Mila Gabruck Receives Teaching Excellence Award
We are very proud to annunce that one of the Student Union Teaching Excellence Awards for the Faculty of Arts for the year 2011/2012 has been presented to Dr. Mila Gabruck.
Established in 1984, this award is conferred to excellent instructors for their ability to communicate broad and accurate knowledge of their subject matter; their ability to create enthusiasm; their success at challenging students; their availability for consultation or counselling outside of class; and the fairness and consistency of the grading.
Publication: L'Art de très près
We extend our warmest congratulations to Anthony Wall on the publication of L'Art de très près. Détail et proximité. Co-edited with Marie-Dominique Popelard, the book was launched on March 15th, 2012. Anthony Wall is also an invited professor with the Département de médiation culturelle at the Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris) where he is currently giving a graduate seminar on "Les usages du portrait avant la photographie".
DELF Exams
The University of Calgary became a DELF / DALF Examination Centre under the auspices of the Calgary Board of Education in February 2012. The DELF (Diplôme d’études en langue française) is an French Diploma diploma issued by the French Ministry of Education. It is divided into six different levels of competency, from basic to proficient level. It is recognized worldwide by institutions and agencies where knowledge of French is required. This diploma is awarded for life and, as such, is an asset on a resumé. Our first DELF session took place in April. Twenty students successfully took the A2 examination. Our next session will be in June 2012. For more information, contact Odile Rollin at delf@ucalgary.ca.
Group Study Programs in Spring 2012
During the Spring Semester of 2012 students will have the opportunity to spend time in Tours (France) and Perugia (Italy). Participants will develop their knowledge of language and culture by playing an active role in these experiential learning programs. Tours, in the heart of the Loire Valley, is surrounded by some of the most striking examples of French Renaissance architecture, including the famed Chateaux de la Loire. Perugia in central Italy is a charming medieval town, especially reputed for its natural and artistic beauties.
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