Becoming an exchange student in France?
I talked to my mom about becoming an exchange student in France. I live in Canada. She said she thinks it will be a good experience, and everything, but she only wants me to go a semester. I want to go longer so I can become more proficient in the language. Also what program should I apply with, and how can I make her let me go for the whole year??? I have been taking French lessons for 4 years. I know some french converstational french. I want to go mabye for a whole year, because of the fact it will look good on a resume, and I want to become proficient in the French language. I am in 15, and most of the programmes i looked at are fro 15-18 year olds. Will i be fluent in French after a semester? If so how can I maintain my fluency when back in English speaking Canada?
Other - Education - 1 Answers
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you will not after a sememster but you will become much better i agree with your mum though - a year is just too much for a 15 year old but dont worry cos when you go to uni, you can go for a whole year which is what im doing
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
I have France Visa type D (student Visa ) with MULT written on no. Of entries? Can I leave France?
I have France Visa type D (student Visa ) with MULT written on no. Of entries? Can I leave France?
I am a student in France and would like to go the USA during a long weekend. I have an Indian Passport and was issued a France Visa type D which will expire on 19 Dec 2008. On the no. of entries column its written MULT (which I presume it to be multiple). I have already applied for carte de sejour but I have already booked tickets for the following weekend to the US , but someone told me you cant reenter france when I come back from US with this Visa.... But I doubt him , but just to be double sure , i wanna know if someone can help me and clear my doubt regarding this... thank you
Immigration - 3 Answers
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I also live in France and used to be on a student Visa. I have never had a problem re-entering the country as long as I've had the carte de séjour or the "récépissé" with me. You should call the Préfecture just to make sure, but I don't think you should have any problem at all. good luck!
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if you have your # carte de sejour?# you may reenter France, a # recipisse # is not recognized to enter back into France,so make sure you have your #carte de sejour # before you leave...many people have left with a recipisse, to find out they were refused entry,
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You may re-enter France on a multiple visa, with the "MULT" in the "number of entries" column until its expiration date. Source(s): http://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/EN/1553/viewImage_34673.html
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I am a student in France and would like to go the USA during a long weekend. I have an Indian Passport and was issued a France Visa type D which will expire on 19 Dec 2008. On the no. of entries column its written MULT (which I presume it to be multiple). I have already applied for carte de sejour but I have already booked tickets for the following weekend to the US , but someone told me you cant reenter france when I come back from US with this Visa.... But I doubt him , but just to be double sure , i wanna know if someone can help me and clear my doubt regarding this... thank you
Immigration - 3 Answers
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I also live in France and used to be on a student Visa. I have never had a problem re-entering the country as long as I've had the carte de séjour or the "récépissé" with me. You should call the Préfecture just to make sure, but I don't think you should have any problem at all. good luck!
2 :
if you have your # carte de sejour?# you may reenter France, a # recipisse # is not recognized to enter back into France,so make sure you have your #carte de sejour # before you leave...many people have left with a recipisse, to find out they were refused entry,
3 :
You may re-enter France on a multiple visa, with the "MULT" in the "number of entries" column until its expiration date. Source(s): http://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/EN/1553/viewImage_34673.html
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Friday, June 7, 2013
This foreign exchange student from France just moved into my neighborhood. What should I say?
This foreign exchange student from France just moved into my neighborhood. What should I say?
He's really sweet looking and i should really like to get to know him; but i always seem to make things awkward! what should i talk to him about? oh yeah, and he doesn't go to my school, because i go to a private one..! thaaanks (: and did i mention that he is really beautiful....
Friends - 2 Answers
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invite him to go some where with you (go to the movies, lunch, get coffee ETC)..the french people are nice and loving and down for anything same thing applies with the italians they are less stuck up then americans..not dissing america for i am an american but that's the fact..be friendly and polite that should do the trick if you want to win this guy over...and if you know a little french try speaking it to him he will be grateful for you trying to get to know his culture even if you pronounce some things wrong. but whatever you do be yourself..best of luck
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practice your french!
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He's really sweet looking and i should really like to get to know him; but i always seem to make things awkward! what should i talk to him about? oh yeah, and he doesn't go to my school, because i go to a private one..! thaaanks (: and did i mention that he is really beautiful....
Friends - 2 Answers
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invite him to go some where with you (go to the movies, lunch, get coffee ETC)..the french people are nice and loving and down for anything same thing applies with the italians they are less stuck up then americans..not dissing america for i am an american but that's the fact..be friendly and polite that should do the trick if you want to win this guy over...and if you know a little french try speaking it to him he will be grateful for you trying to get to know his culture even if you pronounce some things wrong. but whatever you do be yourself..best of luck
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practice your french!
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Student exchange - France??????????
Student exchange - France??????????
I was wanting to do the student exchange for 3 months in france. The only thing is I don't know much of the languge at ALL!!!!!! I haven't done french for a while and only know very BASIC things...Does this matter????? Would I still be able to go??? I am a quick learner and am not a ratbag or anything!!!!! I go to a private school that only offers German but I really have a passion for france and its language. Does it matter that I only know the absolute basics????? How much do i NEED to know as a minimum!????????? Thank you!!!!!!!
Other - France - 1 Answers
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Of course you are not a ratbag, and your interest in learning French French is wonderful and most commendable. It is lovely to find someone with so passionate about France. You could go, of course, for the experience and picking up every day French. However if you do not know the language at all, it is going to be extremely difficult. If the exchange was in the summer holidays, it would not be so bad as you would not have to follow lessons that you do not understand at all. In France children are obliged to do a variety of subjects including History and Geography, and whilst you may well cope in Maths because it is a language in itself and you do not need so many words to understand what is going on, in other subjects than English you will be totally lost. How much boredom can you tolerate? It will be extremely hard to concentrate so much all day long too, just to get a tiny understanding of what is being said.and trying to communicate with the people around you. On average it takes a good three months to adapt if one has no knowledge at all and to start really understanding, by which time it would be time for you to return home. You say that you have the absolute basics and that you are a quick learner. Perhaps you can brush up on what you already have learnt on the net and pick up a lot more before you go.That would help a bit. There are several free on line courses and if you picked a little form each, you would at least have the tools to get by. You ask what the minimum is: here is a site that will give them to you, but look at other sites too: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/french/french.htm and here is another: http://french.about.com/ I like the BBC French for beginners: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/ GOOD LUCK!
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I was wanting to do the student exchange for 3 months in france. The only thing is I don't know much of the languge at ALL!!!!!! I haven't done french for a while and only know very BASIC things...Does this matter????? Would I still be able to go??? I am a quick learner and am not a ratbag or anything!!!!! I go to a private school that only offers German but I really have a passion for france and its language. Does it matter that I only know the absolute basics????? How much do i NEED to know as a minimum!????????? Thank you!!!!!!!
Other - France - 1 Answers
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Of course you are not a ratbag, and your interest in learning French French is wonderful and most commendable. It is lovely to find someone with so passionate about France. You could go, of course, for the experience and picking up every day French. However if you do not know the language at all, it is going to be extremely difficult. If the exchange was in the summer holidays, it would not be so bad as you would not have to follow lessons that you do not understand at all. In France children are obliged to do a variety of subjects including History and Geography, and whilst you may well cope in Maths because it is a language in itself and you do not need so many words to understand what is going on, in other subjects than English you will be totally lost. How much boredom can you tolerate? It will be extremely hard to concentrate so much all day long too, just to get a tiny understanding of what is being said.and trying to communicate with the people around you. On average it takes a good three months to adapt if one has no knowledge at all and to start really understanding, by which time it would be time for you to return home. You say that you have the absolute basics and that you are a quick learner. Perhaps you can brush up on what you already have learnt on the net and pick up a lot more before you go.That would help a bit. There are several free on line courses and if you picked a little form each, you would at least have the tools to get by. You ask what the minimum is: here is a site that will give them to you, but look at other sites too: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/french/french.htm and here is another: http://french.about.com/ I like the BBC French for beginners: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/ GOOD LUCK!
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