Over the past 10 years, I have regularly written about The Agen Workshop and why this conference has a special place in my heart. Today, I want to focus on what you can expect from a CI conference located in France.
This year’s conference will be from July 22-27, 2024.
MORNINGS 8:30-11:30
Attend a language lab either as a student and/or as an observer. You will experience being a language learner all over again with master teachers— a professional life-changing experience! You also get a chance to debrief with a trained facilitator and the language lab teacher once the student have left. I have personally learned so much by observing labs.
There are 9 language labs this year, which reflects the diversity of language and cultural backgrounds of our participants.
There is simply no other conference that offers this many languages:
- Russian with Michele Whaley and Victoria Maximova
- Mandarin with Dr. Reed Riggs
- French for French teachers/Advanced speakers with Hélène Colinet
- French with Cécile Lainé
- Breton with Daniel Logsdon-Dubois
- English with Lisa Horvath
- German with Antje Peterie
- Dutch without translation with Janique Vanderstocken
- Spanish with Dahiana Castro
LUNCH 12:00-2:00 PM
Food from the Southwest of France is one of my favorite in the world. With a two-hour lunch à-la-française you have time to enjoy the food, share about your experiences, get to know the people, and develop long-lasting relationships. Or you can go take a nap!
This is truly what makes Agen stand appart from American conferences that are go-go-go-go!
AFTERNOON 2:30-6:00 PM
There are hourlong sessions about specific topics (reading, listening, storytelling, games, etc.), as well as coaching sessions where you can try a skill or technique you have learned about in the language lab or during a session.
AFTER HOURS
Some evenings you may attend extra sessions, some evenings you may decide to have a nice glass of wine by yourself or with company, and some evenings you may want to explore this beautiful town and even perhaps bump into the mayor! And if you are looking for a fun dance exercise, I will be also offering short Zumba sessions, including some Manie Musicale songs 🙂
