ACADEMICSGeneral ideas

Courses

Internship (academic aspects)

Methodology

GENERAL IDEAS

• Very intensive program: 1st week = 25 hours of class Internship + classes +

internship report Attendance policy + late

work

• Cultural immersion: LanguageSociety/Cultural activitiesWork and daily life

• Class experience: Behavior (punctuality, no eating)Language

ParticipationHelp

• Grades: Diversity of criteriaWhenPossible problems

COURSES

First week: 5 hours/day After: Tuesdays 5 - 7:30 pm

• FR 300 Advanced Language PracticumEmmanuelle FARHI (written / grammar)Hanadi SOBH (oral)

• LF 342 Paris Aujourd’hui: French Society & Civilization through the performing arts

Elisabeth MONTFORT-SIEWERT (theater)Hanadi SOBH (cinema / songs)

• LF 343 La France à Paris: Paris in literatureIrit KLEIMAN

THE INTERNSHIP:ACADEMIC ASPECTS

WHY A « DOSSIER »?• Academic validation• Analytical dimension and broader

picture• Work on structure and focus• Work on French

WHY WORKSHOPS?• Share information and experience• Help handling time and structure

Academic work related to your CREDITS

Written and oral components● WRITTEN: the DOSSIER DE STAGE in

French

●DOSSIER ANALYTIQUE:Analytical paper about your sector, inspired by your work experience

5 pages minimum (1000-1500 words) – week 2 to 6

●DOSSIER PROFESSIONNEL:Interview with a colleague (week 3)Professional experience (week 7)

2 pages minimum each (500 words)

● ORAL: Final oral defense● A 10-minute formal presentation

+ questions – in front of a jury – week 9

Process: 3 workshops(before classes: 1 - 2:30 pm or 3 - 4:30 pm)

●Week 4: Prepare your work (define subjects and focus)

●Week 5: Send your Interview with a colleague●Week 6: Validate your Analysis project

●Week 7: Send your Analysis

●Week 8: Hand in your Professional experience

Prepare Final oral defense

●Week 9: Oral defense (Thursday)

Ongoing communication with your professor

Internship Grade Components

• Dossier analytique (50 points)

• Dossier professionnel (25 points)

• Oral defense (25 points)

• Penalties for– Attendance– Work handed in late– Final document presentation and correction

Summary: a typical week• Week 2:

Classes (5 hours a day) FR300: 11am-5pm LF343: 10am-4:30pm LF342: Mon.11am-2pm Other days 11am-5:30pm

• Monday – Wednesday - Thursday – Friday:Full-time internship (9am – 6pm)

• TuesdayInternshipInternship workshop (weeks 4/6/8 - afternoon) Class (5 - 7:30pm)Mandatory outings (for some classes - see syllabi)

• SaturdayCultural activities (optional)

• Week 9: Courses final exam (Tuesday)

Internship oral defense (Thursday)

METHODOLOGY

THE SUBJECTFind an analytical focus

Your initial project and the impact of this

experience on your future professional

choices

Working methods you learned

New issues you discovered

Case study

Audit of company’s strategies

Importance or originality of the company in its

sector

A very specific theme related to the subject

The main issues in the sector

A certain aspect of the person’s work

One aspect of working in France

A special project the person is working on

Experience

Interview Analysis

THE SUBJECTDefine limits

• Time period• Geographical limits• One specific aspect• Case study

Marketing in luxury cosmetics

One specific aspect

One or two brands

One type of product

WhereWhen

THE SUBJECTMake it meaningful

The reasons for the success of the

French movie Amélie Poulain

No question

Only static informatio

nBuild an ARGUMENTATION around a QUESTION

which implies NUANCES

Was the French movie

Amélie Poulainsuccessful?

Questionwith

obvious answer

Was the French component essential to

the success ofAmélie Poulain?

Questiongiving

meaning to information

THE IDEASIt is not your opinion

No « I »

I think

One could say/thinkIt seems

It is probable/likelyObviously

THE IDEASBut it is your work

No outside correction on FrenchNo plagiarismNo paraphrase As Mr Hyde, journalist for the

London Tribune, explains: « If things were different, it

would not be the same. » And indeed, this confirms the

complexity of this issue.

•Quotation marks + reference

•Personal comment on the implications or interest of the quotation

THE IDEASProve or validate

assertions

As Gérard Bouchard, the company sales

manager, writes in his article Life of a

salesman : “We need to always find new ways to promote our products.”

For instance,it participates in several fairs

every year.

It opened 5 new offices during the

last 2 years.

By quotationsBy factsBy examples

This company is very dynamic.???? So…

THE IDEASThink of your reader

Assume he or she doesn’t know what you are talking about

Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French President, encouraged the enforcement of the Hadopi Law, a law aiming to suppress Internet piracy in France.

Nicolas Sarkozy ???? encouraged the enforcement of the Hadopi Law ???? .

THE IDEASThink of your reader

Assume he or she cannot read your mind:

explicit the logic

WHY???

After the depression, the products didn’t sell as well ; so the company had to create a new campaign .

After the depression, the company had to create a new campaign.

The colors chosen for this campaign are blue and white.

The colors chosen for this campaign are blue and white, which suggest an image of purity .

AND SO???

THE IDEASBe explicit

Don’t remain vague

The company should improve its marketing strategies, by developing a more active communication on the Internet, though Facebook and Twitter.

The company should improve its marketing strategies ???? .

I learned how ??? a company functions.

I learned that a company functions thanks to several aspects: a clear distribution of tasks and an ongoing communication between employees.

THE IDEASThe French logic

NEVER give the answer, judgment, final conclusion

in the introduction or at the beginning of your argumentation.

First, bla. Then bla. Finally bla. From this we can conclude that men come from Mars.

Women come from Venus and here is why. Bla bla bla So women come from Venus.

• Whereas Americans start with the conclusion, demonstrate it, then confirm it

• French start with the reasoning, and end with the conclusion

THE IDEASPreserve clarity and fluidity

Use visual tools to present facts1990: Foundation of the company1994: 1st campaign for its product Glout1995: Merging with Zlub1996: Creation of a new collection1998: Award for the best financial disaster

« Our main goal is to improve the educational system.»

Boxes for quotations

or chronologies

Graphs for statistics

THE IDEASAvoid redundance

Make an

O U T L I N E

Your paper shoudn’t look like

THIS…

OR THIS

It should be organized like this:

How to make an outline : the temptation

The YES/NO outline:

1.Yes / Advantages / Thesis2.No / Disadvantages / Antithesis

What happens with a Yes/No Outline

1. ADVANTAGESTasks are clearly distributed among employees, so everybody knows what he/she has to do.

The general atmosphere is friendly, so the employees are motivated to come to work.

2. DISADVANTAGESEach employee’s tasks are very specific, so there is no general vision on a project.

The employees, who are friends, often talk about personal things during work, which causes a waste of time.

REDUNDANT !!!

The solution: identify themes

1. A VERY RIGOROUS ORGANIZATION(Description) Tasks are clearly distributed among employees.

(Good) So everybody knows what he/she has to do.

(Bad) But there is no general vision on a project.

(Conclusion) Regular meetings could improve this aspect.

2. A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE(Description) The atmosphere is very friendly ; employees often talk about personal things.

(Good) This motivates people to come to work.

(Bad) But unprofessional interactions often interfere with work requirements.

(Conclusion) This raises the question of productivity, because even if a lot of time is spent in coffee breaks, in the end all projects are completed.

Preserve fluidity:TRANSITIONS

1. A VERY RIGOROUS ORGANIZATION………

(Conclusion) Regular meetings could improve this aspect.

2. A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE……

And this should not be difficult, given the general atmosphere in the office.

Each part begins with an INTRODUCTION, ends with a CONCLUSION of its own,

and announces the next part.

THE INTRODUCTION

• Introduces the main theme / context,• Gives the general information needed,• States the subject (raises the question), • Announces the outline

(= French convention),

without giving any answer

THE CONCLUSION• Synthetizes the main ideas previouly

developed,• Gives an answer to the question raised

in the introduction,• Or gives a general judgment inspired

by these ideas (possible solutions)• Ends with an opening

No « I »

Read the internship syllabus

For Workshop 1Tuesday, June 4

Find a general theme for your Analysis

Find a person and a focus for your Interview

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