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Program Information
Through this intensive language program, students can rapidly improve their French language ability. Students experience full language immersion through instruction at L'Institute Catholique de Toulouse, interdisciplinary seminars and homestays in French communities.
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| Provider: | SIT Study Abroad |
| Location(s): | Toulouse, France |
| Year Founded: | |
| Website | N/A |
Review By:
yuliana k. (IPE, Fordham University) on December 14, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2012-01-25 |
| * End Date: | 2012-05-09 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
not easy graders but the work did not best facilitate my language learning especially in terms of grammar |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
better structured language classes |
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| * Food: |
good |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
good |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
never did i feel unsafe |
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* Home Institution Advising:
How well did Fordham University prepare and support you for your time abroad? |
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | maybe 10-15 euros during the week days if not going out |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | cabs are supper hard to come by in Toulouse! rent a bike!! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | none |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
host family, teachers, other students, local friends |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | No |
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | many many opportunities to speak french |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | yes |