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This 6-week intensive summer course is designed for non-native speakers who have taken 2 semesters of French or have placed into L3 French. The objective of this class is to continue your study of the French language while taking full advantage of the immersive experience in Paris.

The CUPA summer program is an immersion experience in Paris which provides intensive work in French language, a selection of content courses in Art History, Literature, and the Social Sciences, and abundant opportunities for significant contact with the French language and culture. A language pledge is signed by all participants and must be respected for the duration of the...

Start your program in Paris, where you’ll begin to appreciate how these cities have developed around the central idea of cultural heritage and patrimony. You will then continue your adventure in Rome. Your courses will integrate class time with course-related trips to art and cultural management institutions, including visits to well-known museums such as the Musée d’Orsay and the...

Writers in Paris students choose to focus on poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, and attend daily writing workshops, craft seminars, and literary readings and events. Writing and reading assignments are designed to encourage immersion in the city. For example, poets might visit the Louvre to write ekphrastic poems or create Parisian street sonnets by taking a 14-block walk of...

A study of the culture and monuments of the High Middle Ages in France, with visits to Saint Denis, Chartres, Notre-Dame de Paris, Sainte-Chapelle, Amiens, and Paris's Cité de l'Architecture and Cluny Museum.  We shall read and discuss accompanying historical, literary, and philosophical works by Peter Abelard, Abbot Suger, Rutebeuf, Saint Bernard, Joinville,...

An intensive program designed to perfect students' skills in understanding spoken and written French and in speaking and writing. Prepares students for further work in literary, language, and cultural studies as well as for non-academic use of French. The program takes place in Paris over eight weeks. Courses & Credits FREN S1300, taught by Matuku Ngame: Intermediate French (1...