Intercultural Practicum in Paris
Summer 2012: May 14 to June 8 (tentative dates)
Program Location
Paris – the City of Light - participants will live for one month in the heart of the city within walking distance to the metro, shopping, and restaurants & cafes. Paris is known for its famous buildings and works of art, its chic fashion scene and its modern literary, artistic, and intellectual ideals, and is a must for anyone wishing to experience the best of both contemporary and age old European culture. Once just a village that settled on the "Ile de la Cite" (City Island) on the confluence of the Seine's two branches, Paris has vastly expanded over the centuries, taking the surrounding villages under its wing and making them its own. While the academic practicum is at the heart of the experience, participants will spend four weeks living in Paris exploring all the culture that the city of lights offers. In addition, students will travel overnight to Brugge and Brussels Belgium, and the castles of the Loire Valley. Additional day trips are planned to experience life and culture both in and outside of the city: Learn to play boules with other students in a Parisian park, create crepes during a French cooking lesson, enjoy a formal evening at the opera.
Academic Program
The COE Paris Practicum offers students the opportunity to assist and lead instruction in classrooms at Marymount International School. Participants will enroll in EDUC or ELED 510 during the spring semester and complete the course abroad. Additionally students then register for 3 credits (EDUC 501 or 490) during the summer session in Paris. The instructor will provide a course schedule and syllabus during the spring seminar. Instructional methods include fieldwork, journal assignments and a creative project designed to capitalize on each student’s unique perceptions of Paris, France.
Participating School in Paris
Marymount International School Paris
http://www.marymount.fr/
Tentative Itinerary/schedule:
Participants should plan to arrive in Paris on May 14 and depart on June 8.
Practicum will be on May 16 and finish on June 7.
Trip Dates: Monday, May 14 – Friday, June 8
Monday, May 14 – Arrive in Paris, settle into apartments
Tuesday, May 15 – Orientation to the program and living in Paris
Wednesday, May 16 – First Day at Marymount & Seminar, Evening Group Meal
Thursday, May 17-Friday May 18 – Practicum at Marymount
Saturday & Sunday, May 19-20 – excursions in Paris
Mon-Thursday each week thereafter:
8:30 – 3:30: JMU students work with classroom teachers and students in grades Prek-8 at Marymount International School, Paris. Weekly Seminars will be held after school on Wednesdays at Marymount.
Friday – Sunday: JMU Students will explore Paris’ cultural and historic sites with excursions to the surrounding areas. Possible locations outside of Paris include: Versailles, Loire Valley Castles, Brugges & Brussels, Belgium.
Friday June 8 – End of program. Depart from Paris.
Instructional method(s): The course will consist of a Monday-Thursday placement in an international school setting (Marymount International). Marymount is located in a suburb of Paris easily accessed by the metro. Approval for this program has already been give by their headmaster.
Weekly seminars will be held on site at Marymount.
Assessment will be through observation of the students in practicum where they will be leading individual and small groups, and planning and teaching whole class lessons, weekly journaling, and a final presentation at the College of Education Study Abroad Poster Session.
Tentative Courses:
- EDUC 490 (undergraduate) or 501 (graduate): Intercultural Practicum in Paris--Field Experience (3)
Accommodations
Housing and Meals: Students will be housed in shared student efficiency apartments (3-4 students each). Apartments include two bedrooms with twin beds, a common area for meals, bathroom with showers/tub, internet access, and equipped kitchens to allow meal preparation.
Students will be allotted a weekly amount for meals and there will be group meals once a week.
A current passport is required to travel to France and background checks may be required by the school.
Program Costs
For the current projected costs for this program, please click on the following link to the Fees for JMU Study Abroad Programs page.
In addition to tuition, the estimated cost of the program will depend on number of students, exchange rate, and side trip expenses. Airfare not included.
Application
For more detailed instructions and to download the application, please click on the following link to the Applications and Forms section for JMU Short-Term Programs.
Students are suggested but not required to have a foreign language proficiency. A GPA 2.75 minimum and junior or senior status is required in addition to a personal interview, essay, and faculty recommendation.
For More Information
For additional information about the JMU Intercultural Practicum in Paris, please contact the program director:
Holly Pence
Associate Professor
College of Education
Early, Elementary & Reading Department
Tel.: 540-568-8753
E-mail: pencehm@jmu.edu
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