FLE and Alpha is a language training program developed as part of the Local Integration Initiative (ILI) accreditation program. It is aimed at non-French speakers who wish to learn or improve their French. The courses are designed using a methodology based on the co-construction of knowledge.
The courses, divided into four levels ranging from A1.1 to A2.2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), focus on key skills: oral comprehension and production, written comprehension and production. Regular assessments and personalized monitoring ensure that each student’s progress is tailored to their individual pace and needs. In addition, literacy sessions are offered for people with little or no reading and writing skills.
The courses of FLE and Alpha offer support to non-French speakers in learning French and achieving social inclusion. The objectives include:
- Communicating in French on a daily basis: Developing comprehension, interaction, reading, and writing skills for everyday situations.
- Living and working in French: Providing the linguistic tools necessary to interact in a variety of professional and social contexts.
- Strengthening autonomy: Helping participants manage their learning and gain independence in their daily lives.
- Regularly assess and reorient: Offer initial placement tests and summative assessments to adjust training paths.
- Supporting beginner and advanced levels: Adapting educational content to specific needs, from literacy to level A2.
Organized into two annual sessions (January to July and September to December), classes are held three times a week, with sessions lasting 3.5 hours, totaling 10.5 hours per week.
Specific objectives for FLE levels:
Listening comprehension:
Level A1.1
- Understand, about themselves and their family (identity, place and date of birth, age, family composition), familiar words and very common expressions in very simple texts, if the speakers talk slowly and clearly.
- Understand simple questions about themselves and their family.
- Identify the parameters of a clear communication situation in everyday life.
Level A1.2
- Understand familiar words, very common expressions, and very simple statements about themselves, their family, and their immediate surroundings, if the speakers talk slowly and clearly.
- Understand simple questions about themselves, their family, and their immediate environment.
- Identify the parameters of a clear communication situation in everyday life.
Level A2
- Understand isolated phrases and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate priority (simple personal and family information, shopping, work, etc.).
- Understand a conversation about expressing an impression, feeling, taste, agreement, or disagreement in simple terms.
- Follow clear and precise guidelines and instructions.
Oral production:
Level A1.1
- Communicate simply, if the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is cooperative.
- Use simple sentences to introduce themselves and describe where they live.
- Use basic expressions for greeting and saying goodbye.
Level A1.2
- Communicate simply if the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is cooperative.
- Ask simple questions about familiar topics (family, place of residence, professional activity, hobbies, tastes) and answer them.
- Use basic expressions for greeting and saying goodbye.
Level A2
- Use a series of sentences or expressions to describe in simple terms their family, other people, their living conditions, their education, and their current or past professional activity.
- Place events in time and recount past events.
- Participate in brief exchanges, without being able to carry on a real conversation.
Reading comprehension:
Level A1.1
- Understand and read familiar names, expressions, common words, and very simple sentences.
Level A1.2
- Recognize names, expressions, and common words.
- Follow brief and simple instructions.
- Understand simple messages.
Level A2
- Understand isolated phrases and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate priority (simple personal and family information, immediate surroundings, etc.).
- Find specific, predictable information in a common document, simple advertisement, flyer, email, etc.
- Understand the general content of short, simple personal letters.
Written work:
Level A1.1
- Fill out a very simple form.
- Write a few simple sentences and expressions about themselves or their immediate environment, using the provided materials.
Level A1.2
- Fill out a form.
- Write a short, simple personal text about themselves or their immediate environment, based on given material.
Level A2
- Write a structured personal message in response to a request, addressing a situation that is relevant to their daily lives.
- Describe events or activities you have experienced using personal language.
