French courses

Morning and/or afternoon French course

Wednesday afternoon course

Morning and/or afternoon French course

5 programmes to adapt your course to your needs

Face to face at our school in Paris

General French - Levels A1 to C1

All year round, we offer you a wide range of high-quality courses to study French in Paris, according to your learning goals and your availability.

5 General French courses face to face at the school in a small group of 8 students maximum:

• Standard course: 15 hours per week, 5 mornings.
   
• Semi-intensive course: 20 hours per week, 5 mornings and 2 afternoons.
   
• Intensive course: 24 hours of lessons per week, 5 mornings and 4 afternoons.
   
• Combined course: composed of a standard course in the morning (15 hours per week) and private lessons in the afternoon (flexible number of hours). Our DELF-DALF exam preparation courses are on offer as a combined course.
   
• Afternoon à la carte course: 1 to 4 sessions per week, each session lasting 2 hours and 15 minutes (registration for 4 weeks minimum). Choose among the afternoon activities described in the course content table page 5 (the Wednesday outing cannot be taken on its own and must be paired with another course). This course can be taken on its own or in conjunction with a standard or semi-intensive course.

Timetable

Morning classes are from 9am to 12.15pm (15-minute break included)
Afternoon classes are from 1.30pm to 4pm (15-minute break included)

Dates 

These courses are available throughout the year (except for the school’s end of the year holiday around the Christmas and New Year’s period). You can start any Monday.

Courses

For efficient interaction, individual follow-ups and optimal learning, our classes are organised into small groups of even level with a maximum of 8 students (except the Wednesday outing).

The morning lessons are common to the Standard, Semi-intensive, Intensive and combined courses. The afternoon lessons are common to the Semi-intensive (Tuesday and Thursday), Intensive and Afternoon à la carte courses.

Course contents

Morning modules

• Develop your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
• Strenghen your grammatical and lexical knowledge.
• Receive individual monitoring and personalised advice.

Afternoon modules

• Speaking workshops: practise speaking skills, pronunciation and intonation, interactive games, debates on varied themes.
• French lifestyle and current events: explore perspectives on French people’s everyday life, practise speaking around themes linked to French culture or press reviews and analyse current events.
• Discovery of Paris: explore the city, visit some exhibitions and take part in cultural events with one of the school’s teachers.

+Registration fee: 65 €. Registration valid for one year on all our programmes in Paris, Dijon, or online. This price comprises learning material used during the course. Public holidays: adjusted prices (price of non-taken classes deducted).

The organization of our courses is in keeping with each student’s personal goal and with the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), established by the European Council. Programs available for elementary (A), intermediate (B) and proficient (C) levels.

Basic level of French required : Level A1. You need to have taken 60 hours of French lessons in order to join a basic level class. A test will be sent to you.

Complete beginners: Private class until you reach level A1 (feel free to contact us).

The practice of speaking is strongly encouraged in all classes and it is facilitated by the small number of students in each class.

Ecole Suisse International welcomes students over the age of 18 years (17 under conditions).

Please note: If the sanitary crisis and government recommendations require it, face-to-face courses will be taught online to the students who wish, for a minimum of 4 students in a group.

Wednesday afternoon course

3 hours of general French per week

Face to face at our school in Paris

Levels A2-B2

A course delivered in small groups (4 to 8 students), for levels A2 to B2, to consolidate your knowledge and practise French once a week.

3 hours per week of face-to-face learning

This weekly 3-hour session will allow you to:

• Practise speaking and exchange on current topics.
• Work on specific skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation).
• Strengthen and systematise your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
• Implement effective learning strategies.
• Receive personalised advice to progress efficiently.

For levels A2 (minimum required) to B2. Opening of an even-level group from 4 students. Minimum age required: 18 years old. We will confirm the course will go ahead before any course fees are paid.

Session 1: from 17^th February to 24^th March 2021 (6 lessons)

Session 2: from 31^st March to 5^th May 2021 (6 lessons)

Sessions 3: from 12^th May to 16^th June 2021 (6 lessons)

+Registration fee: 65 €. Registration valid for one year on all our programmes in Paris, Dijon, or online. This price comprises learning material used during the course. Public holidays: adjusted prices (price of non-taken classes deducted).

Please note: If the sanitary crisis and government recommendations require it, face-to-face courses will be taught online to the students who wish, for a minimum of 4 students in a group.