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Our 黑料网 community established Le Centre Francophone in 2012 with the
goal of promoting French and francophone cultures in and around St. Louis, Missouri
鈥� a city with one of the strongest French heritages in the United States.
Dr. Emily Thompson, Professor of French and Associate Dean of the College of Humanities
and Social Sciences, will be supporting the Centre Francophone until a new director
is named. Please contact her at cf@webster.edu for information about local events,
ideas for programming and collaboration and questions about the Centre Francophone.
Recent Events
The Centre Francophone field trip to Ste. Genevieve offered Webster students the chance to connect and network with St. Louis and Missouri francophones. This visit also sealed an accord between the CF and the French Heritage Corridor in the Ste. Genevieve National Park for student internship opportunities.
The son of Malian music royalty, the legendary Ali Farka Toure, Vieux Farka Tour茅 is often referred to as the Hendrix of the Sahara. Vieux draws on haunting Saharan blues and traditional Malian melodies and infuses them with his own global influences to create an irresistible Afropop sound all his own. He's an altogether different kind of awe-inspiring.
World-renowned historian, researcher and author, Professor Pascal Blanchard participated in a Zoom interview (in French) with Salim Ayoub, director of the Centre Francophone.
The Centre Francophone and its partners celebrate Moli猫re's 400th birthday with Companie Caravague's "Mad Men! Chez Moli猫re (staged/directed by Andre Nerman with Pascal Thoreau)."
A free screening of "Blue is the Warmest Color/La vie d鈥橝d猫le (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013, France/Belgium, 180 minutes)," in French with English subtitles. This event is part of the Francophone Week program and comes as a warm-up screening prior to the Academy Awards the next day.
Le Centre Francophone Student Resources
Our short- and long-term study abroad opportunities enable you to enhance your linguistic and cultural competence, build your professional development plan, and widen the horizon of your professional opportunities. Our faculty will gladly help you find the program that fits your needs.
Exchange Programs
- Brussels, Belgium
- Toulouse, France
- Geneva, Switzerland
Short-Term Hybrid Courses
- Nice, France: Regional Identities 鈥� Students travel to Nice, France at the end of a four-week intensive online study program, combining online learning and study abroad.
Le Centre Francophone established a dual-credit partnership in French with in 2013.
You are cordially invited to enjoy an interesting and relaxed conversation in French
with other language learners like you. Our French Teaching Assistant hosts this biweekly
event from 11:45 a.m.鈥�12:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Marletto's (the cafeteria). Rejoignez-nous!
Since 2000, the Rosita Award recognizes students who embrace the spirit of multilingualism by continuing the study of a foreign language beyond the beginning level and/or pursuing the study of more than one foreign language. Any student who has successfully completed four or more 黑料网 ILC classes in one language and received a "B" or more is eligible for the annual recognition. Applications are due the first week of April, with the award ceremony held the third week of April.
For more information and to apply, contact the Global Languages, Cultures and Societies Department at 314-246-7047.
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