These special programs have intensive curriculums with short durations. They are designed to provide maximum learning to enable participants to progress rapidly in their French proficiency.
Participants are required to have learned French and have the proficiency levels as stated. To test your current level of French using the Quick Test, click here
| Duration: |
2 weeks |
| Intensity: |
Intensive |
| Classes: |
40 classes a week |
| Required level: |
High Intermediate (Maximum of 5 students per class) |
| Class Times: |
Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 12.20pm plus 3 afternoons a week from 1:15pm to 3:45pm |
| Start Dates: |
2007: Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 16, Jun 4, Jul 2, Aug 20, Oct 15, Nov 12, Dec 10. |
This program is designed for participants with a limited amount of time to devote to improving their language skills. It is an express course, ideal for those interested in an intensive program. The curriculum integrates all language skills and emphasizes oral expression and listening comprehension skills. Participants are required to have at least an intermediate level of French. French current events, civilization, and literature form part of the curriculum to build vocabulary while at the same time developing a greater awareness of French culture and society. To improve fluency and encourage the active use of French, advanced writing and oral expression exercises such as commentaries, speeches and debates are used. For accelerated learning, the class size is reduced to a maximum of 5 participants.
Duration: |
2 weeks |
Intensity: |
Intensive |
Classes: |
30 classes a week |
Required level: |
High Intermediate |
Class Times: |
Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 12.20pm plus 3 afternoons a week from 1:15pm to 3:45pm |
Start Dates: |
2007: Jul 2, 16, 30 |
This program is designed for high school students seeking to advance their knowledge of French in preparation for final year examinations in college or high school. The intensive curriculum focuses on all aspects of the language: reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, phonetics and vocabulary, integrated into French literature and civilization. Modern interactive teaching methods focus on instilling the linguistic, practical, and cultural aspects of the language as well as the French lifestyle. Participants learn techniques for writing résumés, reports, commentaries and text analysis. At the end of the two-week program, a written and oral test is held to assess the overall performance.
For the curriculum details, contact WLE.
| Duration: |
2 weeks |
| Intensity: |
Intensive |
| Classes: |
30 classes a week |
| Required level: |
Advanced |
| Class Times: |
Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 12.20pm plus 3 afternoons a week from 1:15pm to 3:45pm |
| Start Dates: |
2007: Jul 16 |
Designed for teachers of French from any country this program provides retraining and updating of linguistic skills. The program focuses on improving linguistic skills and at the same time, developing a greater awareness of French culture, society and economy. A series of workshops examine: Modern techniques, methods of teaching and their evaluation; Pedagogic and group dynamic; Tools & games to use in class; Improvement, evaluation and control of skills; and Nationalities and their specific problems in learning French language are examined.
For the curriculum details, contact WLE.
| Duration: |
2 weeks |
| Intensity: |
Semi-Intensive |
| Classes: |
15 classes a week |
| Required level: |
Low Intermediate |
| Start Dates: |
2007: Feb 19, May 7, Aug 20, Oct 8 |
| Class Times: |
9.00am - 12.15, Monday to Friday |
| Activities: |
Held on 7 afternoons, 2 evenings and one whole day excursion |
Designed for participants 50 years old and over, this program combines French language studies with a range of excursions and social activities. Places visited include Nice's old town, Antibes and the Picasso Museum, weekend excursions to Monaco and Monte Carlo, visits to Eze Village (perfumery), and Saint Paul de Vence. The French language curriculum focuses on speaking, listening, grammar, phonetics and vocabulary with an emphasis on oral expression and listening comprehension. This comprehensive short-term program is an ideal way to learn French while experiencing Nice and the nearby French regions.
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