FRENCH STUDY GUIDE 2022 FRENCH STUDY GUIDE 2022


Clockwise from this image: Millefeuille Provence is based in a château not far from Avignon; Alliance Française Rouen; ICS Côte d’Azur; Langue Onze Toulouse; motivating students at France Langue


The following institutions offer residential courses all over France – just pick the city or the region you’d most like to stay in. Most schools cater for all ages and skill levels, and normally help students find


accommodation ranging from home stays with local families to hotels or apartments. Many also offer online courses.


ALL OVER FRANCE Alliance Française www.alliancefr.org


Founded in Paris in 1883, Alliance Française is one of the biggest names in language education, with a global network of 850 chapters in 136 countries. The Paris headquarters on Boulevard Raspail is one of the oldest schools in France, dedicated to teaching French as a foreign language, and it welcomes more than 10,000 students every year. This is where the Français Langue Étrangère (FLE) teaching


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programme was first established, and today it’s the benchmark curriculum for learning the French language.


Alliance Française doesn’t just offer excellent language instruction, however; it’s also known for a rich cultural programme, from film screenings and art exhibitions to literary meetings with best-selling authors and gastronomic festivals. This rich mix of events and classes brings together students from around the world.


Berlitz www.berlitz.fr


Headquartered in New Jersey, USA, and serving more than 70 countries with 28 centres across France alone, Berlitz is one of the best-known language schools in the world. Its direct ‘Berlitz approach’ focuses on the spoken tongue, encouraging students to speak the target language exclusively from start to finish. The organisation offers a broad


range of courses targeted at adults, and others aimed at children and teenagers. Not only does it boast a multitude of educational centres around the world, but Berlitz’s Study Abroad programme allows people to discover a new language and country at the same time. Students learn from highly trained, fluent instructors and can enjoy days split between studying and touring the local area for true immersion. Plus you can stay with a host family to complete the experience.


S.L. Immersion +33 (0)6 26 57 25 10 Slimmersion-france.com S.L. Immersion offers French language courses for adults with private tutors all over France. Combining language and a cultural experience, the courses allow students to learn while staying in the tutor’s home. “They welcome you into their house, provide you with


comfortable accommodation, cook for you and share meals with you.” There are home-stay courses available all over la belle France, from Provence, Haute-Savoie, Burgundy and Aquitaine to Paris, Versailles, Normandy and Brittany.


France Langue +33 (0)1 80 05 21 32 stay.fl-france.com


France Langue offers courses in Paris, Bordeaux, Nice, Lyon, Biarritz and even on the French-speaking Caribbean island of Martinique. “We organise lots of different activities for our students,” they say. “Guided tours of the cities we are in, movie clubs, nights out in bars and restaurants. We want our students to learn the language, the culture, the way of life, but we also want them to be part of a community.” Accommodation is with host families, or in apartments. Online courses are also available.


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