FRENCH STUDY GUIDE 2023 Accent Français


Accent Français has been organising French courses and language stays in Montpellier since 1998. Tuition of all sorts is available, from group courses, private courses, on-line courses, and study trips for school groups, adults or teenagers. www.accentfrancais.com


Learning can be a social experience too, as at Millefeuille Provence


improve fast under teacher Emmanuelle Arnaud-Quettier. All levels are catered for. Prices start at €2,850 a week. www.lefrancaisfaceaface.com


Parfum de France


French national Sylvie Reeves runs all-inclusive, super- intensive immersion courses from her family home in Fontevraud, combining French learning with discovering the local heritage of the Loire Valley. www.parfumdefrance-fr.com


NORTH-EAST FRANCE Le CIEF de L’Université de Reims


The Centre International d’Études Françaises at Reims University offers a range of courses for beginners to advanced level. Rooms, apartments and university accommodation are available. www.univ-reims.fr/cief


Centre International d’Études de Langues (CIEL) CIEL Strasbourg is a French language school which has been welcoming students since 1976. Based in the heart of the city, it offers intensive, general and business French classes to foreign adults. www.ciel-strasbourg.org


École Suisse Internationale, Dijon


This friendly French language school offers quality courses and


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services for over-16s. There are tailor-made programmes for small groups and for private lessons. Many cultural activities are up for grabs, as well, including foodie outings, wine and cheese tastings and visits to local attractions. www.ecolesuisse-fle.fr/apprendre- le-francais-dijon


Centre de Linguistique Appliquée


Founded in 1958, the CLA in Besançon claims to be one of the very first schools to develop a practical method of teaching foreign languages based on research into linguistics, and uses modern methods and equipment such as laboratories, communicative approaches and self-learning processes. www.cla.univ-fcomte.fr


SOUTH-EAST FRANCE Millefeuille Provence “Multinational companies, international organisations and governmental agencies have sent their employees to Millefeuille. Many independent businessmen and women, diplomats or francophiles from all over the world have attended our school and often return hungry for more.” So say the teachers at this school in a château not far from Avignon. Accommodation is available on site, where there’s also a swimming pool, a fitness room and a park. www.millefeuille-provence.com


Collège International Cannes Here you can choose between short-term and long-term courses – from beginners to high-proficiency level. Standard courses start at €315 for a week. The campus is right on the seafront in Cannes and on- campus or home-stay accommodation is available. www.french-in-cannes.com


Alpine French School Morzine Why not combine your French language lessons with a holiday in the mountains? This school, in the resort of Morzine, offers lessons combined with snow sport in the winter or mountain biking, paragliding and climbing in the summer. alpinefrenchschool.com


EasyFrench Aimed at over-16-year-olds, EasyFrench offers high-quality teaching in small groups for students who want to learn French in Montpellier. There’s a wide choice of accommodation for all needs, and an exciting activity programme. Prices start at €180 for 20 lessons on a one-week course. www.easyfrenchmontpellier.com


France Langue, Nice France Langue’s Nice school, in the centre of town, offers courses in general French, professional French, and French combined with sport, fashion, cooking, wine and gastronomy. sejour.fl-france.fr/nice


Institut Européen de Français More than 1,300 students attend this school in Montpellier every year. There are general courses, French business courses and French for teaching. Students can also opt for courses combined with an internship. www.institut-europeen.com


Inflexyon


Launched in 2006, Inflexyon offers a dynamic teaching programme that is adapted to each student. Small-sized classes help students adapt to French life in all areas. Accommodation ranges from university campus and private residence to home-stays with local families. www.inflexyon.com


IS Aix-en-Provence


Established in 1972, this school in Aix-en-Provence for adult learners has welcomed around 50,000 students in the last half century. Courses start at €390 a week. Accommodation ranges from apartments, hotels or home-stay with local families. “Our devoted staff make every effort to offer a high-quality language education with a focus on oral communication in small groups,” they say. www.is-aix.com


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Combine mountain fun with a spot of grammar in Morzine


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