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French in Normandy, Rouen, France (PIC 932062428) works in close partnership with Shadows Professional Development for Europe PIC (949086219). Our Erasmus+ Teacher Training courses are held at the school in Rouen.
We are Erasmus+ School specialists. Shadows has over 20 years’ experience in Comenius/Erasmus+ Course Provision, leadership and management of large scale projects (school and international), and E.U. Project assessment:
- 5 Comenius Regio projects, 2 recommended as “exemplary” and used as models in Brussels: Migrant Education, CLIL, Continuous Teacher Professional Development, Earth Charter Ecology and Learning to Learn.
- A Multilateral bid worth E290,000 (19 European partners) and 5 successful School Partnerships
- Guidance of schools’ KA1 applications – more than 1.5 million Euros Erasmus + grants won or 2014-2018
Courses meet rigorous Erasmus+ requirements:
Language Entry Levels
Total Course Contact Hours
Pre-Course, Intra-Course and Post-Course Modalities
Course Content and Topics Covered
Course Objectives
Daily Programme & Timetable
Outcomes
Erasmus + French Teacher Training Course Descriptions
EPFR1 Intensive French language
This course is of significant benefit to teachers who are non-native speakers of French who are required or intend to teach French or a subject through French (CLIL) as well as those planning to start teaching French. It is also beneficial to other school educational staff, those who need to develop their language skills to study relevant literature or publications in French, anyone who needs to work on projects/exchange programmes/committees with an international dimension and those who need to liaise with French-speaking colleagues, counterparts or parents.
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EPFR2 Methodology of Teaching French as a Foreign Language (FLE)
This course is of significant benefit to teachers and other professionals who:
- Need to upskill their French language teaching techniques for CLIL
- Need to upskill their French language teaching techniques of students aged 6 and upwards
- Wish to familiarise themselves with international best practice in FLE
- Need to deepen their own knowledge of the French language
It should be noted that the course is also relevant for teachers of other foreign languages as the skills can and techniques taught are transferable to other languages and subjects.
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EPFR2 Methodology of Teaching French as a Foreign Language (FLE) PDF Course Description
EPFR3 French & Language Teaching Methodology
This course is of significant benefit to teachers and other professionals who wish to :
- develop their language skills
- work on projects/exchange programmes with an international dimension
- liaise with French-speaking colleagues, counterparts or parents.
- upskill their French language teaching techniques
- upskill their French language teaching techniques for CLIL
- familiarise themselves with international best practice in FLE
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EPFR3 French & Language Teaching Methodology PDF Course Description
EPFR4 ICT tools for Learning and Teaching in schools
This course is of significant benefit to teachers and other professionals who wish to :
- familiarise themselves with current developments in the use of information and communication technologies in the classroom
- become more confident in using technology in an environment where students are familiar with a wide range of modern applications
- share ideas on best practice with colleagues from across Europe
- improve their overall ability to utilise technological software and hardware in their schools
- ensure better integration of school into students’ lives
- achieve greater student engagement outside of class.
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EPFR4 ICT tools for Learning and Teaching in schools PDF Course Description
EPFR5 French & ICT tools for Learning and Teaching in schools
This course is of significant benefit to teachers and other professionals who wish to :
- develop their language skills
- work on projects/exchange programmes with an international dimension
- liaise with French-speaking colleagues, counterparts or parents.
- familiarise themselves with current developments in the use of information and communication technologies in the classroom
- become more confident in using technology in an environment where students are familiar with a wide range of modern applications
- share ideas on best practice with colleagues from across Europe, improve their overall ability to utilise technology in their schools and thereby ensure better integration of school into students’ lives
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EPFR5 French & ICT tools for Learning and Teaching in schools PDF Course Description
EPFR6 Resources and Inspiration for Topic-based and Project-based Learning
This course is of significant benefit to all teachers and other professionals who wish to:
- Explore methods to inspire and motivate their students of all ages and in all types of class, whether general subject tuition, CLIL or FLE
- Improve motivation by making the subject interesting to students who have so many competing demands in the classroom
- Share ideas of best-practice methodologies with colleagues from across Europe, improving teaching in their school and their learners’ outcomes
- Deliver varied and motivating content lessons in French Improve the overall approach to using technology in their school Ensure better integration of school into their students’ lives
- Achieve greater student engagement in learning in and out of school
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EPFR6 Resources and Inspiration for Topic-based and Project-based Learning PDF Course Description
EPFR7 French Language & Resources and Inspiration for Topic-based and Project-based Learning
This course is of significant benefit to teachers and other professionals who wish to:
- Develop their language skills
- Explore methods to inspire and motivate their students in all types of class, whether general subject tuition, CLIL or FLE
- Make learning interesting despite so many competing demands in the classroom by delivering varied and motivating content lessons in French
- Share ideas of best-practice methodologies with colleagues from across Europe, improving teaching in their school and their learners’ outcomes
- Suitable also for primary school teachers using a theme-based curriculum.
- Ensure better integration of school into their students’ lives
- Achieve greater student engagement in learning in and out of school
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EPFR8 French Language : Cuisine et Gastronomie
This course is of significant benefit to teachers who are non-native speakers of French who wish to:
- Develop their language skills to improve their ability to teach French
- Promote French culture & gastronomy through topic-based learning and project-based learning
- Intend to teach their subject(s) – especially cooking and catering through the medium of French or are planning to start teaching French at primary or secondary level
- Learn about an essential area of French culture to enhance their teaching of French and promote awareness of French history and Culture
- Enhance communication in French between teachers and students
- Promote awareness of French history and culture
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EPFR8 French Language : Cuisine et Gastronomie PDF Course Description
Signed Agreements
A signed Erasmus+ Mobility Agreement and a signed Erasmus+ Quality Commitment are prepared in detail and sent with the Confirmation and Invoice – the Course Provider’s Certificate of Attendance has an original signature and fully complies with Erasmus+ regulations – the Course Provider validates the Europass Mobility the Sending School completes with Course Provider details required by Erasmus+
Our complete service provides the highest training quality for the participants plus detailed support to the sending school. This attention to detail not only saves the sending school days of work, but protects the school in case of Erasmus+ inspection.
| Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes |
| Techniques to improve student motivation | Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development |
| Enhancement of methodological approaches for classroom practice and management | Greater awareness and understanding of international best practice techniques in the area of FLE and CLIL |
| Increased confidence in using technology across a range of subject teaching | Enhanced French language skills: reading, writing, listening, speaking, fluency and accuracy |
