Learn Real French Now offers the chance to learn French in face-to-face, in Montpellier, in a group, in a total linguistic immersion with Mon'French via the standard course. Do everything in French like the French! This is the aim of this course including two hours in the afternoon devoted to workshops in the training room or outdoors.
This stage of action is essential because it gives learners the opportunity to apply their skills learned during the morning sessions. It is an opportunity for learners to "do various things in French" in specific situations. It follows the action-oriented approach advocated by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The learner learns better and faster by acting in French.
Suitable for people wishing to begin or continue their learning of the French language.
This stage of action is essential because it gives learners the opportunity to apply their skills learned during the morning sessions. It is an opportunity for learners to "do various things in French" in specific situations. It follows the action-oriented approach advocated by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The learner learns better and faster by acting in French.
Suitable for people wishing to begin or continue their learning of the French language.
Every afternoon, Learn Real French Now offers a range of workshops, from 2 PM to 4 PM. These workshops are included in the price of the standard course.
Depending on the chosen package, the learner can choose from one to five workshops per week. The workshops chosen are held weekly and can be different from a week to another.
During the workshops, learners do everything in French like the French. It take places in three phases:
- a short preparation phase (in classroom): View tutorials or videos, listen to a podcast, reading of instructions; it is so many opportunities to work both comprehension skills.
- the action phase (outside the classroom): the aim is to complete the activity in French. Learners agree on tasks to accomplish alone or in small groups: ask for prices (public transport), go shopping for a picnic.
- a final correction-improvement phase: view the preparation and action phases in order to improve it in group (sentences, grammar, vocabulary used, phonetics, culture, etc.).
For the standard course in immersion, various workshops are offered. For each workshop, examples of tasks to be accomplished are given:
- Monday afternoon - "In Town" Workshop - to learn how to live the city like French: View videos, listen ou read instructions to deepen some linguistic skills, followed by a task to accomplish: shop at the market, learn about tram or train passes, ask for information from the tourist office, make plans and book in French to schedule a weekend trip.
- Tuesday afternoon - "Phonetics" Workshop - to learn the French pronunciation: view videos, reading extracts from textbooks to understand the phonetic correction method used - specifically created for the "deaf" - and playing mini-dialogues and mini-discussions for precise corrective work on phonetics.
- Wednesday afternoon - "Movies" Workshop - to learn watching a film life French: View film extracts from cult or contemporary films to work on oral comprehension and deepen lexical knowledge, followed by a visit to the cinema (to discover the new movies to be seen, to buy tickets, to linguistically appropriate the place and everything around it).
- Thursday afternoon - "Coffee Talk Workshop " - to learn how to discuss like French: view of videos, reading of an article on a given topic to work on oral or written comprehension, followed by a discussion on the same topic in an emblematic place of the city.
- Friday afternoon - "Fashion & Beauty" Workshop - to learn how to take care of oneself like French (New!): View tutorials, professional videos, or TV shows excerpts on the current French beauty trends; read specialist articles, followed by a workshop shopping in the boutiques of the city according to a theme (look for products, ask for advices) and an application of the fashion & beauty tip with a French makeover.