Teacher Workshop Program | Language Center | French Institute Alliance Française, New York City

"Le fait d'être à l'Alliance avec d'autres professeurs de FLE a été un grand plaisir. Depuis 5 ans à NY, c'est la première fois que j'ai l'occasion d'une rencontre comme celle-ci. Merci !"

— Jose Eduardo Vasconcellos Guimaraes

FIAF Language Center presents a monthly Teachers Workshop Program designed to help educators and future teachers improve their instruction of French to primary and secondary level students as well as adults.

In affordable, highly accessible workshops, teachers will learn practical strategies and develop specific pedagogical skills that can be easily incorporated into their existing lesson plans to make their work more effective.

The workshops, led in French, will be taught by professional educators, all of whom are native French speakers and most of whom have a university degree in the teaching of French as a foreign language. Using state-of-the-art equipment, participants in the workshops will be able to experiment easily and better share their learning experiences with their fellow teachers.

Course content for individual workshops has been selected to meet several criteria:

Relevance to current advances and developments in teaching methodology
Ability to impart effectively within limited time-frames
Relevance to the real world of students and teachers

Each workshop concludes with an informal wine & cheese gathering, an excellent opportunity to socialize and network with colleagues, thus extending the scope of the workshop itself.

Register Online
Or call 646 388 6612
Or visit the Language Center Office (22 East 60th Street)

Policy: Fees for teacher workshops are non-refundable. A transfer to another teacher workshop can be done provided a written notice is received by the Language Center at least 3 business days prior to the teacher workshop.

Contact: Claire Bourgeois, VP Education at 646 388 6630 or cbourgeois@fiaf.org

Workshops (program is subject to change)

Once a month, Fridays, 5:30-8:30pm
$20 per workshop
$15 for FIAF Members

Using Interactive Whiteboards to Teach French
April 18, 2008
A workshop to discover the specific uses and workings of the interactive whiteboards and to train yourself how to use them. This workshop will also help you to find resources and discover how to create effective exercises for the teaching of French to adults or children.
Presented by Claire Bourgeois, Vice President of Education at FIAF

Literature for Beginners of French
May 16, 2008
This workshop will provide teachers with an introduction to a variety of methods, techniques and resources for the teaching of French to beginners through the use of literature from across the French-speaking world.
Presented by Julie Van Parys, Professor at FIAF

French Chansons to Improve Comprehension and Expression
June 13, 2008
Introduces teachers to a variety of techniques and resources for teaching French through the use of songs, including a selection of simple popular songs as well as contemporary songs. The workshop will show teachers how to enliven their classroom through music and use its basic components of melody, rhythm and repetition to the best pedagogical effect.
Presented by Nasser Larkem, Professor at FIAF

Previous Workshops

What is the CEFR?
Sep 21, 2007
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, or CEFR, is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe. The CEFR was designed by the Council of Europe as the main part of the project "Language Learning for European Citizenship" between 1989 and 1996. Its main goal is to provide a method of assessing and teaching which applies to all languages in Europe. The six reference levels are becoming widely accepted as the standard for grading an individual's language proficiency.
Presented by Pascal Saura, Education Advisor of the Alliance Française network in the US.

Teaching French with TV5MONDE
Oct 19, 2007
This workshop will focus on the varied resources available on TV5MONDE, how to use and adapt them to create pedagogical activities for children and adults, how to optimize them for the teachers’ specific situations, and how to use TV5MONDE as a learning guide for French as it is spoken in everyday, real situations.
Presented by Nasser Larkem, Professor at FIAF, TV5MONDE certified trainer

French through Advertising
Nov 16, 2007
This workshop will show teachers how to use the wealth of information available in French advertising media (print, television and internet) to create teaching tools that transform everyday objects and experiences into opportunities for improved language acquisition, with an emphasis on general and commercial vocabulary.
Presented by Ginette Reich, Professor at FIAF

Phonetics for Better Pronunciation of French
Dec 7, 2007
This workshop will give teachers the tools and techniques they need to effectively teach their students correct standard pronunciation of the French language in entertaining ways. The workshop will focus on using established pronunciation systems and vocabulary to develop approaches that more easily engage students in this aspect of language acquisition.
Presented by Gaëlle Coadou, Professor at FIAF

Teaching through Games and Creativity for children between 3 & 15 years
Jan 25, 2008
Teachers will learn to enliven their classroom through the use of fun, interactive games. In addition to addressing such issues as “Why games are an asset for learning,” “How to create and adapt games corresponding to specific teaching situations,” and “How to get students involved in the process,” this workshop will provide teachers with new game ideas and a set of criteria for selecting appropriate games.
Presented by Guitty Roustaï, Director of Children’s Programs at FIAF

Acting Techniques for Improved Student Engagement
Feb 22, 2008
This workshop will provide teachers with training in the use of the body as an important tool for expression and communication, along with acting exercises that enhance confidence, imagination and humor in the use of the French language, thus allowing them to enhance the learning of the French language through theater and improvisation techniques.
Presented by Marie-Hélène Brabant, Actor and Club Théâtre Coordinator at FIAF

Bilingualism at Primary and Secondary Levels
March 21, 2008
A presentation of the challenges and new advances for a successful early language learning and teaching. This workshop will give principals and teachers ideas on how to promote opportunities for all children to develop a high level of competence in at least one language and culture in addition to their own.
Presented by Therese Caccavale, President of the National Network for Early Language Learning


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