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French courses
COURSES CALENDAR 2008 »
Rates
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January - From
07/01/2008 to 01/02/2008 |
July - From 07/07/2008
to 01/08/2008 |
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February - From
04/02/2008 to 29/02/2008 |
August - From
04/08/2008 to 29/08/2008 |
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March - From 03/03/2008
to 28/03/2008 |
September - From
01/09/2008 to 26/09/2008 |
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April - From 31/03/2008
to 25/04/2008 |
October - From
29/09/2008 to 24/10/2008 |
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May - From 05/05/2008
to 30/05/2008 |
November - From
27/10/2008 to 21/11/2008 |
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June - From 02/06/2008
to 27/06/2008 |
December - From
24/11/2008 to 19/12/2008 |
No courses
from 26/04/08 to 04/05/08 and from 28/06/08 to 06/07/08
and from 20/12/08 to 04/01/09.
No courses on the following bank holidays: 24 March, 01
May, 01 November. |
COURSES
CALENDAR 2009
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January - From
05/01/2009 to 30/01/2009 |
July - From 06/07/2009
to 31/07/2009 |
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February - From
02/02/2009 to 27/02/2009 |
August - From
03/08/2009 to 28/08/2009 |
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March - From 02/03/2009
to 27/03/2009 |
September - From 31/08/2009 to 25/09/2009 |
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April - From 30/03/2009
to 24/04/2009 |
October - From
28/09/2009 to 23/10/2009 |
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May - From 04/05/2009
to 29/05/2009 |
November - From
26/10/2009 to 20/11/2009 |
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June - From 01/06/2009
to 26/06/2009 |
December - From
23/11/2009 to 18/12/2009 |
No courses
from 25/04/09 to 03/05/09 and from 27/06/09 to 05/07/09
and from 19/12/09 to 04/01/10.
No courses on the following bank holidays: 13 April, 01
May, 01 November. |
COURSES
CONTENT
First, evaluate your skill level.
It is possible to check according to
the following list. Then, when you
will arrive in Lyons,
we will refine your skill level by giving you a written exam
followed by an interview.
You are:
Complete beginner (A0)
If you have no knowledge of the
French
language. (Be careful:
do not consider
yourself as a beginner if you
have already learned French,
even a little). |
If
you haven't started any training
in your country (in what is
called a 'Centre Culturel', at
the Alliance Française or any
other school):
• You can either come as an
individual and be part of the
beginners group opened in
October, January, April or July.
• Or you already belong to a
group built up by your school or
your company. In this case,
special courses will be
organised for your group. |
Elementary (A1 - A2)
If your knowledge of French is limited, incomplete,
or out-of-date.
Your oral skills are unsatisfactory. You have a
school knowledge of the language, more based on
writing skills than oral ones. |
You will study
fundamental French: elementary grammar, basic
vocabulary, highlighting French on a practical and
oral level.
Aim: being able to communicate in multiple
situations of the daily life. |
Intermediate (B1 -
B2)
If you studied French recently or you are studying
it. You understand fundamental French.
If you studied for:
• At least 400 hours you are 'Moyen 1'
• Betwen 400 and 600 hours, you are 'Moyen 2'
• More than 600 hours, you are 'Moyen 3'. |
You will reinforce your oral
and writing skills: sysematization of grammar structures,
reading and analysing literary and non-literary texts (press,
advertisement).
You will also have classes about the French civilization
and its main themes. |
Advanced (C1 - C2)
If you master the main grammatical structures, while
speaking or writing, and know how to use it: your
vocabulary is rich, your expression and
communication is fluent and easily understandable. |
You will improve your
writing: techniques of formal writing, textual analysis,
translation of articles treating on economic, social,
political or cultural issues. Your oral expression will be
refined in complex and specialized situations close to
social and professional ones. |
Choice of training:
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If it is your
first trip to France: you need a quick refresher
course. |
4 weeks
of intensive courses per month, from theoritical
knowledge, you will practice the
language, general review of grammar
strutures, oral expression, and reading
of current texts. |
You work or study
during the day and you would like:
• You have learned French through daily life and
you want to reaffirm and develop the structures.
• To get complementary training which improve
you work, especially in writing. |
Evening
courses, 2h or 4h/week, from October to
December, from January to March and from
April to June. |
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If you already
have a good level in French, we can organize,
on-demand, special private-courses. |
Thematic training (calender
arranged on request)
We provide courses in your field (gastronomy, oenology,
tourism...) and meetings with professionals as well.
Courses content
You will arrange your own schedule, submit it to us and we
will make you a proposition.
Evaluation
Training Certificate and/or TEF (French Evaluation Test). |
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
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To what kind of
students our school is for? |
Their usual profile is:
curious, autonomous and determined to take advantage
of all the opportunities to learn. |
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What is the highest
level our school teaches? |
Our establishment is a
language school to any student or trainee who has
reached the baccalaureat (dispensation for summer
classes). We offer a certificate detailing all
acquired skills in French communication (writing,
oral, expression, and comprehension). You can take
examinations of CCIP and TEF (French
Language Evaluation Test)
or TCF (The
French Language Knowledge
Test) as well. |
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What is the number of
students in each class? |
8 to 15, depending on
the level. |
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What are the dates and
duration of our programs? |
1 to 36 weeks or even
more (check on the calendar). |
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Where do the courses
take place? |
In our premises, next to a
student residence which has a swimming pool and a
restaurant. In the city centre, not very far from cinemas,
theaters, concert halls..., in an area where commercial
and training acitivities are developping. |
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Can you briefly
describe your programs and show the specificity of
your school? |
We stress on learning
writting rules, having an intellectual training and
a cultural knowledge. You will have to make a real
effort and will frequently be in contact with
cultural, economic and social realities (one day and
a half per week). |
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