study abroad Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/03/2018 to 12/21/2018 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Paris
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
i learned that adjustment is difficult but it was worthwhile
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | french 221 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | join student orgs |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | which classes I should not have taken |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
French |
| Course Department: | Middlebury |
| Instructor: | Patrick Guédon |
| Instruction Language: | french |
| Comments: | it was a little off track at points and as students we felt a bit condescended to |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no issue |
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francafrique |
| Course Department: | middlebury |
| Instructor: | Boniface Mongo Mboussa |
| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | it was a little unorganized but very informative |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no issue |
| Course Name/Rating: |
grammar |
| Course Department: | paris 3: eahii |
| Instructor: | Abdelghani Benali |
| Instruction Language: | French and Arabic |
| Comments: | The professor was late or absent every week and I feel as though I barely learned and I was also not really assessed properly (the final being the same as the midterm which had been completed as a class) |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I may have trouble getting this to count as part of an Arabic major considering the lack of learning |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Oral and Written Expression |
| Course Department: | Eahii |
| Instructor: | M. Mortada |
| Instruction Language: | French and Arabic |
| Comments: | not challenging and there was barely any work |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | It may be an issue to transfer for Arabic major |
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Modern Literature |
| Course Department: | EAHII |
| Instructor: | Zaïneb Ben Lagha |
| Instruction Language: | French and Arabic |
| Comments: | We actually had work and assessments but the professor missed several classes and cancelled my final (rather than having me take it from the States) |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | This may be hard to transfer for the Arabic major |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Figures de la traducteur |
| Course Department: | LGC |
| Instructor: | Tiphaine Samoyault |
| Instruction Language: | french |
| Comments: | Very good class |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no issue |
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Intercultural Experiences |
| Course Department: | LGC |
| Instructor: | Ines Horchani |
| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | the best class ever |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no issue |
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