A unique English class at Riskal College

An Anglo-Scottish architect, Bob Murray, now devotes himself to seafaring. Invited by Val d’Adour College’s English teacher, Francois Schister, he shared his passion with the 6th and 4th grade students. of the establishment. March 29 This morning, students were able to interact and interact with Bob Murray in a somewhat unique English class, in a language learning environment.

The presentations made, a video of about twelve minutes, a small concentration of the navigator’s sea experiences, served as an introduction to the intervention. A dialogue, questions, inquiries, François Schister and Bob Murray tackled many elements, the latter speaking in simple English, mostly accessible to young people. This collaboration allowed middle school students to benefit from the authenticity of communication and discover a new domain.

These openings to the outside world and reality make it possible to strengthen connections with the elements studied in class: “It is a new investment in lexical, grammatical and cultural knowledge”, likes to remind François Schister, professor of English for the relevant classes. .