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Courses certificates
At the
end of the course, each student receives :
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a certificate confirming completion of
the course
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a certificate of attendance,
indicating:
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the type and duration of the course
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the teaching material used
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an indication of their level of
French and
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number of hours of study completed
Comment from Siobhán from Ireland (January 2003)
"Hi
Michael,
Happy
New Year to you also. Believe it or not I am still in Vichy! I fell in
love with the place and couldn't leave!!! Following on from the course
I did in March I decided to do a diploma in Teaching English as a
foreign language and that is what I am doing here now.
Thanks
for all your help. As you can see, your course has changed my life
somewhat dramatically!
All
the best to you and you colleagues.
Regards
Siobhan"
The
Universities of Clermont-Ferrand
The
school was founded in 1964 by the Municipality of Vichy in collaboration
with the two Universities of Clermont-Ferrand. Today, the Universities
regulate teaching standards, and provide additional expertise in
organizing teaching programmes.
Quality
The
school's international reputation is built on well designed and
effective teaching programmes. Outside the classroom, students are well
catered for by our excellent Student Service Departments, which
oragnized accomodation, as well as co-ordinate a wide range of social
and cultural activities. The school is also a member of SOUFFLE, a group
of professional organizations teaching French as a foreign language.
Teaching staff
All
our teachers are highly qualified specialists in teaching French as a
foreign language. Many of them have been involved in the development of
the teaching methods now used as standard, and are involved in training
teachers of French worlwide.
Methods and materials
At the
school, you can take full advantage of studying French in France. All
our teaching staff are native speakers, and specialists in teaching
French as a foreign language. Our teaching methods ensure you can
participate freely and actively in the classroom. The majority of our
teaching materials are authentic documents, taken from a variety of
sources. At the same time, our intensive tuition enables you to make
rapid progress in mastering French grammar and prononciation. Overall,
our aim is to help you improve your French as much as possible during
your stay in Vichy.
The
Students
Courses are open to anyone, regardles of nationality or background. The
minimu age is 18.
Facilities
There
are 5 different buildings, all of which are in the center of Vichy. All
classrooms are equipped with a range of audio-visual materials, with 4
language laboratories and a multimedia resource centre. Outside of
teaching time, the "Club Celestins" provides a social focus, and a place
for students to relax. The Municipal Library in Vichy is also open to
our students.
The
multimedia resource centre
Students have unlimited access to this centre which includes a
library, several multimedia labs, video and DVD workstations with free
access to Internet WIFI access.
To
complement its teaching programmes, the multimedia centre is open to all
students free of charge. The equipment includes a computer room,
equipped with a range of language teaching programmes, free access to
internet, e-mail address (20 computers) & CD-ROMS; a reading room, with
a large selection of daily newspapers, periodicals and other reference
works ; a self-access language lab, enabling you to work on
comprehension and pronunciation ; a video room, where you can work with
a variety of audio-visual sources. A member of staff is always on hand
to offer assistance and help you find the materials yous need.
Assessment and support
(Orientation, teaching follow-up, certificates, validation)
On the morning of
arrival, the student sits a test to enable us to place him in a group
corresponding to his level.
At the end of the course, he receives a certificate of attendance
and a certificate of his level of ability in French with a diploma
co-signed by CAVILAM and the Blaise Pascal University of
Clermont-Ferrand.
Students are advised to validate their level by sitting national
French tests and/or examinations.
At the end of their
courses, we ask students to complete a questionnaire on the quality of
the teaching and the stay in Vichy. |
