{"id":524,"date":"2020-08-24T17:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T16:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/french-study-and-work-abroad\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:52:18","slug":"french-study-and-work-abroad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/programmes\/disciplines\/modern-languages\/french-study-and-work-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"French Study and Work Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">French Study and Work Abroad <\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Bon Voyage&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><strong> When you study French at The UWI-Cave Hill, you can work in France, travel Europe, study in Martinique and lots more!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tWhether it is in <em>un d\u00e9partement en France m\u00e9tropolitaine<\/em>, <em>un d\u00e9partement en France outre-mer<\/em>, or one of our partner universities worldwide, studying French at Cave Hill makes you eligible for:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a semester or year at the Universit\u00e9 des Antilles in Martinique as an exchange student&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>a year working in mainland France (with option to travel through Europe) as an English Language Assistant&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>a semester or year as an exchange student in a French department in a Canadian university&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>a semester or a year as an exchange student in a French department in other countries&#8217; universities&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAre you ready to pack yet?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFor more information, contact us at 417-4405.&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Exchange Programme &#8211; Martinique&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThe UWI-Cave Hill offers students of French the opportunity to spend a semester as an exchange student at the Schoelcher campus of the Universit\u00e9 des Antilles located in the French overseas department of Martinique.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tTo be eligible, you should ideally&nbsp;have completed at least year one of the three-year BA in French.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tWith the assistance of the programme coordinator, courses to be undertaken in Martinique will be selected for transferable credits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFor more information, contact Mr. Terrence Inniss, Tel: 417-4017 or via email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:terrence.inniss@cavehill.uwi.edu\">terrence.inniss@cavehill.uwi.edu<\/a>.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Work in France<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Le programme d&#8217;assistants<\/em> or Language Assistants Programme officially began in 2001 with the creation of the European Union (EU). Native speakers, aged 18-30, of the languages spoken in the EU are recruited worldwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs an English Language Assistant, you&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp; &#8211; work at the primary level OR secondary level (in a <em>coll\u00e8ge <\/em>or a <em>lyc\u00e9e<\/em>)&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp; &#8211; provide native speaker instruction in English classes&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp; &#8211; provide cultural awareness and development in English classes&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Terms&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tUnder the supervision of an English teacher, the Assistant provides interactive English Language lessons for students for 12 hours weekly&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Contract Renewal<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThe contract is renewable for an additional year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tAs an Assistant, you are eligible for:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; Social security benefits (CAF) to assist with accommodation&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; Health service benefits&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFor more information, contact Dr. Helene Zamor, Tel: 417-4410, Email: <a href=\"mailto:helene.zamor@cavehill.uwi.edu\">helene.zamor@cavehill.uwi.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><script>\n\/\/ Set the date we're counting down to\nvar countDownDate = new Date(\"Jun 15, 2022 15:37:25\").getTime();<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ Update the count down every 1 second\nvar x = setInterval(function() {<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ Get today's date and time\n  var now = new Date().getTime();<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ Find the distance between now and the count down date\n  var distance = countDownDate - now;<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ Time calculations for days, hours, minutes and seconds\n  var days = Math.floor(distance \/ (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));\n  var hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) \/ (1000 * 60 * 60));\n  var minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) \/ (1000 * 60));\n  var seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) \/ 1000);<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ Output the result in an element with id=\"counter\"\n  document.getElementById(\"counter\").innerHTML = days + \"d \" + hours + \"h \" + minutes + \"m \" + seconds + \"s \";<\/p>\n<p>  \/\/ If the count down is over, write some text \n  if (distance < 0) {\n    clearInterval(x);\n    document.getElementById(\"counter\").innerHTML = \"EXPIRED\";\n  }\n}, 1000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French Study and Work Abroad Bon Voyage&nbsp;! 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