École de Langue Française Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Learn French in Chicoutimi, Canada, located in the heart of the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region, the most francophone region in North America. Almost 300,000 people speak French and live their daily lives in French, everywhere and at all times! The area is also renowned for its spectacular fjords and its interior sea, the Lake St-Jean providing access to nearby beaches and numerous boating and water sports activities. Chicoutimi also offers museums, restaurants, boutiques, and art galleries.

Throughout the year, you can also enjoy numerous local festivals and during the winter months, there are plenty of winter sporting activities to occupy your time. Come study abroad in Canada, perfect your French, learn about Quebec culture, and have the experience of the lifetime.

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 includes 20 hours of classroom instruction each week and is supplemented by co-curricular activities. The program offers a twelve-week session during each semester, where students can earn 12 credits; each course is 3 credits (45 teaching hours).

In the summer programs, students earn three credits in the three-week program and six credits in the five-week program.

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