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In response to a growing number of students who are interested in learning French while studying English in Canada, GV Vancouver periodically offers a PM Option course in Basic French.
Basic French is designed for upper level ESL students who wish to learn simple expressions and basic vocabulary to get started learning a third (and sometimes fourth or fifth!) language. Students in our first class came from Japan, Germany and Mexico.
When asked why they chose the Basic French option, all the students agreed that it was a unique opportunity to try something new. "I wouldn’t be able to find a French class in Japan so easily. It’s very exciting!" said one student. "Students have done things like greetings, the weather, and dates", says Melanie Swithin-Jones, the teacher of the course and whose first language is French. "The class is so fun because everything is new and exciting." The class got a chance to test out their new skills when Marie-Claude, a GV student from Quebec, visited the class and spoke with them in her native French. |
