IMPORTANTIf your request reaches the secretariat of the interinstitutional language courses
- before 15 December 1999, it will be considered for the session beginning in February 2000. The courses will begin on 21st February 2000 and will end on 30 June 2000.
- between 16 December and 30 April 2000 it will be considered for the session beginning in September 2000. The courses will begin on 25 September 2000 and will end during the month of February 2001.
Our team deals with 9.000 requests a year on a very tight time-scale. Please, therefore, remember we must apply the deadlines strictly. However the secretariat may be able to be flexible in cases where there are still places available after the classes have been created (except for French and English for which there are always more requests than places). If we have a place available for you we will contact you.
We will inform you of the outcome of your request :
- by 15 February 2000 at the latest for the second semester 1999/2000
- by 15 September 2000 at the latest for the first semester 2000/2001, as we have to include a number of people from the summer intensive courses which end on 31 August.
Therefore please do not contact us until you have received a written reply to your request. If you do not hear anything from us after these dates do not hesitate to contact the course manager of the language of your choice.
| A person participating in an intensive summer course is not automatically enrolled in a standard course for the September session. So, if you wish to continue you language training after your intensive course, and if you are not already enrolled in a standard course, you will have to submit a separate request (to be sent before the deadline indicated above). |
GENERAL INFORMATION
- CALENDAR
Courses will start on Monday 21 February 2000 and will end on Friday 30 June 2000. The detailed timetable will be indicated in the classrooms at the start of the semester.
- LANGUAGES AVAILABLE
Community languages : DA (Danish), DE (German), EL (Greek), EN (English), ES (Spanish), FR (French), IT (Italian), NL (Dutch), PT (Portuguese),
FI (Finnish), SV (Swedish).
Non-Community languages : AR (Arabic), JA (Japanese), RU (Russian).
- TIMETABLE
If you are given a place on a course, you will be allocated to one of the following time slots :
08 h 00 - 09 h 50
11 h 40 - 13 h 30
13 h 45 - 15 h 35
16 h 10 - 18 h 00
- ADMISSION CRITERIA
Candidates who at the closing date for applications and at the start of the course are either an official, a temporary, auxiliary or local agent or a seconded national expert (SNE) are eligible to apply for a course.
Spouses of officials and former officials will be admitted, if there are places available, to courses in the languages on offer except for French and English for which there is always a very large number of requests.
Officials and other servants who have been newly recruited (within the previous 3 months) can be included in the course of the session if their service makes a special request (except for level 1 beginner courses in which it is essential to participate from the beginning of the session).
The following categories of applicants will not be accepted if at the closing date for applications and at the start of the course they are 'interimaires', service providers ('prestataires'), trainees, consultants, staff in receipt of an invalidity pension or on leave on personal grounds or on sick leave or on maternity leave. People working part-time can attend a course only during their working hours.
- APPLICATION PROCEDURE
* Please use the form provided for this purpose (see the end of this document)
* You are only allowed to enrol for one course per semester.
* You will not be allowed to change language once the secretariat of the language courses has received your application form.
* People who are currently attending courses 1 to 5 do not need to submit a new application as their enrolment is automatic until they complete level 6.
* People who are currently attending a level 6 course or a specialised or specific module will need to send in a new application if they wish to continue their studies.
* For obvious pedagogical reasons, people who were enrolled on a course in the 1st semester 1999-2000 and who either :
- never attended or
- gave up attending or
- did not attend regularly (6 consecutive absences or 10 non-consecutive absences for a twice-weekly course; 3 consecutive absences or 5 non-consecutive absences for a specialised or a specific course, regardless of the reason for the absence)
will need to submit a new application.
* The original of the completed request has to be signed by the line manager and the training coordinator of each DG/Service. It then has to be sent only by internal mail to the Secretariat of the language courses, GUIM 1/60.
For organisational reasons, applications which are sent by fax (even as an advance copy) will not be considered.
Deadline for receipt of applications : 15 December 1999
* Unauthorised applications will not be accepted.
* You will be informed of the outcome of your application by 15 February at the latest. In order to enable the secretariat to organise the courses effectively and efficiently, please do not contact us before that date.
- PLACEMENT TESTS
For people whose level in the language requested is not known or who have not attended a course in that language during the previous three years placement tests will be organised in mid-January. An invitation to a test will be sent in due course.
TYPES OF COURSESThe courses will be organised provided that there are sufficient participants. Applicants will be admitted to the courses on the basis of the number of places available.
- STANDARD COURSES (twice a week)
Languages
All languages mentioned in point 2.
Aim
To enable participants to acquire the language skills which are necessary to carry out their daily work and to express themselves in everyday situations.
Levels
The levels on offer range from level 1 (complete beginner) to level 6 (the most advanced).
Length and frequency
Course length is approximately 64 hours on a twice-weekly basis, 1 h 50 per day, for 16 or 17 weeks (excluding holidays).
- SPECIALISED COURSES (once a week)
These courses are for participants who have successfully completed the six standard courses or those who can demonstrate in the placement test that they are at an equivalent level. A specific request is necessary as automatic re-enrolment ends after level 6 of the standard courses. People who have previously successfully completed a specialised course can re-enrol for the same module after a period of two years has elapsed.
Languages
Courses will be organised for the languages mentioned in point 2 if we have received enough applications and if there are sufficient resources available.
Aim
To improve the participants' listening, speaking, reading or writing skills.
Content
There are four specialised modules :
- Oral expression (code 020)
- Listening comprehension (code 022)
- Written expression (code 024)
- Reading comprehension (code 025)
Length and frequency
Each module lasts approximately 32 hours, 1 h 50 once a week for 16 or 17 weeks (excluding holidays).
- SPECIFIC COURSES (TASK BASED) (once a week)
These courses are for participants :
- who have finished level 6 of the standard courses and at least one of the specialised modules mentioned above ; or
- who can demonstrate in the placement test that they have an equivalent level.
A specific application is required.
Languages
Specific task-based courses are only organised in DE, EN, FR if there is sufficient demand and if the necessary resources are available.
Aim- Specific writing courses focus on professional writing tasks (administrative writing).
- Specific speaking courses focus on professional oral tasks (speeches, meetings, negotiating).
Content- Specific writing courses
- Preparation for administrative writing (code 026) FR, EN, DE
- Letters and memos (code 027) FR, EN
- Note taking and minute writing (code 028) FR, EN
- Report writing (code 029) FR, EN
- Specific oral courses
- Speeches and presentations (code 051) FR, EN, DE
- Meetings (code 052) FR, EN, DE
- Negotiating (code 053) FR, EN, DE
Length and frequency
Each module lasts approximately 30 hours, 1 h 50 once a week for 16 or 17 weeks (excluding holidays).
RECOMMENDATION : Please keep the description of the course for future reference, together with a copy of your application form. |
LANGUAGE TRAINING SECRETARIAT
| Telephone n° (29)51160 Fax n° (29)51106 |
Head of sector : Italo RUBINO, GUIM 1/56, tel. : 62593
Secretariat of the sector : Diane de BLAYE, GUIM 1/60, tel. : 51160
Secretariat coordinator : Mario LABATE, GUIM 1/43, tél. : 52108
Address : Rue Guimard, 10
Administrative address : GUIM 1/60
List of course managers (on 1 November 1999)
(enquiries by phone or in person may be made between 10 and 12 a.m.)
| Language | Name | Office | Tél. |
| AR - Arabic | ÖSTBERG Anna | 1 / 61 | 92734 |
| DA - Danish | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
| DE - German | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
| EL - Greek | ÖSTBERG Anna | 1 / 61 | 92734 |
| EN - English | VAN LOO Martine | 1 / 50 | 52394 |
| ES - Spanish | LABATE Mario | 1 / 43 | 52108 |
| FI - Finnish | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
| FR - French | MAAS Marijke | 1 / 46 | 57551 |
| IT - Italian | ÖSTBERG Anna | 1 / 61 | 92734 |
| JA - Japanese | ÖSTBERG Anna | 1 / 61 | 92734 |
| NL - Dutch | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
| PT - Portuguese | ÖSTBERG Anna | 1 / 61 | 92734 |
| SV - Swedish | DE KONINCK Valérie | 1 / 47 | 58654 |
| RU - Russian | ÖSTBERG Anna | 1 / 61 | 92734 |
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