La Maison FrançaiseLa Maison Françaiseandand

La Residencia HispanaLa Residencia HispanaOntario HallOntario Hall

2003-20042003-2004

Friendly people who share a Friendly people who share a common language experiencecommon language experience

Residents decorate the Residents decorate the wallswalls

Cooking together is an Cooking together is an important aspect of this important aspect of this

community…community…

...as well as doing activities ...as well as doing activities togethertogether

Sharing CultureSharing Culture

Open House Fall 2003Open House Fall 2003

Resident Assistants actively Resident Assistants actively help build a communityhelp build a community

Katherine Mendez is originally

from Colombia

and is currently an RA in Ontario

Hall

The RAs build

connections

between this

special housing area and the entire building.

Residents create bulletin boards Residents create bulletin boards and decorate the walls to foster a and decorate the walls to foster a cultural “immersion” experiencecultural “immersion” experience

A collaboration between the living A collaboration between the living and academic lives of studentsand academic lives of students

Kathy Deffenbaugh, Director of Housing

Beverly Evans,

Chair of Foreign

Languages and

Literatures

Instructors and students live Instructors and students live togethertogether

Carolina Marin,

Teacher Assistant from Spain

Magali Tenias,

Teacher Assistant from France

La Maison and La Residencia La Maison and La Residencia promote a truly well rounded promote a truly well rounded

education,education,academically…academically…

……and sociallyand socially

Rose McEwen, Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures

HighlightsHighlightsThe Program:The Program:

• Encourages students to speak a foreign language with Encourages students to speak a foreign language with people who have a common interestpeople who have a common interest

• Promotes proficiency and language acquisition skillsPromotes proficiency and language acquisition skills

• Nurtures the appreciation and knowledge of the Nurtures the appreciation and knowledge of the Francophone and Hispanic culturesFrancophone and Hispanic cultures

• Allows residents to live with foreign language Allows residents to live with foreign language instructors and native speakersinstructors and native speakers

• Fosters ownership over living environment (programs, Fosters ownership over living environment (programs, decorations)decorations)

Who can benefit?Who can benefit?

• Students studying the French or Spanish languagesStudents studying the French or Spanish languages

• Students who have studied abroad or plan toStudents who have studied abroad or plan to

• Students who want an immersion experience without Students who want an immersion experience without studying abroadstudying abroad

• Anyone proficient or interested in these languagesAnyone proficient or interested in these languages

• Native speakers of the Spanish or French languagesNative speakers of the Spanish or French languages

How do I sign up?How do I sign up?

• Pick up an application in the Foreign Pick up an application in the Foreign Languages and Literatures Languages and Literatures Department (Welles 211) Department (Welles 211)

DUE:DUE:

March 5March 5thth at 4:15pm at 4:15pm

Thank you…Thank you…Beverly Evans Beverly Evans

Kathy DeffenbaughKathy DeffenbaughRose McEwenRose McEwen

Katherine Mendez Katherine Mendez Pedro SchmidtPedro Schmidt

Inter-Residence CouncilInter-Residence Counciland…and…

The Residents of The Residents of C3 OntarioC3 Ontario