Combined

Developing both competence and confidence

Making that leap from GCSE to AS level (or its equivalent) is always a challenge; many teachers find our intensive weekend courses fit the bill brilliantly, striking the balance between avoiding too much time out of the classroom and maximising progression during your short time away.

Your advanced level students can focus on developing oral and aural skills over a long weekend in which you will see them make real improvements to their language confidence and competence with a range of practical and linguistically challenging situations.

We welcome small groups onto these intensive weekend courses; there are various travel options including minibus, Eurostar or air. We’ll be happy to discuss the different options we have available for you.

Activities

Over your weekend in Paris your AS/A2 or Highers students participate in a range of selected excursions. They’ll focus on situations during which they practise their listening and speaking skills. Their visits are preceded by preparatory study sessions led by a qualified local language teacher.

Follow-up evening sessions consolidate learning and students practise talking about their thoughts, feelings and impressions, working on using more advanced language and expressing themselves precisely and accurately.

Our 6 recommended visits all have excellent study potential. You can choose which visits you would like from the following:

Eiffel Tower
Opera Garnier
Musée d’Orsay
Stade De France
The Louvre
Fontainebleau

A typical itinerary for this course

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday

Sample programme for a 4 day Advanced French Language course for Secondary Schools
	vendredi	samedi	dimanche	lundi
le petit déjeuner
le matin	Depart school, travel to France	Study Session - Preparation for today's excursion	Study Session - review of Saturday then preparation for today's excursion	Depart after breakfast. Possible excursion on return trip
le déjeuner
l’après-midi	Arrive in time for evening meal	Stade de France, Opera Garnier (optional additional excursions)	Paris sightseeing (choose from many popular excursions)
le dîner
le soir	Mon Journal, study session and French Scavenger Hunt	Mon Journal, study session and French Film Night	Mon Journal, study session then Crêpe Evening