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French Language ImmersionGS08Paris,FranceGLOBAL STUDIESSponsorChris PopowskiLaurence PatrickPriceS$3,800Course Length9 daysDescriptionThis experience will allow course participants to undergo a total immersionexperience in the French language, food and culture while simultaneouslyexploring the city of Paris. Participants will experience contemporaryeveryday Parisian life by living with a French family, (2 SAS students perfamily), for 6 nights, visiting neighborhood markets, bakeries and cafes andusing the Paris public transit system. They will attend French classes everymorning at the Paris Langues school. Afternoons will be spent exploringParis on foot, as well as by bus and metro. A small sample of the itineraryfor this week: a cooking class, the Louvre and Orsay Museums, the Arc ofTriumph, the Eiffel Tower, the Latin Quarter, the Champs-Elysees, the Maraisand Montmartre neighborhoods. Participants will also spend a day in theLoire Valley visiting a cheese factory and exploring two castles. Participantscan expect to do A LOT of walking on this course, as Paris is best exploredon foot.Post-Interim Experience:Parent’s night / OnlineReflectionsObjectives• What is interesting and authentic communication like, with and amongnative speakers? What is successful communication? How does nonverbalcommunication affect my interactions with others?• What is the French way of life and what are French value systems like?RequirementsPre-Course requirements:• Currently be enrolled in a high school French course at SAS, or havecompleted the AP French course, or have received permission from Ms.Popowski (H417) by 8:00 am on Thursday, October 17th.• Complete research and do a presentation on a topic related to theexpected experience in Paris or the Loire Valley.• Write a letter of introduction, (in French), to the host family in France.• Each student will purchase a small gift to give the home-stay family.Post-Course requirements:• Write a letter of thanks, (in French), to the host family.• Present evidence of what he/she learned during the experience on thetrip’s Google site and during Parent Night.SINGAPORE AMERICAN SCHOOL interim semester HANDBOOK 39