Oui Can Help!Open to Question, November 1, 2011

Presenters:Chanel Bourdon, Project CoordinatorOllivier Dyens, Vice-Provost, Teaching and LearningBrad 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 2008-2013

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 programUndergraduate 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!http://graduatestudies.concordia.ca/gradproskills/

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.

Contact

Website:

www.concordia.ca/ouicanhelp

E-mail: ouicanhelp@concordia.ca

Questions?

THANK YOU!

MERCI!