The Frecker Fall Program
FALL 2024
Sept. 8 - Dec. 6, 2024
About the Program:
The Frecker Program is a one-semester immersion program in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. The program receives funding from the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador under the Federal-Provincial Agreement on Official Languages in Canada in the form of bursaries awarded to the program on behalf of accepted students. During the semester, students take a full university program of five (5) MUN courses (15 credit hours) in French at the 2000 level and live with a French family.
The Faculty:
The program is supervised by a Director appointed by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (French division), and courses are taught by the Director and by the instructors of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the Francoforum, a dedicated language training centre situated in the town of Saint-Pierre.
In 1973, Memorial University established the Institut Frecker in Saint-Pierre to provide a way for students of French to live in a French-speaking environment while furthering their French studies. The archdiocese of Saint-Pierre agreed to provide Memorial University with the use of a small centrally-located building; the Institut, funded by the university and the federal government, operated there as part of Memorial's Department of French and Spanish until August 2000. The Institut Frecker was named in honour of Dr. George Alain Frecker (1905-1979). Born in Saint-Pierre, he served as Minister of Education and of Intergovernmental Affairs, was a chancellor of Memorial University and holder of many honorary doctoral degrees and other awards.
The Site:
The Francoforum is a specialized language teaching facility owned and operated by the local government in Saint-Pierre, and provides a first-class setting for teaching and learning. It is staffed by professional French instructors overseen by a Director. The classrooms are bright and modern and the building itself is airy and spacious. Students in the Frecker Program have access to Internet connections and to study space. The building can be made available during evenings and weekends to our students by arrangement with the Director.
Accomodations:
Accommodations for Frecker students are arranged by the Francoforum with French families in Saint-Pierre; normally two students share a room. All courses offered are Memorial University courses, taught by specialist teachers of French as a second language. The Director of the Frecker Program, a member of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, accompanies the group to Saint-Pierre and teaches two of the courses offered there.
Admission:
The prerequisite for admission is successful completion of French 1502 with a minimum mark of 65% or permission of the Head of the Department, following written application. Selection for the program is on a competitive basis and takes into account both results in French courses and general university standing.
Funding:
The program’s operating costs are covered in part by funding from the Federal-Provincial Agreement on Official Languages in Canada and from Memorial University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Program participants are asked to pay a program fee of approximately $2,000*. The program fee, together with the government and university funding, covers all expenses except for spending money, travel insurance and individual extracurricular activities.
- Expenses covered include transportation to and from Saint-Pierre, room and board, textbooks, participation in cultural activities and excursions organized by the Francoforum.
- The program cost to each student is $2,000 program fee plus tuition fees for five (5) courses (Please see Office of the Registrar) for the full semester program. In addition, you will need to pay Student Union Fees and Student Insurance, but not the Recreation Fee.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: February 2, 2024
For more information, contact:
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
email: languages@mun.ca
telephone: (709) 864-7636
(*Program and fees are subject to University approval.)