{"625915":{"#nid":"625915","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SLS-France: A French Immersion Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDoes your student speak French? Georgia Tech-Lorraine and Tech\u0026rsquo;s Department of Modern Languages have teamed up to provide a unique and immersive experience for French-speaking students studying at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in the fall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFocused on sustainability, the Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS) \u0026ndash; France Program allows students at an intermediate level of French or above to dive deeper into French language and culture during their time at Georgia Tech-Lorraine. The program takes place on the Georgia Tech-Lorraine campus located in Metz, France, which is located in the heart of Europe: 45 minutes from Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium; 2 hours from Switzerland; and 1.5 hours from Paris.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe courses offered at Georgia Tech-Lorraine are taught by Georgia Tech professors and all course credits transfer back seamlessly. Students in the SLS-France Program will take two core French courses \u0026ndash; one classroom-based and one community-based \u0026ndash; as well as two targeted electives of their choice.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThen, taking learning beyond the classroom, the students will engage in service-learning projects in the Metz community. Each volunteering experience allows the students to interact with local French business owners and volunteers, practice their French, and aid in the region\u0026rsquo;s sustainability efforts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe students are also taken on special excursions led by French-speakers and will be housed in a French-speaking dorm where they will live, cook, and study alongside French students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the SLS-France Program at Georgia Tech-Lorraine, please visit sls-france.gatech.edu or email sls-france@gatech.edu with any questions!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech-Lorraine and Tech\u2019s Department of Modern Languages have teamed up to provide a unique and immersive experience for French-speaking students studying at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in the fall. "}],"uid":"34945","created_gmt":"2019-09-10 13:42:44","changed_gmt":"2019-09-10 13:42:44","author":"tbarker30","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-09-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-09-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["sls-france@gatech.edu "],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}