French Toast Language Center - Learn French in Singapore
Description
French Toast is a new french tuition service provider in Singapore. Our goal is to teach this romantic language that french is, and share about our culture, country and food. For this reason, we are all native french speakers and we know what we talk about because France is our home country. We chose the name "French Toast" because we want our Toasties (students) to understand that our teaching is:
Not only serious, professional & efficient. But also fun! And that we are planning to get bigger and always offer more to our students.
Other important facts about French Toast :
* Our teaching method is modern and dynamic, integrating contemporary culture.
* Courses are available all year round.
* We teach all levels, from complete beginners to advanced learners.
* We have students from all walks of life : university students to professionals and executives.
* Our current student pool has 14 different nationalities!
* We promote a convivial French atmosphere.
OUR TEACHING METHOD IN DETAIL
At French Toast, we follow the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for learning, teaching and assessing French as a foreign language, and we place our students in groups based on the levels defined by this framework. While taking into account the language needs and learning strategies of each student, we also respect the specific requirements of the different organisations we work with.
Our main aim is to recreate real-life situations where you will be able to put your French to practical use and develop your learning strategies, enabling you to use the communication skills you already have in your native language when speaking French.
Our ultimate goal is to help you reach a level of fluency where you will be able to communicate efficiently and effectively in French. To achieve this you will need both a strong command of the language and an in-depth understanding of French culture.
Oral communication is a priority: learning to listen, understand, speak and express yourself naturally and appropriately, with fluency and correct pronunciation and intonation.
At French Toast you will practice all four language skills in an authentic communicative environment.
Listening: using authentic audio-visual material, such as extracts from movies, TV and radio programs and songs.
Speaking: in a conversation and speaking fluently, through role-play, debates, excursions, drama (improvisation exercises, which will give you more confidence, and work on pronunciation, use of gesture and fluency).
Reading: analysing authentic written texts, such as newspaper and magazine articles, professional documents, administrative forms, literature, brochures and leaflets.
Writing: a range of writing activities aimed at achieving communicative goals and improving your knowledge of the language.
At French Toast, grammar is taught through language games, simulations, interactive activities, and a communicative exercises.
WHY LEARN FRENCH ?
- To open one's mind to new ideas.
- To communicate better when traveling for work or holidays.
- To make an effort speaking the language to make new friends or to do business.
- To know the culture by understanding the language better and by living the Parisian lifestyle.
- To embark on an international career.
- To further opportunities with international companies.
- To opens ones minds to new ideas and the way one looks at the world.
- To build confidence and be more independent when making decisions.
- French is spoken in 33 countries in the world.
- French and English are the only languages spoken as a native language on 5 continents and the only languages taught in every country in the world.
- There are 128 million fluent French speakers (as a native or adopted language) who use French on a regular basis.
- There are 72 million part-time French speakers who live in a francophone country but do not speak French regularly.
- There are 100-110 million people of all ages who do not live in a French speaking country but who have learnt or are learning French.
- French plays a key role in many countries as an administrative, diplomatic, commercial or international language.
- France is one of the worlds major foreign tourist destinations (60 million tourists a year).
- French, alongside English, is the official working language for the United Nations, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, the 31-member Council of Europe, the European Community, the International Labour Bureau, the International Olympic Committee, the Universal Postal Union, the International Red Cross, the Union of International Associations.