Course Description

• 20-hour course over 5 days, 4 hours per day
• Intensive learning experience
• Ideal for fast results or as a refresher course
• Offers similar benefits to full immersion
• Lively, participative course format

Class Times: Mon-Fri 2.00-6.15pm (30 min break)

Start Dates Available: Jun 2013

As lessons do not take place on federal holidays. These lessons will be added to the end of your course.

Min Class Size: 4-8 What does this mean?

Max Class Size: 6

Minimum Age: 18

Course Materials: Included in the course fees

School: Cactus New York Brooklyn Heights / Map

Location: 16 Court Street 34th Floor, New York - Brooklyn Heights, 11241

Language: French

Course Type: 1-week Intensive Course

Curriculum

Cactus language courses are available at different levels to suit students with and without prior language skills.

Studied in sequence, the levels are designed to take students from complete beginner through to advanced level, with different entry points along the way, so that the program can be picked up at any stage, based on existing language skills.

It generally takes more than one part-time group language courses to sufficiently cover one CEFR*/ACTFL** level and move on to the next with confidence. The Cactus levels structure reflects this. Learn more.

Each course or level can also be studied independently to achieve set learning goals or refresh language skills at the chosen level.

To understand what you will learn in each course, read What will I learn? below. For an understanding of what you can expect to achieve at each level, read What progress will I make at each level? below.

Courses run consecutively throughout the year with breaks in between course units and for Christmas (and public holidays), allowing you to keep up and progress your language skills to a higher level through regular exposure and practice.

What level am I?

If you are unsure where to start or progress to, take our online level test and read our level descriptions for guidance.

What will I learn?

Our Course Outlines give an overview of the content and learning framework of Cactus part-time group courses and include themes, grammar and vocabulary you can typically expect to cover. These are intended as a guide only and our teachers may at times adapt the course content to suit the specific level, aims and interests of the class.

What progress will I have made by the end of the level?

Our 'Can Do' Statements provide a guide to what you can expect to achieve at each level and also shows what progress you can expect to make if you stick with it and carry on studying subsequent levels. These are guides only and other factors will affect your rate of progress, e.g. your prior language skills and base level, how proficient you are at picking up new languages, your level of participation in class and revision (and homework) outside of class. It will partially also depend on how difficult (or dissimilar) the language you are learning is (from your native language).

The School - New York Brooklyn Heights

The school is situated in the heart of Brooklyn Heights, just 5 minutes walk from the famous Brooklyn Promenade which looks out over Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge. There are a wide range of shops, restaurants and bars all within a few minutes’ walk of the school, and the nearest subway stop, serving the 2, 3, 4, 5 and R lines.

The school is just 1 subway stop from Manhattan. It offers state of the art classrooms, a small café area, free internet access and Wi-Fi, a language lounge where they show weekly movies,and stunning views of Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn.

Qualified and experienced native speaker teachers enable our students to develop core communication skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) in an authentic content based setting. Full immersion classrooms provide the opportunity to practice the language through real-life communication.

With a breathtaking view of the Manhattan skyline, and state of the art classrooms, Brooklyn School of Languages offers a unique location and the perfect professional environment for your Foreign Language Studies.

Address: 16 Court Street 34th Floor, New York - Brooklyn Heights, 11241

More on Cactus New York Brooklyn Heights School

Our courses are taught by fully qualified, experience foreign language teachers of native-speaker ability. They provide a quality interactive learning experience at all levels and are able to target individual learning goals and skill gaps. They are also able to enrich your language learning with cultural context and insights.

Cactus trainers will adopt a 'learner centred' approach to modern language teaching, which enables them to meet your individual needs. Courses cover practice in all 4 skill areas: speaking, listening, reading and writing; however, you will find the focus of our Cactus Foreign Language Courses is on speaking and listening - the main requirements of today's modern language learner. Teachers will use the target language, activities will be communicative, and the language learnt will be relevant to you.

For all Cactus Foreign Language Courses you will be supplied with course materials, which form the basis of your study.

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