Bienvenue à Hyères, France! Welcome to Hyères, France!

30 schools in Hyères

Three kinds of schools :• 12 Pre schools (2-6 yo) (3-6 classes)• 10 Elementary schools (6-11 yo) (6-20 classes)• 8 Primary schools (2-11 yo) (1-8 classes)

Usually 25 pupils per class

Half of the schools inside the city, half outside

and3 middle schools ( from 400 to 800 pupils)4 high schools (from 550 to 1400 pupils)

English teaching

In all schools, a second language is taught :

Generally, since year 3 (ie 8 yo), but sometimes before, sometimes after…

- most of the time : English

- but sometimes German, Italian, Spanish or Provencal language

So… Kids can begin Spanish in grade 2, learn Italian in year 3, German in year 4, English in year 5 !

But level A1 in English or German is expected at the end of year 5.

What is taught ?

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/cadre_EN.asp)

English teaching methods used in France

Lollipop

Chit Chat

Cup of tea

Happy street…

http://www.primlangues.education.fr/php/modules_de_methode.php?langue=2&niveau=&x=27&y=12

Same principles for all methods :

lessons based on 4 phases

Phase 1 : warm-up (song, date, weather…)

Phase 2 : discovery of the new element of the day

(listen, understand, repeat)

Phase 3 : activation by groups (whole class, then pair works (dialogs)

Phase 4 : ending ritual (song, what have we learned today ?)

What about ICT ?

- electronic correspondence (example : OZ mates)

- ePals

- eTwinning

But no softwares…