What will a typical day be like?

Teaching takes place in a well-appointed and spacious annexe of Château de l’Hoste.

Immersion courses normally take place over two consecutive days. Both days start at 9.00 am and finish at 4.00 pm. A typical teaching day is divided into a number of sessions, such as the ones set out below.

TAKE THE PLUNGE – a typical day’s programme 9:00 - 11:00 Warm-up activity: Facts about your teachers: true or false? The language of the classroom The essential toolkit: (i) Numbers (ii) Alphabet Improving your pronunciation (1) 11:00 - 11:15 Coffee 11:15 - 12:30 Booking a table Being a better reader 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 15:00 Improving your pronunciation (2) Shopping for food 15:00 - 15:15 Tea 15:15 - 16:00 Using the phone Review of the day

Each teaching session will have a clear set of objectives aimed at improving
(i) your fluency
and/or
(ii) your accuracy
and/or
(iii) your ability to understand French in the written or spoken form.

Water, fruit juice, tea and coffee are all available during the day. Our delicious 3-course “working lunches” in the Château de l’Hoste restaurant are an important part of the programme.

From 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm each day, David and Jenny will be available, if asked, to follow up any issues arising, answer questions and provide additional individual support.