Six mois pour apprendre le français | Documentaire | Rad

0:00 ♪ ♪ ♪ How are you feeling? - Pa, pa, pa... Pa, pa, pa... - Mari is stressed. - Very stressed. - OK. So ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the evaluation. Put everything away, put everything away. So it's a new exam. OK. It is not easy. Good luck. - (voice): Oral comprehension. Listen to the questions and choose the correct answer. - Eh, I told you, it's... That's the first listen, the first time. We start again a 2nd. It's already 12:15 p.m., it's my first day, and

0:47 I'm stressed because on the first day, there's always this contact with new students that we don't know. (whistling) At the beginning, it's always a little difficult to get in touch, so I do it with the Google Translate software. I prepared like a big text. - Hello Hello! - Good morning! - Hello! - Good morning! - Do you speak English? - No. Spanish. - So now let's go in French. So hello and welcome to the beginner's course. - What's your name? - Uh... What's your name... (laughing) - My name is... Cesar Romero. - I'm Maral.

1:34 -Kunsang. - My name is Mari, Marizilda. - What's your name? - No. - If you don't understand everything at first, that's normal. Also, it is forbidden to cry because of the French language. Cry for films, for family, for friends, for love, but not for the French language. - My name is Valerii. - Tanvir. - Mohammad Reza. -Kyung Ae. - Faiza. - Li. - Michelle. -Jian Yi. - Victor. - Ah! Sorry. My name is Ülkü.

2:21 - There you go. So a little admin before we begin. Thada, it's okay, Tanvir, sick. Um, Maral is working. And then Reza isn't here, huh? So the official lesson for today, we talk about time, we talk about the calendar: the days, the months, the seasons. - Oh... The date? - HM hm. - The date... Wow! - Arrived... ...on the twenty...sixth. de juli... july dos mille... 22. - I live in Montreal, it's been a long time. 30 years.

3:11 - Ülkü, can you read this to us? - Valentine's day. - Yeah. Valentine's Day. - Valentine's Day... the... four... - Fourteen. - Fourteen. - Thank you so much. Now grab your calendar sheet. And move around the class. Ask the question: what is your date of birth? - January... nineteen hundred... - January. - Yeah. - January... one thousand nine hundred... - One thousand nine hundred... - Full-time Frenchization is 4 sessions of 11 weeks with 6 hours of classes per day, then it lasts about a year . Yes?

3:56 - I often practiced with my children. Tell me: “Ah, mom! Speak Cantonese! » - Oh yes, eh. - Yes. - They want Cantonese, you want French. But at the same time, you can tell your children: “You speak Cantonese, I speak French. » - Why... repeat, please? - Why do you want to learn French? ♪ ♪ ♪ - Co... comunicar.

4:56 ♪ ♪ ♪ - Good start to the session! This group isn't strong, but everyone is at roughly the same level, and that's rare. - January... - Yeah, January. - January. - Yeah, JAN-FIER. - January. - Yes, well done. - So six months is roughly two sessions. - Yes. - 11 weeks. - Exactly. - What do we expect from these students? - OK. So students who finish course 2 will be able to tell personal experiences. They are obviously capable of going to restaurants,

5:42 shopping, and getting information from an owner. Victor. - Yes? - What is this? - Ah... You you week... - “You you week”? Ha! Ha! Yes. It's good. I find that the biggest obstacle is accepting as an adult to make mistakes, to not produce sentences as clear as what is in your head. - There is just that to make the sound [or]. That's all. - Do you think it is possible to learn French in six months? - Uh...

6:54 - (voice): The most difficult language to learn in the world is French. I want to get there. - Pimé... Pimé...? - Pepper. - Pepper.

7:45 ♪ ♪ ♪ - No? So so?

8:37 Good day! ♪ ♪ ♪ - So Normand, you're the one who takes care of all the paperwork, right? - A little bit, yes. ♪ ♪ ♪ - See you later, Daddy! Mouah!

9:30 - Last clarification. On your questionnaire, there are things that are inside the market, but there are also elements that are outside, outside. - (all): Yes. - It's good? - It's good. - How much does it... cost? - Not just how much to cost... - How much does it cost? - How much did it cost? - The rallies are really a great activity for them because they are independent, in groups, and they have to ask questions and get information. So sometimes they find it a little difficult, it puts them in uncomfortable situations. - And the little one like that is 9. Do you want to taste it? - Please.

10:16 - Do you want to taste? - Um yes. A bottle. A bottle. - Yes Yes Yes. Excuse me. - No, but it's normal, you learn. - I practice in French. - Cheese shop... cheese shop. (laughs) - They are able to introduce themselves, ask questions. Their understanding is already really much better. It's going really fast. But also, it’s very intensive. They have 2 hours of oral practice with me in the morning, 4 hours of French teaching in the afternoon, every day, eh. It also makes things move quickly. You have finished? - (several): No. (laughs)

11:02 - See you tomorrow! Good day! - It's good. Not all teachers send lesson plans, but I found that it was very secure, precisely to have the timetable, progress over the four sessions. - Ulkü, I noticed, she scanned the table, then we saw the translation. - Yes, everyone does that. - Do you see that this affects learning? - This is always a warning that I tell my students: it is the phone that is learning, then not you. But it helps, you know. It's a good tool, but not all the time. - I close? - Yes. OK, ladies and gentlemen, perfect. There, the weeks are advanced, then, I'm a little afraid about the absences. If they have too many absences, well at some point

11:48 I have to meet them. Then ultimately, well I have to exclude them. Full-time francization is super demanding. Then sometimes, it's the reality of these students who have difficulty arriving or who have a family to manage, then integration into the country, you know. So we often suggest: “Go part-time, you know. Continue your studies in your field, work, do more... take little French lessons here and there. » Four minutes. ♪ ♪ ♪ This is the 2nd year we've been doing this, for the pleasure of bringing the sugar shack to the city center. You know, there's something about eating that always brings people together. - We're going to eat the... the sugars... We... the syrup. The syrup for a sugar. (laughs)

12:36 ♪ ♪ ♪ - Are you nervous? - For the exam or test later? - Yes? - Me, confused...confused? confused... Ah... How... How to answer for the question. - Ah! It's good. It's okay, it's okay, OK. Jian Yi, Kyung Ae... Ah! Ulkü is there. Last week, I told them that I'm tired of seeing you in the same place. You are always with the same neighbors, you... I'll change places for you.

13:21 - Mari had a reaction... - Tanvir! (small laugh) - Ah yes, eh! That was the trio, I called them the “Slytherin” trio. It's the bad girls always at the back of the class... (screams and boos) - Ah! It's a mess. OK, for the assessment... Here Tanvir, can you take this over there? For me, it’s like my mid-term right now. From there, I'll see who really needs help. OK. It's okay, let's start with the dictation of numbers. A: 19. 19. B: 23. OK, that's it. Li, can you tell us the C?

14:06 - Sixty eight. - Yes? - Forty-Eight. - No, fifty... - Fifty... - Fifty-eight. We're leaving with Ülkü. - Uh, uh... - “Uh, uh..."! - Twenty-one... - Twenty-one. - Twenty-one. ♪ ♪ ♪ - What is the most important challenge you have experienced since you have been here?

15:56 - At the end of the session, me personally as a teacher, I butter thick. This means that there we see verbs, verbs. Then this week, it's ordering from a restaurant. We are currently in Valois. I'll put you in a team, explore the menu. - Um... I would like some... ... orange juice. - No sorry. (laughs) - Noon. - OK, yes, yes, yes. Yes. - No. I don't understand. - Noon, medio, it's... Twelve. - Noon? - Yes. - Twelve... - I would really like fish. - No, for you, beer. (laughs) - There are some who have left the ship.

16:41 - Yes, we have a student, Reza, we had to exclude him because he had too many absences. We can't afford to have students missing like that because... they have an impact on the rest of the group. Then they aren't making any progress either. So Reza had to leave. We have another, Faiza, because she has four children to take care of. - Faiza, she's gone. - Oh, my friend. - How are you feeling? - Sad. Very sad. - Hum! So so! (laughs) But I try... But I try, yes. ♪ ♪ ♪

18:06 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ - Since when did you meet like this? - First... ah... - Do you have any other friends?

18:52 Do you have other friends? - Yes. I have many friends from church. - OK. - For me, it's just... - But my husband is in Korea, unfortunately.

19:59 - That's life! (laughs) ♪ ♪ ♪ - Did you have any news? - Yes. Very good news. - It's what? (small laugh) - I accepted... to... Concordia University. - For me, it's very important because I continued my... I forgot... Dreams in French? - Dream. - Dream. - To help... people. - HM hm.

20:44 ♪ ♪ ♪ - Ladies and gentlemen, hello! - (all): Hello! - I present to you the evaluation. Good luck! - (voice) Level 2: assessment. - (voice): Test one. “Excuse me, you cannot enter the museum with your bag. » - All teachers throughout the province have the same Quebec scale of skill levels. You and I would be similar to level 12, the highest level. Francization goes up to level 8. So for the first full-time course, we would have levels 1, 2 and 3. And in course 2, it's more like levels 4 and 5. - (voice): Telephones are permitted, but it is forbidden to drink water in the museum rooms. I'm sorry. - This is the first listen. First time.

21:29 - We start again a 2nd. - Two minutes. That means, that means that, that means that... It's time for oral production. When you're sick, what do you do? - When I'm sick, I stay at home. - You... You... children? - Yes. Two. - Two. - Dessert. - Banana... cake. - Oh, banana, cake. OK. Banana cake maybe. - For pronunciation, it's like this: Hiii! Huuu! Hiii! Afterwards, you say... ouh! All tired here. - Hi. - THANKS. (small laughs) - That makes me glad to have heard them. The requirements of course 1 are very much in the identity,

22:17 in the “questions and answers” ​​on familiar subjects. Then, fortunately, I no longer really fear letting them leave in the 2nd lesson, those who leave in the 2nd lesson. - That's life. - At the end of each group, there is always a little heartbreak, a little mourning to do. Well after that, the rest of us take another group and another group and another group. - Good morning! - Good morning! - The students decided to come to the restaurant. In general, I leave it open, then I will meet them one by one to come back to the session with them. It’s beautiful huh.

23:02 - Yes. - It's not with all groups that things go well like that. And then, I think I'm proud of them then... yes. Ah! no, not Google Trad! (reactions) For them! - No, no, no, the cheese... on it, Swiss, cheddar or both? - Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese - Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese or both? - No, I do not understand. - Perfect. OK. Swiss...cheese... pop, pop, pop! - No no no. - OK. Both! - Both. (laughs) - So I would say to you: it's good, it's good, to improve, not worse. - HM hm. - Ülkü, uh...

23:48 I had the idea of ​​passing it on, but only just. Then she told me: “I can’t say what I want to say. » You know, and she always needed her phone. Then I said to him: “Well, would you feel better if you took class 1 again? » “Ah yes, yes, good idea. » You will just become Ülkü, much stronger. - Yes yes. - Much more confidence. - Yes yes. - Starting again is not a failure. This is often a service to the student. We want students to be functional, we want them to have fun to speak French, then ease. We don't just want to Frenchify them, go, go, go, go go, you know! It's going to be important to start class 1 again. You work a lot every night, always positive, always in class. You continue with course 2. - Yes, yes. - Level 1 or level 2? - Level 2. - Yes! (laughs)

24:36 ♪ ♪ ♪ - My husband and I... decided... - No. - To return to Korea. - To return, you return to Korea. - Han Han. - OK. - Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations! Well done! you ordered in French, you can now eat in French. Health! Well done! Well done, well done, well done! ♪ ♪ ♪ - (several): Francisation! Hey! (laughs) - There, there, it's the last of the last of the last activities. ♪ ♪ ♪

25:33 - See you next week... for class 2. - Teacher? - If you want. - Yes?! - Yes?! - It was confirmed yesterday. (screams of joy) - Is it true? - Yes, it's true! - Wow! - It's true! It's true! But be careful, because... - OK. - Your requirements... OK. - No, no, but for you... Exactly, my demands are high. (laughs) - Ciao girls! - Ciao! ♪ ♪ ♪ - Hello Husband. How are you? - Are you okay? - Yes.

26:21 - OK, what were you going to show us there? - Ah!... Only officially at level 2. - Wow! And then, what were the grades you got? - " HAS ". - “A” everywhere! - Yes. (laughs) Practiced a lot, worked hard. For me, it is very important like immersion in the language. I'm looking to speak French, listen to French, read French. But it's a bit difficult.

27:10 - My mother, my father. - Yes.

28:02 ♪ ♪ ♪

30:12 ♪ ♪ ♪ - This is the start of course 2. I have the honor, the privilege of continuing with the group that I had in course 1. I simply offered, for the filming there, to continue with this group if it were easier. Usually, we try to change teachers every three months. That means I arrive in disguise just to make a break because it's another class. So today, it's Daniel... Hi! Hi! Daniel teaches. ♪ ♪ ♪ Currently, the class we are going to have is a class made up of my old course 1, minus those who left, and the repeaters from the previous session. - Oh! - What? Teacher! (laughter)

31:01 (laughter and cries of joy) (small sobs of joy) - Bye bye! Good luck! - THANKS! - Daniel? (laughs) - We have something interesting here: “There was an administrative problem. » What type of verb? - (student): Past tense? - Present, no. Past tense, yes. For course 2, they are given the keys to the past and the future. This means that the table is fully set to tell things. It is the verb to have in the past tense. Ah! past tense, lesson 2! Yay! Ah! that is good! It's okay, it's okay. I still have a little fear. Course 1 went admirably well,

31:47 so the question is: are we going to be able to maintain this... another three months? - What do we do? Where are we going? - The good trip for Kyung Ae. - For me, it's both. - I wrote in Korean too. - Both. ♪ ♪ ♪ - With Korean barbecue and... the first times... that we... went to a restaurant. -Come in! Welcome! - Welcome! - Oh! - Welcome!

32:32 (laughs) - What is that? ♪ ♪ ♪ - Eat! - Something to eat, please. (laughs) - Um, so, maybe it's the last... - Time? - Um-um, times, I think.

33:34 ♪ ♪ ♪ - I need to chat with Jian Yi then Nevis, to allow them to speak more, to have a little more oral fluency. Jian Yi, come sit down, come eat. We talk. - Not me. - What, “not me”? - When I eat, not talk. - Ah-ah... It was really clear to me that the two girls had to work on this for lesson 1. Then, well, we're in lesson 2, so I'll catch them right away. - Girls, how is the session going? - This is a lot of information for “new grammarians”. - Past tense, present, future... it's mixed up. - The difficulty is the construction of the sentence.

34:21 - Conjugations are difficult too. - Difficult, everything is always difficult... yes. - You have the past tense. What is the verb? The important verb is not to have. - (all): Hum-hum. - It's the verb next to it, it's the past participle. So here “we did”, do we have the verb? - (several): Do. - Do. Alright. So don't forget, speak! Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk! - You... - For me, now, it's a little difficult. Because I don't... I don't... Um... - You don't understand? - I don't understand. - You Tanvir? - For me, it's a bit difficult.

35:06 Because... It's new times. So... it's difficult. - It's a new verb tense, right? - Yes yes. That's it. - OK. I understand. (whispering) - OK, wait a bit. ♪ ♪ ♪ - Number 132? - Chicken plate, beef plate?

35:53 - Did you do that? Yes? No? ♪ ♪ ♪

36:50 - Mixed plate? Enjoy your food! - Were there any departures? - Yes. - Viktor left French because he found a job. There was Sumika who went on a trip. She would have accumulated too many absences. And there is also Valérii. It was not possible for him to continue.

37:49 - OK. Ladies and gentlemen, return. So I'm letting you hear now about the discussions that there are going to be with an owner. - (man's voice): Number 1. (phone ringing) - (woman): Do you have a 3 and a half to rent? - (man): Yes. - (woman): Is it heated? - (man): No. The heating is separate. - (man): Number 8. (phone ringing) - (man): Do you have a 5 and a half to rent? - (woman): No, it's rented. - (man): Ah! THANKS. (laughs) - It’s beautiful! No! - Did you get 3 and a half? - No. THANKS. (laughs) - OK. We continue with Cristina and Maral. - (several): Youhhhh! - Hello! - Hello Madam. - Excellent!

38:35 - Do you have an apartment to rent? - Yes. I have a 3 and a half. It's $1000. - What? - All inclusive. - It's very good. - Very nice use of the “y”. Thank you so much! Tanvir and Cesar. - I was calling about the apartment. - I do not understand. (laughs) - Do you have an apartment, 4 and a half? (silence) - Yes. - Cesar is like a spy. " Yes "! (laughs) French, I don't speak it well, but English, I forgot.

39:23 (laughs) Thank you very much. - Right here, it's perfect. ♪ ♪ ♪ - Well, here we are... we're almost at the end of the session and I got involved in a bit of a crazy project with another teacher there who said to me: "Alex, is Would you like to play an improv match with my class? » ♪ ♪ ♪ - OK, so in general, all the scenes are going to be around two minutes long. We're here to have fun. (shouts of encouragement) - Yeah! It's okay, it's okay. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this extraordinary improvisation match. For the red team, we have the Maral players! Michelle! Husband, Tanvir and Yilian!

40:10 (applause) Here we go! (laughs) - Improvisation, wow! It's... um! That's wonderful. (laughs) - It gave us confidence , because it's OK, we are able to speak in French. - Hey! Ladies and gentlemen, now it's time to vote! Ooh! it's hot. - It's the red team! Really there, congratulations to both teams. - THANKS! (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ - (female voice): Level 5, oral comprehension.

40:57 - (woman): Family assets are a set of specific assets which exist from marriage and which will be treated in a particular way in the event of divorce or death of one of the spouses. - Often, we have exams that are so difficult to understand. - (woman): For example, your cottage in the countryside. - You know, designers always want authentic material, so not pre-made for class... - (woman): But wait, there are exceptions. - That's difficult. All the time, all the time, all the time. - (woman): Listen to the questions and choose the correct answer. - What you need to know is that these are the questions that are a little more adapted to the level of the students. - (man): Who contributes to the family heritage? - During course 2, we often aim for a global understanding, a general understanding. Um, shall we go for the 2nd? - What they will ultimately be able to understand

41:42 is information in a context that is predictable. - Quite. - (woman): I have pilates classes for retirees, so we try to find out if we want a good mood, so that it doesn't feel like a burden to come and train. ♪ ♪ ♪ (bursts of laughter) - (man): Oral comprehension. - It's difficult. (laughs) Yes. For listening. Because... listen, loud, the ear, the left, listen a little. - Do you have a hearing problem? - Um... I think, for my work in my country, the machine sound loud. - OK. - And I don't... I didn't use tampons much

42:27 - You can't hear well. - Oh no. - OK. So it's more difficult for you the... OK, everything that is oral comprehension. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

43:14 - Thank you. - Hi Cesar. - Bye! - Bye! ♪ ♪ ♪ (laughs) - Oh! Kyung Ae! Kyung Ae! Kyung Ae! Kyung Ae! Kyung Ae! (screams of joy) - Are you okay? - It's okay, it's going very well. - Hey, you're beautiful! - Oh-ho! - Oh thank you very much. Because I'm in Korea! (laughs) - We're happy to watch you. (laughs) - Good question! Good question! - Husband! ♪ ♪ ♪ - And there you have it, it's your last day of school.

44:01 Anyone want to tell us about their session, their experience? Positive, negative, terrible? - Um... Thank you... ...to the whole class. - Yes, it's true. - It's true! (applause) For the company. - Yes quite. The camaraderie, the openness, the respect. Are we getting through everyone? We're taking our time, it's our last class together. Ahhh! (laughs) - No, I thank you. You are an inspiring person and I keep you in my heart. (small laugh) - Thank you very much. - I hate school, but with you, it's wow!

44:48 Very, very great experience. THANKS. - Um, personally... it was a little difficult for me because... I had to... work full time sometimes. (sigh and tremor) But... I remember, we started with A, B, C. Now we can speak in French. - Well done everyone! (applause) - We did course 2! - (all): Yesss! (laughter and sobs)

45:34 - For me... (sobs) I am able to speak French, write, read... For me, it's wow! Before... I lost myself because of the French language, but now... I find myself. (sobs) Don't forget... You are able to speak French. You are capable. ♪ ♪ ♪ - Really happy with their progress. I'm happy that they are involved in my projects. It rolled there, it was never difficult. ♪ ♪ ♪

46:21 Really great work. I... I have nothing more to say there. - Do you think I can work with French...? - Well you know, it depends in what field, but yes you know. I speak to you almost naturally. Maral, put your phone aside for a bit. Seriously, good session. So the three that I judged to take again were Nevis, Cesar and Jian Yi. I think the students have made very good progress, but they don't have the language skills. Because now, I... I'm making you take class 2 again. It's going to be too difficult. You speak well, the ideas are there, but I think that there is fluidity. THANKS.

47:07 - Pleasure Cesar. ♪ ♪ ♪ - (all): ♪ Happy birthday Alex ♪ - Attachment is really strong, but every good thing comes to an end. - (all): ♪ Happy birthday Alex ♪ - Thank you. I'm glad I was able to make a difference in their lives at this time. - (all): Thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ - Girls?! Steph?!

47:53 You are ready? - It's 8:04 a.m. - Maika! - Yes, did you get a new job? - Yes!!! - Is this your first job in French? - Ohh! Yes. I'm nervous, but confident! Ah! Confident, yes. ♪ ♪ ♪ - It's going to be fine. - I know. - You're going to have lots of fun. - Yes I know. But for me, it's my first time. - Yes, I know, but you'll have fun, you'll see. - Bye! - Bye Bye! I love you. - I love you too. ♪ ♪ ♪ - Lots of work here. ♪ ♪ ♪ - Is it possible to learn French in six months? - In six months, ah! it's difficult.

48:38 - I think yes. I understand a lot of words, but for me, it's difficult for... ... structure. - I learned slowly, but I improved... - Improved. - Improved every day. - Now, when you receive communications from your daughters' school, do you understand everything? - I'm capable. It's not exactly word by word, but it's like the text, the context. - I understand... but... answer... pff! - Yes, it's totally possible. Yes. For me, yes. Hi! Hi! Last week, I needed to stamp a person, I asked: can I “tap you”? “Like what?”

49:25 Hit me? For what? » I'm like: No, no, no. Stamp. Stamp. - Good morning! - (all): Hello! - Welcome to course 3. - Thank you. - I'm glad to meet you. -Cesar Eduardo. - And I have Ülkü. ♪ ♪ ♪ - Francization, I will continue, but it's not full time, it's part time. ♪ ♪ ♪ - If you had to go back to the hospital, would you be comfortable going alone?

50:19 But when I went to the pharmacy, I understood. - Once you leave classes here, do you speak French? - In school, yes, but afterwards, no. (laughing) - It's over, it's over! - (all): Masha Amini! - After finishing the French lessons, I will start my university. - Work. For me, for my family. For my son in El Salvador. - I thought about returning to Toronto, but now, as I can communicate in French, I... I have a feeling that like all Quebecers welcome me.

51:06 - Didn't you have that feeling when you weren't able to speak French? - No. (small laugh) - I said myself: OK, Michelle. It's like that. Are you ready now? - Your dream is beginning. Your dream starts today and it's serious. ♪ ♪ ♪ - (Ülkü): Is it over? - Yes. - Oh! Thanks a lot. ♪ ♪ ♪

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