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LEARN FRENCH IN PARIS - FRENCH LANGUAGE COURSE FRANCE
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Paris, France
Minimum
Age: 17 years
Average Age: 20
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1st touristic
place most visited in the world, Paris is a majestic city, a city of
culture, romance, gastronomy, fashion. It is also a moving
city, a sleepless city! Paris offers you 1,800 classified
monuments, 170 museums, 145 theatres, hundreds of cinemas. But
Paris is not only a historical city, it is also a place where
you can stroll and sightsee on its riverbanks or in some
neighbourhoods with their village atmosphere.
No other French city is as popular to learn French as second language.
Paris, world capital
of art and culture, gathers some of the most famous museums
and monuments in the world.
The city´s
outstanding monuments seem to be endless: its emblem the
Eiffel Tower, its famous cathedrals such as Notre-Dame
cathedral on Ile de la Cité and Sacré-Coeur at Montmartre, the
Arc de Triomphe, les Champs-Elysées, le Quartier Latin, the
Louvre and Musée d´Orsay, its operas, the Grande Arche de la
Défense are all just a small part of what makes Paris the most
beautiful museum in the world.
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Between cultural
visits and entertainment possibilities, there are ample
opportunities to take advantage of your stay and discover the
very best in festive entertainment and leisure activity :
shows, Parisian reviews, operas, not to mention shopping,
sports and more.
Paris is a real
ocean. Wander through it taking the metro, bus
or even a boat on the Seine, describe it as you may, there will
always remain an undiscovered place, an unknown retreat,
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DID YOU KNOW ?
Paris is
divided into 20 arrondissements that spiral out
like a snail shell from the first, the historical
heart of the city centered around the Louvre. Some
of these quarters (Montmartre, Montparnasse, the
Marais) are real villages within the city. The
arrondissement of any Paris address is indicated
at the end of its postal code: 75001 is the first
arrondissement, 75006 the sixth.
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School |
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The school
was celebrating its
30th anniversery in
2006 and has taught French to thousands of students
from over 80 countries since its foundation in 1976. We
welcome students all year long at their two locations: Paris and
Nice.
The school in Paris is situated near the
Champs Elysées and the Eiffel tower and has expandable
classroom space around the Place Victor Hugo.Classes can take
place in four different places within 5 minutes walk from our
reception in rue de Sfax where the students have to come on
their first day and where they find the registration office. The classrooms
are very comfortable and have air conditioning or fans. You will
find an excellent teaching programme, good learning facilities
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Commitment to high
standards of education:
- a qualified dedicated team of 40 teachers
- member of numerous quality control organisations such as
Fle.fr (French as a Foreign language) and of IALC
(International Assocation of Language Centers). We undergo
regular quality control inspections.
- official exam preparation
- Flexibility:
- possibility to combine courses at our two locations, Paris
and Nice
- to start by the week courses any Monday of the year from
one week to one year at a more or less intensive pace of
study and to enrol in long-term courses all year round
- Variety:
- with specialized programs: Business French, Hotel and
Tourism Industry French, French Art History, French and
French cuisine, Teacher Training, 50+, A la carte group
programs and Internships in French companies.
- Service:
- an accommodation service that has a range of
options
- with numerous student activities all year long
- a student service staff to make your stay the best
possible
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French Courses |
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General
Information
All courses include:
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Pre-course placement test on arrival.
- Course certificate for students who successfully complete
90% of the course.
- 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
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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 8:00 – 12:25 (morning) / 13:00 – 16:10
(afternoon) / 16.20- 19:30 (evening) depending on results of
the placement test.
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 (including complete
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 mini-group
(4-6 students per group) in the afternoon of
oral and written communication. In mini-groups,
students receive a more personalized attention and are able
to further develop their speaking and writing skills.
From Monday to Friday
from 8:00 - 12:25 (morning) or 16:20 – 19:30 (evening) and 3
afternoons tuition in mini-group from 13:00 - 16:10
(Wednesday 13:00 - 14:30 / 14:40 -
16:10 only).
- Available all year

- Weekly start dates (except for
beginners)
- Minimum age -
17
- Maximum class size -
12
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Maximum class size mini-group - 6
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
mini-group (4-6 students per group) in the afternoon of
oral and written communication. In mini-groups,
students receive a more personalized attention and are able
to further develop their speaking and writing skills.
From
Monday to Friday from 8:00 - 12:25 (morning) or 16:20 –
19:30 (evening) and mini-group from 13:00 - 16:10.
- Available all year
- Weekly start dates (except for
beginners)
- Minimum age -
17
- Maximum class size -
12
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Maximum class size mini-group - 6
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 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. Friday from 8:00 – 12:25 (morning)
/ 13:00 – 16:10 (afternoon) / 16.20- 19:30 (evening)
depending on results of the placement test. 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 (including
complete 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
- Minimum age – 17
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Intensive 3-month
courses in Paris:
296 lessons per term – 12 consecutive course weeks
(26 lessons per week x 10 weeks + 18 lessons per week x 2 weeks)
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.
From
Monday to Thursday: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. + Friday
1:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m.+ 1 specialized
program (6 lessons) + 1 civilization morning lecture (2 lessons)
OR
From Monday to Thursday: 4:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m. + Friday : 4:15
p.m.-7:00 p.m + 1 specialized program (6 lessons) + 1 civilization
morning lecture (2 lessons)
- French civilization
and culture lectures: enable students to deepen their cultural
knowledge on a given subject (the History of France, French Art
History, Litterature, Cinema, Philosophy, Songs).
- Specialized
programs:
Business French,
Hotel and Tourism Industry French,
French Art History, Grammar and oral communication
Course Starting Dates:
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Winter term:
Spring term:
Summer term:
Autumn term: |
07/01/2008 - 28/03/2008
31/03/2008 - 20/06/2008
30/06/2008 - 19/09/2008
29/09/2008 – 19/12/2008 |
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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
Further details on specialized programs:
Business French
Obtain
the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industries Business French
diploma!
Subjects
include:
practices and regulations concerning
the functioning of contemporary French companies and their partners,
dealing with business documents, business communication...
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Upper Intermediate/Advanced
Level
required
- 1 lesson = 45
minutes
- Exam
preparation: Business French exam
Hotel and Tourism Industry French
Obtain
the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industries Hotel and Tourism
Industry French certificate!
Subjects
include:
travel package preparation, trip reservations using a service
company, arranging hotel room accommodations with a provider,
clarifying reservation terms and conditions, billing, being paid,
taking clients orders…
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Upper Intermediate/Advanced
Level
required
- 1 lesson = 45
minutes
- Exam
preparation:
Hotel and Tourism Industry French
exam
French Art History
Identify
major periods, styles, movements and artists!
At the end of the
session the student will be able to identify major periods, styles,
movements and artists in French Art History.
The History of
France lecture completes the program and permits students to have
background information necessary to situate works in their
historical context.
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Intermediate
Level
required
- 1 lesson = 45
minutes
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Internship
program: a real insight into the work environment in France
Learning by doing!
Internships all year long to suit your training, experience, aims
and interests
Our internship program
represents a
unique and challenging opportunity to practise French and to get a
real professional experience. The internship
program aims at students over 18 whose
university course calls for an internship in a company. It occurs in
all fields of economy, from banking, law, industries to museums,
theatres, tourism or media organs.
Internship is not a job but it can help find one!
- Available all year
- Weekly start dates
- Minimum age -
18
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Advanced Level required
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Duration: 6 - 12 weeks
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Delay to find your internship: 12
weeks
- Open to students over 18 enrolled in a university in
their home country or at
our partner
school
The program includes the following:
- Possibility to take intensive courses to brush up your French
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The school helps you to write your
résumé and cover letter
- Direct supervision by an on-site company manager
- Coordination – company, intern, university –
by the school
- Written evaluation of your internship by the company
- Student activities/Accommodation service
Example of internships:
- Architecture/Real Estate
- Banking/Financial Services
- Tourism
- Law
- Press
- Theatres and museums
- Human ressources
- Medical and Pharmaceutical industries
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Starting Dates |
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Every Monday, except
Certificate Course and Special Courses
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Minimum Duration is 1 week for all
20, 30, 40 lessons per week courses
Notes on entry dates:
- The following days are public holidays and the school is
closed:
24th March,
01st May, 08th May, 12th May, 14th July, 15th August, 11th
November, 25th December 2008.
Classes missed on these days will neither be refunded nor
made up.
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The school will be open over Christmas.
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Activities
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The
school organizes many cultural and social activities to
complement French courses. The activities can take place at school (lectures,
buffets, parties…) or outside (guided tours of museums, guided tours of the city
or surrounding towns, dinners at restaurants…)

The school offers:
- Guided tours (quarter, monument...), Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday
- 1 show, on an average, per week
- An excursion every month
- Reduced rates at a fitness center
Example of cultural activities organized in
Paris:
- Sep. 1st:
Guided tour - Victor
Hugo's House - free
- Sep. 5th:
Guided tour - L'Ile de la
Cité (the historic centre of Paris) - free
- Sep. 6th:
Cooking demonstration "At
the Cordon Bleu" - € 27
- Sep. 7th: Guided tour
- The "hotel
de Cluny" and the Sorbonne - free
- Sep. 8th:
Guided tour - Montmartre
- free
- Sep. 9th and 10th: Excursion - Burgundy - € 125
- Sep. 12th: Guided tour - From the
Louvre to the place de la Concorde - free
- Sep. 13th: Wine tasting - At Le Nectar des Bourbons - € 16
- Sep. 14th: Guided tour - The Panthéon and the church
Saint-Etienne-du-Mont - free
- Sep. 15th: Guided tour - The Marais quarter - free
- Sep. 15th: Fashion - Fashion show at the Galeries
Lafayette - free
- Sep. 19th: Guided tour - Along the Canal Saint-Martin -
free
- Sep. 20th: Cooking demonstration - At the Cordon Bleu - €
27
- Sep. 21st: Guided tour - The rue Mouffetard and the Saint-Médard
church - free
- Sep. 21st: Ballet/dance - La Dame aux Camélias - € 19
- Sep. 22nd: Guided tour - The opera quarter and the "Grands
Boulevards" - free
- Sep. 26th: Guided tour - The Latin quarter - free
- Sep. 26th: Theater - Palléas and Mélisandre - € 9
- Sep. 28th: Guided tour - The "Manufacture des Gobelins"
and the Butte aux Cailles - free
- Sep. 29th: Guided tour - Le musée d'Art moderne - free
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Transportation
You can be sure to find a metro or RER train every day
between 6 am and 0.30
am, wherever you might be along the line.
The majority of bus routes operate from 7
am to 8.30 pm, some
lines continuing until 0.30 am. As regards taxis, you’ll find
them 24 hours a day.
The school can also organize transfers for students any time of the day or
night at the following prices:
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8:00 to 20:00: 70 € one way for central
Paris
- from
20:00 to 8:00: 85 € one way for central
Paris
Transfers from Beauvais
cannot be organized.
Medical Insurance
EU students must bring a valid E111 form to qualify for free medical
treatment (charges for medicine apply). Medical insurance for students of other
nationalities is recommended (available on request).
Climate (average temperature)
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Shops
The majority of shops are open all day from 9am to 7pm,
Monday to Saturday. Sundays and public holidays are the usual closing days,
although there are some exceptions...
Museums and Monuments
Museums open at 9 or 10am and close between 5 and 6pm.
Usual closing days are Monday or Tuesday. Many museums have a late-night opening
once a week until 9 or 10pm. On public holidays – in particular, 1 January, 1
May and 25 December – many museums and monuments are closed.
Post offices, banks, offices and public services
Most post offices are open from 8am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, and from 8am to
midday on Saturday. They are closed on public holidays. Banks are generally open
from 9am to 5pm, from Monday to Friday or from Tuesday to Saturday. Some
branches may close over lunchtime, usually between 12.30pm and 2pm. For cash
withdrawals, automatic cashpoints (ATMs) operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Banks are closed on public holidays. As a rule, offices are open between 9am and
6pm. Public services generally close at 4.30pm or 5pm (or earlier on Friday
afternoons). They are closed at lunchtime and on public holidays.
Electricity
In France the norm is 220 volts, with a frequency of 50 Hz, while in the
United States or Canada, for example, it is 110 volts for 60 Hz. Voltage and
sockets vary from country to country and so an adapter and also a transformer
will be necessary… Make sure you bring these with you. If you’ve forgotten to
bring these important accessories, you’ll be able to find them in electrical
goods and DIY stores or hypermarkets. For information, French plugs are equipped
with two round pins
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