Language week at Oudinot (52): Real English

The Institution Chaumontaise Oudinot organized a week of languages ​​focusing on the English language and culture from Monday 22 to Thursday 25 May.

Language Week is an opportunity for schools to sensitize students on the need to master a living language. Cement Company Run away So, in this context, it has organized a whole program of meetings and workshops around the English language for its high school students this week. Native English speakers were invited to present their cultures and customs.

Earlier in the week, the students met Jason and Nancy Harmer, two former pilots from England and the United States. They spoke to Euro-optimized students about the main differences between their country and France, such as the school system, food habits, royalty in the United Kingdom and wacky traditions such as “cheese rolling” and “Morris dancing”. “Wasailing”. The discussions took place against a backdrop of British humor, thanks to Jason, who introduced himself as a true “gentleman” from Gloucestershire.

Languages ​​and cultural differences

The following day, Joanna Potter, a Briton living in Haute-Marne, followed the English LLCE specialization and discussed the same topics with the students. His reflections on cultural differences such as wearing school uniforms, cooked snails and frogs in France, different metric systems, driving on the left in Britain piqued students’ interest. They were able to learn cricket, taste cheddar cheese and touch sterling under Jonah’s watch.

Finally, the intervention of Alexander and Bailey, high school students who studied for nine months in France, enabled the final year students to realize the benefits of such an experience abroad on a professional and human level. Despite the difficulties encountered when they arrived in France, Oudinot students, in reflecting more fully on their professional futures, found the discovery of another culture to be a source of personal enrichment and some seemed ready to take on this great adventure. ..

These experiences expose students to real English and force them to use English as a tool of communication in real situations. “Understanding and understanding helps them develop a sense of satisfaction and builds their confidence in learning Shakespeare’s language,” emphasizes English teacher Stephanie Glazier.

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