20 FRENCH LESSONS AND 5 SURF SESSIONS PER WEEK
French & Surf
Surf the world famous waves of Biarritz while learning french at the same time!
Why not combine learning french with surf lessons at the same time? In our partner French language school located in Biarritz, just 10 minutes walk from the world-famous surf spot at the Côte des Basques, everything is possible.
FRENCH LESSONS – 20 LESSONS / WEEK
OBJECTIVES
France Langue, the local school we work with, follows the directives of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) and focuses its pedagogy around 5 language “tasks”.
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COURSE ORGANIZATION
Before your arrival, you will take a written test. When you arrive at school, you will have an oral test with the teaching team to validate your level. The classes are international in small groups of 12 students in order to encourage exchanges and interactions. As far as possible, the groups are formed in a homogeneous way: according to your results obtained in the level test or according to your needs and expectations. All of the teachers are university graduates and native French speakers.
METHODOLOGY
The methodology is based on a communicative approach, the theory of which is that language is not acquired by imitation (and successive repetition), but by an active process of construction of meaning. The “communicative” courses revolve around language functions (informing, defending a point of view, ordering) and concepts (space, time, comparison, etc.).
France Language pedagogy is centered on you. You participate in the development of the programme that will be offered to you to achieve your linguistic objectives. Thanks to regular continuous monitoring, the teachers will ensure that your trajectory is the right one and that your progress is constant.
SURF LESSONS – 5 SESSIONS / WEEK
SCHOOL & PLACE
You benefit from 5 lessons of 1h30 / week during the afternoon – the schedules vary according to the tides.
Surf lessons are held on the famous Côte des Basques beach, a 10-minute walk from the school and on the Anglet beach. Depending on the weather conditions, the surf lessons can be moved also to other beaches, in this case, transportation will be taken care of.
France Langue is a partner of the “Hastea” Surf school (which means “to begin” in Basque) and of the “Uhaina” Surf school (which means “wave” in Basque).
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Small groups of 8 students maximum for surf lessons and 12 students for french lessons
All levels welcome
Fully-qualified instructors
All material provided by the surf school (wetsuits and boards)
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