Post by I Shall Study on Jul 28, 2015 7:03:18 GMT
Hi! I'm going to study Humanities (I'm taking a bit of History, a bit os Politics, Literature, Writing... just experimenting around without a real focus) in France for a year and I want to get to know a bit about how everything works before arriving. I am from Brazil, so I expect things to be very different.
Some of the things I'd like to know:
- How formal should I be with the professors?
- At what time do classes usually begin?
- How much homework is to be expected?
- Do I have to know a lot of information by heart?
But any information is welcome
Just to compare, at my current Uni (also a great mix of History, Linguistics, Literature, Classics and Translation, with beats of other sciences) we are very informal with the teachers; classes are between 7h30-12h30 or 19h-23h; we have a lot of readings, but not as many papers; and I don't have to know a single name or date or quote by heart, either we can consult the material during tests or we are expected to understand the subject and be able to write about it without quoting anything in specific.
Thanks in advance
Some of the things I'd like to know:
- How formal should I be with the professors?
- At what time do classes usually begin?
- How much homework is to be expected?
- Do I have to know a lot of information by heart?
But any information is welcome
Just to compare, at my current Uni (also a great mix of History, Linguistics, Literature, Classics and Translation, with beats of other sciences) we are very informal with the teachers; classes are between 7h30-12h30 or 19h-23h; we have a lot of readings, but not as many papers; and I don't have to know a single name or date or quote by heart, either we can consult the material during tests or we are expected to understand the subject and be able to write about it without quoting anything in specific.
Thanks in advance
