This course will give the students a hands-on opportunity to use French language skills as part of an immersion experience at Cheekwood. By service learning I mean that the students will do work on a volunteer basis in an area that will be linguistically challenging and therefore will show improvement in French language skills. We also expect, on the part of the student, an increased cultural awareness and heightened sensitivity for French-speaking Canadians. These learning aspects will be enhanced through the connection that will exist between the professor, the student, and the internship location.

Course Description: (include works read, number of meetings required, written and oral work required, guidelines used for evaluation, expectations of student):

I estimate that this project will necessitate 50 hours time, including the volunteer aspect and the professor-student meetings. The number of hours is greater than the 45 hours typically required for a 3-hour credit course because the students will not have exams or the daily homework that is required in typical courses.

Students will keep a journal (in French) of experiences, work, contacts, etc… In this journal, the student should try to use vocabulary learned on the job and structures learned on the job and in FRE 201-202. Evaluation of the journal will be partly based on the use of that vocabulary and those structures

Students will make and study vocabulary lists that are related to the service learning project (words and expressions learned on the job).

Students will be expected to do related readings dependent on the area of service. In this course, the student should research French-speaking Canada. Specifically, the student should research the history and language of French-speaking Canada. Why is French spoken in Canada? When did it become an official language of Canada? Are there social implications to being a French-speaking Canadian? How does Canadian French differ from the French of France and does it differ from French-speaking region to French-speaking region of Canada?). The student should discuss this research with C