French language courses in Paris
All roads lead to Paris. Set course for Paris and learn French in Paris, the smallest city in the world with the greatest aura. Only 2.2 million people live in the actual city area, but over 12.5 million live in the metropolitan area. Power in France has always been concentrated in Paris. Every secular or spiritual ruler wanted to leave their mark here with spectacular, elaborate buildings. Take the Marais district for example; once a swamp landscape before the ruler Henry IV had the symmetrical Place de Vosges, one of the five royal squares of his up-and-coming metropolis, built here. Paris is particularly predestined for French language trips with culture and ambience.
Learn French in the city of lights and joie de vivre
With a French course in Paris, you will immerse yourself in a glittering cosmopolitan city with stimulating everyday life, diverse and full of contrasts. Paris causes a stir: with world-famous museums such as the Louvre and large, extravagant cultural temples such as the Center Pompidou , but also with an immense selection of small bistros, cafés, cinemas, theaters, variety shows, concert halls and music clubs. Paris offers a culinary diversity that reflects not only the French regions, but also specialties from all over the world. A visit to a restaurant in the evening is typical for Paris, and all price ranges are included: from the cozy little student or district restaurant to the extravagant gourmet addresses. Afterwards, a visit to the cinema may be on the agenda before heading to one of the popular jazz or disco clubs late in the evening. Paris is a haven of joie de vivre, but also a place with a quickly stimulating, exciting rhythm of life. Allez y vivre! Good luck on your French language trip to Paris!
Notre Dame Ile de la Cité French courses in Paris
Language school & French lessons
The French language school in Paris was founded in 1996 and is located in a typically elegant Parisian city palace between the famous Marais district and the culturally lively Center Pompidou.
Participants from many nations meet in the 6 stylish classrooms, the media library and the student café. Capacity 50-70 students, average age approx. 23 in summer, approx. 29 in winter. German-speaking participants: approx. 35%.
Contents of the French courses in Paris:
The course is spread across all four main learning disciplines: oral expression with pronunciation, listening comprehension, reading skills and written exercises.
Beginners : everyday life, understanding, expressing yourself, imagining, asking and comparing
Intermediate level : Conversation, telling, describing, forming complex sentences in present, perfect, imperfect, future tense, later conditional and subjunctive. From professional life, arguing, convincing, negotiating, presenting, setting conditions, expressing hypotheses, doubts, wishes, fears, etc.
Perfection : culture, following and commenting on current events, reading, understanding literary texts and mastering the subtleties of the language, becoming familiar with the diversity of the French regions and the history of France.
All teachers have an academic qualification and additional qualifications for teaching foreign languages.
Courses
A French standard course : general language or as commercial French: from 1 week with 15 hours/week. 55 minutes each, average 8, maximum 12 participants, all levels, minimum age 17 years (Mon-Fri 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.). Content is also relevant for the DELF exam!
B French intensive course : from 1 week. with 20 hours/week 55 minutes each, 8-10 participants (Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. with additional, in-depth exercises in a mini group of 4-6 people.
C French combination course : 30 hours (55′) like course type B with an additional 6 hours of afternoon lessons/week. and 2x 1 hour phonetics, plus guided self-study / as an educational holiday in Hamburg, Hesse and Lower Saxony , Rhineland-Palatinate.
D from 1 week. with 20 individual lessons /week. 55 minutes each. General language lessons or by arrangement.
E Online lessons from 4 weeks. with 6 hours/week 6-10 participan
Leisure in ParisCity tour and welcome evening guided city tours once a month Near the school is the museum of Parisian history, Museum Carnavalet.
AccommodationHost family in Paris: with single room (double room possible if you arrive together), breakfast or half board (only by special arrangement!), bathroom/toilet, bed linen provided. Please bring towels. Partly within walking distance, partly around 20 minutes by metro to school. Metro station usually within a short walking distance to the family’s accommodation. Private bathroom optional and available for an additional charge of €5/day.
Dates 2023/2024 & servicesA2, B1, B2 every Monday from January 8th, 2024 Absolute beginners: please inquire Holidays 2023: April 10th, May 1st, May 8th, May 18th, May 29th, July 14th, August 15th, November 1st. 2023 Holidays 2024: January 1st, April 1st, May 1st, May 8th, May 9th, May 20th, July 14th, August 15th, November 1st, November 11th, December 25th, 2024 French course & accommodation (arrival on Sunday before course, departure on Saturday after course) as booked, placement test, certificate of participation, with instructions, internet access, teaching material, city tour of Paris, learning magazine, local map, arrival and school information. Registration fee and accommodation fee: €60 each, exclusive.
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