DialoguE French Jeunes Programme

A typical week at DialoguE
Classwork Periods
Other Activities
Evening Activities
Dates

A typical week at DIALOGUE :
Sunday afternoon:

- participants and parents are welcomed
- dinner and evening activity

Monday to Friday:

08 30 - 09 00	breakfast
09 00 - 10 30	classwork periods and revision
11 00 - 12 30	classwork periods and revision
12 30 - 13 30	lunch
14 00 - 15 30	lessons or individual study or activity
16 00 - 17 30	lessons or individual study or activity
17 30 - 19 00	individual revision (90 min)
20 00 - 21 30	dinner
21 30 - 22 30	evening activity

Classwork

The core of all DialoguE programmes are the 45 minute-long private lessons with DialoguE tutors, who are all intensively trained in the DialoguE Approach and experienced in teaching French to young people.

(The total number of lessons depends on the programme selected.) The emphasis is on communication and on real-life applications for the grammar participants may already have learned at school. Alternatively, we focus on exam preparation and revision: Abitur, Baccaleriate (European and International), GCSE, GCE-A Level.

Each lesson is based on a set of 'key phrases' tailored to the participant's level and needs. The phrases are recorded on audio cassette for the participant to review and practise at leisure. During the following day's classes, the phrases are reviewed again, so that they become an integral and automatic part of the participant's rapidly developing language skills.

Other Activities

Sports and cultural activities help participants to hone their practical communications skills in French. Here are some (but by no means all the) possibilities:

1. Discovering French culture through visits to local cities, sights, and monuments.
2. Sports: tennis, swimming, mountain biking, horse-riding, and golf are all available in and around Spa. (Note: costs, if any, not included in programme fees.)
3. Computer activities

Participants are free to set their own afternoon programmes 'a la carte'.

Evening Activities

After dinner, participants are encouraged to take part in a cultural event with fellow participants - which could be viewing a TV programme (in French, of course) or a cinema or a theatre visit.

Dates

Courses for young adults take place during the school vacations.

Elliot Essman is Dialogue's North American representative. See Elliot's information page for telephone or email contact information.