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  New York University | Institute of French Studies
The Institute of French Studies at New York University is a multi-disciplinary center for the study of nineteenth- and twentieth-century France.
Each year, the Institute invites four scholars from France's most prestigious institutions of higher learning to give full semester courses.
Our distinguished regular faculty and visitors from France together with our rich program of conferences, lectures, and seminars, make the Institute of French Studies unique in the United States.
www.nyu.edu /fas/program/frenchstudies   (147 words)

  
  French Institute of Pondicherry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
French Institute of Pondicherry (fr:Institut Français de Pondichéry) was established as a result of framework of the Cessation Treaty of French Territories in India, and was officially inaugurated on 20th March 1955.
The Institute is a part of the network of research centers [1] organized by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and its existence is guaranteed by an international treaty, namely, the Treaty of Cession of French Territories in India, signed between India and France in 1956.
The Institute is housed in a 19th century building, recently renovated and the premises cover an area of 3000 square meter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Institute_of_Pondicherry   (422 words)

  
 Embassy of France - The French Institute Alliance Française
In the spring of 1940, in the space of just four weeks, 120,000 French soldiers lost their lives in a fierce and desperate fight against Nazi aggressors; it was one of the bloodiest periods in the history of the war.
While French political leaders were largely absent from the many retrospectives that marked the Millennium, French business leaders are regularly honored for excellence in the economic and financial press, which is rediscovering in timely manner that "entrepreneur" is a French word.
What successive French administrations have actually been trying to do is to act in such a way that the measures taken to encourage independent filmmakers --whatever the nationality of the films-- are not jeopardized by the strict application of the rules of the market place.
www.info-france-usa.org /news/statmnts/2000/be3011.asp   (6023 words)

  
 Institut Franco-chinois
This institute, the unique example of Chinese "university" outside China, was one of the least expected fruits of the Lyon Trade Mission to China in 1895-97.
Some of the objectives of this mission were to examine the conditions for the founding of a French institute in Tokyo and of a "Peking French Institute of Chinese studies", which never materialized.
This institute, which de facto was more a preparatory school than a university, has been open from 1921 up to the years after the World War II, hosting during a quarter of a century 473 male and female Chinese students [in PDF format
www.bm-lyon.fr /decouvrir/collections/InstitutFrancoChinois_ang.htm   (451 words)

  
 Study Abroad French Language Courses in Montpellier, France - Eurolingua Institute
Our French language Institute in the South of France is situated in the heart of beautiful, historic Montpellier, minutes from the railway/bus station/tramway, the world-famous Place de la Comédie, the Tour de la Babote and within only 20 minutes of the airport and wonderful Mediterranean beaches.
We are located on the ground floor of an impressive, traditional French building, with a reception area, five spacious classrooms, toilets, offices, kitchen, small library and a spacious central meeting/entertainments area with an opening glass roof.
Study abroad French in France immersion programmes are available all year round for students and clients of any age (16-75 years) - beginners, elementary, intermediate and advanced levels.
www.eurolingua.com /French_in_Montpellier.htm   (596 words)

  
 French at Luther College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
French is one of four majors offered by the department of modern languages and literatures at Luther.
Each French major is also prepared to use the language in a variety of professions or in graduate school.
All language majors, minors, and others who plan to use French skills professionally are strongly urged to study abroad during their undergraduate years.
www.luther.edu /learning/dept/french.html   (719 words)

  
 The French Institute for Culture & Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The French Institute for Culture and Technology aims to initiate and encourage a variety of Franco-American activities in areas ranging from improved language teaching to the organization of colloquia.
In a general manner, the Institute is concerned with developing contacts and exchanges in areas where Penn possesses special expertise and the French excel in scholarship and research.
Located in the School of Arts and Sciences, the Institute is governed by an outside Advisory Board and a Steering Committee drawn from the faculties of several of the Schools of the University.
www.gptwo.com /Guide_Content/french_institute_culture_tech.htm   (345 words)

  
 French Institute of the North Shore - Course Description
Please call the French Institute if you need help determining your placement, which is based on speaking ability.
This comprehensive review of French grammar is ideal for students who have completed Levels One, Two and Three and are looking for the next progressive step to perfect their language skills.
This course is designed for students who already have a basic command of the French language and desire to speak more natural and effectively.
www.frenchinstitutens.com /classes.html   (471 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE The French Institute Opens Fall Enrollment Early   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Classes are held at the institute's state-of-art training facility at 4000 Albemarle St., NW, and class sizes are kept small to encourage participation and give students the hands-on experience they need to pursue their chosen careers.
The internationally recognized French Institute is located in the trendy Tenleytown area of Washington, DC and offers career training courses in esthetics, advanced/medial esthetics, cosmetology, makeup, manicure, body waxing, body treatments, and spa management.
The Institute is owned and managed by Olivia French, a licensed esthetician and cosmetologist with over 25 years in the beauty industry.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=132950   (231 words)

  
 French Culture | Cinema | French Film Festivals and Retrospectives in US   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Cambridge, MA French director Pascal Rambert explores the beginnings and the ends of love in these innovative experimental films.
French director Jacques Audiard will be appearing at the French Institute Alliance Française in New York to kick off a retrospective of his feature films.
Find out when the French Institute Alliance Française kicks off their 42nd season of French film with a series of eight French comedy classics which are rarely screened in the U.S. Archives
www.frenchculture.org /cinema/festival   (700 words)

  
 Introducing the French Institute of Chiropractic (IFC)
Academically, the French Institute of Chiropractic (IFC) is very much identical to other chiropractic institutions around the world.
After passing the French Baccalaureate (grade 13 or junior college level), a student is admitted to the full-time six year course equivalent to 6,000 hours of study.
His knowledge of biomechanics and the study of all the chiropractic sciences including palpation, postural analysis, all chiropractic techniques, and peripheral articular techniques is monitored by continuous proficiency exams.
www.chiroweb.com /archives/08/01/12.html   (432 words)

  
 French Culinary Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The French Culinary Institute is a cooking school in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia chose the FCI as a Blue Ribbon Expert.
In April 2006, The French Culinary Institute received “The Award of Excellence for Vocational Cooking School from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).”
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Culinary_Institute   (328 words)

  
 University of Pittsburgh and French National Institute begin scientific collaboration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
PITTSBURGH and PARIS, Feb. 13 — The French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine recently signed an international collaborative research agreement that is the first of its kind for the French institute and an academic medical center in North America.
A two-day scientific seminar jointly organized by INSERM and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Science and Technology Office of the French Embassy in Washington), which was recently held in Paris, provided an opportunity for researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and France to exchange results from their respective studies.
In this government-funded institute, all diseases are studied, from the most common to the most rare.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-02/uopm-uop021304.php   (919 words)

  
 UCSB Summer Sessions French Institute
A survey of analysis of the outstanding contribution of French composers to instrumental and vocal music, opera, and ballet, from the Ecole de Notre-Dame to Jeune-France.
Study of French culture as manifested in the every-day life of the French society.
An in-depth study of the French political and administrative system, from the national to the local level.
www.summer.ucsb.edu /frenchcourses.html   (553 words)

  
 Boycott the French? - Mises Institute
Most French exports were not easily identifiable French goods such as perfume and alcohol but intermediate goods such as auto and aircraft parts and chemicals.
He also added that although French products are produced in many places, profits go mostly to French producers (ignoring Magnus' point about the bulk of trade in intermediate goods and intimating that profits were the only economically known benefits from exchange).
Dale Steinreich, Ph.D., is an adjunct scholar of the Mises Institute.
www.mises.org /fullstory.asp?control=1184   (1460 words)

  
 French Language Institute-Links
Languages Institute Inc. is comprised of a team of 8 experienced teachers.They are native French speakers, passionate about the language and earned a Bachelor or Master’s degree.
The Languages Institute was founded to introduce the Bay Area to the French Language and Culture.
Languages Institute Inc. offers an exhaustive program- from an introduction of the French language to preschoolers to the option to earn a Master’s degree from the University of Paris, through their learning distance program.
www.frenchin.org /ABOUTUS.HTM   (430 words)

  
 UCSB Summer Sessions French Institute
The Mission—The Summer Institute of French and Francophone Studies of the University of California at Santa Barbara offers a unique M.A. degree program designed for teachers and other professionals who want to perfect their spoken and written French and enhance their understanding of French culture in a rigorous immersion environment.
Like the Graduate Program of the Department of French and Italian at UC Santa Barbara, the Institute is committed to a broad, multidisciplinary perspective on France and the Francophone world.
The Institute offers an excellent opportunity for professional growth by promoting high level proficiency in French and an in-depth understanding of contemporary France and the Francophone world, as examined through language, literature, the arts, and the social sciences.
www.summer.ucsb.edu /FrenchInstitute/frlife.html   (689 words)

  
 French Language School: French Course & Classes - Boston Language Institute
The quality of instruction provided in our French language classes are on a par with the best native French language school.
We consider it to be the major goal of our program to have you use French in as large a variety of real-life situations as possible.
Since communication in a foreign language requires an understanding of the cultural context, our aim is to teach you the living language through carefully selected textbooks, newspaper and magazine articles and other relevant materials, rather than have you repeat and memorize tourist phrases.
www.boslang.com /fl/french.htm   (832 words)

  
 Policy | French Institute Alliance Française, New York City | French Classes | Library | Cultural Events | ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The French Institute Alliance Française will ask you to provide the information necessary to process and service your membership: name, billing address, telephone number,email address (if you have one), and credit card number.
The French Institute Alliance Française will ask you to provide the information necessary to process and service your school registration: name, billing address, telephone number, email address (if you have one), and credit card number.
The French Institute Alliance Française will ask you to provide the information necessary to process your gift and provide you with our donor benefits: name, billing address, telephone number, email address (if you have one), and credit card number.
www.fiaf.org /policy   (1302 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The French Culinary Institute's Salute to Healthy Cooking: Books: Alain Sailhac,Jacques Pepin,Andre ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The chefs at the French Culinary Institute believe that people have switched to Italian cooking because they do not realize French food can be just as light, fresh, and healthy.
On the surface, "The French Culinary Institute's Salute to Healthy Cooking" would appear to be just what the doctor ordered - a beautiful book of health conscious recipes compiled by perhaps the four most prominent French chefs living in the US.
These are takeoffs on French classics, cut down on butter, cream,etc. The added twist is that they are organized by "season," with a complete menu suggested.
amazon.com /French-Culinary-Institutes-Healthy-Cooking/dp/0875964400   (1885 words)

  
 French Summer Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Their first goal is to enable interested individuals to improve their proficiency in French or Spanish and to increase their knowledge of French and Hispanic studies; it is possible to enroll in the program for one summer term only.
Their secondary goal is to enable individuals who may not be able to enroll in a regular graduate program for professional reasons to earn an M.A. in French or Spanish over 3-5 summers, depending on transfer credit and/or the choice of a minor field.
Institute fee: $90 for one session (2 weeks), $180 for two sessions (4 weeks); this fee includes afternoon cultural activities, cultural/pedagogical workshops..
courses.unt.edu /koop/institute.htm   (1639 words)

  
 French Institute - Florence Gould Hall : Schedule & Tickets available online
To place an order over the telephone you can reach one of our knowledgable and friendly customer service representatives, toll free at 800-Stage90 (800-782-4390), who are standing by to assist you with your French Institute - Florence Gould Hall tickets purchase.
The French Institute - Florence Gould Hall is a great venue to catch a live event.
If you want to buy French Institute - Florence Gould Hall tickets from the venue or organization box offices or their official distribution outlets, please inquire directly with the venues or organizations themselves.
www.cheappremiumtickets.com /Venues/French_Institute_-_Florence_Gould_Hall.cfm   (490 words)

  
 University of Northern Iowa French Summer Institute
French Summer Institute On-Campus for 20 Teachers of French
This Institute program is designed for those teachers: 1) who aren’t free to attend the program in France, 2) who want to improve their skills in understanding and speaking French, 3) who wish to sharpen their techniques of teaching French and share with other teachers.
Understanding and identification of major levels of spoken French, including elegant, standard, and familiar speech styles.
www.nde.state.ne.us /forlg/NorthernIowaFrenchInstitute.htm   (430 words)

  
 Summer Institute in France for Teachers of French
For the 40th consecutive year, the Department of Modern Languages of the University of Northern Iowa is planning its program in France for Teachers of French: A five-week session in Angers from June 25 to July 28, 2008 for six hours of graduate credit.
The most important aim of the Institute is to try to increase each individual's skills as much as possible in a congenial French atmosphere and to help the participants assemble first-hand information about France and its people.
They left France with a warm feeling for the French people and their hospitality, and with a real sense of accomplishment in their ability to understand and speak French.
www.uni.edu /modlangs/french/StudyAbroadFrance.shtml   (1273 words)

  
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Actual French Institute - Florence Gould Hall seat numbers are withheld for the privacy of both buyer and seller.
www.vividseats.com /venues/french-institute-_-florence-gould-hall-tickets.html   (316 words)

  
 Employment
RECRUITMENT OF The Department of French and Italian at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is seeking to fill the position of Director for its Summer Institute of French and Francophone Studies, effective September 1, 2005.
The Institute is now celebrating its 28th year of operation, and has been acclaimed for its intellectual richness and its practical orientation.
The Institute Director's responsibilities include administrative preparation for the Summer Institute during the year while the Director is in residence at his/her home institution.
www.french-ital.ucsb.edu /Employment/employment.html   (427 words)

  
 UBC French Centre
The college offers a relaxing environment to study French while the city next door offers all the excitement of a summer vacation.
Bursaries for BC teachers are administered by the French Centre, Continuing Studies, UBC, for the French Programs Unit of the BC Ministry of Education.
A general description of the Institute is found under French Institute.
www.frenchcentre.ubc.ca /quebec   (322 words)

  
 French Institute - Florence Gould Hall Seating Chart, French Institute - Florence Gould Hall Tickets, French Institute ...
As America’s premier center for all things French and francophone, the French Institute was constructed at the turn of 20th century in the opulent and very French Beaux Arts-style architecture.
For generations, the Institute was known primarily as a center for language training and study.
But after nearly two years of extensive renovations and expansions, the Institute recently added several sectors to expand its celebration of French culture and artistic contributions.
www.gotickets.com /venues/ny/french_institute_-_florence_gould_hall.php   (319 words)

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