
NLA Level 1 EPFR13.1 One week
This course is of significant benefit to teachers and other professionals who:
• Need to upskill their French language teaching techniques of students aged 6 and upwards
• Need to upskill their French language teaching techniques for NLA
• Wish to familiarise themselves with international best practice in FLE
• Need to enrich their own knowledge of the French language
Description
The Neurolinguistic approach for teaching French as a foreign language was created in Canada in 1998 by two renowned teachers and didacticians, Joan Netten and Claude Germain.
The approach is used for pre-adolescents and teenagers, refugees and secondary school students in Asia and in Europe. It has recently been tested through experimental research in France for French and English as foreign languages. The positive results will soon be published
You will approach NLA in an active and concrete way.
You will experience the approach by being put into a foreign language learning situation:
- By looking closely at the strategies and theoretical underpinnings in the trainers' teaching demonstrations with real learners.
- Then by experiencing the foundations of NLA in authentic teaching situations with real learners in the school.
You will have a thorough understanding and grasp of the approach in a quality process certified by IHWO, International House World Organisation. You will carry out 4 ta
Ƶing objectives
- Understanding the 5 principal NLA teaching theories and the pedagogical
practices, and the concepts with lecture materials.
- The main principals are to distinguish between two grammatical concepts;
authenticity, verbal interactions, the literacy pedagogy and phrase
construction, concentration on the sense: the importance of forming a
project.
- Understanding of the systemic aspect.
- A grasp of the teaching strategies for each different phase: The oral phase,
reading phase and the writing phase. Be able to apply this knowledge in the
workshop setting with our own students.
- Be efficient in managing a heterogeneous group.
- Be able to critically assess the learning process, mastering the theory and
principles of NLA. Efficiency in assessing the overall comprehension in each
group workshop
Methodology & assessment
The Course involves small-group learning for foreign teachers of French (or other modern foreign languages) wishing to develop their teaching skills. Input sessions consist of small groups of professionals and are designed to give an insight into current language teaching methodology and techniques. The themed modules/sessions are made up of theoretical components, French language teaching techniques in practice and the elaboration of pedagogical activities that attendees will be able to put into practice on their return to work.
Topics.
• the importance of two grammars.
• how to make the learner express him/herself in complete sentences i
• the concept of literacy pedagogy
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Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Books and learning materials included
Administration for Erasmus+ enrolment included
Validation of Europass Certificate included
Certification details
• An in-house Certificate of Attendance and Achievement
• Europass Mobility validation if required
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:680Euro
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Course package content:
Accommodation (with or without meals) extra.
Cultural programme extra
Airport transfer extra
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Additional information:Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
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Cancellation & changes:
Please check our general conditions for (a) cancellations with a minimum of 30 days advance notice, b) cancellations with less than 30 days advance notice:
c) Students who start but do not finish their programme will not be reimbursed any course fees.
For accommodation cancellations please check our general conditions:
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Additional information:The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).
Additional information
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Language:French
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Target audience ISCED:Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
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Target audience type:TeacherHead Teacher / PrincipalOther
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Ƶing time:25 hours or more
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