Business French Summer School

BUSINESS FRENCH SUMMER SCHOOL
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
SUMMER 2016 | July 18 – August 12
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Schedule: pp. 2-5
Schedule Breakdown: p. 6
Tuition Fees, Group Pricing, Contact Information: p.7
Web site: http://francaisaffaires-immersion.hec.ca/en/
HEC Montréal Business School
3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montreal, QC - H3T 2A7 - Canada
The Business French Summer School – Language & Culture is administered by the
Business Language Training Center – Suite 3.725 (3rd floor, yellow section)
- Office Hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm – Closed: 12:00–1:00 pm
- Manager of the Business French Summer School: Mr. Éric Buisson
@: eric.buisson@hec.ca – T.: +1 514 340-6000, ext. 2234
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Business French Summer School – Language & Culture | Week 1
Monday
July 18
9:00 – 12:15
Welcome Ceremony
Breakfast
Program Presentation
Visit of HEC
Oral Placement Test
Room: Banque CIBC
(1st floor, blue section)
12:15 – 2:00 pm
Lunch Break
2:00 – 5:30 pm
Tuesday
July 19
9:15 – 12:15
9:15 – 12:15
Thursday
July 21
9:15 – 12:15
Friday
July 22
9:15 – 12:15
Business French Course
Business French Course
Class #1
Class #2
Sunday
July 24
SUGGESTIONS
Business French
Course
Class #3
Business French
Course
Class #4
Outside Montreal:
Mont-Tremblant
In Montreal :
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:30 pm
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Oral Communication
Workshop (#1)
Conference:
“Establishing and
Managing Small and
Medium-sized Cies”
Professor:
Dr. Manaf Bouchentouf
Room: Banque CIBC
Old-Montreal
Visit
_______________________________________________________
Oral Communication
Workshop
(Students in Level 1)
from 3:15 to 5:15 pm
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 – 4:30 pm
1:30 – 5:30 pm
Visits of Small Cies:
- Daily tous les jours
- ECTO
- Rudsak
- Zen & Cie
- Le Bilboquet
Guided tour of Palais
des congrès,
Montreal
International District,
Chinatown, and Place
Ville-Marie high-rise
2:30 – 5:30 pm
Oral presentations of
these companies on
Monday July 25 (PM)
7:00 – 9:00 pm
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Learning French songs
and picnicking in
Mount Royal Park
Bring your food
McCord Canadian
History Museum
FREE of CHARGE
Exalto Park
Urban acrobatic park
Olympic Stadium
Go on an adventure
hanging in the air in
the heart of the city
Optional Activities – Late Afternoon | Evening
Free
Saturday
July 23
Optional Activities
Leaving HEC at 2:00 pm
Guided tour of
Wednesday
July 20
Registration required
Free
Free
- Brunch (11:00|1:00 pm)
on
Jacques-Cartier
Square
(Old Montreal)
accompanied by
Montreal
Metropolitan
Orchestra
- Olympic Stadium;
Botanical Garden;
Planetarium;
Biodôme
- Piknic electronic in
Jean-Drapeau Park
Proper sporting
attire required
- Tam-tams | Drums
on Mount Royal Park;
hiking in Mount Royal
Park
FREE of CHARGE
- Shopping in
downtown Montreal
FREE of CHARGE
This symbol indicates that the activity will be accompanied and conducted in French. Meeting point for all activities outside the School premises: In front of Entrance Hall on Louis-Colin Av.
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Business French Summer School – Language & Culture | Week 2
Monday
July 25
9:00 – 12:15
Business French Course
Class #5
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Oral Communication
Workshop (#2)
- Oral presentation of
the companies visited
on Thursday July 21
- Presentation of the
Urban rally scheduled
on July 27
Éric Buisson
Tuesday
July 26
Wednesday
July 27
9:15 – 12:15
9:15 – 2:15
Business French Course
Class #6
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Urban field trip to
discover various
Montreal
neighbourhoods: Urban
rally and photography
contest
Lunch Break
Thursday
July 28
9:15 – 12:15
Workshop preparing
for the Mid-term
Exam
Regular classrooms
assigned for each
level
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Bring your lunch
Conference:
Urban Marketing
Emmanuelle Legault
VP Marketing
Tourisme Montréal
Room: Banque CIBC
Important
2:45 – 4:15 pm
Photography workshop
in preparation of the
photography contest
“Montréal, ma réalité"
Marianne Charland
Room: Banque CIBC
After the morning
activity, send the
picture of your choice
(Jpeg format) to
immersion@hec.ca
Mention your name in
your e-mail
Due by 5:00 pm
Friday
July 29
9:15 – 12:15
Business French
Course
Class #7
Mid-term Exam
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
!! 5:00 – 9:00 pm !!
1:30 – 5:30 pm
Leaving HEC at 3:45 pm
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Preparation of the
photography contest
Visit of Radio-Canada:
Guided tour of TV
studios, News Centre,
setting and props
Dept.; production
and recording of a TV
news segment in
French
Free
“Montréal, ma réalité”
Marianne Charland
Room: Banque CIBC
-------------------2:15 – 5:30 pm
Photo Workshop
Regular classrooms
assigned for each
level
Saturday
July 30
SUGGESTIONS
3-day weekend
Optional Activities
3-day weekend
Optional Activities
Outside Montreal :
Outside Montreal:
Quebec City | Ottawa
Niagara Falls.
Quebec City | Ottawa
Niagara Falls
In Montreal :
- Olympic Stadium;
Botanical Garden;
Planetarium;
Biodôme
- Museums: Museum
of Fine Arts;
Pointe-à-Callières
History Museum;
Museum of
Contemporary Art;
Montreal Musée
Grévin (wax museum)
- Shopping in
downtown Montreal
Optional Activities – Late Afternoon | Evening
Free
6:30 – 11:30 pm
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Film and “poutine”
outing in the Latin
Quarter (± $ 25 /
person)
Museum of
Contemporary Art
(MAC)
$ 5 with student card
See above
Radio-Canada Visit:
5:00 – 9:00 pm
Leaving HEC at
3:45 pm
Free
Sunday
July 31
SUGGESTIONS
Free
In Montreal :
- Brunch (11:00|1:00 pm)
on
Jacques-Cartier
Square
(Old Montreal)
accompanied by
Montreal
Metropolitan
Orchestra
- Olympic Stadium;
Botanical Garden;
Planetarium;
Biodôme
- Pique-nique
électronique in
Jean-Drapeau Park
- Tam-tams | Drums
on Mount Royal Park;
hiking in Mount Royal
Park
- Shopping in
downtown Montreal
This symbol indicates that the activity will be accompanied and conducted in French. Meeting point for all activities outside the School premises: In front of Entrance Hall on Louis-Colin Av.
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Business French Summer School – Language & Culture | Week 3
Monday
August 1
Free
Tuesday
August 2
Wednesday
August 3
9:15 – 12:15
9:15 – 11:15
Business French
Course
Class #8
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Setting up of photo
exhibition
Room:
Investissement Québec
Free
2:45 – 4:15 pm
Presentation of the
activity
“Love Montreal”
Rosanna Tomiuk
Julie Duchesne
Éric Buisson
Room: Banque CIBC
-----------------Quick lunch prior to
company visits
9:15 – 12:15
Friday
August 5
9:15 – 12:15
Business French
Course
Class #9
Business French
Course
Class #10
12:15 – 1:30 pm
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:00 pm
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Visit of sociallyresponsible companies:
Presentation of the
Montreal Company :
Speed-boating on the
- Magazine L’Itinéraire
Virtuo 360
12:15 – 4:15 pm
- Chez Doris
Exhibition “Montréal,
ma réalité”:
- Awards Presentation
- Press Conference
- Cocktail Ceremony
Room:
Investissement Québec
Thursday
August 4
- Mission Bon Accueil
- Restau Robin des Bois
- Partageons l’espoir
- La Tablée des chefs
Oral presentation of these
companies on Monday
August 8 (PM)
Room: Banque CIBC
Saint Lawrence River
Registration required
FREE of CHARGE
Free
4:15 – 6:15 pm
Dinner and ice creams
on Bernard Street in
Outremont
(± 25 $ / personne)
Closing ceremony of the
First Peoples Festival
Place des festivals
FREE of CHARGE
Free
Sunday
August 7
SUGGESTIONS
Optional Activities
Optional Activities
Outside Montreal :
Outside Montreal:
Quebec City | Ottawa
Mont-Tremblant
In Montreal :
- Olympic Stadium;
Botanical Garden;
Planetarium;
Biodome.
- Museums: Museum
of Fine Arts;
Pointe-à-Callières
History Museum;
Museum of
Contemporary Art;
Montreal Musée
Grévin (wax museum)
- Shopping in
downtown Montreal.
Optional Activities – Late Afternoon | Evening
7:15 – 10:15 pm
Saturday
August 6
SUGGESTIONS
Free
Free
Quebec City | Ottawa
Mont-Tremblant
In Montreal :
- Brunch (11:00|1:00 pm)
on
Jacques-Cartier
Square
(Old Montreal)
accompanied by
Montreal
Metropolitan
Orchestra.
- Olympic Stadium;
Botanical Garden;
Planetarium;
Biodôme.
- Pique-nique
électronique in
Jean-Drapeau Park.
- Tam-tams | Drums
on Mount Royal Park;
hiking in Mount Royal
Park.
- Shopping in
downtown Montreal
This symbol indicates that the activity will be accompanied and conducted in French. Meeting point for all activities outside the School premises: In front of Entrance Hall on Louis-Colin Av.
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Business French Summer School – Language & Culture | Week 4
Monday
August 8
9:00 – 12:15
Tuesday
August 9
9 :15 – 12:15
Wednesday
August 10
9:15 – 12:15
9:15 – 12:15
9:15 – 12:15
Business French Course
Class #11
Business French Course
Class #12
Company Visit:
La TOHU
Workshop preparing for
the Final Exam.
Regular classrooms
assigned for each level
Business French
Final Exam
12:15 – 1:30 pm
12:15 – 1:30 pm
12:15 – 1:30 pm
12:15 – 1:30 pm
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:30 pm
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Oral Communications
Workshop (#3)
Conference:
- Oral presentations and
blog of the companies
visited
on Wednesday August 3
1:30 – 4:00 pm
1:30 – 2:15 pm
Information session
about study programs at
HEC Montréal
Michel Lemay
Room: Banque CIBC
“Management of
Cultural Organisations”
Prof.: François Haurat
Room: Banque CIBC
Thursday
August 11
Free
Leaving HEC at 2:30 pm
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Company Visit:
Moment Factory
Multimedia Studios
________________________________________________________
1:30 – 3:30
Oral Communications
Workshop
(Students in Level1)
Friday
August 12
Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Closing Ceremony,
presentation of Course
Certificate and Cocktail
Ceremony
Room: Banque CIBC
(1st floor, blue section)
End of the
Summer School
Optional Activities – Late Afternoon | Evening
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Free
Participating in the
activities offered
during the
“Fierté Montréal”
Festival
FREE of CHARGE
5:30 – 10:00 pm
Attending the filming of
a French-speaking TV
Talk show:
“Pénélope McQuade”
Free
Free
Registration required
FREEof CHARGE
This symbol indicates that the activity will be accompanied and conducted in French. Meeting point for all activities outside the School premises: In front of Entrance Hall on Louis-Colin Av.
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Schedule Breakdown *
Training and Activities
Number of Hours
Induction Day – Day 1 – Welcome Ceremony | Breakfast | Placement tests
4,00
Business French course in the morning (3 university credits - Levels: Beginner to Intermediate/Advanced)
45,00
Interactive oral communication workshops in the afternoon (Levels 1 to 4, depending on registration)
6,00
Seminars and conferences in Marketing and Management
6,00
Company visits
21,00
Guided tour of Old Montreal
2,00
Urban field trip to discover neighbourhoods in Montreal
5,00
Presentation and preparation of the photography contest “Montréal, ma réalité” followed by exhibition
8,00
Presentation and preparation of the visits to socially-responsible companies
2,00
Information session about study programs offered at HEC Montréal
1,00
Afternoon outing at Exalto Park (urban acrobatic park)
3,00
Afternoon outing speed-boating on the Saint Lawrence River
3,00
Afternoon outing visiting Place Ville-Marie high-rise (observation deck and Montreal Museum)
5,00
Closing Ceremony: Presentation of Course Certificates and cocktail ceremony
1,00
Optional activities in the evening, all accompanied and conducted in French
± 23,00
Total Number of Hours:
135,00
* All activities in the afternoon and in the evening are subject to change.
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Tuition Fees
Business French Summer School – Language and Culture – Length: 4 weeks
The Tuition Fees Cover:

Registration fee ($ 200 CA), non-refundable

135 hours of training, activities and outings (optional activities accompanied and conducted in French included)

Breakfast on Induction Day (Day 1 of the program)

Course material

Cocktail reception during the photography contest “Montréal, ma réalité“

Buffet for the Closing Ceremony

Afternoon outing to Exalto Park (urban acrobatic park)

Afternoon outing speed-boating on the Saint Lawrence River

Afternoon outing visiting Place Ville-Marie high-rise (observation deck and Montreal Museum)
Tuition Fees (taxes included): $ 1,875 CA (regular students) - $ 880 CA (exchange students registered at HEC Montréal in the fall semester)
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Lodging Option (± $ 33 CA / night): http://francaisaffaires-immersion.hec.ca/en/lodging/
Contact Information: Mr. Éric Buisson, Manager of the Business French Summer School: @: eric.buisson@hec.ca | T.: +1 514 340-6000, ext. 2234
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Business French Summer School
Language and Culture - July 18 to August 12, 2016
The Business Language Training Center at HEC Montreal, the first
university business school founded in Canada, is now offering a
Business French Summer School that will help you reach your
language goals.
This Summer School is designed to address a wide audience (students,
teachers and professors, executives, professionals, etc.) and does not
require any prior specific knowledge in business or French.
Unique in North America, this 4-week French immersion program
features:
 Intensive credited courses in Business French, language and
culture. This 3-credit program focuses on the 4 language skills:
writing, reading, listening and speaking.
(Levels offered: from total Beginner to Intermediate/Advanced).
 Interactive oral communication workshops revolving around
competencies and themes in connection with the French-speaking
business world.
 Company visits.
 Rich and varied sports and sociocultural activities.
 On-campus lodging option (± $ 33 CA / night).
Early Bird Registration: By paying at least 25% of the tuition fees by
May 15, 2016, you will have the opportunity to win a Samsung Galaxy
TAB4 tablet (size: 10.0”), with a retail value of ± $ 400 CA.
More Information & Online Registration:
http://francaisaffaires-immersion.hec.ca/en/
Like us on
www.facebook.com/EEFAHECMontreal
Participate in a total
immersion experience at
HEC Montréal, a world-class
French-language business
school, to acquire or refine
your writing and speaking
skills in Business French,
thereby increasing your
opportunities in the
international job market!
Company Visits:
 Numerous small-medium
sized companies
 Radio-Canada TV studios
 Cirque Eloize | La TOHU
 Moment Factory
multimedia studios
 Virtuo 360
Cost for this 4-week
program (± 135 hours of
training and activities):
- Exchange students: $ 880 CA
- Regular students: $ 1,875 CA
Business
French Summer School
Language and culture
Montreal (Quebec) – Canada
Unique in North America,
this 4-week immersion
program features:
• Intensive credited courses in
Business French, language and
culture (Levels offered: from total
Beginner to ­Intermediate/Advanced)
• Interactive oral communication
workshops focusing on competencies
and themes in connection with the
French-speaking business world
• Seminars and conferences in
Marketing and Management
revolving around ­creativity
• Company visits (Hydro-Québec,
Radio-Canada, le Cirque Éloize,
Moment Factory, la Cité du cinéma...)
• Rich and varied sports and
sociocultural activities
• On-campus lodging option
from July 18 to August 12, 2016
In the world of international business
affairs, the ability to speak multiple
languages is a major asset, no matter
the profession.
HEC Montréal, the first university business school founded in Canada, is now
offering a Business French Summer
School that will help you reach your
language goals.
For a detailed description of the
Business French Summer School
at HEC Montréal, we invite you to visit
our website:
businessfrench-summerschool.hec.ca
+ 1 514 340-6000, ext. 2234
immersion@hec.ca
HEC Montréal was the first university business
school in North America to be awarded the
three most prestigious accreditations in its field:
AMBA, AACSB International and EQUIS.
Business
French Summer School
Language and culture
Montreal (Quebec) – Canada
This Business French
Summer School at
HEC Montréal also
represents the opportunity to fully experience the depth and
breadth of Montreal:
•R
ecently awarded the title of best
university city in Canada (according
to the British firm QS)
•R
enowned for its historic richness
and varied cultural offerings
•A
ppreciated for its quality of life and
safe and friendly environment
•C
haracterized by an affordable cost
of living compared to the rest of
North America and Europe
• I deally situated close to appealing
destinations, such as Quebec City,
Boston and New York
Cost: $1,875 Ca
For a detailed description of the
Business French Summer School
at HEC Montréal, we invite you to visit
our website:
businessfrench-summerschool.hec.ca
+ 1 514 340-6000, ext. 2234
immersion@hec.ca
HEC Montréal was the first university business
school in North America to be awarded the
three most prestigious accreditations in its field:
AMBA, AACSB International and EQUIS.
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• Considered to be the 2nd largest Frenchspeaking city in the world after Paris