Anglais S5-S6

The aim of this course is to bring all the students to the level required for validation (590 IPT TOEFL, 825 TOEIC, 7 IELTS). This level is the B2 level of CEFRL ("Independent User - Vantage") and bring as many students as possible up to the C1 level of CEFRL ("Proficient User - Effective Operational Proficiency"). It is also to extend knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon world and of its diversity and improve methodological and rhetorical skills to achieve structured thinking and precise expression. IMPORTANT: the English course is compulsory for students below the threshold level.

• Intensive oral-comprehension exercises (long and demanding material).
• Speaking in small student groups: mini-dialogues, simulations, debates, presentations.
• Preparing for the TOEFL ITP test.
• Depending on levels: Revising grammar, expanding vocabulary and idioms, and improving pronunciation. Studying the civilisation of Anglo-Saxon countries. Notably, acquiring the knowledge and using the interpretative tools to understand the American society from a political, economic, social, societal, geopolitical, and cultural angle. Making students aware of global environmental and social issues.