ÉTÉ 2013 EN FRANÇAIS
French Language Learning Opportunities for Teachers
OPPORTUNITIES IN EDMONTON
FRENCH CAMPS AND CLASSES: NON-CREDITED
- French Conversation Summer Camps: Choose a 2, 3 or 5 day camp (August 19-24)
French Language Summer Camps Level II
CAMPUS SAINT-JEAN
- French for Professionals (1 week- July)
http://www.csj.ualberta.ca/index.php?cID=629#
- Intensive Oral French (2 weeks- July, mornings)
- Intensive French Grammar Levels 1 and 2 (1 week each- August, mornings)
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE
- Intensive Week for French Teachers (1 week- throughout July and August)
http://www.af.ca/edmonton/french-classes/intensive-week-for-french-teachers/
- Adult French classes: (6 week classes start June 3)
Classes include: General, Conversation, Grammar, Fast Track, TV5 Monde
METRO CONTINUING EDUCATION
- Level 1 French (Classes start week of July 8)
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
- Continuing Education (Level 1 French, classes start week of July 8)
https://www.beartracks.ualberta.ca/
Log in as Guest, choose Search for classes, then Term (Continuing Ed), then FRENCH
as Course Title Keyword
THE FRENCH LANGUAGE MEET-UP GROUP
- Regular monthly gatherings and activities
FRENCH COURSES: CREDITED
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
- French (Level 1, classes start week of July 8)
https://www.beartracks.ualberta.ca/
Log in as Guest, choose Search for classes, then Term (Summer), then FRENCH
as Course Title Keyword
UNIVERSITY OF ATHABASCA
- French (Various levels, ongoing)
OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE EDMONTON
LEARN FRENCH AT CANADIAN INSTITUTIONS
· UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS-RIVIÈRES (3 weeks- July) https://oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/pls/public/gscw031?owa_no_site=1073&owa_no_fiche=280&owa_apercu=N&owa_imprimable=N&owa_bottin=
· UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI (10 days, 3 or 5 weeks- July) http://elf.uqac.ca/programmes/ete-juillet-aout/
· UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL (5 weeks- July or August ) http://www.elul.ulaval.ca/en/our-courses/french-as-a-foreign-language/5-week-intensive-course/
· UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL (3 – 5 weeks- July or August) http://www.universitedete.umontreal.ca/ecole-langues/ecole-francais-programme-intensif.html
· UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL (3-6 weeks- July or August) http://www.langues.immersion.uqam.ca/en/our-programs.html
· UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA (2 weeks- July) http://www.olbi.uottawa.ca/en/etefls.php
· COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE DE ST. BONIFACE (3 weeks- July) http://www.ustboniface.mb.ca/admin/document.doc?id=250
· UNIVERSITÉ DE LA COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE* (3 weeks- July) http://www.frenchcentre.ubc.ca/quebec/
*The program for teachers is offered at the Collège Mérici in Québec.
· UNIVERSITÉ DE LA COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE (Vancouver) (1 or 3 weeks- July) http://www.frenchcentre.ubc.ca/campus/index.html
· CENTRE LINGUISTIQUE DU COLLÈGE DE JONQUIÈRE (2 -5 weeks- July) http://www.langues-jonquiere.ca/page_jonquiere.php?rubrique=servicesjonquiere_immersionfrancais
· UNIVERSITÉ SAINTE-ANNE (4 – 5 weeks- July, August) http://www.usainteanne.ca/immersion-school-4-week-session-for-teachers
· UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN (1 week, August) http://ccde.usask.ca/learnlanguages/french
· UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA (5 weeks- July) http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/Program/La-Maison-Francaise-5-week-immersion/FLMAISON/
· UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, Trois-Pistoles French Immersion School (1 week –August) http://www.uwo.ca/cstudies/tp/english/adults.html
· EDU-INTER, Quebec City (3 weeks- July) http://learningfrenchinquebec.com/coursprof/
· CENTRE D'ISTORLET, Îles de la Madeleine (2 weeks- July) http://www.istorlet.com/linguistic-session-teachers
· GENERAL LIST OF LANGUAGE SCHOOLS IN CANADA
-http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/role/pd/bursariesfr/establishments.aspx
LEARN FRENCH INTERNATIONALLY
- SAINT PIERRE ET MIQUELON (also eligible for AB ED French Language Teacher Bursary)
- FRANCE:
o http://www.qualitefle.fr/ This directory lists the French as a foreign language centers located in France which are approved «Qualité français langue étrangère » as decided by the French Ministries of Foreign and European Affairs, Higher Education and Research, and Culture and Communication.
ohttp://www.accentnordsud.com/anglais/ang_professeurs_competences_enseignement.html Accent nord-sud, Lille, France
o http://www.alliancefr.org/enseignants-fle/formations/stages-pedagogiques-dete Alliance française, Paris
o http://www.fiaf.org/frenchclasses/study-abroad.shtml Alliance française, France
o http://cief.u-bourgogne.fr/en/courses/intensive-summer-courses.html Centre international d’études françaises, Dijon, France
- GENERAL:
RELATED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
AIM: ACCELERATIVE INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY
- Edmonton Summer Workshop for Beginning AIM Teachers
August 15 and 16, The Languages Centre at Woodcroft, Edmonton
Day 1: Introduction to the AIM for French (FSL/FIM)
Day 2: Furthering your Knowledge with the AIM for French (FSL/FIM)
*Note: Edmonton Public School teachers are eligible for discounted price. Call AIM to register.
- AIM Summer Institute West
August 19-21, Victoria, BC
OTAGS: Off to a Good Start in Your Second Language Teaching Assignment
- Choose Day 1, 2 or both
August 26 and/or 27
Attend Day 2 if you have previously attended Day 1 of OTAGS and want to spend the day planning with colleagues.
The Languages Centre at Woodcroft, Edmonton
Register:
If you are an Edmonton Public Schools employee, Click here to register at no cost.
Please register by Monday, August 19, 2013
For information or questions about registration, please contact Charlotte Smith, ph: 780-429-8631
If you are a teacher from outside of Edmonton Public Schools, please register through Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium at http://www.erlc.ca/programs/details.php?id=4739
Consult the flyer here: https://smore.com/7jqr
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
BURSARIES
- French Language Services, Individual Teacher Bursary Program for 2013-14
French language teachers or teachers who teach in French are eligible for bursaries of up to $2,200, (including travel and course materials allowance), per person per year. Bursary awards paid directly to the teacher are taxable; accommodation, meals and personal expenses are not reimbursed. Bursaries are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
- ATA Educational Trust Bursary $500:
- Bourses de la francophonie 2013:
Contest deadline May 17
- Alberta Education Language Teacher Bursary Program:
Deadline February. Keep for further reference.
EPSB STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
- General information
Edmonton Public Schools teachers may be eligible for district financial support to undertake coursework in second language methodology, in the culture of the language and for language development. Non-credit second language developmental activities will be considered but may not be fully reimbursed.
Information: Renée Thomson, Human Resources Staff Development, 780-429-8213.
Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education
Email: rosario.vasquez@epsb.ca
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/share.epsb.ca/languages-epsb-ca/
Location: Languages Centre at Woodcroft, 13750 Woodcroft Avenue, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T5M 3M4
Phone: (780) 970-5235
Twitter: @IISLE_epsb