FRENCH STUDY GUIDE 2022


Centre International d’Études de Langues (CIEL) Strasbourg +33 (0)3 88 43 08 31 www.ciel-strasbourg.org The CIEL de 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 adults.


École Suisse Internationale, Dijon


Dijon +33 (0)3 80 69 44 39 www.ecolesuisse-fle.fr


Le Poiron Bonjour offers residential courses at a pretty château in the Vendée – that's sure to inspire the most reluctant learner!


Institut de Touraine Tours +33 (0) 2 47 05 76 83 institutdetouraine.com


Founded in 1912, the Institut de Touraine teaches French language and culture to more than 2,000 students a year from all around the world. There are intensive courses, private lessons, courses for school groups and specialist courses for people working in all sorts of fields: legal, medical, military, business, diplomatic, gastronomy, fashion, tourism… Accommodation is with host families or in apartments, hotels or student dormitories. Online courses are available too.


Le Poiron Bonjour Fontenay-le-Comte +33 (0)2 51 69 20 27 www.france4life.co.uk


Françoise and Mark Duffell are the host teachers for these residential courses at a lovely château in the Vendée. Françoise, a native speaker who has taught all ages, says she is “particularly aware of the differences between each language, especially in


pronunciation”. There are group courses (maximum of six students), one-to-one tuition, and family courses available. Prices start at £975 for a week. Full-board accommodation, drinks and activities are included in the price.


Le Français Face à Face Angers +33 (0)6 66 60 00 63 www.lefrancaisfaceaface.com This is a one-to-one residential programme in Angers, exclusively for adults with professional or private


requirements. By communicating one-to-one, all day long, in a structured and logical way, students improve fast under guidance from the teacher Emmanuelle Arnaud-Quettier. All levels are catered for. Prices start at €2,850 a week.


Parfum de France Fontevraud l’Abbaye +33 (0)2 41 51 78 74 www.parfumdefrance-fr.com French teacher 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.


Institut Linguistique de Saint-Omer Saint-Omer


+33 3 21 98 90 28


Founded and directed by Annie Trégouët, ILSO is a small, family-run institute that has been hosting week and weekend home-stays for adults since 2014. Language learning in the mornings is combined with cultural visits in the afternoon, and social outings in the evening.


Guests either stay in a 19th- century townhouse in the heart of Saint-Omer, or in local hotels and gîtes. In 2022, ILSO is expanding to offer GCSE, AS, A-Level, Leaving Cert, and IB preparation courses during half-term holidays.


NORTH-EAST FRANCE Centre International d’Études Françaises (CIEF) Dijon +33 (0)3 80 39 35 60 cief.u-bourgogne.fr


Located in Dijon, in the heart of Burgundy, CIEF has all the benefits of a university campus – libraries, restaurants, cafeterias, clubs etc. It offers short- and long-term courses, workshops, lectures, excursions and cultural activities. Home- stays are also available so you can really immerse yourself in Burgundy’s culture. The two-week intensive summer course costs €505.


CIEF de l’Université de Reims Reims +33 (0)3 26 91 81 95 www.univ-reims.fr/cief The Centre International d’Études Françaises at Reims University offers a range of courses for students, all the way from absolute beginners up to advanced level. Rooms, studio apartments and university accommodation are all available, depending on your preferences.


This friendly French language school offers quality courses and services for over-16s. There are tailor-made programmes for small groups and for private lessons. Many cultural activities are up for grabs, including foodie outings and wine and cheese tastings, plus fascinating visits to local monuments and museums.


Centre de Linguistique Appliquée


Besançon +33 (0)3 81 66 52 00 www.cla.univ-fcomte.fr 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. It uses modern methods and equipment such as laboratories,


communicative approaches and self-learning processes.


Université de Lorraine www.univ-lorraine.fr


The University of Lorraine offers French language courses in Nancy and Metz of varying lengths: a semester, a full year, or evening and ad-hoc sessions, all catered to your personal requirements. Beginners, intermediate and advanced levels are all welcome, plus DELF and DALF certifications can be worked towards.


Université Catholique de Lille Lille +33 (0)3 20 13 40 00 www.univ-catholille.fr


Lille is one of the biggest student cities in France with more than 150,000 studying here. The


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