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LEARN FRENCH IN TOULOUSE, "THE PINK CITY" OF THE SOUTH
The city
Toulouse, ideally located in the heart of the South, between the Mediterrean sea and the Atlantic ocean,
is the 4th largest city and the 2nd university town in France. Its geographic location
makes it easy to organize your own excursions to the Pyrenees, the Atlantic or the Mediterranean coast.
Called the "pink city" for the colour of the houses in the old town, it has a rich cultural and historical heritage, with many churches and basiliques, monuments, museums, parks, etc, and the famous Canal du Midi that you can discover by bicycle.
Toulouse gives the visitor the opportunity of discovering the real French culture because it is still possible to experience the typical French style. Don't miss the Saturday market in the old town or some of the numerous cultural events that the city offers (theater, cinema, dancing, festivals,...). Furthermore,
the university atmosphere in Toulouse is incomparable.
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The school
Founded in 1991 as the first school of French as a foreign language to be established in the Southwest of France, this school is well known for an exceptional quality of teaching and is accredited by some of the most prestigious International organizations worldwide, such as the association FLE.Fr and TANDEM. It is centrally located in a lively cultural district and is very well comunicated.
The school is perfectly equiped for teaching and it has all the neccessary materials for helping the students learning. The teaching team is composed of experienced native speakers, all with university credentials in teaching French as a Foreign Language (FLE), attentive to the expectations and rhythms of each student
and with background in other fields such as theatre, literature, linguistics and music.
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The classes
The courses include a wide range of materials elaborated by the teachers organised according to different levels. The teaching methods rely on active supports – role play, news & internet articles, photographs & video, songs & audio recordings, games of expression & memorization, authentic documents of French daily life – all elements that inspire motivation, exchange, investment and creativity, the driving forces of the learning process.
There are different kind of courses: intensives with 20 lessons of 50 minutes per week, extensives (designed for individuals living and working in Toulouse) with 4 hours per week, individual that are designed according to the student needs, combined (group intensive course in the morning and one-to-one lessons in the afternoon), business French courses (for professionals of management, finance, marketing, sales, ...) and exam preparation courses (for the diplomas DELF y DALF).
You can also combine your French course with French cooking courses that take place twice a week conducted by a professional chef. These courses are an excellent way for students to make contact with French people, as most participants are local Toulouse residents.
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The accommodation
There are three main possibilities of accommodation: with a host family, in a shared apartment or in a hotel. The accommodation in a family would be the ideal option to experience the French culture and it is also excellent to improve the language, sharing dayly life with them. The host-families are
carefully selected and located in Toulouse
Social and cultural activities
The school offers a wide range of activities: guided tours of the city and its old neighbourhoods, video-night, pétanque, trip to Carcassone (medieval town), visit of
Cité de l'Espace and Airbus,
wine an cheese tasting, swimming-pool and beach of Toulouse, openair cinema, cycling along Canal du Midi, dancing,
sing-along in French led by a teacher/musician on the guitar, exhibicions, museums, restaurants, shows, etc.
You will also have the opportunity of participating in the exchange program TANDEM,
with the possibility to meet a native speaker who is learning your language for conversation exchange while taking a language course,
as well as discover the real Toulouse with your partner's help. You can meet students of different nationalities who are in your school, as well as French people that do language exchanges with you while you get to know Toulouse.
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Fees
Click here to see the fees of the courses according to the number of weeks as well as the different options of accommodation. Fees
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