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Program & Admission Information - Cannes, France
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There are 13 French language levels offered year-round, ranging from Elementary to Proficiency. The program is thoroughly monitored and structured to guarantee continuity from one level to the other. Integrated into campus life, the teachers are constantly aware of the learning difficulties and progress of each of their students. Each student is required to participate actively and regularly in class, and are encouraged to have systematic oral practice in the language.
The first morning of study is reserved for a placement test to better evaluate the student's current knowledge of French, choosing a course level that best suits his/her personal needs. This unique exam, designed by the school's team of professors, is separated in two categories:
1. A series of two collective tests with increasing levels of difficulty (40 min): written comprehension / written expression
2. An individual oral exam (10 min.). This test is preceded by a brief interview to better assess the prior experience as well as the individual strengths and weaknesses of each student.
All programs have a maximum of 12 students per class, with an average of 10. Each lesson has a duration of 55 minutes.
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Language Level Descriptions & Objectives
The following degree system is used for defining language levels and the language learning objectives associated with those levels. Each degree is subdivided into language levels which are expressed as course numbers:
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- 1st Degree: Courses 110, 120, 121, 122, 130, 131, 132
- Pure Beginner Level: Course 110
- Students: No prior experience with the french language.
- Objective: Obtain a basic knowledge of French in order to communicate during typical, everyday situations.
- False Beginner Level: Courses 120, 121, 122
- Students: Little experience in the language, lacking basic communication skills.
- Objective: Come in contact with, understand, and employ the simple structures of French. Practical and progressive applications allowing for the development of a solid base, leading to an increasingly flexible language capacity.
- Elementary Level: Courses 130, 131, 132
- Students: Possess a basic knowledge of the language, yet inhibited by underdeveloped oral skills due to lack of practice.
- Objective: Development of expressive skills in both the written and oral fields. Systematic revision of fundamental vocal and grammatical structures in order to best consolidate the students' linguistic capacities, through practical conversation.
- 2nd Degree: Courses 210, 211, 212, 220, 221, 222, 230, 231, 232
- Intermediate Level: Courses 210, 211, 212
- Students: Have acquired the essential mechanisms of the current french language, yet still lack sufficient oral skills.
- Objective: Develop a practical knowledge of French. Enrich the student's personal level of expression with regard to current issues, facilitating a more elaborate written capacity.
- Advanced Intermediate Level: Courses 220, 221, 222
- Students: Capable of handling with ease more complex subject matter, both written and oral.
- Objective: Learn to employ with confidence the various resources of a language, developing further the oral and written realms of French.
- Advanced Level: Courses 230, 231, 232
- Students: Can handle the french language with relative ease.
- Objective: Control and expand. Learn to coherently link ideas with ease in a complex sentence structure.
- 3rd Degree: Course 310
- Proficient Level
- Students: Already possess an in-depth knowledge of the french language.
- Objective: Sustain, perfect and refine the student's experience with French. In-depth study of the various linguistic registers. Maintain, perfect, and refine the student's knowledge of French through the development of a more precise and flexible vocabulary. A course based on a methodology drawing from the practice of specific techniques in language expression (summary, report, essay, analysis, etc.).
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Standard French Program
Group 15 hours per week; 60 hours total in each four week session of French Language study.
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Business French Seminar
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Business French Seminar 8 hours per week; 32 hours total in each four week session. For detailed information on this seminar click title.
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French Cinema Seminar
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French Cinema Seminar 3.5 hours per week; 14 hours total in each four week session. For detailed information on this seminar, please click title.
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French Art History Seminar
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In French or English 3.5 hours per week; 14 hours total in each four week session. For detailed information on this seminar, please click in title.
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French Literature
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3.5 hours per week; 14 hours total in each four week session. For detailed information on this seminar, please click in title.
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French Political Life Seminar
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3.5 hours per week; 14 hours total in each four week session. For detailed information on this seminar, please click here.
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French Society Seminar
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3.5 hours per week; 14 hours total in each four week session. For detailed information on this seminar, please click title.
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Students age 16 years and older June through August, and 18 years and older September through May are welcomed regardless of educational background, occupation or nationality. Students under the age of 18 must abide by a 12.30AM curfew weekdays and a 1.00AM curfew on weekends, unless parental authorization obtained. Parents must sign a written authorization allowing the student to participate in extracurricular activities and authorizing treatment in case of accidents, hospitalization, or any surgical emergency. Forms will be sent after receipt of the NRCSA Registration Form.
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Admissions & Academic Credit
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No previous knowledge of French is required except where otherwise indicated.
Students desiring credit for their studies should contact their home school or request the NRCSA Credit Fact Sheet. Generally, U.S. schools consider 15 hours of study to be equal to 1 semester credit.
For more information about academic credit in French speaking countries, please click here.
For general information on academic credit, please click here.
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All students receive a Scholastic Diploma indicating the level of French they have attained at the end of their program.
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Courses are available to prepare students for the following exams:
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Chambre de Commerce et d'industrie de Paris
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