Who We Are

The CiFRAN Mission Statement

Founded to meet the needs of foreign-language teachers and education stakeholders, our centre draws on decades of training experience. Our aim is to build a bridge between academic knowledge and on-the-ground needs for school or university environments as well as for institutions that are involved in adult education for immigrants or professionals.

In line with current work in neuroeducation, our training and research is based on the expertise of our specialist consultatns. We offer training workshops based on cognitive science in general and cognitive neuroscience in particular; we carry out research into foreign- or second-language educational approaches as well as teaching methods and strategies; we provide support to CiFRAN members in their professional development or their job search in establishments prepared to put into practice the innovative, scientifically sound pedagogical methodology we promote.

Our team of expert advisors is also available to audit your language school, analyse your training needs, evaluate your resources as well as your organisational procedures, and to provide support for your educational practices.

The CiFRAN Code of Ethics

All members of CiFRAN commit to adhering to the following code of ethics, based on the fundamental values of humanism, science, and pedagogy. These values are detailed as follows:

All undertakings of CiFRAN and its members, teachers, trainers, and experts aim at contributing to literacy development and to improving relations between human beings by developing linguistic and intercultural competencies, while respecting all cultures and all beliefs. The ultimate goal of language teaching must be to contribute to the wellbeing of humanity.

Following the path opened up by the creators of the NLA, the educational approach adopted by CiFRAN and its members, teachers, trainers, and experts is founded, firstly, on always basing its proposed methodologies on epistemological foundations validated by verified basic research; and, secondly, on implementing a systematic and methodical evaluation procedures and sharing the results of classroom experiments. In particular, CiFRAN members commit to clearly distinguishing practices they adopt from the creators of the NLA and those drawn from other sources or that come from other educational currents, as well as always citing all sources as specifically as possible.

All pedagogical approaches, strategies, and materials proposed by CiFRAN members, teachers, trainers, and experts are intended to improve the efficacy of second- or foreign-language teaching, whether for occasional speakers or immigrants; to help teachers in their work; and to help learners improve their communicative proficiency in order to facilitate their linguistic and cultural integration, in social, academic or professional contexts.

PROCHAINS ÉVÈNEMENTS

avril

27avr01maiANL1- Québec - Stage de formation initiale à l'Approche Neurolinguistique8:30 matin - (mai 1) 4:30 après-midi École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

mai

27avr01maiANL1- Québec - Stage de formation initiale à l'Approche Neurolinguistique(avril 27) 8:30 matin - (mai 1) 4:30 après-midi École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

03mai(mai 3)8:30 matin07(mai 7)4:30 après-midiCPH1 - Québec - Optimiser la prononciation en langue seconde / étrangère8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (7) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

juin

24jun(jun 24)9:00 matin28(jun 28)5:30 après-midiANL1- Rouen - Stage de formation initiale à l’Approche Neurolinguistique9:00 matin - 5:30 après-midi (28) La Ferme Linguistique

juillet

01jul9:00 matin05(jul 5)5:30 après-midiCPH1 - Rouen - Optimiser la prononciation en langue seconde / étrangère9:00 matin - 5:30 après-midi (5) La Ferme Linguistique

29jul(jul 29)8:30 matin02aou(aou 2)4:30 après-midiANL1- Québec - Stage de formation initiale à l'Approche Neurolinguistique8:30 matin - (août 2) 4:30 après-midi École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

août

29jul(jul 29)8:30 matin02aou(aou 2)4:30 après-midiANL1- Québec - Stage de formation initiale à l'Approche Neurolinguistique(juillet 29) 8:30 matin - (août 2) 4:30 après-midi École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

05aou(aou 5)8:30 matin09(aou 9)4:30 après-midiCPH1 - Québec - Optimiser la prononciation en langue seconde / étrangère8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (9) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

05aou(aou 5)8:30 matin09(aou 9)4:30 après-midiANL2 - Québec - Stage de perfectionnement en Approche Neurolinguistique8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (9) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

12aou(aou 12)8:30 matin16(aou 16)4:30 après-midiCPH2 - Québec - Optimiser la prononciation en langue seconde / étrangère8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (16) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

12aou(aou 12)8:30 matin16(aou 16)4:30 après-midiANL3 - QC - Stage de conception de matériel pédagogique spécifique à l’ANL8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (16) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

19aou(aou 19)8:30 matin23(aou 23)4:30 après-midiANL4 - QC - Stage de formation aux outils d’évaluations spécifiques à l'ANL8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (23) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

octobre

28oct01novANL1- Rouen - Stage de formation initiale à l’Approche Neurolinguistique9:00 matin - (novembre 1) 5:30 après-midi La Ferme Linguistique

novembre

28oct01novANL1- Rouen - Stage de formation initiale à l’Approche Neurolinguistique(octobre 28) 9:00 matin - (novembre 1) 5:30 après-midi La Ferme Linguistique

décembre

18déc(déc 18)8:30 matin22(déc 22)4:30 après-midiANL1- Québec - Stage de formation initiale à l'Approche Neurolinguistique8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (22) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

26déc(déc 26)9:00 matin30(déc 30)5:30 après-midiANL1- Rouen - Stage de formation initiale à l’Approche Neurolinguistique9:00 matin - 5:30 après-midi (30) La Ferme Linguistique

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