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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

juin

09jun(jun 9)8:30 matin16(jun 16)4:30 après-midiNLA1 - Saskatchewan - Initial training in the Neurolinguistic Approach8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (16) South East Cornerstone School Division No 209

juillet

03jul(jul 3)9:00 matin07(jul 7)4:00 après-midiCPH1 - Rouen - Optimiser la prononciation en langue seconde / étrangère9:00 matin - 4:00 après-midi (7) La Ferme Linguistique

10jul(jul 10)9:00 matin14(jul 14)5:30 après-midiANL1- Rouen - Stage de formation initiale à l’Approche Neurolinguistique9:00 matin - 5:30 après-midi (14) La Ferme Linguistique

31jul(jul 31)8:30 matin04aou(aou 4)4:30 après-midiANL1- Québec - Stage de formation initiale à l'Approche Neurolinguistique8:30 matin - (août 4) 4:30 après-midi École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

août

31jul(jul 31)8:30 matin04aou(aou 4)4:30 après-midiANL1- Québec - Stage de formation initiale à l'Approche Neurolinguistique(juillet 31) 8:30 matin - (août 4) 4:30 après-midi École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

07aou(aou 7)8:30 matin11(aou 11)3:30 après-midiCPH1 - Québec - Optimiser la prononciation en langue seconde / étrangère8:30 matin - 3:30 après-midi (11) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

07aou(aou 7)8:30 matin11(aou 11)4:30 après-midiANL2 - Québec - Stage de perfectionnement en Approche Neurolinguistique8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (11) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

14aou(aou 14)8:30 matin18(aou 18)4:30 après-midiANL3 - QC - Stage de conception de matériel pédagogique spécifique à l’ANL8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (18) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

14aou(aou 14)8:30 matin18(aou 18)4:30 après-midiCPH2 - Québec - Optimiser la prononciation en langue seconde / étrangère8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (18) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

21aou(aou 21)8:30 matin25(aou 25)4:30 après-midiANL4 - QC - Stage de formation aux outils d’évaluations spécifiques à l'ANL8:30 matin - 4:30 après-midi (25) École Trilingue Vision Rive-Sud

octobre

09oct(oct 9)8:30 matin13(oct 13)3:30 après-midiCPH1 - Colombie - Optimiser la prononciation en langue seconde / étrangère8:30 matin - 3:30 après-midi (13) Alliance Francaise de Medellin-based Center

23oct(oct 23)9:00 matin27(oct 27)5:30 après-midiANL1- Rouen - Stage de formation initiale à l’Approche Neurolinguistique9:00 matin - 5:30 après-midi (27) La Ferme Linguistique

décembre

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

février

26fév01marANL2 - Rouen - Stage de perfectionnement en Approche Neurolinguistique9:00 matin - (mars 1) 5:30 après-midi La Ferme Linguistique

mars

26fév01marANL2 - Rouen - Stage de perfectionnement en Approche Neurolinguistique(février 26) 9:00 matin - (mars 1) 5:30 après-midi La Ferme Linguistique

avril

22avr(avr 22)9:00 matin26(avr 26)5:30 après-midiANL1- Rouen - Stage de formation initiale à l’Approche Neurolinguistique9:00 matin - 5:30 après-midi (26) La Ferme Linguistique

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