Learn french in France - French language school - Course on the riviera

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).
• From 3.00pm to 4.30pm : 6 additional lessons to continue the project work, with extra guidance and personalised support.
  

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.

• Each student will work on a computer connected to Internet
• The student, guided by his/her teacher, decides on a research project
• The student will start with the creation of a project in class and which will be followed up by personal and independant work. Regularly, during oral presentations, he/she will have the opportunity to report on the progression of his/her work
• Each student will keep a copy of the CD-Rom with the corrections and comments of the teacher

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

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