• Students arrive on Sunday before the course starts and leave on Saturday after the course ends.
• Orientation / testing usually takes place on Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday).
• Lessons begin after testing or the following day.
• All lessons are 45 minutes.
• Each class has 8 - 12 students per class (according to the placement test this figure might be exceeded by 1 or 2)

All courses include:

• Pre-course placement test on arrival.
• Course certificate for students who successfully complete 90% of the course.
• Teaching materials (coursebook or study file).
• Orientation and welcome pack (including map).
• Access to multimedia study centre
• Free access to e-mail and access to internet.

The teaching of French as a Foreign Language  is focused on the learner and his/her linguistic “needs”. Our professors use for their courses modern and dynamic manuals of French as a Foreign Language. Pedagogy is suited to each student: some students can be in two different groups according to their skills in grammar and communication. Therefore, the organizer-teacher remains tuned and makes the progression flexible in the learning.

The teaching links closely several pedagogical notions and principles:

• focus on the learner,
• development of learning autonomy (learning to learn),
• a constant and rigorous progression,
• notion of pleasure and long term learning motivation.

Examples of various activities offered to reach this communicative goal:

• Analysis of video documents and oral and written production,
• Listening of audio tapes on various topics (testimonies, interviews, dialogues...)
• Comparative studies of news on the radio/TV/newspapers, magazines
• Reading of an article or book extracts and summary with personal vocabulary,
• Creative and entertaining exercises starting form literary texts,
• Simulations and role plays,
• Intercommunicative entertaining activities.

The class is based on four skills:

• Oral comprehension / Oral expression
• Written comprehension / Written expression

All courses prepare for the DELF exams:

D.E.L.F. Diploma of studies in the French Language, first degree (4 units, A1, A2, A3, A4) and second degree (level 2) (units A5 and A6), awarded by the Ministry of National Education. This exam consists of written and oral tests.

Standard Course (20 lessons per week)

Semi-intensive course for adults. 20 lessons per week covering all areas of general French including: grammar, reading, writing, vocabulary, pronunciation, speaking, listening and DELF exam preparation. From Monday to Friday from 8:45 - 12:45. In the high season classes might take place in the afternoon from 13:45 – 17:00 PM (April-September) or in the evening from 16:00 – 19:15 PM (July & August).

Example of a class of 20 lessons:

The class is built as follows:

Each student gets at least 3 hours per day of class in a group of 8 to 12 people. The class is divided in two parts:

On the first period, the lesson is focused on an oral or written document from which the teacher points out a grammatical structure that will be systematized by oral or written exercises either in a small group or in a large group or by the analysis of a video document enabling to practise and integrate the structure or vocabulary. The use of a grammar book will sometimes be helpful to offer theoretical explanations and practise exercises.

The second period is a creative or communicative session with simulation, role plays, writing of scenarios, investigations, search for arguments to debate, etc.

• Available all year
• Weekly start dates (except for beginners)
• Minimum age - 17
• Maximum class size - 12

Group courses are available for all levels from beginner to proficiency. Each course starts on a Monday and ends on a Friday. The minimum course length is one week. There is no maximum length.

Intensive Course (30 lessons per week)

Same course contents as Standard course (also DELF exam preparation) but 30 lessons / week = 20 lessons in the morning + 10 lessons in the afternoon of oral and written communication. From Monday to Friday from 8:45 - 12:45 and from 13:45 to 15:15 or 15:30 to 17:00.

• Available all year
• Weekly start dates (except for beginners)
• Minimum age - 17
• Maximum class size - 12

Group courses are available for all levels from beginner to proficiency. Each course starts on a Monday and ends on a Friday. The minimum course length is one week. There is no maximum length.

Super-Intensive Course (40 lessons per week)

Highly intensive course meant for short term programs with speedy progress. 40 lessons / week = 20 lessons in the morning + 20 lessons in the afternoon of oral and written communication. From Monday to Friday from 8:45 - 12:45 and 13:45 to 17:00 / 16:00 to 19:15. Only from 30/06/2008 - 29/08/2008

Intensive PLUS Course (20 group + 5 private lessons per week)

This course combines the Standard course with 20 lessons per week covering all areas of general French including: grammar, reading, writing, vocabulary, pronunciation, speaking, listening with 5 additional private lessons. Group Lessons from Monday to Friday from 8:45 - 12:45 (In the high season classes might take place in the afternoon from 13:45 – 17:00 PM (April-September) or in the evening from 16:00 – 19:15 PM (July & August). During the additional private lessons in the afternoon you can develop specific speaking and writing skills or focus on special fields and topics of interest as well as exam preparation for DELF.

• Available all year
• Weekly start dates (except for beginners)
• Minimum age - 17
• Maximum class size - 12

One-to-One (min. 5 lessons per week)

Private lessons are designed for those students who would like to achieve rapid progress within in a short period of time as well as those students who would like to develop specific speaking and writing skills or focus on special fields and topics of interest as well as exam preparation for DELF.

• Available all year
• Weekly start dates (except for beginners)
• Minimum age – 17

Intensive 3-month courses in Nice (20 or 30 lessons per week)

Living and learning French and immersing yourself in French life and culture help you to attain fluency. Focus on all four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Regular assessment and support ensure your progress. A course for long-stay students who want to develop speaking and writing skills and prepare for official examinations in French.

French lessons can be combined with civilisation lectures for all levels, special lectures for complete beginners and DELF exam preparation for intermediate and advanced students.

Time Schedule:

20 Lessons: from Monday to Friday from 8:45 - 12:45 PM or 13:45 – 17:00 PM (April-September) or 16:00 – 19:15 PM

30 Lessons: from Monday to Friday from 8:45 - 12:45 and from 13:45 to 15:15 or 15:30 to 17:00

Course Starting Dates:

• Available all year
• Students can study for 1, 2, 3 or 4 terms.
• Minimum age: 17
• 15 to 18 students per group
  This figure may be exceeded by one or two due to placement level

50+ Mature Students Course (20 lessons per week)

For people over 50, the programme offers the opportunity to:

• refresh and improve their French
• visit the South of France and places of cultural and historical interests
• learn more about French culture
• meet people of similar interests
• enjoy Provencal "art de vivre" cuisine, wine, perfume, villages, and Art with Matisse and Picasso

2 sessions - 1 week program:

• Sunday 18 May – Saturday 24 May 2008 (registration before 18 April 2008)
• Sunday 28 September – Saturday 4 October 2008 (registration before 29 August 2008)

General French courses + activities

20 lessons per week - 5 levels available: elementary, intermediate 1, intermediate 2, advanced, proficiency (no beginners)

Course schedule

• Courses are in the morning from Monday to Friday (8:45-12:45) in groups of about 8 people (12 max)
• 30 min coffee / tea break

Activities

All activities are held in the afternoon. The programme includes guided excursions to interesting towns with a France Langue guide and a discovery of South of France cuisine.

Excursions escorted by a France Langue teacher

• Nice and its Old Town
• Monaco (ville, Monte Carlo…)
• The medieval village of Eze, spectacularly perched on the edge of the Mediterranean & its perfume factory
• Lovely, relaxing Menton, most easterly resort on the French Riviera
• Glamorous Cannes & Old Antibes

Accommodation

The school provides selected homestay accommodation so that you have no worries about your welfare and your meals. You will be lodged in a single room and have breakfast and dinner at your host family´s place. You can also join a France Langue teacher every evening for dinner at a French restaurant.

Prices

Including courses, excursions, accommodation (airport transfer not included):

• Host Family, Single Room + Half Board: 720 € + Registration Fee 30 €

Learn French and how to make delicious French dishes!

This course with 10 lessons per week can be added to a regular 20 or 30 lessons course or can be taken separately. Only from 02/06/2008 – 29/08/2008. Students will learn how to prepare typical French dishes in a very pleasant atmosphere, easing spontaneous conversation. Dishes are chosen according to the season and the local products available on the outside markets, therefore they will bear very often a “Mediterranean touch”. Mediterranean cuisine is well known for its flavor and beneficial effects on health. The course starts at the market and finishes at the table!

For all levels in French

• Shop in open markets while using French and dealing with the French.
• Prepare the recipe of the day, specially selected to be easily made again when back home.
• Enjoy meals made and when appropriate with wine.

The different steps of the course:

Classes of 10 lessons (7h30) per week divided in two parts:

(1)One morning (8:45-12:45) chosen according to the language course:

• reading of the recipes of the week (recipes are selected in order for students to be able to make them again once back at home)
• study of vocabulary
• shopping of fresh products on markets or grocery stores
• preparation of a first course (for instance quiche lorraine (the true one !), gratinée à l’oignon, flan de tomates aux herbes de Provence…), of a main course (poulet basquaise, blanquette de veau, canard à l’orange…) of accompanying vegetables (ratatouille niçoise, gratin dauphinois, courgettes à l’étuvée…)
• tasting and eating !

preparation of desserts with different themes: for instance: chocolate (soufflé, chocolate mousse, charlotte…), desserts from Brittany, desserts from Provence, cookies, crêpes suzette… tasting and eating!

All along the class, students learn the vocabulary of the recipes, grammatical points (how to express quantity, the imperative, the infinitive...). They will study the origins of the dishes through cultural and historical notes. The teachers will also introduce culinary specialties of the French regions.

The “French and French cuisine” programme is for all levels (from beginner to proficiency). Classes are taught by the language teachers, amateur cooks. The dishes prepared are simple enough to be redone easily back at home. They are at everyone’s level.

Registration for 1 to 10 weeks. / Number of students per class : 1 to 6 persons