With its 10 comfortable and cosy guestrooms surrounded by tree-filled gardens, the Ecole des Trois Ponts is an ideal spot to immerse yourself in French language, cooking and culture. Situated next to Roanne, a city famous for gastronomy, and near the city of Lyon in SE France, Riorges is close to the Burgundy & Beaujolais wine areas. All meals are included and guests enjoy buffet breakfasts and lunches, and 4 course dinners with wine during the week-long courses.

French Language Immersion courses are taught on-site in a small group setting (max. 6) by professional native-French speaking instructors. General, Intensive, Private and Holiday courses are offered. We concentrate on oral communication skills and vocabulary development in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Specialized courses of study can be arranged for businesspeople. We pay good attention to your personal goals.

Week-long French Language Immersion courses - All language levels

General & Holiday courses. Intensive & Private Courses also offered.
Combination French Language & other afternoon activities :
- Cooking courses taught by our in-house Chef
- French & The secrets of French pastry: French pastry & chocolate creations
- Countryside Walks: discovering the countryside while talking French
- Gourmet excursions: visits to local producer to taste gastronomic specialties

Ask about our Business and Group/University Programs
Extended stay options are available

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2. Au FIL des MOTS, Burgundy

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Situated in Cluny (one hour north of Lyon), in Southern Burgundy in the east of France, Au Fil des Mots provides made-to-measure intensive French language courses to students from all over the world.

Our week-long, 50-hour French immersion program concentrates on practical oral work for those who wish to progress quickly in spoken French, for personal or professional reasons. The course includes accommodation in a local Bed & Breakfast.

Week-long, 50-hour French Language Immersion Program:

- Beginner to Advanced levels
- Concentrating on practical, oral French
- For those looking to progress quickly in spoken French

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3. Le Cours de Français

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Le Cours de Français is a French language school in the town of Sablé sur Sarthe in the Pays de Loire area of western France. The school is located just 1.25 hours from Paris by the TGV train. We offer individual French language training and unique all-inclusive programs for weekends, holidays or immersion stays.

Our French courses are suitable for adults, teenagers & children of all levels of French. We welcome students, executives, francophiles or expatriate families. We offer special family and kids activities. Our courses are tailor-made to meet the individual needs of each student.

Apart from your experienced French teachers, you will meet at specialists in your areas of interest at Le Cours de Français. Be sure their professionalism, sense of communication and enthusiasm will meet your curiosity, from sport to oenology, from farming to real-estate!

Regarding your accommodation and the catering, we have selected professionals with a code of ethics close to responsible tourism and eco-tourism, even for the highest level services. This is part of the sustainable development processes of the company.

- French & Tourism: Weekend or one-week General French language courses
- Intensive French courses (6 hours French classes per day): Available as weekend or one-week packages
- Business French courses
- French exam preparation (including DELF & DALF)
- French courses for kids, teens and families
- Long-term French courses
-French language and culture for Francophiles
- French courses by phone - package of 10 x 45 min. classes

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4. Ards Holding, Montpellier

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ARDS Holding offer home tuition in Montpellier, the south of France to help you learn quickly the french language, either for personal or professional reasons or exams preparations, like the DELF and DALF. The students are lodged individually or in pairs in selected host families with half or full board service. The French teacher comes to the families home to teach according to the time volume you will have selected before; the classes are intensive and shaped to answer you needs.

French Language Immersion Programs for personal or professional reasons or exam preparation, like for DELF and DALF. The total immersion one to one is the best answer to a quick acquisition of French as a foreign language; we accept all levels.

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5. Lyon Bleu International

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Learn French at Lyon Bleu International! Lyon Bleu International is a private school which has been offering French language courses since 1999. We are located beside the city centre of Lyon, situated in the Southeast of France! We offer a wide range of programmes from intensive French to exam preparation as well as French culture courses.

Lyon has a very rich cultural heritage and is famous for its gastronomy and vineyards and more recently for its football team and art. At the crossroads of the main European cities, close to the Mediterranean sea and Alpine ski resorts, Lyon is perfectly located for people wanting to visit France and Europe. Lyon also offers a very dynamic cultural life and a variety of entertainment opportunities.

- General French
- Intensive French
- Semi-Intensive French
- Business French
- DELF and DALF exam preparation
- French for Au pairs
- French Conversation Club
- French for Seniors 50+
- French Culture
- French Cuisine
- Group Lessons
- Individual Tuition

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6. Le Français Face à Face, Loire Valley

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Located in the famous Loire Valley, in the city of Angers in western France, Le Francais Face à Face offers one-to-one French language immersion programmes for people of all levels - beginner to advanced. Angers is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department and is approximately 300 km (190 miles) south-west of Paris.

Whether you wish to acquire the language for private or professional purposes, whether you are a total beginner or already at ease in the language, Le Francais Face à Face and our custom-made residential programmes help you push your knowledge further and gain confidence within a very short time.

Open all year round, we give you the opportunity to enjoy a 1, 2 or 3-week stay in France with a private teacher boosting your skills in French while you live the French way of life in a spacious and beautiful loft. Each of our private programmes is designed to meet your specific needs and provides you with fully personalised tuition.

Special Offer: Book for a second week and receive 10% off!

One-to-one residential French language programmes:

- One-to-one intensive French programme: 35 hours / 5 days – suitable for all levels
- One-to-one intensive French programme: 28 hours / 4 days – suitable for all levels
- One-to-one semi-intensive French programme: 35h / 5 days – suitable for all levels
- One-to-one intensive week-end: 18h / 2 days – suitable for intermediate or advanced levels

Contact us if you want another programme designed to suit your specific needs and requirements.

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French for Professionals

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7. Planète Langues - Institut International de Rambouillet, Paris

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Located in Rambouillet, 44 km (27 miles) southwest of Paris in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France, Institut International de Rambouillet, as part of the Planète Langues group, offers French courses with up to 30 hours of instruction a week and full board accommodation. Courses include intensive and general French, exam preparation courses for university entrance and for TCF (Test de Connaissance du Français), French for au pair students, French and culture courses, French and horseriding, French and cookery, French for seniors.

Classes are based on grammar, communication and role playing games in French. We offer real cultural exchanges in real life situations. Those who have chosen the International Institute of Rambouillet have found that they have improved far beyond their expectations. The International Institute is based only 30 minutes from Paris, in the center of Rambouillet a historical and typical French city which offers all sorts of activities including horse riding, cycling, swimming, roller skating, cooking and golf.

- French Courses for beginner to advanced
- Intensive French
- General French
- Exam Preparation Course for University Entrance and TCF (Test de Connaissance du Français)
- French for Au Pairs
- French for Seniors
- French and Culture
- French and Cookery
- French and Horseriding
- Group Courses
- Private Tuition

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Homestay in Paris

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8. EAF - Etiquette à la Française, Montpellier

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EAF - Etiquette à la Française is a French language and etiquette centre in Montpellier in the Languedoc-Roussillon Region of Southern France, approximately 590 km (370 miles) south of Paris. We offer a wide range of French language classes and French etiquette classes for all ages. We teach our students all about French lifestyle (cultural differences and French etiquette codes) and French products (wines, cheese, perfumes and more...).

Improve your French with our French language classes and learn and experience the French culture. We also offer homestay with a local host family, and provide a wide range of French cultural activities and themed tours.

French language classes for all levels from beginners to advanced:

- Oral language development, writing, vocabulary and grammar (15 hours per
week).

French etiquette classes:
- Codes of good manners, the French table, table service, rules in society, mail and telephone courtesy, acknowledgments, art offering & more...

- Homestay program with a local French-speaking family.

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9. Eife2F (Ecole Interculturelle Pour Etudiants Etrangers), Lyon

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Learn to speak French! EIFE2F is a school for foreigners wishing to learn French. Based in Lyon, the second largest French city, it is located in the heart of the UNESCO world heritage site in the Rhone-Alpes region of southeast France. The school teaches French language (grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, civilisation) and its culture. Teaching is based on a lively practise of French within the classroom.

"Workshops" enable students to take part in the life of the city, in order to improve integration and to practise French outside the classroom. The school also prepares students for the DELF and DALF exams (national diplomas of the French Education Ministry). The city of Lyon is known as the capital of French gastronomy and the birthplace of the cinema. The school informs students and helps them to take part in the cultural and community life of the city and its wider region.

- French Courses for all levels from beginner to advanced
- General French
- Full Immersion French
- Intensive French
- Business French
- DELF and DALF exam preparation
- French Conversation
- French Workshops
- Group Courses
- One-to-One French Tuition

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10. Alliance Francaise Bordeaux Aquitaine

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The Alliance Française Bordeaux Aquitaine is a French language school located in the heart of Bordeaux in the south-west of France. We offer a range of French courses to students of all levels from beginner to advanced. Our courses are available all year around and students can choose to study from 1 to 4 weeks. Class size is between 10 and 16 students. Our aim is to promote the teaching of French language, to spread “Francophone” culture and the dialogue between world cultures.

Our French lessons are organised on monthly sessions according to each level and adapted as the course progresses. The methods used (Forum, Connexion, Campus) conform to The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and is ensured by professional teachers specialised in teaching French to foreigners (French as a Foreign Language).

- Intensive French courses
- French commerce/business
- DELF and DALF preparation
- summer French courses
- au pair courses
- French for specific purposes

We also offer oenology/wine initiation, grammar, conversation, phonetics, literature, civilization, French songs, gastronomy/cooking

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Intensive French