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GENERAL INFORMATION PACKAGE—SUMMER ADULT PROGRAM

Centre linguistique du Collège de Jonquière 2015 1

FRENCH IMMERSION IN JONQUIÈRE

ADULT PROGRAM PROGRAMME POUR ADULTES EN IMMERSION

FRANÇAISE À JONQUIÈRE

GENERAL INFORMATION PACKAGE

AND OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM RECUEIL DE RENSEIGNEMENTS GÉNÉRAUX

ET FICHE D’INSCRIPTION OFFICIELLE

To register:

On-line, using our convenient registration form

or

By mail, completing the last three pages of this document and returning it IMMEDIATELY to:

CENTRE LINGUISTIQUE

COLLÈGE DE JONQUIÈRE

EXPLORE STUDENT PROGRAM

2505, RUE ST-HUBERT

JONQUIÈRE (QUÉBEC) G7X 7W2

NOTES: Please confirm the details of your arrival as soon as you can.



Bonjour ! Nous sommes heureux d'apprendre que vous passerez quelques semaines avec nous

cet été.

Afin de rendre plus agréable votre expérience à Jonquière, nous vous donnons

quelques renseignements sur les cours, les activités socioculturelles et l’hébergement.

NOUS VOUS SOUHAITONS UN BON SÉJOUR PARMI NOUS

«EN FRANÇAIS TOUJOURS».

L'équipe du Centre linguistique

Bonjour !

We are pleased to hear that you will spend three weeks with us this summer. In order to help make your experience in Jonquiere more pleasant, we are sending you

some useful information about your stay, as well as your courses, socio-cultural activi-

ties and accommodation.

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WE WISH YOU A WONDERFUL IMMERSION IN JONQUIERE


Centre linguistique’s team

Bonjour!

Estamos muy felices de saber que usted pasara 3 semanas entre nosotros este verano.

Con el fin de hacer mas agradable su experiencia en Jonquière, le ofrecemos información

importante sobre su estancia, las clases, las actividades socioculturales y el alojamiento.

LE DESEAMOS UNA AGRADABLE ESTANCIA CON NOSOTROS


EL EQUIPO DEL CENTRO LINGUISTICO



RECUEIL DE RENSEIGNEMENTS GÉNÉRAUX— PROGRAMME POUR ADULTES

GENERAL INFORMATION PACKAGE – ADULT PROGRAM

INFORMACIÓN GENERAL SOBRE EL PROGRAMA PARA ADULTOS

Content

How do you pay your registration fee? ......................................................................................................... 1

How is the program structured? ................................................................................................................ 1

How will my level be assessed? ............................................................................................................ 1

What to do after class? ................................................................................................................................... 1

Where will you stay? ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Where will you eat? .................................................................................................................................... 3

What to pack? ................................................................................................................................................... 3

What if someone wants to send you something? ................................................................................. 4

How to be reached during the program? ..................................................................................................... 4

When should you arrive? ................................................................................................................................ 5

How to get to Jonquiere? ........................................................................................................................... 5

Useful apps & links .......................................................................................................................................... 7

How to get the latest updates and news on the program? ........................................................................ 7

ANNEX

Registration form



GENERAL INFORMATION PACKAGE—ADULT PROGRAM

1. How do you pay for the program?

In the first days of your session, you may pay the balance due on your course by:

Personal check payable to Centre linguistique

Credit card (Visa - MasterCard)

Debit/Bank card

2. How is the program structured?

The course is designed to help you develop your conversational skills and improve

your listening comprehension, vocabulary and grammar. To meet these objectives

we use a variety of teaching strategies and classroom activities based on the

communicative and action orientated approach.

3. How will my level be assessed?

You will be required to take an online placement test geared towards evaluating

your oral comprehension which will then be followed by a validation interview with

one of our teachers on the first day of the program.

4. After Class!

The Saguenay region offers a wide variety of activities throughout the year. Check your calendar to discover activities included in your program. See next page for a detailed list.

Centre linguistique du Collège de Jonquière 1



Summer

Day at the Beach lac St-Jean1

Festival des rythmes du monde2

Festivals des bières et du vin 1

Jonquière en musique (Open air concerts)

Hiking Cap-Trinité3

Hiking & kayaking Saguenay Fjord or lac St- 2

Jean

Visit « l’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs » Museum and

«Scullion Gardens» 3

Visit the historical village of de Val-Jalbert4

Visit to a local vineyard 4

Cruises on Saguenay or lac St-Jean5

Spring & Fall 5 6

Visit the regional Museum la Pulperie6

Visit the Yvon Robert instrument/luthier work-

shop

Hiking & Horseback7

Saguenay en bouffe-Food Festival (October) 8 7

Ciné-club/Films

Festival jazz et blues (April)

Visit to local artists 8

Salon des métiers d’arts - Arts & Craft Show (November)

Salon du livre / Book Show (September) 9

Visit Micro-Breweries & Artisan Cheese Makers 9

Visit Maple Syrup Cabin (March) 10

Winter

Ice fishing 11

11 Hiking & snowshoeing12

Hockey 13

Downhill Skiing

Cross Country Skiing

Dog sledding Jonquière en neige - ice sculpting festival

Visit to the zoo14


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5. Where will you stay?

All participants will stay with host families in Jonquiere. Our host families are well known and

appreciated for their hospitality and their kindness. You will have two meals a day with them,

breakfast and dinner. Some of our host families are located away from the college and public

transit is available. You can buy a bus passes at the CEGEP book store.

6. Where will you eat?

Breakfast and dinner are to be taken with your host family. Monday through Friday. Lunch is

available at the college cafeteria with a meal card. This meal card is NON-TRANSFERABLE.

7. What to pack?

To get the most out of your stay in Jonquiere, we suggest you bring the following:

School supplies (pencil case, notebook, French dictionary)

Tablet or portable computer

Health insurance card

Social insurance card

Alarm clock

Camera

Athletic shoes (for the sports you wish to play)

Swimsuit

Swim cap (mandatory in Quebec public pools)

Sun screen, beach towel

Sportswear

Clothing for all kinds of weather: sweater, t-shirt, shorts, rainwear etc.

Walking shoes

Backpack, lunch box

Personal hygiene supplies (soap, shampoo, toothbrush and toothpaste)

Towels and facecloths





8. What if someone wants to send you something?

Mail: During your stay with us, all personal correspondence must be addressed as following:

Your name

ADULT PROGRAM

Centre Linguistique

College de Jonquiere

2505, rue St-Hubert

Jonquiere (Quebec) G7X 7W2

E-mail: You can easily take advantage of this service at the College's Multi-Media Centre by

using your personal address.

The college also has free WIFI.

9. How to be reached during the program?

The numbers where you can be reached are:

At the school office 418 542-0352 or 1 800 622-0352 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (answering machine after office hours, during lunch hours and weekends).

In case of emergency only: 418 547-2191 extension 7611

You are permitted to give your host family's phone number to your relatives and friends. No phone number of any host family will be given by employees of the Centre Linguistique or of the College. (Government Policy, see Access to Information Act).





10. When should you arrive?

You should plan to arrive at the will main entrance of the College de Jonquiere (Door A),

2505 rue St-Hubert, Jonquiere, between 4 pm and 11 pm on Sunday before the program. A team

will be there to welcome you and introduce you to your host family.

The first day of school will be Monday. We will be waiting for you at 8:15 am at Door A.

11. How to get to Jonquiere?

By bus

Here is the timetable of the INTERCAR BUS COMPANY from Montreal and Quebec City.

www.intercar.qc.ca

Every day

Every day

Sunday &

Friday

Tuesday, Wednesday,

Thursday, Friday & Sunday

Saturday &

Monday

Every day

except Saturday

Montreal 7h 11h 15h 15h 15h 18h

Longueuil 7h20 11h20 15h20 15h20 15h20 -

Sainte-Foy 10h 13h45 - 17h45 17h15 21h05

Quebec (gare)

10h30 14h30 18h30 18h30 18h30 21h30

Laterriere 12h45 16h45 20h45 20h45 20h45 23h45

Chicoutimi 13h00 17h00 21h 21h00 21h 00h05

Arvida 13h20 17h20 21h20 21h20 21h20 00h25

Jonquiere 13h30 17h30 21h30 21h30 21h30 00h30

Data shown is for information only. Schedules are subject to change without notice.


http://www.intercar.qc.ca/




By train

www.viarail.ca/en/plan-your-trip/customize-your-train-Schedule (Scroll down to Northern Quebec

and click on Montreal-Jonquiere).

By plane www.aircanada.com

AIR CANADA offers flights from Montreal/Trudeau (YUL) to Saguenay/Bagotville (YBG) following this timetable:

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SUNDAY ARRIVAL

MONTREAL / BAGOTVILLE

FLIGHT DEPARTURE ARRIVAL

AC8682 8 h 40 9 h 47

AC8684 15 h 45 16 h 52

AC8688 20 h 30 21 h 37

SATURDAY DEPARTURE

BAGOTVILLE / MONTREAL

FLIGHT DEPARTURE ARRIVAL

AC8681 5 h 20 6 h 31

AC8687 10 h 10 11 h 21

AC8685 17 h 15 18 h 26

U JONQUIERE: THE CITY, THE COLLEGE AND THE CENTRE LINGUISTIQUE AT A GLANCE

The city www.ville.saguenay.qc.ca

The College www.cegepjonquiere.ca

The Centre Linguistique www.langues-jonquiere.ca


http://www.aircanada.com/

http://www.aircanada.com/

http://www.ville.saguenay.qc.ca/

http://www.cegepjonquiere.ca/

http://www.langues-jonquiere.ca/



12. Useful Apps & Links

Bescherelle conjugaison: ± 4, 79 CAD Multidictionnaire: 16, 99 CAD Le visuel +: ± 5, 79 CAD

Le français au bureau (PDF): 32 CAD

Antidote (correcteur et dictionnaire): ± 19, 99 CAD

Links

Centre collégial de développement de matériel didactique (CCDMD)

Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF)

Exercices de vocabulaire pour étrangers

13. How to get the latest news and updates on the program?

A Facebook group has been created specifically for your program. We strongly recommend that

you join. The Centre Linguistique administers this private group. You can get in touch with other

participants, ask questions and receive all the latest details. It's also a good tool for sharing

photos during the program.


http://www.ccdmd.qc.ca/

http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/

http://fr.ver-taal.com/


Nom de famille / Last name / Apellidos

Prénom / First name / Nombre

Date de naissance /Date of birth / Fecha de nacimiento

Sexe / Gender / Sexo

J /D /D M A / Y / A

M F

Courriel / E-Mail / Correo electrónico


Employeur / Employer / Empleador Poste / Position / Puesto

Cochez si identique Same as above Señale si es la misma dirección


Facturation à l’attention de : / Billed to : / Facturación con atención a :

Évaluation à l’attention de:/ Evaluation sent to:/ Evaluación con atención a :

Facturation – Évaluation / Billing – Evaluation / Facturación- Evaluación

Urgence / In case of emergency / En caso de emergencia

Tél / Tel

À la maison / Home / En casa

Tél / Tel ( )

Au bureau / At work / Oficina Poste-Ext.


Du / From / Del / Date / Fecha : Au / To / Al / Date / Fecha : J /D /D – M - A / Y / A J /D /D – M - A / Y / A

Nombre de semaines / Number of weeks / Numero de semanas :

Je vais aller directement chez la famille hôte / I will go directly to the host family’s house / Voy a ir directamente a la casa de la familia anfitriona

Réservation, par l’école, d’une chambre d’hôtel mais au frais de l’étudiant

Booking, by the school, of an hotel room but at the student’s expense

Reservación, por la escuela, de una habitación en un hotel pero a expensas del estudiante

General Information Package – Adult Program

Signature / Firma Date / Fecha (J /D /D – M - A / Y / A

Avec enfants / With children / Con hijos

Avec animaux / With pets / Con animales

Je fume / I smoke / Fumo

Allergies / Allergies / Alergias

Régime alimentaire / Special diet / Dieta especial

Végétarien / Vegetarian / Vegetariana

Végétalien / Vegan / Vegano

Avec d’autres étudiants / With other students / Con otros estudiantes

Autres / Other / Otras

J’autorise l’école à utiliser des photos qui ont été prises lors du programme à des fins de promotion. I authorize the school to use any photos which may be taken during the program for promotional use. Doy mi consentimiento a la escuela para que utilicen mis fotografías y similares en sus productos

publicitarios.

Toute annulation reçue moins de 7 jours ouvrables avant le début du cours entraînera des frais de 600 CAD.

Any cancellation received less than 7 working days prior to session start date are subject to a 600 CAD penalty.

Cualquier anulacion recibida con menos de 7 dias laborables antes del principio del curso ocasionara

un cobro de 600 CAD.

Important / Importante

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