Presentation

Presentation

This summer school is especially dedicated to students attending a scientific program in French language. This 4 weeks program aims at  preparing them to follow a scientific French universitary cursus.

This summer school encompasses both scientific and usual French. It also includes several cultural and industrial visits of Toulouse and its surroundings.

This summer school gathers students from different engineering schools: ENAC, INP-ENIT, INP-ENM, INP-ENSAT, INP-ENSEEIHT, INP-ENSIACET and INSA Toulouse.

The summer school takes place at INP-ENSEEIHT engineering school, located in the heart of the city, and also at INSA Toulouse.

This program ends with an oral scientific poster workshop in French. This event is open to the public and takes place at the magnificent Quai des Savoir building, in Toulouse downtown. This event is shared with IMT Mines Albi, as well as some leisure activities.

Individual support is given to students by a team of skilled French as a Foreign Language teachers. They are assisted by engineering students. Classrooms are equiped with individual computers and internet access.

Foreign students are also helped with their settlement and administrative procedures by the International Relationship office.

Objectives

This summer school allows students to:

- improve their daily and scientific French,

- foster their acquisition of scientific French (in the engineering field they have chosen),

- ease their integration in the engineering school they will attend,

- become autonomous in their studies.

Admission

Access condition

Minimum French level required: A2

CEFR:
A2: an ability to deal with simple, straightforward information and begin to express oneself in familiar contexts.
B1: the ability to express oneself in a limited way in familiar situations and to deal in a general way with nonroutine information.
B2: the capacity to achieve most goals and express oneself on a range of topics.

Applications must be made directly to the school where you will study. No application is possible through this website.

Program

Training content

Training courses:

French as a foreign language lessons (students are splitted by levels A2, B1, B2)

Scientific French, targetted on the chosen engineering field (electronics, computing, chemistry, mechanics...)

Methodology courses:
        notes-taking in French,
        oral presentation
        French scientific documents understanding

Professional sessions:
        CV and cover letters redaction
        Engineers testimonials

Evaluation:
        French as a Foreign Language test
        Posters session and written scientific report

Cultural program:

Historic sites of Toulouse,
Scientific visits: Airbus, Aeroscopia museum, Cité de l'espace
Sport and leisure activities: stadium, "Toulouse Plage"

And after ...

Further studies

Beginning of September students join the engineering school they have enrolled.