / writing workshop
TW
3:00-5:00
Seminar : Women in French Literature / French cinema
THF
3:00-5:00
M
3:00-5:00
Visit Paris with Great Writers
THF
5:00-7:00
Relax/sports : Parisian gardens, swimming, yoga in the
Luxembourg garden, bikeride, walk
MT
5:00-7:00
Guest speaker : Women who have shaped France :
History, Art History
Evening : Cinema/Theater (Comédie Française)
Individual schedules may vary.
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W EEK 1
MONDAY 3
TUESDAY 4
WEDNESDAY 5
THURSDAY 6
FRIDAY 7
MORNING
French language
classes (language
test)
French language
classes
French language
classes
French language
classes
French language
classes
AFTERNOON
Seminar : Women in
French Literature /
in French cinema
Seminar : Women in
French Literature /
in French cinema
Guest speaker : Women who shaped
France (History)
Theater Workshop
/ Writing workshop
Theater Workshop
/ Writing workshop
LATE
AFTERNOON
Sport / relaxing
activities
Workshop : French
cooking !
Visit Paris :
Montmartre
Visit Paris : Le Marais and the House
of Victor Hugo
EVENING
Welcome evening
Theater : an evening at the Comédie
Française
SATURDAY 8
Loire valley castles
day trip: in the
footsteps of
Catherine de
Médicis
W EEK 2
MONDAY 10
TUESDAY 11
WEDNESDAY 12
THURSDAY 13
MORNING
French language
classes
French language
classes
French language
classes
French language
classes
AFTERNOON
Guest speaker : Women who shaped
France (History)
Seminar : Women in
French Literature /
in French cinema
Theater workshop /
Writing workshop
Theater workshop
/ Writing workshop
LATE
AFTERNOON
Sport / relaxing
activities
Visit Paris : Medieval Paris (NotreDame, île de la
Cité, Cluny)
Workshop : French cooking !
FRIDAY 14
National Holiday
SATURDAY 15
Paris and
Versailles seen by
Marie-Antoinette
Let's go to the
movies : Paris
"Nouvelle vague"
EVENING
W EEK 3
MONDAY 17
TUESDAY 18
WEDNESDAY 19
THURSDAY 20
FRIDAY 21
MORNING
French language
classes
French language
classes
French language
classes
French language
classes
French language
classes
AFTERNOON
Seminar : Women in
French Literature
/ Women in French
cinema
Seminar : Women in
French Literature /
in French cinema
Guest speaker : Women who shaped
France (History)
Theater workshop
/ Writing workshop
Theater workshop
/ Writing workshop
Sport / relaxing
activities
Sport/relaxing
activities
Visit Paris : Le
quartier latin et la
Sorbonne
LATE
AFTERNOON
Visit Paris : Saint
Germain des Prés
SATURDAY 22
Paris and great
painters seen by
Kiki de
Montparnasse
The Musée du
Louvre with the
students of the
Ecole du Louvre
EVENING
W EEK 4
MONDAY 24
TUESDAY 25
WEDNESDAY 26
THURSDAY 27
FRIDAY 28
MORNING
French language
classes
French language
classes
French language
classes
Exams
Exams
AFTERNOON
Guest speaker: Women who shaped
France (History)
Theater workshop /
Writing workshop
Theater workshop /
Writing workshop
Exams
Exams
LATE
AFTERNOON
Sport / relaxing
activities
Sport/relaxing activities
Party
EVENING
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F ast F acts – S ummer P rogram
at
C ollège S évigné 2017
Field of study : Humanities – French language, Literature, History, Art History, French culture
Location : Paris, Latin Quarter/5th district, next to the Sorbonne and the Jardin du Luxembourg
Program dates : Monday July 3 – Friday July 28, 2017, arrival/departure weekend immediately
preceding/following program
Structure : Academic center with library, amphitheatre, classrooms, computers, Internet
Language requirement : Novice to advanced French (A1-C2)2
A full immersion experience in Paris : Intensive work in French language, daily life and conversation
Theme : Women who have shaped France
Trips and activities : Museum and walking tours with specialists of art, history and literature,
theater performances (La Comédie Française),
Theater workshop : in partnership with the La Comédie-Française
Sports : tennis, walks and bikerides in famous gardens/woods, yoga in the Jardin du Luxembourg, swimming in unique pools
Housing : private rooms in dormitory or with local families (a 10-minute walk)
Meals : breakfast daily and dinner from Monday to Friday is included; lunch and weekend meals
are the responsibility of students
Cost : 2,450 euros including tuition, all programmed activities/entrances to museum and sites,
housing and meals as indicated above
Application deadline : May 30, 2017
Please note that this schedule is indicative. Accepted students will receive the final schedule
approximately one month before the start of Summer Program at Collège Sévigné.
The courses are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which defines the following levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2, from A1(basic user) to C2 (proficient user)
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O ptional : Y ou
Y ou
may opt to stay a full term with us !
liked our
S ummer P rogram ?
Ø During the fall term, you may attend our French Literature courses (from the medieval
period to the 20th century), History and Geography courses or Classics courses with Professors from renowned French Universities. Level required : C1 or C2. Sévigné offers high-level
courses for undergraduate students (French literature, Classics, History and Geography).
Recognized experts in their field teach on our premises, 251 rue Saint- Jacques in Paris, or
on our e-learning platform.
Ø You will deepen your essay-writing skills and refine your analytical and discussion skills
as practiced in French Universities. You will study literature and learn to write critically
about it.
W ould
you like to stay a full term with us ?
Ø Special “French for Foreigners“ courses to improve your oral and written comprehension
and expression skills will be available.
Ø Housing : private rooms with families whose children are enrolled in our international
school (Collège Sévigné is also a primary school and a high school)
Ø Note that you may apply to work in our primary school or high school as a foreign
language assistant during the fall term!
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F all T erm (S eptember 1
to
D ecember 15)
Model Program 2015/2016
Courses
Essays
French Literature
Medieval
Jean Renart
28 h
16 century
Ronsard
28 h
17th century
Blaise Pascal
28 h
18th century
Beaumarchais
28 h
19th century
Zola
28 h
20th century
Yves Bonnefoy
28 h
th
1 per author
Comparative Literature
Romans de la fin du monde
15 h
Inspiration méditerranéennes (new program)
30 h
1 per program
Grammar
Medieval
Jean Renart
16 century
Ronsard
2h
17th century
Blaise Pascal
8h
18th century
Beaumarchais
8h
19th century
Zola
4h
20th century
Yves Bonnefoy
4h
th
34 h
1 per author
Versions (optional)
Greek translation
12 h
6
Latin translation
12 h
7
German translation
12 h
5
English translation
12 h
5
Spanish translation
10 h
5
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O ur
staff during the
S ummer P rogram
Soizic Charpentier, Headmistress of the Collège Sévigné
Jean-Pierre de Giorgio, Director of Higher education, Assistant Professor at
Clermont Auvergne University (Classics)
Laurie McPherson, International Relations, MA Middlebury College, University of
Poitiers
Anne Tazibt, Secretary
Noëlle Bakri, Secretary
T eachers
in charge of your
S ummer P rogram
Françoise Lesage, Professor at Collège Sévigné and at University of Bourgogne
(French for foreigners)
Karine Mai Lan Vidal (French Teacher for foreigners in several prestigious
institutions or companies such as : CCI Paris-Ile de France, HEC-University, Bouygues,
Paris-Sorbonne University, L’Oréal).
Than-Van Ton-That, Professor of French Literature at the University of Paris-EstCréteil French : Literature and writing workshop (Women in French Literature)
Antoine de Baecque (Ecole Normale Supérieure), French cinema
Students from the Collège Sévigné, Paris 4-Sorbonne University and
Paris-Est-Créteil University will accompany you during your stay
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C o n ta c t
us
!
USA :
Laurie McPherson, International Relations :
[email protected]
 571-835-1858
France (English spoken) :
Collège Sévigné, Enseignement supérieur,
39 rue Henri Barbusse
75005 Paris
 +33. 1.53.19.07.48
 [email protected]
Web site :
www.collegesevigne.fr
Facebook : www.facebook.com/collegesevigne
D irections
to
C ollège S évigné
RER B - Arrêt Port-Royal ou Luxembourg (sortie 3) T
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