Language Schools France
PLEASE CHOOSE A PROGRAM :
DESCRIPTION :
ELIGIBILITY: Sometimes from 16 years old, generally speaking from 18 years old.
DESCRIPTION: Travel and learn a language in a one of our international language schools abroad! This program allows a total immersion of the students in the studied language.
As a general rule, the program starts with a language test which enables teachers to determine the participant's level on arrival. Courses can be organized in groups or for individuals only (one-to-one lessons). These language schools, generally open all year round, are well equipped with educational material (books, tape recorders, videos, language lab, library etc.…).
Our language schools are highly reputed and offer a variety of programs: General language courses, Business language courses or even Examination Preparation courses (for TEIC, TOEFL or Cambridge Certificate preparation).
Language schools also organize socio-cultural and sporting activities as well as excursions and visits. They often take place on afternoons (mornings are dedicated to language courses) and on weekends.
DESTINATION: French language school in France, Spanish language school in Spain, English language school in the United States, English language school in England, Spanish language school in Costa Rica, Spanish language school in Mexico, Arabic language school in Morocco, Chinese language school in China, English language school in Canada, German language school in Germany, English language school in Australia, English language school in Malta and Italian language school in Italy.
APPLICATION: Students interested in a course in our language schools need to fill out the application form corresponding to the destination and school chosen. We will then confirm the availibility of the course for the dates indicated.
The choice of a language school is based on its duration (from one week to several months), its intensity (number of lessons per week, generally between 15 and 30 per week), and the number of participants per course (maximum of 15 participants (AFNOR standard)). Some schools offer courses in mini-groups composed of only 8 participants.
Other selective criteria are the access to a language laboratory, the school's fame, the diversity of the extra activities and the facilities offered by the school, the location of the course, the professional experience of the teachers, the goal of the course as well as the required language level on arrival or aimed by the participant.
Language schools carry out a very rigorous selection of their teachers. In order to ensure a quality program, teachers are generally natives of the taught language and/or have a long experience in teaching abroad. They are graduated of a B.A, Master or a PhD. Pedagogy, experience and strong skills are the principal criteria fot the recruitment of the language school teachers.
FRANCE :
France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and which also comprises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. French people often refer to Metropolitan France as L'Hexagone (The "Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory.France is the most popular international tourist destination in the world, receiving over 75 million foreign tourists annually. The country is known around the world as a diverse country in its people, architectures and landscapes.
France has produced some of the continent's most influential writers and thinkers from Descartes and Pascal in the 17th century, through Rousseau and Voltaire in the 18th, Baudelaire and Flaubert in the 19th to Sartre and Camus in the 20th.
In the last two centuries it has given the art world the works of Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Gauguin, Matisse and Braque, to name but a few. It is also famous for its strong culinary tradition. France produces more than 250 cheeses and some of the world's best-loved wines.
AREA: 547,030 sq km
CLIMATE: Generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral
POPULATION: 63.4 million
RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
LANGUAGES: French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
GOVERNMENT TYPE: Republic
CAPITAL: Paris
CURRENCY: Euro
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790)
GDP PER CAPITA (purchasing power parity): $29,600 (2005 est.)
USA = $41,600 (2005 est.)
China = $6,800 (2005 est.)
Bresil = $8,300 (2005 est.)
