Lucknow :
Learning French will now be easier for citizens. Alliance Francaise, an institution that provides French language education and certification worldwide, has picked Lucknow to open its first centre in Uttar Pradesh in September. This will be their 13th centre in India. In fact, in northern India, it will be the third centre after Delhi and Gurgaon.
Delegate general Jean-Francois Ramon said Lucknow centre will operate from La Martiniere College. “The Francaise will not only promote French language but also provide Indo-French cultural exchange. The institution will also spread awareness of the Francophone cultures,” he added.
The uniqueness of the centre, said La Martiniere principal Carlyle McFarland, is that it will come up in a school (La Martiniere) established by a Frenchman, Claude Martin.
The centre will open to people in the 7 to 77 age group, said Richard Franco , UP coordinator. “We will have trained teachers who would provide high quality teaching of French language and culture. French education will be imparted using mediums like films and songs,” said Richard. The first project to be launched in Lucknow would be learning French through video games, added Richard.
Welcoming the opening of Alliance Francoise, Meeta Ghosh, a French expert in Lucknow, said, “French is not taught in the correct way in Lucknow. Even after completing the advanced level of French course many are unable to speak French,” said Ghosh, adding that the centre will focus on all four skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Interested people can register online.
There will be six levels – A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2, with A1 being the beginners level and C2 making the person proficient in the language. Each level has an average of 60 hours teaching, varying from four hours to eight hours per week, informed Jawahar Lal Sarin, prsident, Alliance Francoise de Delhi. Registered candidates before taking the classes, will have to undergo an online assessment to know whether the level, the person has enrolled is fit to him/her.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / Isha Jain, TNN / June 02nd, 2016