Further information on French at UBC and links to further afield
At UBC:
- The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies
- FHIS > Undergraduate French > Advising and their FAQ
- FHIS Multilingual Learning Centre (free)
- FHIS French tutors list
- FHIS CineClub
- Le Club français UBC / UBC French Club
(@ Facebook, open-access page, you don’t need to be on Facebook to see it) - Centre de la Francophonie de UBC
- French language courses (not for credit) c/o UBC Continuing Studies
- Opportunities beyond 100-level French: Go Global
Study abroad:
- Explore:
Learn French in Quebec or another region of Canada during the summer.*
*You cannot satisfy the Arts Language Requirement in this way, but you can earn 6 elective credits in French, countable towards your Bachelor’s Degree, but not countable towards your French Minor or Major. - UBC Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies > Study abroad: French = to find information about:
Campus France Canada
a UBC 300-level French summer programme in Lyon with Joël Castonguay-Bélanger and Go Global
Go Global exchange programmes
Explore
BC Official languages Programme
English Assistant Programme in French
Funding opportunities for studying in France: CampusBourses, French embassy
Life in French in Vancouver:
- Le Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver: events and activities, such as the “café philosophique“, “café littéraire,” beach volleyball in French (Thursday evenings, from mid-May through the summer), get-togethers speaking French on Wednesday evenings,
- L’Alliance française de Vancouver: see especially their cultural events (cinema; performing arts = theatre, dance, opera, concerts; exhibitions; lectures + talks, book club, “café scientifique”; other special events inc. wine)
- Francouver: Vancouver Francophone and Francophile community, lots of information on local events too
- Théâtre la Seizième
Life in French online:
- Radio-Canada: free radio and TV online
- TV5 MONDE: free French radio and TV online
- Tennessee Bob’s Famous French Links: a classic, one of the largest and oldest supersites in the world, for all things French and Francophone
- you will also find many newspapers and magazines in French freely available online, plus material on YouTube and a whole Wikipedia in French… lancez-vous dans l’aventure !