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How to Choose ...?

Choosing a French course is not easy when faced with so many options. Alors, don't hesitate to contact us (email, telephone, website) if you need some advice and we will do our best to help you.

There are two ways:

1. You choose a course first and then pick the school/destination where the chosen course is offered

2. You choose a school/destination first and then pick a course offered at the chosen school

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How to Choose a Course?

The site is divided into three main sections:

• Social and Fun - This section includes a varied selection of original courses as well as more traditional French language courses for 16+.

• Professional - This section focuses on specialist professional French courses as well as work placements and examination preparation courses.

• Juniors and Family - This section is aimed at teenagers and families. It includes a wide selection of original and fun educational French courses in France.

Here are a few things to think about when choosing a course:

1. The duration of the course

   While you can enrol on some courses for any duration from one week to a few months, some courses have fixed durations.

2. Your level in French

   While some courses are available for all levels of French including beginners, some are restricted to students who have an intermediate level of French.

3. The length of each lesson

   Most schools have 45 minutes lessons, a few have 60 minutes lessons.

4. The main purpose of your course

   • If you want to learn French and have a holiday, then we recommend a standard course or a course combined with an activity, such as French and Surf, French and Tennis, French and Cooking, etc.

   • If you want to learn as much French as possible, then we recommend an intensive course or a combined or a total immersion course.

   • If you want to learn French for work, then we recommend a combined course or a specialist French course, such as French for Business, French for Law, etc.

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How to Choose a School/Destination?

Here are a few things to think about when choosing a school:

1. The size of the school

   • Large schools often have more classes (more levels), more students to socialise with and better equipment (language lab,etc).

   • Smaller schools offer a more familiar setting, group sizes are often smaller so more attention to the individual's requirements.

2. Bank Holidays

   All the schools are closed on bank holidays. If you are enrolling on a course for one week only, you may prefer to choose a school where the lessons missed are either rescheduled or refunded.

   • Aix en Provence - Missed lessons are rescheduled to another day in the week.

   • Montpellier - Missed lessons are usually rescheduled to another day in the week.

   • Paris - Missed lessons are refunded.

3. The schedule on the first day

   Once again, if you are enrolling on a course for one week only, you may want to check the schedule on the first day of the course.

   • In Antibes, lessons only start on the second day. The first day is given over to the placement test and a guided tour of town.

   • In most other schools, lessons start on the first day but either late in the morning or in the afternoon.

4. The activity programme

   Most schools offer an activity programme in which students can take part on a pay as you go basis. Activities include excursions, wine tastings, cooking lessons, various sports and many more.

   • In Aix, Bordeaux and Vichy, there is a full and varied activity programme all year round.

   • In the other schools, there is a full and varied activity programme in the summer. For the rest of the year, the school proposes a number of activities, subject to student numbers.

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