TOEIC - TOEFL - SAT - IELTS - Concours Grandes Ecoles - PREPA - CFE

• Que chaque élève apprenne à être actif et devienne autonome.
• Etablir un programme de travail précis en fonction du niveau de l'élève et des points spécifiques qu'il souhaite approfondir.
• Remettre un polycopié à chaque élève contenant une synthèse du cours et des exercices d'entraînement.
• Adresser un bilan écrit détaillé de fin de stage aux parents, comportant les appréciations du professeur (connaissance du cours, méthodes de travail, points forts, points faibles à travailler) et ses conseils pour que l'élève continue à progresser.
• Etre à l'écoute permanente des parents et des élèves pour les conseiller et mieux les orienter. Les parents peuvent, quand ils le désirent, prendre rendez-vous avec les professeurs.

Chaque séance porte sur un point précis du programme défini. Pendant la séance, les élèves et le professeur commencent par approfondir les points difficiles du cours et à faire la synthèse puis attaquent les exercices avec une méthode rigoureuse :

• lecture approfondie de l'énoncé,
• synthèse des données de l'exercice et des éléments clés du cours,
• résolution, contrôle de la cohérence des résultats et rédaction finale,
• mémorisation des étapes du raisonnement.

A la fin de chaque séance, l'élève prépare seul la séance du lendemain pendant 1 heure. Il relit son cours et en fait une synthèse écrit. Ensuite, il prépare les exercices donnés par le professeur.

Nous apprenons aux élèves à :

• établir des fiches de synthèse pour mémoriser l'essentiel du cours,
• organiser leur travail et gérer leur temps.

Une équipe de professeurs de haut niveau

Sélectionnés exclusivement parmi les élèves des Grandes Ecoles scientifiques nationales ou internationales (Normale Sup, Centrale, Mines...), littéraires (Sciences Po...) ou commerciales (HEC, Sup de CO...) et des meilleures formations universitaires, nos professeurs motivent leurs élèves en créant une atmosphère à la fois studieuse et détendue. Jeunes, motivés, proches des préoccupations des élèves parce que se situant dans un rapport d'âge souvent peu éloigné, ils leur transmettent leur savoir-faire avec enthousiasme.

Pour chaque langue, un stage intensif dure au moins dix heures, avec des modules de 1, 2, ou 3 heures par séance. Les élèves choisissent, pour toute la durée du stage, un ou deux modules selon les matières dans lesquelles ils souhaitent se perfectionner. Pour être pleinement efficace, chaque module suppose un travail personnel complémentaire : révision du cours, synthèse, préparation des exercices chez soi, soit une heure par jour.

Des professeurs à l'écoute des élèves, qui savent transmettre de bonnes habitudes de travail :

• leur capacité à donner envie d'apprendre. Nos professeurs savent redonner confiance à chaque élève ("tu es capable"), le stimuler ("tu peux y arriver"), le valoriser ("tu as su réaliser un travail semblable") mais également lui transmettre de bonnes habitudes de travail et développer son autonomie pour qu'il soit plus efficace lorsqu'il travaille seul.
• leur adéquation aux besoins de l'étudiant. Votre Professeur vous propose des cours en adéquation avec votre profil et vos impératifs.

Pour s'assurer de l'efficacité de ses professeurs au quotidien, English@laCarte leur fournit des bibliographies pédagogiques issues de 20 années d'expérience :

• des synthèses de cours, des exercices, des corrigés.
• des fiches-méthodes pour faire évoluer les habitudes de travail des élèves sur des thèmes essentiels tels que "organiser son temps de travail", être attentif en cours", "apprendre ses cours" ou "approfondir son travail personnel".
• un carnet de suivi pour suivre vos progrès.

Votre Professeur prend en charge votre dossier complètement :

• il vous écoute et met au point avec vous une solution sur mesure
• il prend le temps nécessaire pour comprendre vos besoins et fixer des objectifs précis. Expérimenté, il connaît les enjeux de chaque classe et saura vous aider à definir la stratégie la mieux adaptée.
• votre professeur s'implique à vos côtés pour suivre les progrès de l'étudiant. Chaque trimestre, il vous appelle pour faire le point sur la progression des résultats et adapter éventuellement le rythme des cours.

Grâce à la présence rassurante d'un enseignant, l'étudiant va éviter tout découragement ou tout blocage qui pourrait se produire par rapport à une matière mal maîtrisée. Tout est fait pour que l'étudiant prenne conscience de ses capacités. Devenu plus sûr de lui, il va pouvoir donner le meilleur de lui-même et exploiter tout son potentiel.

• faire réviser les notions vues en classe au cours des jours précédents,
• revoir les notions qui posent problème et s'entraîner avec des exercices d'application,
• faire acquérir une méthodologie rigoureuse,
• lui apprendre à devenir progressivement autonome.

• le professeur est sélectionné en premier lieu sur sa motivation,
• une examination approfondie des documents demandés (lettre de motivation, attestation de travail, justificatif de domicile, passeport, lettre de référence, diplômes...),
• un entretien avec la directrice,
• une expérience significative et prouvée avec les élèves.

• la famille d'accueil est sélectionnée en premier lieu sur sa motivation,
• une examination approfondie des documents demandés (lettre de motivation, attestation de travail, justificatif de domicile, passeport, lettre de référence, diplômes...),
• un entretien avec la directrice,
• une expérience significative et prouvée avec les enfants.

• rendez vous sur le site internet http://www.english-a-la-carte.com
• cliquez sur l'onglet Professeurs
• choisissez ensuite le professeur qui vous convient et cliquez sur le bouton Réserver
• vous devez maintenant réserver une session de 10 heures de cours afin de valider la mise en relation avec ce professeur
• ensuite vous recevrez un e-mail avec les renseignements de contact de votre professeur
• vous êtes tenu(e)(s) de vous présenter à l'heure exacte du cours
• en cas de déplacement du professeur à votre domicile, vous êtes chargé de rembourser vous-même au début de chaque séance le prix du transport indiqué dans le profil du professeur
• toute inscription est définitive

• rendez vous sur le site internet http://www.english-a-la-carte.com
• cliquez sur l'onglet Hôtes
• choisissez ensuite l'hôte qui vous convient et cliquez sur le bouton Réserver un séjour
• vous devez maintenant cliquer sur le jour de votre choix qui sera la date d'arrivée dans votre famille d'accueil
• le système vous demande alors combien de jours vous souhaitez partir
• ensuite vous recevrez un e-mail avec les renseignements relatifs à votre famille d'accueil
• vous êtes tenu(e)(s) de vous présenter le jour exact choisi à l'heure d'arrivée qui est convenue avec votre famille d'accueil
• vous êtes reponsable des frais occasionnés par votre transport vous-même
• vous êtes tenu(e)(s) de voyager avec les documents nécessaires à votre transport et séjour (visa, passeport...)
• vous êtes tenu(e)(s) de faire les démarches nécessaires auprès de vos organismes d'assurance (sécurité sociale, mutuelle...) pour que les frais médicaux de votre séjour soient couverts
• toute inscription est définitive

• rendez vous sur le site internet http://www.english-a-la-carte.com
• cliquez sur le cercle de votre choix pour accéder au programme d'exercices

Your homestay family will be interested in your country and family. Bring photographs of your town, school, friends and family. If you wish, also bring small gifts that are typical of your country.

There is no better way to gain special insight into U.S. society, while improving English language skills, than by participating in a homestay. If you bring along a willingness to learn and an attitude of openness and flexibility, you will have one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of living in the U.S.A..

Benefits of Homestays...

• Practice and increase your English conversation skills.
• Observe U.S. life-style firsthand.
• Make friends with people from a variety of social groups.
• Feel part of a family and prevent homesickness !

Problems to Solve...

• Homestay owners and students might have different expectations about the homestay. To avoid frustration and confusion, students and hosts should discuss their expectations openly and directly at the beginning of the homestead.
• Because of cultural differences, or for fear of hurting the host's feelings, a student may feel afraid to discuss a problemIn these cases, students can easily discuss these issues with their Homestay Coordinator.
• Some U.S. family members seem "too busy" to spend time with the student. If this is the case, the student should ask their Homestay Coordinator to find another homestay for them.
• Students may be uncertain when or whether to ask hosts for help with shopping, transportation, etc. If you plan in advance and ask your host in advance, this should not be a problem.

You cannot choose your students, per say. You are required to accept each student who signs up for your classes. However there are several ways of attracting the type of students you prefer to sign up for your classes.

A. If you prefer adults you may emphasis personal and professional experiences, in addition to scholarly achievements, that would be exclusively appreciated by a corporate or adult clientel.

• You may also indicate in your Preferences inside your Personal Professor Profile that you specialize in the particular age group that you prefer.
• Emphasize, as well, through your course listings, courses that an adult would be interested in following.
• Many adults need help preparing for job interviews or exams such as the TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, SAT and GMAT (for English Teachers) other need to prepare for a job or vacation abroad. If you have any experience teaching these subjects, don't forget to mention it in your English@laCarte Personal Professor Profile information.
• Remember that you need to sell yourself and your experiences.
• Don't neglect the importance of using descriptive adjectives and detail in order to help the student understand the level of knowledge and expertize that you are capable of providing.
• Through using these marketing strategies, you will surely attract the type of student that you prefer.

B. If you prefer teaching children, you may also adapt your profile information to attract a younger student population.

• Emphasize your experience working with children, as well as diplomas or certificates that exemplify your knowledge of children's psychology or children's learning capacities.
• Mention each professional or other work experience that would encourage a parent to select you as his or her child's Personal Professor.
• If you like teaching very young children you can emphasize the fun nature of your classes. Perhaps you use "play" in your teaching such as songs, dance, painting, coloring, storytelling, books, etc.
• If you like teaching teenagers, you should mention your familiarity with the class programs and the specificities of the age group that you would like to teach.
• The more you can reassure a parent of your success in the past with children, the more likely a parent will trust you in the future with his or her child.

A. The first copy of your documents will be kept exclusively for our administrative and accounting records. The second copy of documents will be for our students. Our students feel more secure choosing a Professor who's experience has been validated by professional experience and degrees.

B. The English@laCarte Team also requires each Professor to upload a copy of his CV, Letter of Motivation, Work Experience, National Identity Card, and University Degree(s) onto our website with his personal information completely blotted out with a thick and heavy black magic marker. This is to protect your privacy. No potential student will have access to your private information before purchasing at least en hours of classes with you.

You will get paid monthly. Your international wire transfer will be sent to your bank account between the 1st and the 15th of every month. Be sure to upload a copy of your bank account information in order to guarentee your timely payment.

Any Language Consultant or Trainer with a minimum of two years teaching experience, or other professional with 5 years of specialized industrial experience. If you are French, you are required to have passed the French Licence, CAPES or Agregation in the subject language that you will be teaching. If you are from another country, you must be teaching your first language and have a four year university degree. You are also required to have certain personality characteristics :

• You must be highly optimistic and encourage your students to remain focused, positive and attentive throughout their entire English@laCarte Learning Program.


• You must deliver your academic explanations with a heavy dose of good humour.


• You must be an excellent listener and treat your student's learning problems with the most appropriate solution.


• You must be highly reliable and show up on time for each and every student lesson. Late Professors will be immediately excluded from our Professor Listings.


• You must be prepared for each and every class you give: necessary books, paperwork, photocopies of classroom material for your student, etc. Do not worry, English@laCarte provides all of our professors certain pedagogical guidelines to follow before they begin working for us.

You choose your salary when you work for English@laCarte. You indicate the salary that you would like to be paid per hour and we pay you that hourly wage. You will notice, however, that the salary per hour that appears on English@laCarte's website is higher than the salary that you will receive. This is because we must pay our administrative fees (overhead, taxes, accounting, secretarial, telephone, property, employee social charges, advertising, etc.) as well as your services.

If you are based in France, you can be an Independant Worker with a SIRET number. You will be required to pay your own social charges, and English@laCarte will offer you a higher per hour wage. In accounting terms, you are considered to be a sub-contractor. You will be expected to electronically validate your monthly bill on our website each month in order to receive your payment. You are also expected to take care of your accounting yourself.

You choose the amount of time that you would like to teach per week. However English@laCarte requires each Professor to be available a minimum of 5 hours per week. You may, however, work for English@lacart as many hours as you like. We do not fix an hourly limit. Some of our Professors choose to work for us on a full time basis and others choose to work for us just a few hours a week for some complimentary income. Keep in mind that Professors who indicate significant availability are more likely to maximize their likelihood of being chosen by students. Students also tend to sign up for weekly classes at the same time and on the same day each week.

There is no maximum time limit to your contract with English@laCarte. You may work for us as long as you like. You must, however, be availble for a minimum ten week period in order to receive new students.

If you no longer would like to work for English@laCarte you are required to inform us ten weeks before your last day. We will then erase your account. This is in order to insure that all of the students who have signed up for classes with you will have finished their English@laCarte Learning Program.

You cannot choose your students, per say. You are required to accept each student who signs up for an English@lacarte Homestay with you. Yet, there are several ways of attracting the type of student you prefer.

A. If you prefer adults you may emphasis personal and professional experiences, in addition to scholarly achievements, that would be exclusively appreciated by a corporate or adult clientel.

• You may also indicate in your Preferences inside your Personal Professor Profile that you specialize in the particular age group that you prefer.
• Emphasize, as well, through the extra curricular activites proposed, options that an adult would be interested in chossing.
• Many adults are quite autonomous, but would appreciate a certain amount of guidance and would like to be informed of interesting things to do or see in your region: castles to visit, historical monuments, museums, the city center, the beach, the mountains, shopping districts, art galleries, sporting events, etc. You should mention these options in your English@lacarte Personal Professor Profile in order to attrack the maximum amount of students to your home.
• Remember that you need to sell yourself and your experiences.
• Don't neglect the importance of using descriptive adjectives and detail in order to help the student understand the level of knowledge and expertize that you are capable of providing.
• Through using these marketing strategies, you will surely attract the type of student that you prefer.

B. If you prefer hosting children, you should adapt your profile information to attract a younger student population.

• Emphasize your experience with children, as well as diplomas or certificates that exemplify your knowledge of children's psychology or children's learning capacities.
• Mention each professional or other work experience that would encourage a parent to select you as his or her child's Personal Host.
• If you like palying games and other activites with very young children you can emphasize these activites in your Profile Information Page. Perhaps you like activites such as singing, dancing, running, biking, skiing, jogging, painting, coloring, storytelling, books, etc.
• If you prefer hosting teenagers, you should mention your familiarity with the programs and specificities of the age group that you would like to teach.
• The more you can reassure a parent of your success in the past with children, the more likely a parent will trust you in the future with his or her child.

" I love my American family! Their home is my second home. " - a French student living in a Boston homestead.

It is an opportunity to experience the life-style and culture found in the U.S.A. by living with a family.

Each year, thousands of U.S. families open their homes and their hearts to visitors from all over the world. Most homestays are arranged by universities, intensive English institutes, or international educational exchange organizations. In a homestay, a student can observe, learn and experience a new life-style and culture, while practicing English skills in a family home. People of all ages participate in homestays. Some come alone, others come in groups accompanied by leaders. Husbands and wives come, some bringing their children.

A. The first copy of your documents will be kept exclusively for our administrative and accounting records. The second copy of documents will be seen by our students in order to help them best choose their Host Family. Our students feel more secure choosing a Professor who's experience has been validated by professional experience and degrees and other information.

B. The English@lacarte Team also requires each Host Family to upload a second copy of his CV, Letter of Motivation, Work Experience, National Identity Card, and University Degree(s) onto our website with his personal information completely blotted out with a thick and heavy black magic marker. This is to protect your privacy. No potential student will have access to your private information before purchasing a Home Stay program with you.

You will get paid monthly. Your international wire transfer will be sent to your bank account between the 1st and the 15th of every month. Be sure to upload a copy of your bank account information in order to guarentee your timely payment.

What makes homestays special is the daily experience of living with hosts who want to share their way of life. Hosts involve their guests in their day-to-day activities, introduce them to their relatives and neighbors, and include them in family functions like summertime barbeques, holiday celebrations, and trips to local tourist attractions.

Schools and homestay organizations can arrange short-term, semester or year long stays. In some programs, students live in the dormitory or residence hall during the week and spend weekends and holidays with their assigned families.

Usually, international visitors or students enjoy staying with families having family members of similar ages or with similar interests.Here at the English@lacarte, we encourage our families to offer homestays for years and years, with some developing such close relationships that they later travel to their students' home countries to meet their families.

We find that successful homestay experiences help ease homesickness for English@lacarte students, who realize they have found a second family who loves and cares for them. Other students sing the praises of homestays because of the opportunity to improve their English skills and the chance to be immersed in American culture, rather than simply reading about it in class.

Homestays always require some adjustments. You might have expectations about meals, curfew, internet and telephone usage, laundry, television viewing, household chores, and money matters. For Universities offering homestays, it's important to set standards for approving families who will participate in the program. Families must also provide students with furnished rooms, complete with desks, and make the students feel welcome in the home.

We offer three levels of meal plans in our homestays :

• Traditional : all meals but lunches on school days provided.
• Bed and Breakfast : self-serve breakfast provided seven days a week.
• No Meals : the students prepare their own meals in the homestay kitchen. Homestay hosts take them to the grocery store every week.

Communication between the homestay owner and the international student is KEY to creating a good homestay experience.

Your homestay family will be interested in your country and family. Bring photographs of your town, school, friends and family. If you wish, also bring small gifts that are typical of your country.

There is no better way to gain special insight into U.S. society, while improving English language skills, than by participating in a homestay. If you bring along a willingness to learn and an attitude of openness and flexibility, you will have one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of living in the U.S.A..

Benefits of Homestays...

• Practice and increase your English conversation skills.
• Observe U.S. life-style firsthand.
• Make friends with people from a variety of social groups.
• Feel part of a family and prevent homesickness !

Problems to Solve...

• Homestay owners and students might have different expectations about the homestay. To avoid frustration and confusion, students and hosts should discuss their expectations openly and directly at the beginning of the homestead.
• Because of cultural differences, or for fear of hurting the host's feelings, a student may feel afraid to discuss a problemIn these cases, students can easily discuss these issues with their Homestay Coordinator.
• Some U.S. family members seem "too busy" to spend time with the student. If this is the case, the student should ask their Homestay Coordinator to find another homestay for them.
• Students may be uncertain when or whether to ask hosts for help with shopping, transportation, etc. If you plan in advance and ask your host in advance, this should not be a problem.

• Make the language student at ease in your home.
• Daily conversation at least one hour per day.
• When possible you can offer additional activities to the student such as visits to sites of interest in your neighboorhood, community or country. If you have the time to offer the student this possibility please mention it very precisely in your Host Family Profile Space.
• Daily meals may be included for an extra price. In this case please indicate it in your Host Family Profile Space as well.
• A comfortable bed (mattress) to sleep on.
• Cultural exchange.

People who are open to international exchange and possess excellent communication skills. We accept retired people, housewives, working parents and young people fresh out of college. You must be friendly and ready to share the nuances of your culture with others. You must also be available for at least an hour a day for communication with our students.