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IES Abroad Nantes – French Language Immersion & Area Studies
Our French Language Immersion & Area Studies Program has two important goals: to improve your written and verbal proficiency in French through language and area studies courses and to introduce you to contemporary France and its role in the European Union. A beautiful city on the Loire River, Nantes is the perfect place to perfect your French. For more than 50 years, this program has been offering...
Our French Language Immersion & Area Studies Program has two important goals: to improve your written and verbal proficiency in French through language and area studies courses and to introduce you to contemporary France and its role in the European Union. A beautiful city on the Loire River, Nantes is the perfect place to perfect your French. For more than 50 years, this program has been offering students the opportunity to fully integrate into French society and function completely in French, thanks to the program’s focus on full immersion and the fact that there are few Anglophones in Nantes. This program has a close relationship with the Universite de Nantes, so you will have many opportunities to enroll in local university courses. IES Abroad courses are taught in French by native ...
Program Highlights
Founded in 1965, IES Abroad has established a strong partnership with the University of Nantes
Enjoy the benefits of this partnership with access to university libraries, sport and other on-campus facilities, and IES Abroad's wealth of experience
Full immersion program creates a valuable cultural, linguistic, and academic experience
Carefully selected field-trips and excursions for travel around Nantes and France available to all students
Teaching internships for education majors available
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- Nantes, France
- Fall
- Spring
- Education
- American
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Nantes: A Dream Turned Even Better Reality
by: Hannah Rees - United StatesProgram: IES Abroad Nantes – French Language Immersion & Area StudiesWhile abroad in Nantes, I experienced incredible academics, community, and exploration. In my time there, I stayed with a host family who took me in like I was a part of their own family. They invited me to events with them, supported me when I performed at our Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by IES, and generally was so kind and interested in my life. Academically, I was able to take classes at the local university where I met college students my age from France. I truly felt like part of the colleg...
Une expérience enrichissante
by: Amelia Jacobson - United StatesProgram: IES Abroad Nantes – French Language Immersion & Area StudiesIES Abroad Nantes truly provided me with the experience of a lifetime. Originally, I never wanted to go abroad, despite how one of my majors is in Francophone Studies. I attended multiple study abroad information sessions and turned down each one. Then, hours before the deadline to declare if you were going abroad, I told my college that I’d go. I looked through all my options, searching for a program that would be similar enough to my home in Maine. I found IES Abroad Nantes and, based on how...
Life-Changing Experience
by: Sophia Barton - United StatesProgram: IES Abroad Nantes – French Language Immersion & Area StudiesStudying abroad in Nantes with IES Abroad was an incredible and transformative experience that I will cherish for a lifetime. From the moment I arrived in this charming French city to the day I left, IES Abroad ensured that every aspect of my study abroad journey was not only enjoyable but also enriching. Academic Excellence (5/5): The academic program at IES Abroad in Nantes was top-notch. The courses were thoughtfully designed to integrate French language and culture, allowing us to immers...
Program Details
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Locations
- Nantes, France
Types & Subjects
- Art History
- Economics
- Education
- French
Availability
Years Offered: 2019,2020
- Fall
- Spring
Age Requirement
Age Requirement Varies
Guidelines
- American
Cost per week
Program Cost Includes
- Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
- Some Accommodation
- Tuition & Fees
Accomodation Options
- Home-stays
Qualifications & Experience
Any/All Education Levels Accepted
Application Procedures
- Transcript
- Online Application
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Erin Sandberg
Participated in 2006
A Minneapolis native, Erin currently lives and works as a copywriter in Chicago, and takes French language classes for fun in her spare time. Erin stu...
Erin Sandberg
Participated in 2006
I had been taking French since 3rd grade, and wanted to finally put it to use. My mom also studied abroad in college, so it was something she strongly encouraged me to do as well.
Abraham De La Rosa
Participated in 2009
Abraham De La Rosa is the Program Associate for IES Abroad programs in Spain and Chile. He earned his Bachelors in Business Management and French Stud...
Abraham De La Rosa
Participated in 2009
The main reason why I decided to go abroad was to further develop my French. Paris is the capital and with so much tourism, I knew that if I was to live in Paris a lot of people would be speaking English around me. I was looking for a city and a program in which I could completely immerse myself in the French language and culture. Nantes seemed like the best option. It’s a nice medium size city, but still felt charming like a town. There are not that many foreigners in the city and it’s two and a half hours away from Paris.
Audrey Leigh Thimm
Participated in 2014
Audrey is a physics-math major at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA, the town so nice, they named it twice. She just couldn't get enough of her franc...
Audrey Leigh Thimm
Participated in 2014
I wanted to become conversational in French through an immersion program that would allow me to learn about the language and culture first hand.
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