Venez apprendre comment les organisations africaines travaillent entre elles, et avec d’autres individus, pour gérer les forêts “modèles” dans cette partie de la planète. Super manière de vous tenir au courant du vocabulaire des écosystèmes et du développement durable, en langue française. Vive l’international dans le local (Maison française de Madison)!

A Prophet (Un Prophete)
Thursday, May, 3 9:30pm
The Marquee Theater at Union South
France, 2010 | 155 min | Dir. Jacques Audiard | HD Projection
In French with English subtitles

Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, cannot read or write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang currently ruling the prison, he is given a number of missions to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader’s confidence in the process. Malik is a fast learner and rises up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans.

Watch the trailer.

La Haine (Hate)
Monday, May 7,  7pm
The Marquee Theater at Union South
France, 1995 | 98 min | Dir. Mathieu Kassivitz
In French with English subtitles

A faux documentary chronicles 24 hours in the lives of three youths from Paris’ troubled suburbs: Vinz, Saïd and Hubert. After local youth Abdel is beaten unconscious by police, a riot ensues and a policeman loses his gun. The gun is found by Vinz who threatens he will kill a cop if Abdel dies.

Watch the trailer.

Interested in exploring professional opportunities in national security and intelligence? Learning about the kinds of academic experiences that federal agencies most value in prospective job candidates?

Attend this panel to learn about professional opportunities for students with foreign language and cultural competencies. Panelists include representatives from:

U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Language Service Corps
National Security Agency
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

This event is free and open to the public.

Language for Life is a program of the Language Institute to give UW-Madison students the opportunity to meet with working professionals who studied a foreign language in college and are using that language in their professional or personal lives in inspiring ways.

This event is sponsored by the Language Institute, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), and the UW-Madison Russian Flagship enter, with Language Institute finding from the College of Letters and Science Anonymous Fund.

Chanteur ouisconsinien, d’origine franco-québécoise, Kevin Soucie retourne à la Maison Française, le 11 Avril, pour accompagner notre dîner de chansons traditionnelles françaises et québécoises.

Ecoutez quelques sélections de son CD “Cosmopolite”.

Dîner du mercredi
11 avril 2012
18h00 (6pm)

Sur le menu ce soir-là:  Daube de boeuf (beef stew with onions, white wine, garlic, tomatoes, black olives, parsley and bouquet garni).  Tous nos dîners sont accompagnés de salade, dessert et café. Une option végétarienne est toujours offerte.

$11.00 / $9.00 étudiant (full time college or k12 student).
S’il vous plaît, cliquez ici pour réserver.

Chanteur ouisconsinien, d’origine franco-québécoise, Kevin Soucie retourne à la Maison Française, le 11 Avril, pour accompagner notre dîner de chansons traditionnelles françaises et québécoises.

Ecoutez quelques sélections de son CD “Cosmopolite”.

Dîner du mercredi
11 avril 2012
18h00 (6pm)

Sur le menu ce soir-là:  Daube de boeuf (beef stew with onions, white wine, garlic, tomatoes, black olives, parsley and bouquet garni).  Tous nos dîners sont accompagnés de salade, dessert et café. Une option végétarienne est toujours offerte.

$11.00 / $9.00 étudiant (full time college or k12 student).
S’il vous plaît, cliquez ici pour réserver.

2010 UW graduate Eyleen Chou has been living and working in Haiti a year and a half working with some phenomenal young entrepreneurs through Inveneo’s BATI program. All of them want to work on their English.

Inveneo’s BATI program strives to install a wireless internet network in Haïti while helping the country’s citizens, small business owners and local organizations connect with the world and develop their I.T. potential. In doing so, they hope to hand over to the Haitians the ability to build, maintain and support Internet connection throughout the country.

Eyleen Chou, Volunteer Systems Engineer, is looking for 20 students of French who are interested in committing to about 1 hour a week to Skype with these motivated Haitian technicians. The language exchange would be informal and can include sharing songs, practicing pronunciation, or watching online videos. Of course, Eyleen will always be available to help get people started and follow through to promote a strong commitment on behalf of the volunteers to practice language with their Haitian partners.

This is a great opportunity for students of French, especially French education majors, to improve their French language and francophone cultural skills, all the while making a difference in our world by connecting with eager learners in Haïti.

Students who are interested in finding out more, please fill out this online form (it takes 2 minutes) and Eyleen will respond directly to you.

Announcing the 6th Annual
Wisconsin Alumni Association – France/Europe Chapters

Career Event / Soirée de Préparation Professionnelle
Thursday, 22 March 2012
1:00-3:00 PM
260 Bascom Hall

OR

7:00-9:00 PM
ESCP-Europe, Paris Campus, 4210

University of Wisconsin grads present their broad range of career choices and international work experiences to students and other interested alums. Informal presentations by several alumni on the career choices, trade-offs, lessons learned, career tips – in short, the participants’ professional stories – will include questions from the audience.

In Paris? Attend in person from 19:00-21:00
ESCP-Europe – Paris Campus – 4210
79, avenue de la République, Paris 75011
Metro: Rue Saint Maur

In Madison? We will be live-streaming the Paris event from 1-3pm
260 Bascom Hall

France Event sponsored by WAA France Chapter.
Streaming sponsored by the UW-Madison International Internship Program

For more information, contact
Michelle Kern Hall
Assistant Director, International Internship Program
Division of International Studies
(608) 261-1017
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