French C1 course for teachers: refine your French through arts, crafts and savoir-faire
An Erasmus+ week in Bordeaux where you perfect your French through French applied arts and savoir-faire, and encounters with local artists.
Plan your Erasmus mobilityFrench C1 language course for teachers · Part of our Erasmus+ teacher training courses in Bordeaux
At C1, progress means precision, register and cultural depth. This course refines your French not through more grammar drills, but through the hands-on world of French applied arts and savoir-faire.
In Bordeaux you practise crafts, meet local artists and discuss their work, using rich, precise French throughout. It sits within our wider Erasmus+ teacher training courses.
Why refine your French C1 through arts and savoir-faire?
- Reach precision: describing craft and technique demands exact, sophisticated language.
- Enrich register: art and artisans bring specialised, cultured vocabulary to life.
- Learn by doing: hands-on workshops give authentic reasons to use refined French.
- Meet real speakers: discussions with artists sharpen comprehension and nuance.
What you will learn during this French C1 course
- Use precise, sophisticated French to describe processes, materials and ideas.
- Understand and discuss specialised and cultural topics with confidence.
- Master register, idiom and nuance at C1 level.
- Draw on French arts and savoir-faire as a resource for your own teaching.
What you will be able to do after this course
- Express complex, abstract and technical ideas fluently and accurately.
- Follow and take part in demanding discussions with native speakers.
- Command register and nuance appropriate to context.
- Bring French culture and savoir-faire into your classroom.
Explore the course in detail
Objectives, content and programme
This C1 course refines your French to a high level of precision, register and cultural fluency. Through French applied arts, savoir-faire and encounters with artists, you use rich, exact language for real purposes.
The goal is mastery in use: to handle complex, specialised and cultural topics with ease, and to enrich your teaching.
By the end you will express complex ideas with precision, command register and idiom, and discuss specialised topics with native speakers.
You will also have engaged directly with French savoir-faire, a distinctive, memorable route to C1.
The course is built on hands-on practice and dialogue: craft workshops, artist encounters and guided discussion all take place in French.
You experience an immersive, practice-led approach where refined French is used, not just studied, throughout the week.
Each day follows the same thread: understand, experience, design and transfer.
Monday: understanding French savoir-faire
Morning
- Setting your goals and the vocabulary of arts and craft
- Introduction to French applied arts and savoir-faire
Afternoon
- Visit to a local workshop or atelier
- Describing what you see in precise French
Tuesday: the language of technique and materials
Morning
- Specialised vocabulary: materials, tools and processes
- Reading and discussing texts on craft and design
Afternoon
- First hands-on workshop with an artisan
- Reporting on the experience in French
Wednesday: meeting local artists
Morning
- Encounter and interview with a local artist
- Discussing creative choices and influences
Afternoon
- Debate: art, craft and their place in culture
- Refining register and nuance
Thursday: practising and refining
Morning
- Second hands-on workshop: developing a small piece
- Explaining your process and choices
Afternoon
- Writing a short, polished text about your work
- Peer review focused on precision and register
Friday: presenting and reflecting
Morning
- Presentations and exchange of European practices
- Reflecting on your language gains
Afternoon
- Final discussion and personal action plan
- Course evaluation, Europass and certification
Approach, impact and practical details
What refines language at C1 is authentic, demanding context: describing a technique or debating an artist’s choices pushes you towards precise, sophisticated French.
We focus on register, idiom and nuance, the features that distinguish a truly advanced speaker.
You gain strategies for precise expression and for using arts and savoir-faire as rich language material, ideas you can adapt for advanced learners.
For background on savoir-faire, see UNESCO’s living heritage.
Beyond the week, your refined French and cultural depth enrich your teaching, your projects and your professional exchanges.
This course is part of our Erasmus teacher training courses in Bordeaux, and it opens doors to cultural and cross-border projects.
We help with your Learning Agreement and preparation, and you follow a clear, documented programme during the week.
Afterwards you receive your Europass Mobility certificate and evaluation, plus any documents your National Agency requires for recognition.
Bordeaux, a city of craft, wine and art, is the perfect place to practise French through savoir-faire and meet local artists.
Well connected across Europe, it makes teacher mobility easy to organise and enriching.
Target audience
This course is for teachers and school staff with an advanced command of French who want to refine it to C1, as well as trainers, counsellors and others who work in or through French at a high level. Participants come from across primary, secondary, vocational, adult and higher education and NGOs, united by a wish to master register, precision and cultural depth.
Erasmus+ funding: how it works
This French C1 course is priced to fit within the Erasmus+ grant. Teachers, trainers, headteachers, school leaders and any staff of an education organisation can apply for a KA1 grant, so your institution may cover travel, accommodation, meals, cultural activities and the course fees through the grant.
Because the pricing is aligned with the Erasmus+ grant, you can choose the options that suit you and still remain within your funding.
Erasmus+ quality standards
This course is delivered in line with the Erasmus Quality Standards: for every session we provide a clear description and its learning outcomes, the dates, the venue and the names of the provider and trainers.
We support you through certification and the validation of learning outcomes, from the Learning Agreement to the Europass Mobility certificate, and can provide additional documents, photos and a short video on request for dissemination.
Quality standards for our courses
- European values and policies
- Composition of the group and networking opportunities
- High quality teaching
- Inspiring and interactive learning
- Trustworthy, innovative and relevant content
- Use of digital tools and blended learning
- Continued learning
- Facilitating institutional impact
- Certification of learning outcomes
- Advance and complete information about the course
- Straightforward application process
- Preparation
- Transparent costs
- Changes and cancellations
- Support before, during and after the course
- Qualified staff
- Proportionate duration and schedule of the course
- Appropriate venue
- Inclusion
- Feedback and assessment
Our Erasmus+ organisational quality standards
- Practical arrangements
- Health, safety and respect of applicable regulations
- Preparation
- Monitoring and mentoring
- Support during the activity
- Evaluation and recognition of learning outcomes
- Core tasks, keeping ownership of the activities
- Integrating results of mobility activities in the organisation
- Developing capacity
- Regular updates
- Gathering and using participants’ feedback
- Sharing results within the organisation
- Sharing results with other organisations and the public
- Publicly acknowledging European Union funding
- Inclusion and diversity
- Digital education
- Active participation in the network of Erasmus organisations
- Environmental sustainability and responsibility
What is included in the course
- Guidance throughout: full-day support during the course
- Erasmus+ fundable: eligible for KA1 grants
- Flexible arrangements: easy changes with minimal restrictions
- Craft included: workshops, visits and artist encounters
- Certificate of attendance
Official Erasmus+ validation
To ensure the recognition of your French C1 course for teachers, we provide all required European certification and Erasmus+ compliance documentation:
- ✓ Europass Mobility: Official recognition of your professional development and teaching skills.
- ✓ Quality Commitment: Full compliance with Erasmus+ quality standards.
- ✓ Final Certification: Official certificate of attendance with training hours.
Social & cultural programme
Your Erasmus+ teacher mobility in Bordeaux is also an opportunity to experience French culture and build connections with other European teachers.
- ✓ Welcome aperitif: Network with European colleagues in a relaxed setting.
- ✓ Guided city tour: Discover Bordeaux’s UNESCO World Heritage sites.
- ✓ Local recommendations: Explore the best markets, cafés and cultural spots.
Optional premium add-ons can be arranged on request on Saturdays (e.g. Arcachon Bay & the Dune du Pilat, or a Médoc / Saint-Émilion château; other options available according to your interest).
Erasmus+ teacher mobility in Bordeaux
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Start my projectFrequently asked questions
Yes. It is fully KA1-eligible, so an Erasmus+ grant can cover travel, accommodation, meals and course fees.
A strong B2 is the ideal starting point; the course is designed to refine your French towards C1, with a focus on precision, register and nuance.
Yes. Hands-on workshops with artisans and encounters with local artists give you authentic, motivating reasons to use refined French.
You receive a Europass Mobility certificate and a certificate of attendance; the course runs one week in Bordeaux, in groups of up to 16.
Teachers’ zone
Our online programmes let you maximise your learning potential and bring your new skills straight into your everyday teaching. Participants also get virtual classroom access.