SPEAK FRENCH
Learn french in France - French language school - Course on the rivier

Teaching content :

• In the morning: Standard courses : A complete course to develop French language skills (oral and written comprehension - oral and written expression) and familiarise students with French culture

• Monday afternoon : a workshop with 4 lessons to improve French learning techniques using ICT**.

• Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon : a tutorial course with 6 lessons - research on internet, designing a multimedia ressource in French (CD-Rom or web page).
  

Teaching method :

The e-courses are a perfect and original complement to the morning courses. Emphasis is put on written production, based on the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

The final evaluation will be based on the creation of a CD-Rom containing the work of the student. A research theme will be determined with the teacher (society, history, cultural life, economical life, festivals and traditions, France and Europe, France and Mediterranee, etc…).

Special attention will be put towards speaking properly. Along with the teaching method developped by the CIA, the workshop or tutorial lessons are designed to be lively and interactive. Speaking will be encouraged thanks to the little number of students per class (8 or 4).

The student will be asked to report regularly to the teacher about the advancement of his/her project. Pairing with another student will only be possible if French is used.

Objectives::

• Improve your general French language abilities in speaking and writing

• Broaden your knowledge of French and French speaking culture and civilisation .

• Develop a savoir-faire in the use of the ICT

• Discover the French web

• Learn to structure a research project and acquire the capacity to conduct a written production, in order to create a multimedia resource (personal CD-rom or web pages).

PROGRAM:

• Introduction to the ICT and softwares necessary to the production of a CD-rom

• Emphasis on written comprehension (identification, data and information collection in French websites)
• Emphasis on written expression (written production of the content of the CD-rom)
• Emphasis on oral expression and comprehension

   

METHODOLOGIE:

• Chaque étudiant dispose d'un ordinateur portable ou fixe connecté à Internet

• L'étudiant sous la conduite de son professeur mène une recherche sur un thème préalablement déterminé.

• L'étudiant procèdera à l'avancement de son projet en classe et le poursuivra en autonomie. Régulièrement, lors des séances orales de mise en commun, il devra rendre compte du déroulement de son travail.

• Chaque étudiant repartira avec une copie du Cd-Rom qu'il aura créé avec les commentaires du professeur