STUDY FRENCH IN FRANCE – IMMERSION PROGRAM IN FRANCE
Build on your existing knowledge of French to improve and extend your conversational skills. Study French in France with our professional, native French-speaking tutors who teach you formal and informal French, with an emphasis on conversational skills.
Our group classes consist of a maximum of 6 per class and all candidates need to score 8 or more points on our French Test in order to qualify for these classes. In addition to our online test, all our students have a one-to-one oral test on the first day, before any classes start. This allows our teachers to assess each student before placing them in an appropriate group.
This course to study French in France is available for all levels. In this way, classes are as balanced as possible, helping you to keep pace with your fellow students. And group classes are a great way to develop your knowledge by learning from your own mistakes as well as those of others! If your partner is a complete beginner, he or she may start the course on the same date as you (see above).
Our intensive course is designed for those who have an urgent need to communicate rapidly and effectively in French. Our Immersion Program in France combines the group course above with private one-to-one lessons. All classes are taught by professional, native French-speaking tutors and group classes have a maxium of 6 per class. During the 6 hours of private classes you and your tutor will decide the content of the class. Your tutor will help you overcome your particular difficulties and look at vocabulary or grammar that concern you.
For a perfect knowledge of French language, we will suggest the Private French course in our well-known French School in France. This course is available throughout the year. Choose from 15, 19 or 25 hours of private, one-to-one classes for an effective, rapid mean of developing your language skills. Entirely planned around your particular needs, it is ideal for those who need to learn French quicky or who prefer the privacy of a one-to-one class. And of course it’s perfect for those with a professional need for French or if you’re planning to move to France. Our qualified, native French-speaking tutors will prepare lessons to suit your individual needs and help you to develop your French as quickly as possible.
Please note that guests attending private classes between November and February inclusive, will be accommodated and taught at our villa, but lunch and dinner will usually be off-site at local restaurants. This is a great way to practice the French you’ve learned by talking to local people on a daily basis. The course fees (which include accommodation and meals) remain the same throughout the year.
If your priority is to have a great holiday and learn how to speak French along the way, then this is the course for you. You’ll be attending group classes in the mornings, leaving you free to explore the French countryside and way of life in the afternoons.
The French are serious about two things : their food and their language. When it comes to one of these two aspects of french culture, things can start to become intimidating when you want to learn the French language.
There aren’t many countries that have an institution, founded in 1634 and dedicated to its language, like “L’Académie Française”. Its members are made up of famous contemporary French writers. The “Académie” publishes its very own dictionary and only eight editions have been published in the last 400 years. They take their time to examine every aspect of a word that is included. The present edition has been worked on since the 1980’s and is not yet finished !
France is so passionate about its language that any word that is added to the dictionary makes headlines every year when published and any spelling reform can turn into a national debate.
No wonder this monument called “La Langue Française” can be intimidating for any beginner who is eager to learn how to speak French.
Rather than a monument, French is more like a maze. With 21 verb tenses, a need to know the exact time-frame of events, when to use the conditional and subjunctive and which words are feminine or masculine.
Before going any further, here are five tips to help you if you plan to study French in France.