Université Laval

I was at Université Laval for the French for non-Francophones program during the summer session. This program operates on 9 levels from Beginner to Advanced, and also Superior for almost fluent speakers of French. From Beginner to Intermediate, only three mandatory courses are offered - a comprehensive grammar and oral course, a phonetics course, and a class devoted solely to oral expression. At the advanced and superior levels, a variety of courses are offered in Québec literature, culture, and more. Make sure early on that the level you are in (determined by a placement test) is right for you; it will make your experience all the more enjoyable!

I was lucky to have an excellent professor - Madame Moussalli - who always managed to make classes very animated! The workload was not very difficult for me but increases in accordance with the level of skill.

I reccommend the "Culture" course for international students. It was great to get to know the regoin and its history and culture. That made the whole stay much more interessting.

My main problem was language. It is difficult to do the essays and projects ina language that you do not command. Maybe a mandatory French course would have helped.

They were highly demanding: lots of works to do, but not many teamworks. Students over there don't know how to work in team, neither to present a subject.

At the beginning I was not used to multiple choice question which was the main part in the exams. This was the most difficult thing of the foreign language. However, I managed them!

Start to study from the beginning of the semester ! Delay fastly becomes irretrievable. Moreover, Canadians hate lack of punctuality !

Feel free to interact with native people of Québec. Courses are certainly the best way to meet them on the campus !

Join in the activities if they interest you and do your best to communicate with your family - they often invite you along on outings you won't get at the school.

Please pay attention on some courses. But they are not so bad.

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