Language training

General and Professional French courses
The next General and Professional French course will start on 4 May. These collective courses aim to bring participants who have at least level A1 to higher levels (up to C2).

The workload of each course is 60 hours and consists of a specially designed programme combining face-to-face sessions (40 hours) and indipendent study (20 hours).

A final progress test takes place at the end of the term.

If you did not take a French course in January,
please sign up for a
placement test!


French courses for beginners
The aim of this course is to give some basic skills to beginners in order to be able to communicate in simple daily life situations in both social and professional life. These courses can start at any time during the year, as soon as a group of beginners has been identified.

Participants can apply for a semi-intensive course (10-weeks with 6 hours of classes per week) and choose between different timetables (morning-lunch time – late afternoon).

If you have doubts regarding your level of French click here for the “European levels Self-Assessment Grid", which will give you an idea of what level you will be placed at.


French Oral Expression
These collective courses aim to bring participants with a good level of French to a higher level of oral expression in a professional context. The next Oral Expression course will start on 4 May.

The workload of each course is 40 hours and consists of a specially designed programme combining face-to-face sessions (30 hours) and indipendent study (10 hours).

If you did not take a French course in January 
please sign up for a
placement test!


French Writing Course
These collective courses aim to bring participants with a good level of French to a higher level of written expression.

The workload of each course is 40 hours and consists of a specially designed programme combining face-to-face sessions (30 hours) and indipendent study (10 hours).

If you did not take a French course in January
please sign up for a
placement test!


Cours d’anglais - général & professionnel
Les prochains cours général & professionnel débuteront le 4 mai. L’objectif principal de ces cours collectifs est de permettre aux participants d’un niveau A1 de progresser pour atteindre un niveau supérieur pouvant aller jusqu’à C2.

Nous vous prions de remplir aussi une demande de formation pour un test de placement – ce test est obligatoire, même si vous avez déjà suivi des cours de langue au CERN.


Cours d’expression – anglais 
Le prochain cours d’expression orale débutera le 4 mai. Ce cours s’adresse à un publique ayant un bon niveau en anglais.


Cours d’expression écrite
Nous proposons deux cours d’expression écrite :


Si vous souhaitez suivre un de ces cours, merci de bien vouloir remplir une demande de formation pour le cours et pour le test de placement.

 


For registration and further information about the courses or the language tandem programme, please contact Kerstin Fuhrmeister (70896, language.training@cern.ch).