French Language and Culture in Paris

Eligibility

Any current student in good standing with an accredited university is eligible to apply.

Program Directors

MAJ Jeff Kendrick has co-directed the VMI’s summer program in Paris since it began in 2014. He enjoys accompanying cadets as they experience France first-hand and put into “real life practice” the skills they develop in the classroom. Every year, he learns something new about and from cadets that come on the program. His favorite part of the trip is always that moment – in class, at a museum, on a battlefield, in a medieval or Renaissance castle, or just walking down the sidewalk to their local market – when participants see themselves from a new perspective and gain insight into who they are in relationship to a world that is a bit bigger than they may have imagined.

MAJ Abbey Carrico earned her Ph. D. from Emory University.  Her research interests include 19th-century French literature, literary criticism, and ecocriticism.

Program Description

Students will be immersed in French culture and language during a five-week intensive course of study that includes level-appropriate language instruction and a French culture and history course taught in English. The program will also offer students the opportunity to travel to important historical sites in Paris and Normandy. Students will earn a total of nine hours of credit, three hours for the French culture and language course and six hours of transfer credit at the 100, 200, or 300 level, which can be counted toward fulfilling their VMI language requirement. It is aimed at those fulfilling a language requirement (either 2 or 3-year requirement) and French majors and minors.

Room and Board

Students will be housed together in authentic Parisian apartments.  Meals are not included.