UC Center Program
Spring 2005
Introductory language Practicum
The program begins with a three-week introductory French language and culture component (the Language Practicum) to introduce students to Paris, the academic resources of the city, and the practical use of French. The course meets Monday-Thursday, 9-12, with two scheduled excursions per week in the afternoon. This course earns 4.5 UC quarter units of credit.
Instructors: Amy Marczewski, Laura Robinson, Brice Tabling


Intensive Language and Practicum Excursions
 
1st Week February 1 February 3
Section 1
(Amy Marczewski)
  “The Arts of Montmartre”
Walking tour of Montmartre
Transportation: metro line 1 from Bastille to Concorde; line 12 to Abbesses
  “Medinas and Mosques”
Visit to IMA, les Arènes de Lutèce, the Mosque of Paris
Transportation: bus 86 from Accent Center to IMA
Section 2
(Laura Robinson)
  “Medinas and Mosques”
Visit to IMA, les Arènes de Lutèce, the Mosque of Paris
Transportation: bus 86 from Accent Center to IMA
  “The Arts of Montmartre”
Walking tour of Montmartre
Transportation: metro line 1 from Bastille to Concorde; line 12 to Abbesses
Section 3
(Brice Tabling)
  “The Arts of Montmartre”
Walking tour of Montmartre
Transportation: metro line 1 from Bastille to Concorde; line 12 to Abbesses
  “Medinas and Mosques”
Visit to IMA, les Arènes de Lutèce, the Mosque of Paris
Transportation: bus 86 from Accent Center to IMA
2nd Week   February 8   February 10
Section 1
(Amy Marczewski)
  “Monuments and Museums”
Visit to Les Invalides and Musée Rodin
Transportation: metro line 8 from Ledru-Rollin to La Tour Maubourg
  “Covered Passages to the Opera”
Visit through the Palais-Royal’s arcades, the covered passages, and the Opéra Garnier
Transportation: metro line 1 from Bastille to Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre
Section 2
(Laura Robinson)
“Covered Passages to the Opera”
Visit through the Palais-Royal’s arcades, the covered passages, and the Opéra Garnier
Transportation: metro line 1 from Bastille to Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre
“Academic Paris”
Visit of Latin Quarter : Jussieu, Collège de France; Sorbonne
Transportation: bus 86 from Accent Center to Collège de France
Section 3
(Brice Tabling)
“Monuments and Museums”
Visit to Les Invalides and Musée Rodin
Transportation: metro line 8 from Ledru-Rollin to La Tour Maubourg
“Covered Passages to the Opera”
Visit through the Palais-Royal’s arcades, the covered passages, and the Opéra Garnier
Transportation: metro line 1 from Bastille to Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre
3rd Week February 15 February 17
Section 1
(Amy Marczewski)
“Academic Paris”
Visit of Latin Quarter: Jussieu, Collège de France; Sorbonne
Transportation: bus 86 from Accent Center to Collège de France
“Intellectual Paris”
Visit of Montparnasse: The Cemetery and the Cafés of the Boulevard Montparnasse
Visit of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Cafés de Flore et des Deux Magots
Transportation: metro line 1 from Bastille to Châtelet and line 4 to Raspail; line 4 from Vavin to St-Germain-des-Prés
Section 2
(Laura Robinson)
“Intellectual Paris”
Visit of Montparnasse: The Cemetery and the Cafés of the Boulevard Montparnasse
Visit of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Cafés de Flore et des Deux Magots
Transportation: metro line 1 from Bastille to Châtelet and line 4 to Raspail; line 4 from Vavin to St-Germain-des-Prés
“Monuments and Museums”
Visit to Les Invalides and Musée Rodin
Transportation: metro line 8 from Ledru-Rollin to La Tour Maubourg
Section 3
(Brice Tabling)
“Academic Paris”
Visit of Latin Quarter: Jussieu, Collège de France; Sorbonne
Transportation: bus 86 from Accent Center to Collège de France
“Intellectual Paris”
Visit of Montparnasse: The Cemetery and the Cafés of the Boulevard Montparnasse
Visit of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Cafés de Flore et des Deux Magots
Transportation: metro line 1 from Bastille to Châtelet and line 4 to Raspail; line 4 from Vavin to St-Germain-des-Prés