French C1 Workshop : Oral communication

TARGET AUDIENCE

You have achieved at least a B2.3 level and want to improve your oral communication skills.

SKILLS TAUGHT

Listening and speaking

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Assuming regular attendance and independent study, you should be able to do the following by the end of this workshop:

– Understand a wide range of long and demanding documents and grasp their implicit meanings

– Practise oral communication in complex situations related to social, academic or professional life

– Develop your thoughts from the simple to the complex and from the concrete to the abstract

– Present or follow a structured presentation on major social issues

– Express yourself spontaneously and fluently on complex subjects when speaking at length in a discussion or debate

METHODOLOGY

Pair work and work in the class plenum.

COURSE TYPE

This workshop (once a week, for one semester):

– is based on the skills outlined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

– is intended for people who want to maintain their language level or progress at a more relaxed pace. There might be additional work required outside of the classroom.

Learners are not assessed. No certificate outlining the skills level will be issued and re-registration in a higher level course is not possible.

COURSE MATERIALS

Up-to-date material (French as a foreign language) corresponding to the level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Real-world materials: radio broadcasts, TV shows, websites, podcasts, etc.

eVALUATION

A workshop is not subject to evaluation, and therefore does not entitle you to a skills assessment or re-registration in a higher level course.