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Une française à Isaac Albéniz

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Bonjour tout le monde!

Je me présente: je m’appelle Alice, je viens d’arriver à l’école Isaac Albéniz pour travailler comme auxiliaire de conversation dans le cadre d’un programme international qui s’appelle le CIEP. L’année dernière il y avait Amy, une auxiliaire d’Anglais à ma place.

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(oui, il fait froid à Paris)

Je serai avec vous jusqu’au mois de juin pour aider Núria, la professeur de français, avec les élèves de 1°ESO jusqu’au 2°Bachillerato. Je ne suis pas professeur, mais je suis là pour parler avec les élèves de mon pays, sa culture, ses traditions… L’objectif est qu’ils puissent s’exprimer en français. L’avantage, c’est qu’avec moi on ne parle que français donc ils n’ont pas le choix !

Moi, je suis étudiante. Je viens de terminer une double licence de Droit et Langues Etrangères Appliquées en Anglais. Je viens de la ville d’Angers, qui se trouve au Nord-Ouest de la France, dans la région des Pays-de-la-Loire où il y a beaucoup de châteaux. Là-bas, c’est très joli, mais c’est beaucoup plus petit que Badalone, et il y fait moins chaud…

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Je pense que c’est une opportunité formidable de pouvoir venir en Espagne pendant un an pour travailler, visiter, voyager… J’ai choisi de partir à Barcelone parce que j’adore sa culture : l’ambiance, la cuisine, les gens… Cela fait trois semaines que je suis ici et je me sens déjà chez moi!

En plus, ce travail me convient très bien parce que j’adore travailler avec les jeunes, et j’aime bien enseigner. Peut-être qu’un jour je deviendrai professeur de langue; ça, je ne sais pas encore !

I’m mostly here to speak french but i will also speak some english in «Tutoria» classes because it’s important for all students to understand how important it is to speak other languages and to discover other cultures.

Apart from classes, I would like to get involved as much as possible in extra-scholars activities organized by the school because I think it will be very interesting for me. So I’m already helping the students who are part of the choral with the french song they are learning: “Je veux” de Zaz.

And whoever you are, whether you speak French or not, don’t hesitate to come and talk to me, I would be happy to have a chat! Language is not a barrier, and moreover, French and Catalan are very similar!!

A très bientôt,

Alice

Isaac Song visits our school

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Here at Isaac Albeniz High School we recently had a special visit from a guest named Isaac Song. He is an American student who is here studying organ donation in Spain representing the Fulbright program.

Fulbright is a competitive program of grants that is aimed at enabling students, teachers, professionals, etc. to travel abroad for educational purposes. This could be studying, conducting research and so on.

During the tutoring hour he gave a very interesting speech in English to the Batxillerat students which had two parts. Firstly he introduced himself and spoke about his life back in New York. Afterwards he told the students about the Fulbright program he represents and spoke about organ donation, the subject he is studying, and informed the students that the organ donation system in Spain is one of the best in the world!

Isaac Song introducing his task in the Fulbright foundation [Photo by Teresa Devesa]

Following his presentation with the Batxillerat students, we met in the management office over the break time and had something to eat and drink. During this time we had a conversation with Isaac and some of the teachers who are involved in the plurilingual programme and some English teachers too. Isaac and I shared our experiences about living here in Spain and compared the differences between what he is doing and what I am doing. It was interesting to hear about his studies and the work he is doing with regards to organ donation and the Fulbright program.

I think this visit from Isaac was a great opportunity for our Batxillerat students! It´s so important for our students to meet young people from other countries and hear about their lives and experiences. This was also such a useful experience for our students as it gave them the chance to listen to a different English accent. There are so many different English accents and it is important not to get used to one as the next English-speaking person you speak to is likely to speak differently! I hope that  after meeting Isaac Song, our students will be encouraged to think about travelling abroad to study or work as it´s such a brilliant experience and a great chance to practise your language skills!

Amy Willett