Professor Evelyne Accad, Ph.D.
TA: Dinah
Departure: United from Chicago O'Hare at 6:19 p.m., Sunday, December 28th, 2008, Terminal 1. Arrival in Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport at 9:40 a.m. on December 29th, Terminal 1. Check-in at United Airlines counter three hours prior to scheduled flight. Students must arrange their own transportation to and from O’Hare.
Flight information home: Sunday, January 11th, 2009 United departs from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal 1 at 12:50 p.m. Arriving at O’Hare at 3:23 p.m. Sunday, January 11th, 2009, Terminal 5.
Accommodations: FIAP Jean Monnet
https://exchange.cites.uiuc.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=745d7948e0d644dcafe29af7db111c17&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fiap.asso.fr%2findex-en.html 30 rue Cabanis 75014 Paris Phone: 01.43.13.17.00
From the US, dial 011-33-1-43-13-17-00 (Paris is 7 hours ahead of Central Standard Time). Cheaper rates may be obtained by dialing “10-10-345” before the above set of numbers. People can call you, but you cannot dial directly from your room. There are payphones downstairs in the FIAP that use French calling cards (in increments of the equivalent of about $7 and $15. There are even cheaper cards available if you expect to call home a lot. Do NOT buy American phone cards here as they are a waste of money compared to the French cards.World (tri- or quad- band) cell phones should work in France. You can both set up an international plan on your cell phone before you leave and have your parents set up an international calling plan on their home line for about $5/month which makes calls to Europe cheaper. Internet phone calls also save money such as Skype.
1) Get $50 in Euros before leaving (American Express or Thomas Cook offices, your bank or O'Hare Airport). The exchange rate of the euro fluctuates depending on the stock market. You do not want to change all your money here because the rate is much better in France.
2) Bring your student ID -- unlike in the US, France has many, MANY more discounts for students (from museums to clubs). You can also get an “International Student I.D. card, or ISIC from Travel Cuts on Green St.
3) Don't forget books and materials for the class. The course packet will be available at Notes-n-Quotes 502 E. John Street Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: 217-344-4433.
4) No more than two checked bags and a carry-on are allowed (purses do not count towards baggage allowance). O’Hare may not let you lock your bags due to inspection procedures - - please take anything of value on the plane with you in a carry-on. There are now additional regulations on the amount of liquids you can carry in your hand luggage. You can have no bigger than 3 fluid ounces - sized bottles.
5) Have ticket and passport handy at all times at the airport.
6) The teaching assistant for the course will be accompanying you on your flight and staying with you at the FIAP. Her name is Dinah. She is Coordinator of Research Programs in the Language Acquisition Lab in the Psychology Dept. at the University of lllinois. She has extensive experience in France. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Global Studies in Education.
7) You can always contact the professor of the course while in Paris. Professor Accad’s cell phone is 06.25.51.57.02 (from a U.S. cell, dial 011.33.6.25.51.57.02). The T.A.’s number is 06.26.13.23.20.
8) You do not need sheets or towels, but you do need your own toiletries such as shampoo, soap, etc. As you are sharing a room with up to seven people, past students of the course have advised that you bring shower sandals.
9) Most of the time, attire is casual, but you need one nicer outfit (no jeans) for the visit to Lycée Louis-le-Grand and “athletic” clothing for the African and Middle Eastern dance classes. Shoes are not worn in the dance studio.
10) Please bring three magazines or newspapers in English to give to the French students we will meet as part of the course. These reading materials need not be brand new—they may be magazines that you have already read and would have discarded. However, they prove most useful to French students studying English. Please also bring American snacks/candy to share when we visit the multicultural church.
11) You get breakfast and one other meal per day as part of the FIAP package. Meals are purchased through a ticket system with points. If you do not use all your points on meals, you can use them to buy bottled beverages, etc. for your room. If you miss meals one day, you can make them up other days.
12) Any problems? Dinah can be reached at:
armstead@illinois.edu . Professor Accad’s number in Paris is: 011-33-1-42.26.13.82 (evelyneaccad@aol.com).The blogsite for the course is:
https://exchange.cites.uiuc.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=745d7948e0d644dcafe29af7db111c17&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.illinoisinfrance.blogspot.com
