Language Training Centre

French as a Second-Language Material

Programme de base de français au travail (PBFT)

A training program using the communicative approach and based on the French spoken in the workplace.

Beginner and Intermediate Levels (A and B)

1) Le français pour nous (FPN):

• 15 books
• Videos and audiocassettes
• Games
• 15 tests Progrès
• Manual of the tables

Amélioration de la prononciation Collection

• Five practice books and ten cassettes dealing with the pronunciation, rhythm and intonation of French

2) Le français pour moi (FPM) is composed of three series of materials in addition to the FPN:

• La série bleue (Blue Series)
  Fifteen books for self-training with cassettes
• La série jaune (Yellow Series)
  Two books for reading; two books for writing and three books for listening
• La série verte (Green Series)
  Four books with cassettes
• Learning a Second Language
  Five workshops re the learners' situation

Electronic Products

• GIFT – French Grammar at Your Own Pace
  Software with grammar exercises. Includes a work-related lexicon.
• Practical French at the Office (PFO)
  Interactive multimedia adaptation of the first three units of the PBFT
  This product is available to Public Servants only, free of charge through PWGSC's Knowledge Exchange Service (external site).

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