As the most visited country in the world, France is a constant generator of business opportunities in the tourism sector, and has very strong automotive, chemical, aeronautical and textile industries. Moreover, the French language is not only limited to France, but is spoken in other countries with great potential such as Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg or Switzerland. Having a B1 level in French is undoubtedly a great boost for any international professional career, so this TECH university program teaches students all the language skills required to achieve this level, under the guidance of native teachers at all times.

With this Language Course you will acquire an intermediate level of French, with which you will be able to manage in everyday and more advanced work situations"

Learning French today may not seem such an attractive option compared to other languages such as English or Chinese. The truth is that the French language is officially present in more than 20 nations, spread over the five continents. It is used in important organizations such as the UN, NATO or the EU, which also increases the projection towards large-scale international projects. It is also easier to achieve a good level of proficiency than other languages, making it an ideal choice to improve quickly and achieve an intermediate level such as B1 without much effort.

Your B1 level of French will help you access better job offers and to stand out even more in the tourism and international field.

The contents have been written by a group of native teachers who are experts in the French language, which will gives you a greater guarantee of quality.

It is proven that learning languages increases your intelligence. Learning a foreign language strengthens the brain's neural networks” 

José Antonio Marina.
Philosopher, writer, and teacher.

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This B1 French Language Course aims to help students develop the skills and abilities required to pass the exam according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Therefore, participants will be able to show off their certificate, which will confirm their level of knowledge in the language, allowing them to establish and understand conversations in any context.  

In TECH's CEFR B1 Language Course, students will find more than 350 pronunciation and phonetic activities. 

General Objectives

• Use the language being learned as a means of communication and personal expression, both in the classroom and in a wide range of face-to-face and virtual situations and on both concrete and abstract topics, including cultural ones 
• Understand, interact and express themselves in these situations, orally and in writing, in an appropriate, reasonably flexible, precise and correct manner. 
• Describe the sociocultural aspects related to usual situations, as well as those related to one's own environment and use the appropriate social formulas, gestures, register and treatment in these situations 
• Internalize the appropriate and necessary linguistic resources for the planned communicative activities, through functional and formal practice
• Encourage and diversify the use of strategies that streamline communication and facilitate learning 
• Manage tools to evaluate and improve one's own learning and use of the language 

Specific Objectives

Oral Comprehension

• Understand concrete everyday or work-related information and identify both the general message and specific details as long as the speech is clearly articulated and with a normal accent 
• Understand the main ideas of clear, standard speech on everyday topics related to work, school or leisure time, including short narratives 
• Generally follow the main ideas of a long discussion going on around them, provided that the discourse is clearly articulated at a standard language level 
• Understand, in general terms, simple and short speeches on everyday topics provided they are delivered with standard and clear pronunciation 
• Understand a lecture or talk that deals with their area of expertise, provided that the subject matter is familiar and the presentation is simple and clearly structured 
• Understand simple technical information, such as operating instructions for frequently used appliances, as well as follow detailed instructions 
• Understand the main ideas of radio news and other simpler recorded material dealing with everyday topics delivered relatively slowly and clearly 
• Understand the information content of most recorded or broadcast material related to topics of personal interest with clear standard pronunciation 

Reading Comprehension

• Read simple factual texts on topics related to their field of expertise with a satisfactory level of comprehension
• Understand the description of facts, feelings and wishes in personal letters well enough to correspond regularly with a foreign friend 
• Find and understand relevant information in everyday written material, such as letters, catalogs, and short official documents 
• Consult long texts in order to find the desired information, and to know how to gather information from different parts of a text or from different texts in order to perform a specific task 
• Recognize significant ideas from simple newspaper articles that deal with everyday issues 
• Identify the main conclusions in clearly argumentative texts. Recognize the line of argument in the treatment of the issue presented, though not necessarily in full detail 
• Understand simple, clearly written instructions related to an appliance 
• Understand many films where visuals and action drive much of the storyline and are articulated clearly and with a simple level of language 
• Capture the main ideas of television programs dealing with everyday topics when they are articulated relatively slowly and clearly 

En el curso de preparación de la prueba del Nivel B1 del MCER de TECH vas a encontrar más de 300 actividades de pronunciación y fonética. 

Written Expression

• Write simple, cohesive texts on a range of everyday topics within their field of interest, linking a series of different short items in a linear sequence 
• Write simple and detailed descriptions of a range of everyday topics within their specialty 
• Write accounts of experiences describing feelings and reactions in simple, structured texts  
• Write a description of a specific event, a recent trip, real or imagined, and narrate a story 
• Write very brief reports in conventional format with information about common events and the reasons for certain actions 
• Write short and simple essays on topics of interest. Can summarize, communicate and offer their opinion with a certain degree of confidence on concrete facts related to everyday matters, whether usual or not, in their field of expertise

Oral Expression

• Carry out, with a reasonable degree of fluency, a simple description of a variety of topics that are of interest to them, presenting them as a linear sequence of elements 
• Give simple descriptions on a variety of common topics within your specialty  
• Give simple narratives or descriptions with a reasonable degree of fluency following a linear sequence of elements 
• Make detailed accounts of experiences describing feelings and reactions.  
• Report the details of unpredictable events, such as, for example, an accident 
• Relate book or movie plots and describe your reactions to them 
• Describe dreams, hopes and ambitions 
• Describe real or imagined events. Tell stories 
• Provide brief rationales and explanations for opinions, plans and actions 
• Develop arguments well enough so that they can be understood without difficulty most of the time
• Make short rehearsed statements on a relevant topic within their specialty, which are clearly intelligible despite being accompanied by an unmistakably foreign accent and intonation 
  Deliver a brief, prepared presentation on a topic within their specialty, with sufficient clarity to be followed without difficulty most of the time and whose main ideas are explained with reasonable accuracy. Can also answer supplemental questions, but may have to ask for repetition if spoken quickly 

Sociocultural and Sociolinguistic Competence 

• Know how to carry out a wide range of linguistic functions, using the most common features of these functions in a neutral register. Be aware of the most important rules of courtesy and act appropriately. Be aware of the most significant differences that exist between the customs, usages, attitudes, values and beliefs prevailing in the community in question and their own, and know how to identify such differences. Know how to carry out basic language functions such as exchanging and requesting information and expressing opinions and attitudes in a simple way.
• Adapt expression to deal with less common and even difficult situations. Use a wide range of simple linguistic elements with the flexibility to express much of what is wanted
• Participate in debates on everyday topics using an appropriate phrase to take the floor. Initiate, maintain, and conclude simple face-to-face conversations on everyday topics or topics of personal interest
• Give simple narratives or descriptions, with a reasonable degree of fluency, through a linear sequence of elements
• Linking a series of short, specific and simple elements to create a cohesive, linear sequence

Linguistic Competence 

• Possess sufficient linguistic ability to describe unpredictable situations, to explain the main points of an idea or problem with reasonable accuracy, and to express thoughts on abstract or cultural topics, such as music and movies
• Possess sufficient linguistic ability to get by, and sufficient vocabulary to express themselves with some hesitation and circumlocution on topics such as family, hobbies and interests, work, travel and current events, but lexical limitations lead to repetition and sometimes even difficulties in formulation
• Possess sufficient vocabulary to express themselves with some circumlocution on most topics relevant to their daily lives, such as family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current events
• Demonstrate a good command of elementary vocabulary, even if significant errors are made when expressing more complex thoughts, or when dealing with unusual topics and situations
• Communicate with reasonable accuracy in everyday situations; generally have good grammatical control, although with obvious mother tongue influence
• Use, with reasonable accuracy, a repertoire of common "formulas" and structures related to the most predictable situations
• Speak clearly and intelligibly, even if the foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional mispronunciations are made
• Produce continuous writing that is usually intelligible throughout. Spelling, punctuation and structuring are correct enough to be understood most of the time

To consolidate all these skills, you will have access to more than 500 lexical, vocabulary and sociocultural activities” 

 Did you know?

Communicative competence is not merely limited to the knowledge and ability to use the linguistic code, but has other broader dimensions, which place it in direct relation with other competences such as information processing and digital competence, learning to learn, social and civic competence, or cultural and artistic competence. 
This implies a cultural immersion that is only possible to recreate in the online format through simulated scenarios, storytelling, videos and real situations.

Only TECH offers their students videos with the 250 specific situations required to master the CEFR B1.