Oui Can Help! Open to Question, November 1, 2011 Presenters: Chanel Bourdon, Project Coordinator Ollivier Dyens, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning Brad Tucker, Director, Institutional Planning Office

Oui Can Help! - Goals  Connecting Concordia students with French language resources available within Concordia and across the city to:  Deepen their appreciation of Québec and particularly of Montréal  Increase their chances of securing part-time and full-time employment in Québec  Help prepare them to remain in the province and participate fully in Québec society.

Long term goals for 2012  Promoting French to all students, staff and Faculty members  Establishing a long term partnership with Government offices in hopes of increasing funding for students and thus continue offering bursaries  Possibility of creating a “French Help Center” where resources on French- language acquisition could be centralized in one area

Long term goals for 2012  New initiatives to help you practice French on campus :  French conversations groups for beginners and intermediate facilitated by a French speaking professional  FSL workshop on strategies to learn French as a second language;  YOUR DAILY FRENCH: A one hour workshop on providing resources to learn French on campus as well as outside the university  GET THE JOB YOU WANT: A one-hour workshop providing quick tips on job search strategies and interview tips (that incorporate the French language) to students wanting to find part-time or full-time work.

French-language bursary program  Established by the Secrétariat à la politique linguistique and Le ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport  Part of the Stratégie commune d’intervention pour Montréal  100 bursaries of $500 each, awarded February 2012  50 awarded to out-of-province students  50 awarded to international students  International and out-of-province students must be:  registered in undergraduate or graduate program (or qualifying program)  interested in the opportunity of improving their French- language skills

Eligibility criteria for bursary program  Good academic standing  International or out-of-province student  Enrolled in FRAN 211 and / or FRAN 212 in fall 2011 and/ or winter 2012 in the Département d’études françaises. Bursary not available to:  Students whose mother tongue or language used at home is French  Québec residents or those from provinces, countries, or regions where the French-language is predominant or well represented  Independent students, visiting students, students enrolled in certificate or diploma programs.

Eligibility criteria for bursary program Undergraduate students  FRAN 211 or 212 can be taken as an elective  International Students, Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents who are Non-Quebec Residents who register in a Bachelors program will be exempted from the differential fees for approved courses in French Language, Literature and Quebec Studies only. Graduate students  FRAN 211 or 212: no credit towards degrees or qualifying program  To be eligible for bursary, must register as graduate independent student  Students should use the Tuition fee calculator to know the cost of a French course  Graduate students should also consider GRADPROSKILLS to learn French for free!

Application process  Log on to your MyConcordia Portal account  Follow the “Financial” then “Financial Aid and Awards” links to the list of available online applications  Select “Concordia University French-language Bursary”  Follow online instructions.  Application deadline: January 31, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

Selection process  Completion of questionnaire  reviewed by selection committee  Each recipient receives one bursary valued at $500  paid directly to student account at Concordia  Enrollment in more than one FRAN course will not increase the bursary beyond its set $500 value.  Application does not automatically guarantee eligibility or eventual selection for a bursary.  Applying for bursary does not guarantee a place in one or both introductory courses (FRAN 211 or 212).  Note: given the number of applicants and limited number of bursaries, refunds will not be provided to students who take the courses should they not receive a bursary.

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