By Ermetes ADOLFO Jr.
School Head, Guindaruhan National High School
Who Traveled in Tours, France for Language and
Culture Immersions
School Head, Guindaruhan National High School
Who Traveled in Tours, France for Language and
Culture Immersions
At the outset, the
main reason for the trip was in
agreement between the French government and the Philippine government. It happened two months ago, and the travel took place
from October 20 to November 20, 2012.
My destination was in Tours, France with the
full address "272 Avenue
de Grammont, 37000 Tours, France."
It was found in the contract that I must stay with my host family. Her name is Mrs. Mahite Joram.
For the approval and host certification, it said further in the contract
that I have to stay with Mrs. Joram as my host family with the above address, along with the
school, the Institute of Touraine.
During my first week of French classes, I was assigned to level 1, but later
on... I was transferred to a higher level. For me, all the classes, during my stay in 1 month,
were very interesting and the teachers were
excellent.
All French classes were interesting and I liked the way the teachers taught us with
different strategies of teaching. In general, the discussion was great
and I liked it very much. For most of us,
we disagreed on almost all topics given to us for a debate in French language. Everyone was reminded of us: "you write well and you say well."
I believe that education in the Philippines is different from education
in France. The
reason is that ... here in France, we have the advanced lessons with different
exercises given to us by each professor per level of the lessons. Each class is
closely monitored by the French teacher.
In my French classes because I was in
the advanced level, the teachers gave me different exercises so that I should
learn the lessons very fast--just only for 1 month. Below, we learned the
lessons according to the course-schedule good only for one month:
1. Monday : 9h-9h55 Structures/écrit
G. AMARGER
10h05-11h Compréhension
écrite
G.
AMARGER
11h15-12h10 Atelier
G.
AMARGER
12h15-12h45 TUTORAT Gilles A.
13h30-14h25 Compréhension
orale
A.
VEILLON L.
14h30-15h25 Production
orale
A.
VEILLON L.
15h30-16h25 Phonétique
labo B3
A.
VEILLON L.
2. Tuesday : 9h-9h55 Phonétique labo B3
A.
VEILLON L.
10h05-11h Structures/écrit
G. AMARGER
11h15-12h10 Atelier
renforcement grammaire
G. AMARGER
13h30-14h25 Compréhension orale
B.
VEILLON L.
14h30-15h25 Production
orale
B.
VEILLON L.
3. Wednesday :9h-9h55 Atelier écriture
G. AMARGER
10h05-11h Structures/écrit
G. AMARGER
11h15-12h10 Production orale
C.
VEILLON L.
4. Thursday : 9h-9h55 Atelier Phonétique labo B3
A.
VEILLON L.
10h05-11h Compréhension orale
C.
VEILLON L.
11h15-12h10 Production orale
D.
VEILLON L.
13h30-14h25 Phonétique labo B3
D.
VEILLON L.
14h30-15h25 Compréhension écrite
G.
AMARGER
15h30-16h25 Production
orale
B.
VEILLON L.
5. Friday : 9h-9h55 Structures/écrit
G. AMARGER
10h05-11h Atelier
G.
AMARGER
11h15-12h10 Phonétique labo B3
E.
VEILLON L.
For our French studies, we had
our official French textbooks below
used also by the students and teachers
for their lessons above :
Ø Echo A1 méthode de
français (J. GIRARDET & J. PÉCHEUR) avec DVD-ROM inclus
Ø Echo A1 méthode de
français – CAHIER PERSONNEL D’APPRENTISSAGE (J. GIRARDET & J. PÉCHEUR) avec
250 exercices
Ø Bescherelle POCHE
conjugaison (Les tableaux pour conjuguer, Les règles pour accorder et Tous les verbes
d’usage courant)
As I have said many times…in fact, I posted my
message already on facebook: "The last week of my stay in Tours, France before
going back to the Philippines. This is the crucial
week for me because I have to
pass the written and oral examinations in French. The test was given to assess my understanding
and learning of the French language.
Thank God ... I made it. In other words, I passed and obtained satisfactory rating as the results of the test both in written and oral communications. I also
obtained my diploma in French. For
my trip to Paris, it was a great
experience! I visited the famous
Eiffel Tower in France.”
During my stay in
Tours, France, I did a lot of things like I photographed pictures (from
different places… and if you have time, please see the URL links) around the
city, I attended classes from Monday to
Friday, I listened to the teachers’ discussions, I answered the homework tasks,
I performed in class, and I got a lot of friends who also studied French.
Please see cover photos below and press URL
links so that you could see all the photos:
In Part 5 of the photo album, I described the Eiffel Tower and my experiences about my stay and my studies: For my trip to Paris, it was a great experience! I visited the famous Eiffel Tower in France.
It is true that the
most famous monuments in Paris recently welcomed its millionth two hundred
visitors: a record for the Eiffel Tower, built at the end of the last century,
which ranks among the most visited sites on the planet. But, despite its
success, the tower will have to undergo a few changes and a large yard is ready
too for changes.
According to the french.about.com, the top of its three
hundred and twenty-four meters, overlooking the scenery of the surroundings,
and the rooftops of Paris seem in almost blush with pleasure.
In hundred and
ten years, it has hosted two hundred million visitors, making it the most
visited paid-building in the world. This year, the Eiffel Tower is expected to
exceed six million visitors, more than twice the Empire State Building in New
York which is ahead of the Tower of London which accounts only for two million
visitors, and the Colosseum in Rome, for more a million.
As for me, learning
the French language is great. I look forward to another
seminar or special study of French in
France. It’s the end of my experience report! Thank you
very much. God bless you. Until
next time!
