Avis sur Université Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne | France

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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Langues étrangères, Licence, Indépendant

Langues étrangères

Langue d'enseignement: Français

Apprendre le Français fut un élément important de la décision?

Non, pas vraiment.

Quels progrès en Français?

Mon niveau d'avant: A l'aise dans la plupart des cas
Mon niveau après: Aucun problème, même en colloquial

Difficultés linguistiques

Sociales

Éducatives

Administratives

Évaluation globale

Commentaire personnel

I had visions of striking up conversations in Paris with friendly shop keepers. Silly me - this did NOT happen! I found the Parisians to be seriuos and somewhat closed - off. As a result my opportunities to speak the language were less than anticipated. I don't know, maybe in Provence you would find friendlier people. Overall though I would still say I learned a TON - there is nothing like living in a language!

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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Langues étrangères, Licence, Indépendant

Frais

Principale source de financement:

Famille

Autres sources de financement:

aucun

Opportunités d'emploi:

Je n'ai pas cherché à travailler

Dépenses habituelles

Absolutely everything in Paris was much more expensive than in Canada. Really, at one point I had to stop converting prices in my head or else I'd starve! Money lost all it's value in Paris - it might as well have been Monopoly currency!

Alimentation, Téléphone, Logement, Vie nocturne, Voyager, Général:

Plus cher que chez moi

Accès au matériel scolaire

Livres d'occasion

Appareils d'occasion

Ordinateurs / internet

Démarches administratives

Retrait d'argent

Commentaire personnel

I was most suprised by the huge amounts I spent just on feeding myself. Really I would say that board was my number one expenditure! No way to get around that though . . .

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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Langues étrangères, Licence, Indépendant

Évaluation globale

Si j'avais su

I wish that I knew how much the entire experience was going to cost - I had the money to spend it was just a bit of a shock - that's all.

A mon avis:

La plupart ont aimé

Critères importants pour mon choix
(1) Aucune importance – (4) Très important

Raisons académiques

3

Culture

4

Frais

2

Activités

3

Vie universitaire

1

Vie sociale / Fête

3

Climat et emplacement

4

Recommandation personnelle

My recommendation to the Sorbonne is to improve the services it provides to it's international students. Those of us in the program I took paid for one semester what 12 people in the regular program pay for a year! That's why I find it ridiculous that we can't even access the Sorbonne library - it's insane!

Pendant mon expérience à l'étranger j'ai...
(1) Jaimais – (4) Très souvent

Appréhendé une autre culture

3

Voyagé

3

Accru mes compétences linguistiques

3

Rencontré des gens d'autres pays

4

Développé mon autonomie

4

Fait la fête

4

Vécu une transformation

4

Amélioré mes possibilités de carrière

4

Derniers commentaires

GO! There are downfalls but the good definitely outweighs the bad. You'll have a fantastic time, your French will improve enormously, and you'll meet people from all over the world. And when you're sitting in a cafe overlooking the Seine have another glass of wine for me! ;o)

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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Langues étrangères, Licence, Indépendant

Études

Recommandations de cours

I studied in the Language and Civilizations program at the Sorbonne; because I did the autumn semester I didn't get much of a course choice. I will say that the courses for the most part were very good. The civilization lectures could have been better though - particularly the Lit. one which was just horrible! BUT the Versailles one - that was magnificent - absolutely magnificent! The Prof. was incredible!!

Mon expérience académique

Qualité des cours

Catalogue de cours

Accès à différentes ressources

Intéraction avec les professeurs

Intéraction avec les étudiants étrangers

Intéraction avec les étudiants locaux

Commentaire personnel

The dictations you do in language class are atrocious and be warned you'll do horribly on them. Good news is they're excellent prep for the final which will seem easy by the time you're done.

Mon avis sur l'évaluation

Examens en fin de cours

Examens au cours du trimestre

Travaux et projets finaux

Travaux et projets pendant le cours

Évaluation globale

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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Langues étrangères, Licence, Indépendant

Logement

Type de logement: I lived in a student foyer not too far from school

Organisé par: Indépendant - seul choix possible

Si j'y retournais je choisirais: Foyer

Pourquoi?

I think the foyer situation was ideal. Really I lived in a magnificent area on Boulevard Saint Michel right across from the Luxembourg Gardens. In terms of bang for my buck I don't think I could have done any better!

Evaluation personnelle

Frais

Installations

Emplacement

Propreté

Espace

Commentaire personnel

You get absolutely no help with housing from the Sorbonne. If possible try to get into a foyer if not then just go and hoof it looking for places in the city. Becareful with the areas you end up in though!

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University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Langues étrangères, Licence, Indépendant

Vie étudiante

Description de la ville:

Tous se passe hors campus

Activités, Vie nocturne, Voyager: A lieu surtout en hors campus

Expérience personnelle de vie sociale

Activités

Vie nocturne

Voyages

Évaluation globale

Commentaire personnel

Let's face it Paris is a fantastic city to be in and you're bound to discover many little hidden gems. I personally loved hanging out at La Coupole after class and having their wonderful hot chocolate.

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