LEARN REAL FRENCH NOW: TEACHING METHODS |
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Learn Real French Now is not a language school in the classic sense, but rather an organization specialized in the teaching of French as a Foreign Language, whose purpose is the transfer of knowledge and skills, savoir-faire, and savoir-être through the French language. To increase the motivation of our learners, we rely on a close relationship with them, in a warm and friendly environment with the latest technology.
For our three areas of education, we refer to the European Framework of Reference for Languages.
For our three areas of education, we refer to the European Framework of Reference for Languages.
"Allo Mays?": The communicative-action oriented approach
For our online lessons, we use the communicative-action oriented approach to learning French in a situation, that is to say, one directly related to the learner and his environment.
The objective of this approach is the fulfillment of tasks that stimulate the development of expertise in order to communicate in French; the course becomes an "interactive session" where teaching materials are authentic and where the learner takes charge of his learner, guided by his "linguistic coach" and facilitated by new technologies.
In this spirit of interaction and focusing on the learner, motivation and dynamic are important; hence, the number is 2 to 5 learners in the virtual classroom. Role play, group work, performance tasks are used to create an atmosphere of trust and solidarity in communication.
Thus, the learner is a communicating social actor!
In this spirit of interaction and focusing on the learner, motivation and dynamic are important; hence, the number is 2 to 5 learners in the virtual classroom. Role play, group work, performance tasks are used to create an atmosphere of trust and solidarity in communication.
Thus, the learner is a communicating social actor!
"Mon'French": The action-oriented approach
For our face-to-face courses (in Montpellier or for companies), we use the action-oriented approach (the latest in language didactics), ideal for language immersion.
This approach considers the learner primarily as a user of the language and above all as a social actor having to perform tasks in given circumstances and environments. The learner's goal is the fulfillment of tasks that elicit interaction and stimulate the development of expertise.
Examples of final tasks:
The number is 10 students (max) per class group. This allows each learner to express themselves and participate actively in the course. Furthermore, the workshops and cultural evenings included in our packages offer additional opportunities to practice the language and, above all, do a multitude of things IN French.
Thus, the learner is the actor of his learning and of his life in France!
Examples of final tasks:
- after learning about the lexical and grammatical concepts related to food with authentic documents, the learner must order a meal in a restaurant or cook a French dish for his/her friends;
- after learning about the lexical and grammatical concepts related to housing through authentic documents, the learner will book accommodation for a weekend in the mountains;
- after learning about the lexical and grammatical concepts related to transport through authentic documents, the learner must buy his/her train ticket to Nîmes for the regional discovery tour;
- after learning about the lexical and grammatical concepts related to stores with authentic documents, the learner will have to buy a product in a specific store or order an item on-line.
The number is 10 students (max) per class group. This allows each learner to express themselves and participate actively in the course. Furthermore, the workshops and cultural evenings included in our packages offer additional opportunities to practice the language and, above all, do a multitude of things IN French.
Thus, the learner is the actor of his learning and of his life in France!