1. Collège:

ln Collège the programme is designed to give the students an in-depth understanding of US and UK culture.

The Iiterature textbooks from 6ème to 3ème complement each other, following a sequence of anthologies used by English departments in both American and British schools. These textbook anthologies include a selection of both classic and contemporary poetry, drama, short stories, novels and non-fiction.
ln addition, students read and discuss several works of Iiterature outside the anthology which are chosen in conjunction with the history programme. This gives students the opportunity to work with complete texts and gain an understanding of both the historical and literary contexts of each work. Each class reads a play in class and acts out at least part of the play; parents are usually invited to these informal performances.
Students also receive a novel for their summer reading assignment which includes pre-reading activities, active reading exercises as weIl as a short post-reading written or creative assignment.
Grammar is studied systematically from 6ème to 3ème.
The history programme gives students an overview of the main events, dates and people that shaped the destinies of the UK and the US. Furthermore, students are taught to interpret different types of historical evidence, distinguish between primary and secondary sources, identify cause and effect relationships, understand the relationship between a country's geography and its history and observe history as a sequence of interrelated events. Students also study the founding documents and learn to understand the differences in forms of goverment. The 5èmes take a class trip to London where they have a chance to see first-hand the places they have studied; in 3ème, the students have the opportunity of participating in the Harvard Model Congress Europe where they are given the roles of actual members of the U.S. government to role-play.

2. Lycée:

ln lycée, students have the chance to discover the Anglophone word, study a variety of countries in Africa and Asia, as well as leam of the complex relationships between those countries and the West trough colonialism and post-colonialism Students read Anglophone literature from Africa, Asia. Australia, North America and the UK in a variety of genres. They continue to hone their grammatical skills and to understand the use of literary terms while gaining new knowledge in writing critical essays and personal responses as well as tackling more complex concepts. 

The history programme continues in Seconde with a course on the History of Art in the Western World. Secondes and Premières also have the opportunity to select certain courses (electives) in history, literature, writing and public speaking. These electives vary from year to year. ln the past, the following electives have been offered: journalism, global issues, debate, personal essay, theatre, proficiency exam preparation.

ln Terminale, students continue the lycée literature and writing program while also learning to apply their knowledge of English to obtain the best possible results in the Epreuve LV1 of the French baccalauréat exam. Première and Terminale Anglophone Studies students take aIl the mock bac exams given to LV1 students at La Tour and the results are analysed with the Anglophone Section prof essor.

Selection and Placement : Students must pass an exam to determine their level of oral and written English; the invitation is issued on recommendation of their Advanced English teacher or after an interview with the Director.