Tori's French Culture Blog

French and American college campuses both have buildings such as residence halls ou résidences, nurses office/wellness center ou l'infirmirie, cafeterias ou la cafétérias and a library ou la bibiliotèque. I believe that most schools have simlar buildings because these buildings are proven to be benefical and neccessary areas for schools. These different buildings give the students a space to do whatever they please,such as reading, eating and just hanging out. At French colleges, students can choose to complete une baccalauréate, une maîtrise, or un doctorate, which are equal to a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and doctorial degree. These students may choose to specialize in one just subject, this is called une spécialization, or they can have a major in something, called une majeur ou une concentration, with a minor in something else, called une mineure. This choice in majoring or specializing resembles American colleges. In America, students are expected to pick a ma...

This is a video of my speaking in French! I am speaking about the college I'm at, the classes I'm taking and what classes I prefer. One thing I forgot to mention is that I am majoring in English, or je me spécialise en anglais. Thank you for watching!

A typical university experience is four years long. Most colleges offera lot of degree options. I am studying at Cottey College to earn a bachelor's in English which will take four years. I'm in my second year right now. Most colleges require a high school diploma and some type of standarized test scores for acceptance. At Cottey College, most students live on campus in one of our three dorm buildings: Robertson, PEO, or Reeves. But we do have some students who live off campus, and that's usually because it's cheaper and the students live close enough to campus to commute. We also have a Main Hall, Academic Building, Chapel, gym and Fine Arts Building. As far as I can tell, no profession is specifically gendered. There may be stereotypes on who should work certain professions but there's no rules against who can actually work any jobs. I know that jobs such as social workers or teachers sometimes require employees to be bilingual because it can help the employees ...