Learning French Language
Teaching and learning method
From your first day onwards, every student receives the highest standard of support from our friendly
and professional teaching staff, who will be available for assistance throughout your stay.
The teaching staff at the CIA are highly-experienced, and all specialised in the teaching and learning of French as a foreign
language. All possess the academic qualifications which are mandatory in their field to ensure the highest standard of performance.
In addition, the teaching staff are skilled in providing an atmosphere of active encouragement, which translates into motivation and confidence
within the classroom.
This background in turn, allows students' learning to progress at their own individual rate, within a friendly and captivating atmosphere.
Effective teaching tools are used such as :
Adapted and modern language teaching material
- The school is well-equipped with all the necessary audio-visual equipment : televisions, VCRs, tape-recorders and video-recorders
- The cyber space and two other rooms are also equipped with computers (approximately 30 altogether). At the CIA, we feel that the latest information and communication technology helps each student to broaden his or her horizons in French language and culture
- A media library house several hundred documents
- A library is also at our students disposal
Appropriate pedagogical documents
- The books used to supplement class lessons are directly aimed at teaching French as a foreign language.
Each student also receives a grammar book - written and designed by the CIA's teaching staff specifically for our students
- Teaching support primarily consists of a range of 'real life' documents, such as newspaper articles, audio and video tapes, adverts, photographs, paintings from different periods in history, cartoons, film clips, novels and French songs
- Students will regularly use the internet during lessons, where they will have the opportunity to consult francophone websites
Personalised evaluation of your progress
- At the Centre International d'Antibes, class sizes are small. This ensures that each member of staff can devote the fullest individual attention to every student, irrespective of length of course chosen
- Every four weeks, each student is offered an overall evaluation, consisting of constructive advice to help them progress yet further
- For those students enrolled in a DELF or Alliance Française exam prepapration, a mock examination is held approximately every 3 weeks, simulating real examination conditions. These ensure regular updates on the students' progress
- At the end of their stay, students are also asked to evaluate their time spent at the CIA, by rating their satisfaction of the courses, accommodation, meals, excursions and teaching etc. These valuable comments help us to maintain the high standard of our programs
Depending on the course chosen and the level of written and oral communication needs of each student, our staff will build a
structured and progressive set of French lessons which are of interest to the pupil. This style of teaching allows students to
improve their abilities in understanding and expressing colloquial and formal written grammar of the French language .
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