Canada
Travel Study Syllabus
FRENCH
370: Travel-Study Program to Ottawa, Montreal,
and Quebec City
Spring
Semester 2007
Travel Study Trip: March 8-17, 2007
Dr. Paul Crapo
124 Gooch Hall, x 1017
paucrapo@utm.edu
Objectives:
This Travel Study is designed to give students an
in-depth view of the Canadians and their history,
culture and government by offering them planned visits
to three of the most important cities in Eastern
Canada. Students will first visit Montreal, one of
North America’s
most dynamic cities, which mixes historic sites with
modern business and shopping districts and ethnic
neighborhoods. Of particular interest will be the
historic Jacques Cartier Square and the Notre Dame
Basilica, the downtown underground shopping center,
and the “Royal Mount,” from which students
will have a spectacular view of the city’s skyline.
Students will then travel to Canada’s beautiful
capital, Ottawa. Here, they will visit several important
Canadian institutions: the Parliament building (hopefully
attending a Question session), the Canadian Supreme
Court, and Canada Foreign Affairs. They will also
visit the National Gallery of Canada, the Rideau Canal,
and the colorful outdoor market, By-Town. A walled
city with a distinct European flavor, Quebec City
will take students back to the 17th and 18th centuries
and historic sites associated with Cartier, Champlain,
and the English conquest of Canada. Students will
visit the Château Frontenac and the Old City
which is set on a cliff overlooking the majestic St.
Lawrence River. They will also visit the Quebec “National
Assembly” and the Ministry of International
Relations.
Students will have numerous occasions daily to interact
with Canadians and to engage them in discussion on
issues of importance to both our countries. They will
have the chance to learn much about the daily life
of Canadians, their opinions of Americans and America,
and will observe firsthand certain key aspects of
Canadian society today, e.g., multiculturalism and
bilingualism. Special attention will be given to the
place that Quebec occupies within the Canadian federation
and its relationship with Anglophone Canada. Students
will also learn much about the workings of the Canadian
Parliament and executive and will have the opportunity
to compare them with their U. S. counterparts.
Course assignments:
• Students will attend three pre-departure meetings,
will complete all assigned group and individual activities
during the trip itself, and will attend at least two post-trip class meetings.
• Students will complete EACH DAY a trip log,
also completing the specific analyses included in
it (of restaurants, hotels, stores, etc.), and will turn in this log to the instructor
immediately at the end of the trip.
French 370 / Syllabus (2)
• Students will be called on to give focused
reports on historical monuments, important sites,
and historical events while on the trip.
• Each morning at breakfast, students will participate
in a 30-50 minute formal discussion of the previous
day’s activities.
• Students will pursue a special project during
the trip and complete a PowerPoint presentation on
it in April in IDST 250.
• Students will sign a Code of Conduct before
departure and will conduct themselves courteously
and lawfully during the travel-study program. Students who Fail to do so will
be sent back to TN BEFORE the conclusion of the trip, at their own expense.
Approximate grade determination:
25 % for participation in pre- and post-trip class
meetings.
50% for participation in trip activities and breakfast
discussion meetings.
25% for the PowerPoint presentation (or similar activity).
Help:
Students with any questions or problems should contact
the course instructor as quickly as possible.
