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Our intensive French courses in international groups are open to people of 16 years old or over.
Organisation
Our intensive French courses are open all year except for 2 weeks during the Christmas holidays when the school is closed.
- Courses start every Monday except if you are a beginner (specific starting dates).
- 20 lessons of 55 minutes per week from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm, 20 an international group
- Minimum course length : 1 week (no maximum).
Objectives
Doing our intensive French course, you will:
- develop the 4 communication skills (oral comprehension and expression, and written comprehension and expression),
- enrich your vocabulary,
- improve your pronunciation,
- master the language structure,
- widen your knowledge of French life and culture.
Levels of the intensive courses and the duration for each level
Depending on your progress, the duration presented here can be shortened or lengthened.
| Level | Sub-level | Number of units | Number of hours | Total duration per level |
| A1 | A1.1 | 4 | 80 | 160 |
| A1.2 | 4 | 80 | ||
| A2 | A2.1 | 3 | 60 | 180 |
| A2.2 | 3 | 60 | ||
| A2.3 | 3 | 60 | ||
| B1 | B1.1 | 4 | 80 | 240 |
| B1.2 | 4 | 80 | ||
| B1.3 | 4 | 80 | ||
| B2 | B2.1 | 5 | 100 | 300 |
| B2.2 | 5 | 100 | ||
| B2.3 | 5 | 100 | ||
| C1 | 6 | 120 | 120 | |
| C2 | 6 | 120 | 120 | |
Class size
In our intensive French courses, class size is limited to 12 participants to :
- encourage dialogue and cultural exchanges between participants,
- give more speaking time which is necessary for oral practice of the language,
- enable your teacher to quickly identify your learning strategies, aptitude and difficulties,
- help you to take full advantage of your potential,
- enable you to benefit from a personalised accompaniment which takes into account your progress.
Consolidation of language skills, assessments
Doing an intensive course at Ciel Bretagne, is to give yourself the best chance of progressing and succeeding in your learning thanks to:
- Daily homework to facilitate the memorisation of vocabulary and review the grammatical structures studied in class. This helps to maintain regular and sustained progress.
- Weekly test every Friday on the work covered during the week (length and type of test adapted to the level).
Attendance, course certificate and grades
At the end of your intensive course you will receive:
- Course certificate (given directly to you by your teacher on the last day of your course providing attendance has been regular).
- Weekly attendance register for long term courses.
- Transcript by simple request to the head of studies. (systematic for long term courses and grant holders).eport card by simple request to the head of studies. (systematic for long term courses and grant holders).
Placement Test
When you sign up for a course at Ciel Bretagne, you have to complete a placement test which will enable us to place you in an appropriate group on the first day of class. This test is to send in the same time as your application form.
For your placement in an intensive group of a particular level, the head of studies takes the following factors into account:
- all of the linguistic elements ,
- your personal details (age, mother tongue, interests, links with the French language etc.)
- the duration of your course
- and your objectives
This test also test allows us to check that there will be a class corresponding to your level on the date you have chosen to start your course at the school.
The Programme for your first day on your intensive French course
- Welcome
- Presentation of the team and practical information
- Visit of the school
- Integration into your class
During the first morning in class your teacher will check your level of oral comprehension and expression. At the end of the first morning the head of studies will talk to your teacher and if you need to change groups it will be done the next day.
