Standard Program

At FranceABC, we base our lessons on the Ontario French curriculum, DELF and CEFR (Common European Framework of References for Languages)

Each lesson incorporates activities on:

For young or beginner students, our standard programming objectives include:

Understanding and using familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

Introducing him/herself and others and asking and answering questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.

Interacting in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Understanding sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).

Communicating in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

Describing in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

For older and/or more advanced students, our standard programming includes:

Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
Dealing with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
Producing simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
Describing experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

Understanding the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.
Interacting with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
Producing clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explaining a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Class Schedule

Dec 11 - Dec 17