{"id":2632,"date":"2019-10-08T14:46:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T19:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/?page_id=2632"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:20:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:20:54","slug":"french","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/","title":{"rendered":"French"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder -->\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Sacre coeur\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/files\/2012\/05\/Sacre-coeur.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( 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url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-e.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-intro site-panel__gettoknow-desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-livetext>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"site-section__title h3\">French Program, Department of Romance Languages<\/h3>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A major in French extends students\u2019 liberal arts education and multicultural competence by studying Francophone cultures, civilizations, and literature. In their studies, students develop and enhance their oral communication skills, written language skills, analytical thinking, and familiarity with diverse perspectives which are sought by employers and graduate schools today.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-stat__number u-fc-navy\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"statistic\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t220\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-stat__desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"description\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMillion French Speakers in the world\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-stat__number u-fc-purple\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"statistic\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 of 6\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-stat__desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"description\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOfficial languages of the United Nations\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-stat__number u-fc-cranberry\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"statistic\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-stat__desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"description\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCountries in which French is an official language\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__query_loop panel panel-query_loop site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"query-loop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\" query-loop\">\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Maison1\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/files\/2009\/12\/DSC07948.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/maison\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">La Maison Francophone<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tLa Maison Francophone\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                At Maison francophone, students of French benefit from an immersive language and culture environment.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Rennes 4\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/files\/2013\/10\/Rennes-4-e1382988666791.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/abroad\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">January Term &#038; Semester Study Abroad<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tJanuary Term &#038; Semester Study Abroad\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                The department of Romance Languages encourages its students to spend at least a January Term, preferably a semester or year, studying in France or in a francophone area. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"arc de triopmhe with Erika\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/files\/2012\/05\/arc-de-triopmhe-with-Erika.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/alumni\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Alumni<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tAlumni\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                Through the Piper Center, students can find more information about life after graduation from St. Olaf. They have prepared resources profiling recent alumni from the French program, including representative First Destinations and alumni contact information.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Mason-Stilwell-bookseller\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/files\/2012\/05\/Mason-Stilwell-bookseller-370x245.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/files\/2012\/05\/Mason-Stilwell-bookseller-1440x400.jpg 540w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/files\/2012\/05\/Mason-Stilwell-bookseller-370x245.jpg 370w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/files\/2012\/05\/Mason-Stilwell-bookseller-270x170.jpg 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/courses\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Major Courses<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tMajor Courses\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                In courses for the major, students refine their oral and written French, gain intercultural competence, and develop analytical skills through the study of Francophone contemporary cultures, civilizations, and literature.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2854,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2632","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2854"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2972,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2632\/revisions\/2972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}