This training programme will provide participants with a fundamental understanding of the French language in the core competency of oral and written expression having in mind the four basic skills in language training – listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The focus is on real-life language use, the integration of French and Francophone culture and language, and the acquisition of listening and speaking skills. Participants are also taught to recognize basic structures and vocabulary in written and spoken materials, and thus be able to read and listen to articles, news items, short stories in French, and other literary forms. Participants are taught to understand, speak, read, and write basic expressions in French that are basic requirements for functioning in an immersive Francophone environment. The programme allows participants to acquire or perfect their skills in French within the framework of their professional activity or studies.

The training program will focus on two main areas:

1. Interpersonal Communication: Engage in conversations, provide, and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. This objective is addressed through pair, small group, and whole-class activities whereby each class member can communicate ideas and opinions in spoken and written French.
2. Presentational communication: Prepare and present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners on a variety of topics. This objective is met as students prepare and present informal debates and sketches or a more formal exposé in the foreign language to classmates and as they record portfolio entries both individually and with a group.