Evening and Saturday courses

Description

Develop your French speaking and writing skills with our extensive evening and Saturday group course programs. These courses are perfectly suited for people who work during the day or who wish to progress on a regular basis.

Our quarterly evening classes take place twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., for 4 hours a week over 12 weeks (48 hours in total).

Our July evening classes take place twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., for 4 hours a week over 4 weeks (16 hours in total).

Our monthly evening classes take place twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., for 4 hours a week over 4 weeks (16 hours in total). They are intended for anyone with little or no schooling in their country of origin who wishes to improve their writing skills. This course is useful for preparing for the Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF) or the Test d’Evaluation du Français (TEF) exam.

Our monthly Saturday class is taught by visioconference every Saturday from 10am to 12pm, for 2 hours a week over 4 weeks (8 hours in total). It is aimed at students with a false beginner or elementary level in French who want to gain confidence in speaking.

At the end of your chosen programme, you will receive a level certificate confirming your language level in relation to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). You can also take the Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF) or the Test d’Evaluation du Français (TEF) in order to obtain a state-recognized diploma in French.

Types of courses offered

General French (quarterly/summer) : A0 to C1 (Beginner to advanced)
General French (Saturday): False beginner/A1 (Elementary)
Refresher course in writing (monthly) : from B1 level, educated students and students with little schooling

Dates

Cours du soir trimestriel :10/01/23–30/03/23 ; 04/04/23–27/06/23 ; 19/09/23–07/12/23
Summer evening classes: 04/07/23-27/07/23
Refresher course in writing : 06/03/23–31/03/23 ; 03/04/23–28/04/23 ; 02/05/23–30/05/23 ; 06/06/23–29/06/23 ; 03/10/23–26/10/23 ; 07/11/23 – 30/11/23
Saturday course: 09/09/23–30/09/23 ; 07/10/23–28/10/23 ; 04/11/23–02/12/23

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Saturdays: 10am-12pm

Price

Quarterly evening course (12 weeks): 672 € per quarter
Summer course (4 weeks in July) : 240 €
Refresher course in writing (4 weeks) : 120 €
Monthly Saturday course (4 weeks): 100 €

(registration fee included)

Evaluations

To help us assess your level:

A placement test at the time of registration to join the group of your level
An evaluation at the end of your training to check your mastery of the important points of the week’s program
A change of level validated by an evaluation of the 4 skills of the CEFR.

Indicators

Trainee satisfaction rate 2022: 86%.

Employee trainee satisfaction rate 2022 : 99%

Employer satisfaction rate 2022 : 100%

Dropout rate 2022: 6.7% (main reason: lack of availability of candidates)

Our teachers and examiners

Caroline

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language and TCF/TEF examiner

Élodie

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language and TCF/TEF examiner

Fabienne

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language

Fabrice

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language

Isabelle

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language and TCF examiner

Marianne

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language

Marthe

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language and TCF/TEF examiner

Matthieu

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language and TCF examiner

Omar

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language

Richard

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language

Tchouan

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language and TCF examiner

Yacin

Teacher of French as a Foreign Language

Objectives by level

Level A0 – Beginner (60h)

The objectives of the A0 level

This course is designed for students who are beginners. It aims to develop communicative competence to enable students to make themselves understood and to understand in very simple everyday situations.

Communicative objectives

get in touch
describe a person
describe daily activities
express your preferences
to situate oneself in time
describe past actions in a simple manner
make and schedule an appointment
describe a project

Grammatical objectives

present tense of regular and basic verbs
some verbs in the past tense
negation
near future
why/because
prepositions
demonstrative adjectives
qualifying adjectives

Level A1 – Elementary (120h)

The objectives of level A1

This course is designed to enable students to participate in simple conversations, to improve their communication strategies, and to understand audio documents.

Communicative objectives

describe a schedule
recounting past events
talk about his professional experience
talk about the future
express the obligation
express an opinion
provide guidance
compare objects, people
request information
ask someone to do something
express cause and consequence
describe quantities

Grammatical objectives

present tense of irregular verbs
near future and simple future
past tense of common verbs
pronominal verbs
modal verbs
conditional of politeness
comparison
partial articles

Level A2 – Upper Elementary (150h)

The objectives of level A2

This course is designed to enable students to participate in simple conversations, to improve their communication strategies, and to understand audio documents.

Communicative objectives

describe a schedule
recounting past events
talk about his professional experience
talk about the future
express the obligation
express an opinion
provide guidance
compare objects, people
request information
ask someone to do something
express cause and consequence
describe quantities

Grammatical objectives

present tense of irregular verbs
near future and simple future
imperfect tense
compound past tense of common verbs
pronominal verbs
modal verbs
conditional of politeness
comparison
time indicators
partial articles
direct and indirect pronouns
simple relative pronouns

Level B1 – Intermediate (150h/150h)

The objectives of level B1

The objectives of the B1 course are to help the student fill in the gaps by quickly reviewing the knowledge acquired in A2 and to lead him/her towards independence. It is composed of 2 sub-levels B1.1 (125h) and B1.2 (125h).

Communicative objectives B1.1 (125h)

take part in conversations on specific topics
express your opinion in a nuanced way
tell a story by articulating the different moments
express the hypothesis and the condition
to justify oneself
report a speech
define specific contexts
know how to order a speech
express feelings
request simple information in writing

Grammatical Objectives B1.1

revision of past tenses (past compound and imperfect tense of description)
liabilities
time markers
present conditional
concordance of tenses
subjunctive (wish, will, need)
simple logical articulators
adverbs
hypothesis with the present and the future

Communicative objectives B1.2 (125h)

express your opinion in a nuanced way
recounting events in detail
know how to organize and articulate a speech
describe a process
take part in conversations on general or specific topics
know how to summarize
be able to illustrate what you say
interact in professional situations
express opposition and concession
ask for and give advice
master the correspondence code
understand a literary text

Grammatical Objectives B1.2

revision of past tense concordance
adverbs of time, cause, purpose and consequence
personal pronouns
pronouns y and en
past conditional
compound relative pronouns
subjunctive and indicative
gerund
passive and impersonal forms
simple nominalisation
markers of opposition and concession
past historic

Level B2 – Advanced Intermediate (250 hours)

The objectives of level B2

This course is designed for students who have already acquired the threshold level (B2). It allows them to become more independent by developing the 4 skills and to become more comfortable in interactions.

Communicative objectives

give a presentation
explain a reasoning
conduct a negotiation
make assumptions about the present, past and future
express regret and blame
give instructions
argue
convince
define in detail
report words
converse
compare data
to tell in writing

Grammatical objectives

revision of the indicative tenses
impersonal forms
uses of the conditional
uses of the subjunctive and the indicative
nominalisation
discourse connectors
complex sentences
pronoun system (demonstrative, possessive, personal, indefinite)
uses of the present participle and the gerund
turns of correspondence

Level C1 – Advanced (200h)

The objectives of the C1 level

This course is designed for experienced students who want to use a flexible and effective language in all professional and personal situations.

Communicative objectives

express themselves with ease and spontaneity
produce a clear and well-constructed speech in a presentation
explain a reasoning
understand all types of audio and written documents
master the language levels
avoid repetition
negotiate
write routine correspondence in a fluent manner
know how to reformulate
write elaborate texts

Grammatical objectives

systematization of the concordance of tenses
indicative and subjunctive modes
logical connectors of the discourse
expressions of the assumption
expressions of purpose
expressions of cause and consequence
expressions of opposition
revision of the pronoun system
idioms
familiar language

Level scale

Level scale according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

A0

Beginner

No knowledge.

A1

Elementary

Use of simple sentences. Understanding of common words.

A2

Advanced Elementary

Communication in simple, routine tasks on familiar topics of activity.

B1

Intermediate

Effective but still limited command of the language in everyday communication situations.

B2

Upper Intermediate

General mastery of the language in social life.

C1

Advanced

Good command of the language allowing a well structured expression in social and professional life.

C2

Advanced Superior

Excellent command of the language allowing a structured and coherent expression in any situation.

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