The French Connection | Fall 2013

Le professeur Joseph Acquisto présentant ses travaux.

The first Café-rencontre of 2013-2014, held on September 18^th, was a great success. Our guest speaker, Professor Joseph Acquisto from the University of Vermont, captivated our audience with his lecture on the works of Charles Baudelaire and Benjamin Fondane. Acquisto graciously discussed his research with interested students, faculty members and friends of the department after his lecture.

Our fall schedule of Café-rencontre presentations is full of thought-provoking topics, sure to meet everyone’s interests. Please keep checking the events page on our website for more information. 

Depuis plus de trente ans, des étudiant(e)s de premier cycle de notre département font des séjours à Nantes pour perfectionner leur français et découvrir la culture française. La cohorte 2013-2014 est d’ailleurs déjà à Nantes. En octobre 2011, lorsque nous avons célébré le trentième anniversaire du partenariat avec l’Université de Nantes, nous avons aussi créé le « Nantes Graduate Award ». Cette bourse sert à aider un ou une étudiant(e) des cycles supérieurs à faire un séjour d’un ou deux trimestre(s) pour enseigner à Nantes ou pour travailler à ses recherches.

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For more than 30 years, undergraduate students from our department have enjoyed the unique experience of spending their third year in Nantes, France, to study, to perfect their French and to discover the French culture. To celebrate this successful program, the Department created the Nantes Graduate Award in 2011 to help graduate students visit Nantes to teach or to work on their research.  

Des activités ouvertes à tous pour pratiquer le français autrement...

Keep checking our website to find out what events we are planning.

Students singing and playing guitar during a "Soirée crêpes" organized by Le Cercle français.

Sponsored French movie at the Princess!

Venez assister avec nous à la présentation du film Sarah préfère la course au cinéma Princess le 1er octobre.

Come join the students and professors of the Department at a sponsored presentation of Sarah préfère la course at the Original Princess Cinema on October 1st.

Reduced rates will be available for students, professors and friends of the department.

The French Studies Variety Show!

Le département organise une soirée des talents le 6 février. Étudiants et professeurs dévoileront leurs talents cachés. Visitez notre site pour plus d'information.

The department is organizing a talent show on February 6th. Students and professors will show off their skills and hidden talents! There will be singing, dancing, acting and more! Visit our events page for more details, or to get involved. 

The Edge of the Precipice

Please join us at the launch of Professor Paul Socken’s new book, The Edge of the Precipice, from 16:30 to 18:30 on November 13th at the University of Waterloo Library Bookstore in South Campus Hall.