After language classes we took a field trip to la Musée de la Civilisation. This museum was established in 1988 in la Basse-ville and is an example of contemporary architecture mixed in with preserved buildings from previous centuries. This museum houses permanent collections on the history of Québec, First Nation peoples and geography. Students learned more about the history of Québec and its place within Canada. Important events such as the Quiet Revolution and the separatist movement were hightlighted as was the stature of hockey in the French Canadian culture. Before coming to Québec, we had seen the short Canadian film (based on Roch Carrier's autobiographical short story) produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Here is a link to the film which can be watched in English and French:Rome is the featured special exhibition on right now, and we were captivated by a panorama of Rome's architecture, sculpture, art, tapisteries and jewels from antiquity, renaissance, baroque and modern time periods. It was a beautiful exhibition; unfortunately no photos are allowed.
After the museum we were in for an interesting bus ride back to the residence in an écolobus. This is a very small bus which runs on electricity. Once it is full to capacity (about 10 people), it runs very slowly up and down the steep inclines of the Upper and Lower cities.
Les étudiants s'habituent très bien à parler et à comprendre le français. On est vraiment immersé dans tous les coins. Après cinq heures de cours, il est très utile d'aller dans "le champs" pour expériencer la langue en pleine vie!
An electric bus! How wonderful! My students too have become accustomed to public transportation. Many are either walking to and from school or taking the bus. When we went to our volunteering placement all 12 of us practically filled up one of the public buses.
RépondreSupprimerI hope the excursions continue to go well!