LEARN FRENCH ABROAD
TEACHING METHOD

Teaching method in Antibes

Teaching method in Paris

TEACHING METHOD IN
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL D'ANTIBES

Teaching at the Centre International d'Antibes is based upon : an adaptive teaching method, an experience in students' life and their needs, and an Excellence Charter that we are improving year after year

Objective

Depending on the course chosen and the level of written and oral communication needs of each student, our staff will adapt and build a structured and progressive set of French lessons that are of special interest to the pupil.
This style of teaching preparation allows students to improve their abilities in understanding and expressing both the colloquial and formal written grammar of the French language at a rapid rate.
Teachers thereby allow students' learning to progress at their own individual rate, within a friendly and captivating atmosphere.

Our teachers of French language abroad

• The teachers at the Centre International d'Antibes are highly-experienced, and all specialized in the teaching of French as a foreign language. All possess the academic qualifications which are mandatory to ensure the highest standard of performance in their field.

• Many teachers complement their own training experience with a specialty in another field : management - marketing - sociology - psychology - technical foreign languages - architecture - ethnology - law...that broadens their outlook and professionalism as an educator.

Pedagogical documents to learn French abroad

• 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 Centre International d'Antibes'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.

French language school teaching Material

• The French language school is well-equipped with all the necessary audio-visual equipment necessary : televisions, VCRs, tape-recorders and video-recorders.

• A media library house several hundred documents.

• A library is also at our students disposal.

Common European Framework

In 2001, the CIA participated in the 'Year of European Languages', by adopting both the educational standards agreed upon the Council of Europe and European Commission, and the European Portfolio - a scheme to promote the study of European languages.
Each student will be in a group set up by level defined by this Common European Framework.

Certificate

At the end of every successfully completed course, you will be awarded a “Certificat de Français” or the diploma corresponding to the examination you have passed (DELF or Alliance Française).

Specific features

 

Teaching method in Antibes

Teaching method in Paris

 

TEACHING METHOD IN
ACCORD LANGUAGE SCHOOL - PARIS

At ACCORD Language school, Oral communication is a priority :
learning to listen, understand, speak and express yourself naturally and appropriately, with fluency and correct pronunciation and intonation.

Objective

Our main aim is to recreate real -life situations where you will be able to put your French to practical use and develop your learning strategies, enabling you to use the communication skills you already have in your native language when speaking French. Our ultimate goal is to help you reach a level of fluency where you will be able to communicate efficiently and effectively in French. To achieve this you will need both a strong command of the language and an in-depth understanding of French culture.

Our teachers of French language abroad

• Our teachers, all University graduates are fully qualified in the teaching of French as a foreign language. They often taught in different foreign countries and are all used to teach students of diverse nationalities. Their qualification and their experience ensure the highest standard of teaching.

• Personal attention is given to each student to ensure that the course will be well suited to his/her needs.

Pedagogical documents to learn French abroad

• At ACCORD Language School, grammar is taught through language games, simulations, interactive activities, and a variety of communicative exercises adapted to the students needs. There fore, ACCORD does not use any particular handbook in the classroom.

• Instead authentic documents are used : audiovisual support such as extracts from movies, TV and radio programs, songs- and also authentic written texts, such as newspaper and magazine articles, professional documents, administrative forms, literature, brochures and leaflets.

French language school teaching Material

• The French language school is well- equipped with audiovisual material : Televisions, VCRs, CD player, tape recorder and radio.
  

Common European Framework

At Accord language school, we follow the Common European Framework of Reference for teaching, assessing and learning French as a foreign language, and we place our students in groups based on the levels defined in this framework.

Certificate

At the end of the course, you will receive a course certificate specifying the number of hours of attendance.
If you so wish, you may also obtain an assessment certificate, which includes a detailed analysis of your competence in the French language.

Specific features

At Accord Language School you will practice all four language skills in an authentic communicative environment.

Listening : using authentic audio-visual materials.

Engaging in a conversation and speaking fluently :using role-plays, debates, excursions, drama (improvisation exercises, which will give you more confidence, and work on pronunciation, use of gesture and fluency)

Reading : analyzing authentic written texts.

Writing : a range of writing activities aimed at achieving communicative goals and improving your knowledge of the language