For whom is it intended ?

This program for Frenchg teachers in la Grande-Motte is designed :
• to foreign participants whose speciality is the teaching of French: teachers, trainee teachers or tutors working at all teaching levels
• to all those who wish to develop their French teaching skills by improved language usage, better teaching tools and knowledge of French culture.
• to all French teachers desiring to intensify their knowledge of teaching of French

This course take place in La Grande Motte, a futuristic seaside resort located in the heart of the Camargue and about 23 km from Montpelier. The French courses are performed in well equipped classrooms of a training center in the city center of La Grande-Motte. Accommodation is proposed on a confortable Residence “ATC Route du Monde” located at only about 300 meters from the nice sandy beaches.

This program, offered by ABM in La Grande Motte allows the participants to benefit from being in a pleasant city and its numerous attractive sites as well as the Camargue region with all its splendor.

July 2008
1 week: from 6/07 to 12/07
1 week : from 13/07 to 19/07
1 week : from 20/07 to 26/07
2 weeks : from 6/07 to 19/07
2 weeks : from 13/07 to 26/07

August 2008:
1 week : from 3/08 to 19/08
1 week : from 10/08 to 16/08
1 week : from 17/08 to 23/08
2 weeks : from 3/08 to 16/08
2 weeks : from 10/08 to 23/08

The Hotel-Club Residence « ATC Route du Monde », is very comfortable, located in the center of La Grande Motte and at only 300 meters away from the beach., The hotel residence is built on two floors with an elevator and it has about 36 apartments ranging from one to 2 rooms, set within a park and surrounded by well protected green sites and near shopping facilities. Sheets are provided but you may bring your own bathroom linen. The residence offers many services such as a laundry room, a reception, a night guard, private parking, access to the Internet, a bar, a bodybuilding room, a TV room as well as a children’s club (from age 3 – 17). The transfer from Montpellier to La Grande Motte and back is provided by ABM and it is free.

Meals on half-board basis 7 days on 7
The breakfast and the other meals are taken in one of the restaurant dining halls of the Residence ATC and are offered in a half-board program (lunch after the morning courses, or dinner in the evening according to the program). The lunches or the dinners are pre-selected on the basis of a sole menu comprising; starters, main course, cheese and dessert. Possibility of full-board. If you wish you can add supplementary meals either order picnic or to invite persons of your choice.

Animations into the Résidence :
A complete program of animations is set up in the Residence ATC Route du Monde for the persons having chosen packages all inclusive FGGME1B and 1C. Among the daily animations proposed : an aperitif at the beginning and the end of your stay, thematic conference (follow up of debates), games in group, a theme evening with dance., TV access, a weekly French DVD film presentation. For everybody a guided tour of La Grande Motte is proposed at the beginning by the stay.

Aims of the course :

• perfect and update levels of knowledge and usage of the language
• conceive pedagogical tools for the FFL class
• make new contact with French language and culture
• bring French teaching skills back up to date
• stay in France and meet French people
• enriching ones' knowledge about France and the French by participating at unique hands-on activities

Organisation de la formation
1 semaine = 15 heures de cours	2 semaines = 30 heures de cours
Le matin du lundi au vendredi de 9h00 à 12h30 (avec 30 minutes de pause)

Grant from European Union

For this course, a financial support from The European Union is available for the programmes: Comenius, Socrates, Leonardo and Lingua. Special conditions are to fulfill for the european citizens. On request : etails and address of the Lingua agency in your country
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The program is composed of 8 units of training :

Unit 1: Today's French civilization through matters concerning the society and current events

Unit 2: linguistic perfecting, improving expression techniques

Unit 3: methodology of communication approach in the FLE class

Unit 4: class techniques and the conception of new tools for the FLE class in order to stimulate learning.

Unit 5: the audiovisual pedagogy and the use of multimedia in FLE class

Unit 6: French literature, FLE and contemporary literature text studies

Unit 7: FLE books and documents workshop

Unit 8: press review workshop

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		The French courses are performed in well equipped classrooms of a training center in the city center of La Grande-Motte. The programme in La Grande-Motten offers 15 hours of lesson per week in the morning, Monday to Friday, from 9h00am to 12h00. A program of animations and activities is proposed in the packages all inclusive.
		Quality courses in small groups All courses are given by experienced teachers with universities qualifications and who specialise in the teaching of French as a Foreign Language to French teacthers. They will provide high quality teaching. Groups are made of 3 to 10 people.
	The different course formulas : 1 or 2 weeks Courses for French teachers in La Grande-Motte - 2008 Residence ATC Stay FormulaPRGM1A 15 hourse French courses (without accommodation, meals, or animation) Stay Formula PRGME1B Package all included 15 hourse French courses + accommodation at the Residence “Les Cyclades“, half-board, individual one-room flat + the program of animations and activities into the residence ATC Stay Formula PRGME1C Package all included + 15 hourse French courses + accommodation at the Residence “Les Cyclades“, half-board, studio for 2 people + the program of animations and activities into the residence ATC Stay Formula PRGME1D Extra fees for non-participating companions Access to rates 2008
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A few kilometers from Montpellier, La Grande Motte sprung up among the sand dunes between the lagoons and the sea. La Grande Motte is an exceptional seaside resort with an Avant-garde style architecture which it owes to Jean Balladur. Built in 1962 within a coastal development program the resort set itself out to always be in the frontline of progress. La Grande Motte is the greenest community in Europe with more than 65 acres of green space; 30000 trees, 115 hectares of lawns and hedges and it also has more than 20 kilometers of pedestrian roads. Moreover La Grande Motte benefits from a lot of sunshine (more than 300 days per year) and You can enjoy its beaches during the summer as well as during the low season.
La Grande Motte is a particularly attractive resort for all types of vacationers. In fact, the resort is ideally outfitted with a high standard infrastructure which will meet the expectations of the most demanding. You may find a congress hall, a gym, a nautic center, a magnificent 90 acre golf course with 18 holes, a thalassotherapy center, a yacht harbour, an aquatic park, a theatre, all kinds of restaurants, open air concert halls, kid’s clubs, a cinema, a casino, several discos, beach bars, etc.

The entire ABM team wishes You a pleasant stay in La Grande Motte

Facing the sea the thalassotherapy center of La Grande Motte benefits from the so called “having your feet in the water” label. Only those facilities with a direct connection to the sea are placed in that category. The setting offers the tourist a splendid view on the Mediterranean sea. The thalassotherapy center of La Grande Motte offers a wide range of stays and “a la carte” treatments, always catering to the needs of the visitor and always trying to follow the trends.
The highly qualified and motivated personnel stands for a particularly pleasant stay, in which You may discover the great benefits and the wellness of the thalassotherapy treatments as well as the great efficiency of the treatments with sea water. Great equipment is available to the visitors, such as a sauna, a bodybuilding room, a relaxation room, an indoor sea water pool and also a regular pool. The center also offers hotel style accommodation as well as a high quality Mediterranean style restaurant.


ABM proposes preferential rates and flexible formulas (per hour, half-day or more) for all the participants to the French courses in La Grande-Motte.

Options cours de cuisine camarguaise et dégustation de vins locaux :

Cooking lessons :
The participants will have the opportunity to learn about French cuisine from Mediterranean through 4 hours practical lessons under the guidance of a professional chef. The cooking lessons will take place in a famous restaurant in La Grande-Motte.
The sessions will conclude with the serving of a meal.
Price : 80 € (4 hours + around 2 hours per meal, wine and coffee included).

Introduction in wine tasting:
The participants have the possibility to participate to an initiation to wine tasting conducted by a professional wine expert including different aspects : discovering the characteristics of the best French wines and particularly local wines, learning about the vocabulary used for wine interpretation (colour, nose, taste) and taxte good wines.
Price : 28 € (2 hours).