French, bachelor of arts

Student Experience
“I consider myself an very fortunate person since i had the chance to review abroad in France. I have faith that together with learning a brand new language one learns a brand new culture. And just what a wealthy culture in france they have! On my small first visit to France, my surrounding was my textbook. I experience this latest culture first-hands, on view-air markets, journeys to various towns within the south and my interactions using the individuals the monastery.

“Perhaps, my personal favorite thing about this interactive textbook was the cuisine. There’s just one word to explain French cuisine: scrumptious! It’s altered generate income think – of individuals as well as their background. I’ve met a wide variety of and friendly people I’ll always remember. I’ve certainly acquired an affection for variations, and created a profound curiosity for history too. Taking care of of French culture may be the deep knowledge of their history – like a country, a culture along with a people. Paris, for instance is in the past wealthy. Every day, Parisians pass websites that we find out about ever books. I couldn’t help but understand why fact. It was an excellent experience which i won’t ever forget. I would like to go again.”

– Ashley Bernardes, Summer time 2007

French Recognition Society
Pi Delta Phi may be the French National Recognition Society for undergraduate and graduated pupils at accredited private and public universites and colleges within the U . s . States. The objective of the Society would be to recognize outstanding scholarship in french and it is literatures, to improve the understanding and appreciation of american citizens for that cultural contributions from the French-speaking world, and also to stimulate and also to encourage French and francophone cultural activities.

The Pi Delta Phi chapter at St. John’s inducts students early in the year. Membership is available to students who’ve taken a minimum of three semesters of school French, which you have to attend a maximum level, and also have proven an advanced of feat within their French courses as well as in their courses overall. In the past year, people take part in cultural activities with the Cercle Francophone. People of Pi Delta Phi are qualified for that Frederick W. Yedlicka Award for summer time study in French language and literature either in Paris or Avignon. To learn more, contact Steve Puig, Ph.D. at 718-990-8094 or puigs@stjohns.edu.

Global Language and Culture Center (GLCC)
The Worldwide Language and Culture Center (GLCC) is really a condition-of-the-art language resource center where students may come and begin practicing one or more from the languages presently offered by St John’s College. Students don’t have to be presently registered inside a language course to make use of the GLCC.

Faculty
Zoe Petropoulou
Steve Puig
Elizabeth Applegate

Resourse: http://stjohns.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/st-johns-college-liberal-arts-and-sciences/programs-and-majors/