The program offers two options to graduate students. Graduate students have the opportunity to earn three to six graduate credits in French while studying at the University of Caen or Nice three to six weeks during the summer. Family stays are available in Caen. Teaching positions in English Graduate students who have at least one year of teaching experience, as university teaching fellows or at the high school level, have the opportunity to spend a year in France teaching English as a lecturer or teaching assistant. Current institutions include the Ecole Nationale de Commerce in Paris, the University Fran ois Rabelais in Tours, and the Institut Universitaire de Technologie in Le Havre.
Compensation usually covers all expenses for the academic year in France.
Following the immersion principle, the French Summer Institute offers two graduate courses each June during a four-week period. All students enrolled in the M.A. program may combine courses taken during the fall and spring semesters with courses taken during the French Summer Institute. The varied background of the foreign language faculty members reveals extensive travel and study both in the Americas and in Europe. Active in research and professional organizations, the faculty are prepared to give the language student training according to the latest teaching methods and concepts. 20th-century French theater.