FRENCH STUDY GUIDE 2018


STRATEGICALLY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF BORDEAUX


05 SOUTH-WEST (CONTINUED)


course €900 with a registration fee of €439, obtaining a DUEF at the end which can give access to the French university, under certain conditions. Housing suggestions on website.


FRANCE LANGUE BORDEAUX Bordeaux +33 (0)5 56 06 99 83 www.france-langue.fr/ville/bordeaux-2 Short- and long-term courses. Private classes available. French and wine, and teacher refresher courses. General French course from €285 for 15 hours per week (1-3 weeks) plus an €80 fee. School will arrange accommodation for an €80 fee.


❯❯ Tailored teaching with teacher to student ratio 1:8 ❯❯ High success rate (90% pass rate A-C) ❯❯ Accommodation with local host families


INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE LANGUES ET DE SERVICES (IFLS) Villeneuve-sur-Lot +33 (0)5 53 40 14 07 www.ifl s-france.com Year-round courses in small groups between Bordeaux and Toulouse. Stay with a host family, in a full-board hotel or half-board dormitory (summer only). Field trips, lectures and excursions available. Ages 16-99 welcome.


+33 (0) 5 57 87 02 11 www.bordeaux-school.com


Effective Intensive French Courses These courses for one (or two together!) enable you to relax and learn


at your own speed with a teacher (Oxford graduate) with over 20 years' experience, who explains tricky points in English.


(Too many people have been discouraged by courses taught wholly in French.)


The décor: Cucugnan is a picture-postcard village in stunning scenery: craggy hills and Cathar castles; a world apart. But the village boasts three good restaurants and fine local wines.


Offer yourself a breakthrough in


French and a great holiday!


CHÂTEAU L’AGE BASTON Charente +33 (0)5 45 63 53 07 www.lagebaston.com Small group courses in French language, painting and cooking. The ‘French for Francophiles’ course spans June to September, focusing on spoken French and guided visits to local places of interest. It costs £1,400 for 7 nights if booked before the end of January 2018.


UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE-JEAN JAURÈS Toulouse +33 (0)5 61 50 42 50 www.univ-tlse2.fr Erasmus exchange programmes allow international students to study French in this beautiful city for 40-50 hours’ worth of free courses. Named ‘la Ville Rose’ for its blush-coloured bricks, Toulouse is a culturally enriching environment in which to learn. There’s plenty for everyone, from


OTHER


ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE LONDRES www.alliancefrancaise.london The Alliance Française de Londres, located conveniently close to the English city’s transport hub of Baker Street, is the gold standard in teaching French. Its aim is for students of all ages and backgrounds to make the best progress possible, from the best teaching possible.


0033 (0) 6 78 15 19 29 campbellclaire53@yahoo.fr www.cours-a-cucugnan.com


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ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE WASHINGTON, DC www.francedc.org The Alliance Française of Washington, DC, serves as the leading centre for French language, French culture and Francophone resources in the capital city of the United


States of America. The organisation aims to enrich the lives of the DC community by offering the chance to connect with people of different backgrounds and cultures, in order to better understand and appreciate their place in the greater global community.


BABBEL uk.babbel.com What matters to you is what sticks best. This is Babbel’s policy; the savvy app considers how you learn, what you’re interested in learning, and how to teach you, focusing on real-life, relevant topics. Its lessons only last about 15 minutes, so they’re easy to squeeze in daily.


its traditional architecture in the old quarter to the pink-tinted Capitole, with its theatre and opera house.


LANGUE ONZE TOULOUSE Toulouse +33 (0)5 61 62 54 58 www.langueonze.com Courses year-round, including general French, culture, business, language and cookery or oenology, and teacher training. All-inclusive summer programmes for teens. The popular ‘French and Culture’ course is held over 27 group lessons of 45 minutes a week, accompanied by a couple of afternoon workshops on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.


LE FRANC PARLER Bordeaux information.lfp@gmail.com www.lefrancparler.com Weekly, general and intensive French courses, in groups from 2-6 students and private classes. Programmes range in degree of intensity. Accommodation with families in the centre of Bordeaux. Cultural activities available.


MY FRENCH SCHOOL Peyriac-de-Mer (near Narbonne) +33 (0)4 68 41 46 75 www.myfrenchschool.net Friendly school offering high-quality personalised teaching by Sorbonne teacher. One-to-one, small groups, Business French,100 per cent success to exam. Family stays or accommodation in a maison de maître. Reasonable prices. Check website for references.


VALORME Foix +33 (0) 5 61 03 89 46 www.valorme.com Year-round, small group immersion French programmes of 1-4 weeks for adults in a medieval town near Toulouse and the Pyrénées. Starting from €550 for one week, covering lessons Monday to Friday, a market outing, lunch conversations, site visits and workshops. Comfortable studio apartments for one or two people.


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