CERAN Modules and levels

The PREPARATION module for total beginners

With intensive supervision, this module facilitates your introduction into the complete immersion program and helps you acquire the basic linguistic structures quickly.

At the end of the module, you will be able to*:

understand and use familiar, day-to-day expressions to satisfy concrete needs;
introduce yourself or someone else, ask personal questions and answer the same kind of questions;
communicate simply if the person you are talking to speaks slowly and clearly.

The ACCESS module for elementary levels

(levels A1 and A2 in the Common European Framework)

This module builds on your general linguistic knowledge, helping you communicate more easily.

At the end of the module, you will be able to*:

understand the essential points in familiar subjects expressed in clear, standard language;
speak simply and coherently about familiar subjects;
narrate an event, experience or dream, describe an aspiration or a goal and briefly discuss the reasons or explanations for a project or an idea;
manage most of the situations you might encounter when traveling.

The INDEPENDENT module for intermediate levels

(levels B1 and B2 in the Common European Framework)

This module offers a high degree of flexibility, enabling you to both consolidate your general linguistic knowledge and to acquire specific linguistic knowledge.

At the end of the module, you will be able to*:

understand the essential content in concrete or abstract subjects;
express yourself clearly and in detail about a wide range of subjects, express an opinion, debate;
communicate spontaneously and fluently so that a conversation with a native speaker is clear to both speakers .

The EXPERT module for advanced levels

(levels C1 and C2 in the Common European Framework)

In addition to consolidating general aspects of your linguistic knowledge, this module concentrates primarily on the acquisition of specific language skills.

At the end of the module, you will be able to*:

understand almost everything you read or hear effortlessly and grasp implicit as well as explicit meanings;
use the language effectively and flexibly in your social and professional life;
express yourself easily in a precise and structured way;
distinguish between subtle nuances of meaning in complex subjects.

* Text based on the Common European Framework of Reference.

Evaluation

Before your program, you complete a computer-based evaluation so that our trainers can carry out a detailed initial diagnosis of your knowledge of the language. This diagnosis is supplemented by an evaluation of your skills in oral communication at the beginning of the program.
Throughout the program, your tutor provides feedback and advice. Every day, he/she assesses your progress with you, and adjusts your personal objectives if necessary to enable you to make the most effective use of your stay.
At the end of the program, your tutor draws up a new linguistic diagnosis with you, comparing the results obtained with the objectives set.
After the program, a computer-generated report containing personalized recommendations on how to continue your learning is sent to you.