Are you studying for a four-year baccalaureate or preparatory year? Perfect your French by learning from a colleague in your discipline.
In this personalized language mentoring program, mentors come from the same field of study as their mentees and teach small groups for two hours a week.
This activity is free of charge.
You’ll be perfecting your command of French – while consolidating the skills related to your discipline – and developing successful strategies for university studies in French. With personalized support, you’ll be able to forge links with your francophone colleagues and integrate with university life. Lastly, you’ll have the opportunity to take part in a program of year-round cultural activities. Learning French will become the key to your integration into the French-speaking culture of Montréal and Québec.
Anyone enrolled in the first year of a four-year baccalaureate or the preparatory year program, who must take French courses at the Faculté de l’éducation permanente.
“I learned a vocabulary that allowed me to start conversations in French.”
Wanting
Preparatory year student
“I’m participating in the mentoring program because I want to improve my French.”
Ziye
Preparatory year student
“I suggest that future participants in the mentoring program dare to speak French to each other.”
Miliya
Bachelor’s student in Computer Science
“My greatest achievement: the pride we feel as mentors when we see our mentees improve right before our eyes.”
Imane
Bachelor’s student in Mathematics and Computer Science
“I chose to participate in the language mentoring program because I love sharing my love of French.”
Salomé
Bachelor’s student in Cognitive Neuroscience
“For me, learning French is a necessity because it’s one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.”
Aya
Preparatory year student
Mario Cortés
Coordination officer
mario.cortes@umontreal.ca