Practical information
The following
contains very important information to help you pack and prepare for your
stay at the TEFL Paris School in Tournan as well as details
regarding the training location and training course itself.
Please read this
thoroughly and keep it for future reference.
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Deposit
As soon as you are
made a firm offer of a place we will send you an e-mail with the available
payment methods.
Please note that acceptance
on a course does not mean a place has been reserved for you.
A place cannot be
reserved until the deposit has been paid. Dates and fees
§
Final Payment
We expect you to
pay your final course fees two weeks before the course begins
You will not be
admitted to the course unless all fees have
been paid in full.
Training Course Schedule
The initial orientation is on the
evening at 7.00-p.m the day prior to the course starting
date.
It is followed by a welcome dinner
offered by TEFL Paris to all trainees.
The first class will take place in the
morning at 9:00 a.m. The course schedule for the week will
be provided on arrival morning.
Sessions generally run between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. with appropriate breaks. Teaching Practice is often in the late
afternoons and evenings.
Trainees are expected to attend all
input and other sessions included on the schedule unless they are sick and
require medical treatment. This is particularly important for
Teaching Practice.
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Resources
Please bring a pen
and a notebook for taking notes during class.
All relevant forms
and instructions will be provided, as well as notes from the input sessions.
You may want
to bring an mp3 player with you, especially one which records.
If you have a
laptop you may find it useful as the school is equipped with WIFI.
Various books are
provided for use by trainees. However, no books should be removed from the
classroom without specific permission from the Course Academic Director. Inventory of all books will be conducted at
the end of the course to ensure that no books have been accidentally removed.
You will be
required to prepare materials for your Teaching Practice.
The school keeps
an initial supply of basic tools necessary to make student materials. However, the trainees are responsible for
providing additional poster board, markers, glue, pens, paper, etc., for
creating teaching materials. These can be purchased at a local stationery
store.
Books to read
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Trainee Course Feedback
Sessions
There will be two
trainee feedback sessions. The first will be in the middle of week 2 and the
second will be at the end of the course. These sessions are aimed to give
trainees the opportunity to provide feedback regarding anything to do with
the course, accommodations, and so on. We welcome your open and honest
feedback so we can continue to improve the training course and the facilities
provided at the training location.
Even though there
are two scheduled feedback sessions, please feel free to give feedback to the
Course Director or the Academic Director at any time.
We can offer some on-site
accommodation and you will need to book it when you register for the course. It is available
starting on the day before the course begins around tea time through to the
last day of the final week.
Most people will
arrive in France at Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport
(north of Paris), at Orly airport (south of Paris) or at Beauvais airport. Those coming from the UK via Eurostar will arrive at Gare du
Nord.
- Roissy
- Charles De Gaulle airport
From Charles de Gaulle, take the train, RER B,
direction Saint Rémi les Chevreuses and get off at Gare du Nord. Then, in the same station, take the RER E train to Tournan-
en-Brie (it is the last stop). It is then five minutes walk to the school
(see the map).
From the airport,
take the RER B (Orlyval) to Gare du Nord. Then, the RER E to Tournan in the same
station.
If your flight
arrives at Beauvais you can take a bus to Paris Porte
Maillot (the bus leaves Beauvais 15 to 30 minutes after your arrival
and costs 10 euros). Then, take the metro to Gare du Nord where you will find
the RER E to Tournan.
You will arrive at
Gare du Nord. Just go to the suburban lines area and take the RER E to
Tournan.
For details:
www.ratp.fr
Important
Note: Regardless of
your arrival day and time, we ask that you assist us in preparing for all
arrivals by providing us with your travel arrangements via email
Map of the school in Tournan 7 rue de
l’Abreuvoir
Course
policy
·
Course Dress
Requirements
For all input and
tutorial sessions at the training location, there are no specific dress requirements,
yet we ask that you be mindful of your peers and respectful of the fact that
you are a visitor in another country. French peoples are quite mindful of
dressing codes.
During Teaching
Practice, however, there are specific dress requirements that adhere to the
local working culture and basic ideas of professionalism. All trainees are expected to dress
“casually smart” like one would dress to a casual business meeting.
·
Smoking and Drinking
Policy
Smoking is allowed
in certain designated areas; Public intoxication at the school will not be
tolerated. Social drinking is allowed.
·
Problems and Complaints
We generally feel that, as adults, the
best way to resolve problems is to deal directly with those with whom you
have the problem. If you do not feel
that you can do this, or you have tried to resolve the problem without
success, please bring the problem to the Centre Manager Agnès de Labrusse.
If any trainee has a personal problem,
which may interfere with course studies, please talk to one of the trainers.
If you want to
complain or… praise the quality of the
course you can contact IATQuO
Health
Insurance
Before you come to
France, check whether your country has a
reciprocal health care agreement with France. Otherwise, make sure your health
insurance will cover your costs outside of your own country, or purchase
medical travel  insurance from your travel agent.
For EU nationals,
presentation of a valid Form E 111, entitles you to reduced-cost emergency
treatment. Full travel insurance is strongly recommended.
Local
Weather Conditions
Paris has a mild climate. It rarely exceeds 35°C degrees in the
summer and rarely below 0°C degrees in the winter. Yet a pair of Wellingtons could prove very useful in the Fall
and in Winter if you want to stroll in the park of the centre.
 Get Acquainted!
Before your arrival,
we highly recommend you purchase a descriptive guidebook or do some online
research to familiarise yourself and get acquainted with France and all it
has to offer. For more information on
France and Paris, we recommend the following site:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
http://www.ratp.fr/
If you want
to know something about Tournan http://www.tournan-en-brie.fr/
Should you
have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact contact us.
Address: School - 7 rue de l’Abreuvoir, 77220
Tournan en Brie
Telephone fax
in Paris: +33 (0)1 43 25 79 66
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