FrancoForum

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Le Francoforum Institut de Langue Française
Address
Boulevard Port-en-bessin
Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, France
Coordinates 46°46′28″N 56°10′41″W / 46.7745°N 56.1780°W / 46.7745; -56.1780Coordinates: 46°46′28″N 56°10′41″W / 46.7745°N 56.1780°W / 46.7745; -56.1780
Information
School type Language school (FLE)
Founded 1973 (Programme Frecker)[1]
Opened 1992 (Francoforum)[2][3]
Status open
Directeur Tanya Jugen
Enrollment 29  (4 October 2010)
Language French
Affiliation Memorial University of Newfoundland[4]
University of Caen Lower Normandy[3]
Université de Bretagne Occidentale[3]
University of Poitiers[3]
Université de Moncton[3]
Paris Chamber of Commerce[3]
Website http://www.francoforumspm.net

The FrancoForum is a specialized language teaching facility owned and operated by the local government in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a French collectivity located off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Staffed by professional French instructors, the institute offers a variety of courses for both students and teachers wishing to improve their fluency.

The FrancoForum is best known for hosting Le Programme Frecker, a 3-month French immersion program offered to students at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The program, which began in 1973, was originally housed in a small building at the centre of town.[1] In 1992, an agreement was reached with the Conseil Général in Saint-Pierre to relocate the program to the newly built FrancoForum.[3]

Because of its proximity to English-speaking Canada, Saint-Pierre has become a popular destination for anglophone students wishing to become immersed in French language and culture. The Newfoundland and Labrador branch of the Canadian Parents for French organization holds a yearly summer camp program at the FrancoForum.[5] The Francoforum is accredited by the Public Service of Canada for French language training of civil servants.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Study Abroad with the Faculty of Arts - Frecker Programme - General Information". Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
  2. ↑ "Francoforum - French language institute". Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Francoforumspm.net: Francoforum: History". Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
  4. ↑ "Study Abroad with the Faculty of Arts - Programme Frecker - Bienvenue". Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
  5. ↑ "start [Canadian Parents for French]". Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
  6. ↑ "Francoforumspm.net: Overview of Programs and Courses". Retrieved 2010-06-10. 


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