{"id":34,"date":"2013-09-12T03:31:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T03:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/edu\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2023-02-10T00:37:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T00:37:12","slug":"french-language-in-new-york-new-york","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/french-language-in-new-york-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Added by Post\/Page specific custom CSS plugin, thank you for using! -->\n<style type=\"text\/css\">.vc_btn3-container.vc_btn3-center .vc_btn3-block.vc_btn3-size-lg {\r\n    font-size: 22px;\r\n    padding-top: 18px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 18px;\r\n    padding-left: 25px;\r\n    padding-right: 25px;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    background: #0a3264;\r\n    border-color: #32a6d2;\r\n    border-width: 3px;\r\n    border-radius: 15px;\r\n}<\/style>\n[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589402457112{margin-top: -60px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #dd3333 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;French Language Salon&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:42px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;with Fran\u00e7ois Thibaut and His Team&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:34px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589403879564{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;What makes for rapid, effective language learning? The right teacher, the right method, and the right materials.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:32px|text_align:left|color:%230a3264&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]After years of experience in the field, we\u2019ve learned that no single approach applies to every student. Why? Every student has different learning goals \u2014from gaining confidence in the basics of everyday French conversation, to excelling at an SAT, AP, DALF, DELF, or another standardized language test, to fine-tuning already advanced skills. Even two students with the same goal will inevitably take different paths to reach the same place, because students\u2019 needs also vary based on other factors, like the frequency and length of their lessons, their learning style, age, and personality. The things that make us unique humans make the ways we learn unique, too.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing each student\u2019s individual needs means finding the right teacher, right method, and right materials for them. The interpersonal dynamic between teacher and student is incredibly important to making a student comfortable and excited to learn. The method of instruction \u2014which can include the pacing of lessons or types of exercises used\u2014 also significantly impacts learning outcomes. Finally, students need engaging, quality learning materials that support the instruction and make sense for the student. The French Language Salon has a vast catalogue of custom-created learning materials for all experience levels that engage students\u2019 interest and activate different learning styles \u2014think eye-catching images or diagrams for visual learners, or audio exercises and music for auditory learners, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it will take a student 300 hours or less than 50 hours to become confident in conversation will depend on exactly these kinds of details. With the French Language Salon, students advance quickly and speak with more confidence after only several hours of lessons. This progress is possible because we take care to quickly and accurately match students with the right teacher, methods, and materials for them, setting them on the right path to fulfill their individual potential. 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Each lesson is emotionally-engaging, highly relevant, and based in context.<\/p>\n<p>Language and human life are inextricably connected. The technical components of language are what make up our daily conversations and interactions. So while some language teachers may divide their classes into grammar and conversation segments, we know that the two are essentially intertwined. There is no decontextualized grammar\u2014 our teachers teach grammar concepts through conversation and build conversations out from relevant grammar concepts. In this way no artificial barriers are put up in the learning process, so a student\u2019s language development can progress organically and without interruption \u2014as a part of life.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping with this integration of language and life, we choose topics and course materials that relate to the student and engage their interests. This keeps students focused and motivated, and the familiar contexts make new concepts easier to remember. Furthermore,\u00a0 classes do not rely on rote memorization of lengthy grammar rules or vocabulary lists. While these are common and easy classroom approaches, the automatism of such techniques removes context and breaks up learning. Instead, students with Francois and his team can remember and situate their newly acquired knowledge in real life contexts.<\/p>\n<p>Through this focus on contextualizing language in life, our teachers aim to create an immersive language space, the boundaries of which expand as students advance and acquire new forms, tenses, and vocabulary. The progress is paced by each student\u2019s individual needs. 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