{"id":345,"date":"2016-05-23T12:55:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/sla2016\/?page_id=345"},"modified":"2017-07-31T11:32:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T15:32:14","slug":"frias","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/france\/frias\/","title":{"rendered":"Frias, Natalia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name: <\/strong>Natalia Frias<\/p>\n

E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>Natalia.Yepez-Frias.1@nd.edu<\/p>\n

Language:\u00a0<\/strong>French<\/p>\n

Location of Study:\u00a0<\/strong>Tours, France<\/p>\n

Program of Study: <\/strong>L’Institut de Touraine<\/p>\n

Sponsors:\u00a0<\/strong>Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures and Nanovic Institute for European Studies<\/p>\n

Blog URL:\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/author\/natalia-yepez-frias-1nd-edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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A brief personal bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a Political Science and French supplementary major at the University of Notre Dame. I have a passion for advocacy in human rights and how that looks differently across the globe. I have been involved in Human Rights-ND as President, Notre Dame Senate, Policy Advising Team, Writing Center tutor, and research assistant to Economics Professor Kirk Doran and to History Professor Jaime Pensado.<\/p>\n

Why this summer language abroad opportunity is important to me:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This SLA Grant is important to me because it is the next step in my French language acquisition. I ultimately want to be able to work internationally and French is not only an official language for the United Nations, but also opens up a world stretching from Europe to Northern Africa. Immediately following college I hope to possibly spend a year teaching English in a French speaking country. In terms of career focus I will be an international human rights lawyer and my french will increase the accessibility with which I am able to communicate with people in the professional realm. While the SLA will offer me many concrete advantages I am also eager to perfect my French so that I can better understand a people, which is why I even want to be a human rights lawyer in the first place – for the betterment of people’s lives.<\/p>\n

What I hope to achieve as a result of this summer study abroad experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The immediate hope from my SLA Grant is that my proficiency in the French language improves. However, this is for the longer termed goal of succeeding in the Fall when I attend Sciences-Po for study abroad in Paris, France. I ultimately aim to be fluent in French and through formal education I will reach a level that will allow me to conduct a career in French. The program I have selected for my SLA is language focused in a classroom environment where I will be learning with peers at a similar pace and starting point. I hope to develop my writing and reading as well as my speaking skills while abroad. Furthermore, I intend to grow familiar with French culture and how to navigate a subway. Without the pressure of grades I can focus on learning French and adapting to the lifestyle change in time for the coming semester abroad.<\/p>\n

My specific learning goals for language and intercultural learning this summer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

By the end of the summer, I will be able to produce a coherent and academic piece of written work in French and feel prepared for my semester at Sciences-Po.<\/p>\n

By the end of the summer, I will be able to confidently approach a native French speaker for conversation in French.<\/p>\n

By the end of summer, I will be able to articulate and appreciate the specific differences between my background and that of France.<\/p>\n

By the end of summer, I will be able to independently navigate my way through a subway or an unfamiliar place – whether relying on a map or on locals.<\/p>\n

My plan for maximizing my international language learning experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Name: Natalia Frias E-mail:\u00a0Natalia.Yepez-Frias.1@nd.edu Language:\u00a0French Location of Study:\u00a0Tours, France Program of Study: L’Institut de Touraine Sponsors:\u00a0Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures and Nanovic Institute for European Studies Blog URL:\u00a0http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/author\/natalia-yepez-frias-1nd-edu\/     A brief personal bio: I am a Political Science and French supplementary major at the University of Notre Dame. I … Continue reading Frias, Natalia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1169,"featured_media":0,"parent":145,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-345","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3013,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345\/revisions\/3013"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/sla2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}