Survival level (SL) in ENGLISH and FRENCH
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIONTRAINING UNIT (ADMIN.A.3)
INTER-INSTITUTIONAL LANGUAGE COURSES
Survival level (SL) in ENGLISH and FRENCH
From 25 September 2000
Enrolment possible
throughout the year |
- OBJECTIVE
To acquire (over a period of about 6 months) language skills which will enable the participants to « survive » in the work environment and to:
- understand and communicate orally without major difficulties
- understand the basic meaning of a text
- draft simple texts (e-mails, simple memos and notes, etc.)
- ELIGIBLE STAFF
This training which requires a service request is intended only to statutory staff and SNEs (Seconded national experts) who :
- have recently been recruited (within the previous 3 months) (priority will be given to this group)
- have to learn English or French urgently for professional reasons, particularly in the context of job mobility
and who have no previous knowledge or only a limited knowledge of the language requested.
Enrolment is limited to a single language for each complete cycle of 3 modules.
- CALENDAR
The courses will begin on Monday 25th September 2000. Several sessions of these courses will be organised during the academic year. The dates will be announced on the Language Training site as and when the courses are organised (see EuropaPlus: TRAINING (directly accessible from the home page of EuropaPlus) = LANGUAGE TRAINING - BRUSSELS)
- LANGUAGES OFFERED
Only EN (English) and FR (French).
- SUGGESTED TIMETABLE
On the basis of the requests and of organisational constraints the following time slots will be proposed:
08 h 00 - 09 h 30
13 h 30 - 15 h 00
17 h 30 - 19 h 00
However, the courses for real beginners will be organised only from 08 h 00 to 10 h 00.
- NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Maximum 15 per class.
- NUMBER OF MODULES AVAILABLE
There are three modules (A, B, C) available corresponding to the candidates' level of knowledge which will be determined by a placement test. Module A is intended for people who have no knowledge at all of the language requested (real beginners).
The pedagogical aim (survival level) will be achieved by the end of module C.
- LENGTH AND FREQUENCY
Each module will last about 50 hours. The courses will in principle take place from Monday to Thursday for 1 h 30 a day.
On the other hand, the course for real beginners will be for 2 hours a day.
- PLACEMENT TEST
All the applicants including real beginners will be asked to attend a placement test.
- INFORMATION
Additional information can be obtained from the staff responsible for the courses (every day from 10 h 00 to 12 h 00):
EN - English - Martine VAN LOO - GUIM 1 / 50 - Tel. 52394
FR - French - Marijke MAAS - GUIM 1 / 46 - Tel. 57551
Secretariat of the language courses: GUIM 1/60, tel. 51160, fax 51106
Head of sector: Italo RUBINO, GUIM 1/56, tel. 62593
Secretariat of the sector: Diane de BLAYE, GUIM 1/60, tel. 51160
Coordinator of the sector: Mario LABATE, GUIM 1/43, tel. 52108
PLEASE NOTE:
Future modifications may be made on the basis of the experience of this first academic year.
TRAINING APPLICATION FORM
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