Learning French as a foreign language at the University Paris 8 UFR de Français Langue Etrangère (FLE) The department Français Langue Etrangère (F.L.E) (French as a foreign language) offers French courses every semester to non-french speaking students. Tests to determine your French level are given one week before classes start. We recommend that you meet the teachers. They will advise you on classes to take depending on your level. Secretariat FLE Université Paris 8 Bât A salle A 331 (3ème étage) 2 rue de la Liberté 93526 Saint-Denis Tel.: +33 (0)1 49 40 66 58 Centre de ressources et de recherche en technologies d apprentissage des langues (CERTAL) Université Paris 8 Salle B 303 2, rue de la Liberté 93526 Saint-Denis Tel.: +33 (0)1 49 40 68 44 / Fax: +33 (0)1 49 40 68 83 / E-mail: certal@univ-paris8.fr Opening hours: Monday: 9.30 am 12.00 & 3.00 pm 5.30 pm Tuesday : 9.30 am 12.00 & 3.00 pm 5.30 pm Wednesday : 9.30 am 12.00 & 3.00 pm 5.30 pm Thursday : Closed Friday : 10.00 am 12.00 1
Learning French as a foreign language at the university Paris 13 ESPACE LANGUES Université Paris 13 http://www.univ-paris13.fr/vie/vie16_2.htm Campus de Villetaneuse, Bureau G218, Bât Lettres/Communication (1st floor) Tel. 01 49 40 36 06 Fax: 01 49 40 20 58 E-mail: esp-com@upn.univ-paris13.fr Salle multimédia (G219): 01 49 40 31 11, open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm Secretary: Sarah Leroy : 01 49 40 36 06 E-mail: sec-el@lshs.univ-paris13.fr Learning French as a foreign language in Saint-Denis The CISED http://www.cised.fr 5, rue de la Liberté (opposite the Paris 8 university, metro line 13, stop Saint-Denis Université,) 93200 Saint-Denis Tel.: 01 49 71 20 15 / Fax: 01 49 71 20 19 / E-mail: cised@free.fr Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 10 am to 7 pm and Saturdays from 12 am to 6 pm 2
The CISED (Centre d Initiative et de Services des Etudiants de Saint-Denis) is a student association located opposite the Paris 8 university. It offers several services (for instance computer room and counselling) as well as French courses. The CISED is managed by volunteers and most services are free of charge. To use the centre, you must be a student enrolled at the university Saint-Denis-Paris 8 and have paid a yearly due of 14. Learning French as a foreign language at the CISED: - Private lessons or small classes for foreign students. - Weekly grammar and conversation classes. - Personalised help with your thesis (correction). - End of September, intensive two-week course. Grammar: You may choose one of three regular weekly classes, 10 am-12 am, 12 am-2 pm or 2 pm-4 pm. Written French: Private lessons or collective classes, one to two hours per week depending on your schedule. The collective class is more stimulating. A private lesson may be better in some situations. The classes are mostly based on literary texts or texts in the arts, philosophy, sociology, anthropology... We advise you join a group of students in the same field of studies as you. Intensive course: once or twice a year, the CISED offers a course of 20 hours per week for one or two weeks. Usually these classes are held in July, end of September/early October. French conversation: Every day, from Monday to Friday, you can join a conversation group. Depending on the person in charge, it may be a discussion, a cultural visit or a cooking session, all in French! 3
The Greta Geforme http://geforme93.forpro-creteil.org/ 8, rue Charles Michels 93200 Saint-Denis Tel: 01.55.84.03.60 / 61 End of the tramway line in Saint-Denis, behind the station. You will find courses corresponding to your level of French fluency, Mondays to Thursdays (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 am to 12:30 am and Tuesday from 8:30 am to 12:30 am and 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm). Classes are 12 per hour. Learning French as a foreign language in Paris Alliance Française The Alliance Française is the best-known institution and has the most complete offer of courses and learning programmes. Prices are high. http://www.alliancefr.org/ 101, bd Raspail 75270 PARIS cedex 06 Tel.: +33 (0)1 42 84 90 00 Fax: +33 (0)1 42 84 91 01 E-mail: info@alliancefr.org CCFS Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne 4
http://www.ccfs-sorbonne.fr/index.php Secretariat: 17, rue de la Sorbonne, Galerie Richelieu, bureau C 391 Opening hours: Monday through Friday from 10 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 4 pm. Closed Wednesday afternoon. Tel.: + 33 (0)1 40 46 22 11 / Fax: + 33 (0)1 40 46 32 29 / E-mail: contact@ccfs-sorbonne.fr 5
The Label of Quality fle.fr 2006 The fle.fr centres are committed to high quality teaching and satisfying the following criteria. 1 Provide adequate teaching means: 1-1 qualified teachers coordinated by a pedagogical supervisor, 1-2 adequately equipped premises, various and efficient pedagogical aids and tools, 1-3 a reassuring, friendly learning environment where the staff is always available 2 Satisfy the legal and moral criteria of the profession: 2-1 current rules regarding security and hygiene, 2-2 regulations regarding the labour law, 2-3 administrative rules regarding the admission and stay in France of foreigners, especially admission, supervision and legal coverage of minors. 3 Aim for a high teaching objectives: 3-1 always give priority to the quality of the courses, 3-2 continuous training of teachers, 3-3 innovative pedagogical methods within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. 4 Give clear and honest information on: 4-1 teaching programmes: objectives, contents and pedagogical means, number and duration of classes, number of students per group (average number, maximum number), language tests and qualifications proposed, 4-2 costs (details on what they include) and conditions for registration and cancelling, 4-3 related services: accommodation, welcome, cultural outings... (the price should clearly state whether each of the services are included). 5 Guaranteeing proper attention to the students during their stay: 5-1 attentive welcome, 5-2 evaluation by the students of the services offered, 5-3 presence of an interlocutor on-site whom they may turn to in case of difficulties. Selection of schools offering French for foreigners classes in Paris 6
Académie des Langues Address: 33 Avenue du Maine 75 015 Paris (3 autres centre en IDF) Metro station: Montparnasse Telephone: 01 45 38 30 08 Website: www.academiedeslangues.com E-mail: contact@academiedeslangues.com Accord école de langues Address: 14, Bd Poissonnière - 75009 Paris Metro station: Bonne Nouvelle Telephone: 01.55.33.52.33 Website: http://www.accord-langues.com E-mail: info@accord-langues.com Alliance française Address: 101 bd Raspail - 75006 Paris Metro station: Notre-Dame-des-Champs Telephone: 01.42.84.90.00 Website: http://www.alliancefr.org E-mail: info@alliancefr.org 7
Association des Amitiés Asiatiques (AAA) Address: 21 rue d Antin 75002 Paris Metro station: Opéra / Quatre - Septembre Telephone: 01.42.66.69.05 Website: http://ww.aaaparis.net/fr E-mail: français@aaaparis.net Association d Assistance scolaire linguistique et culturelle Address: 3, rue Yves Toudic 75010 Paris Metro station: République (exit rue du Faubourg du temple) Telephone: 01.42.38.28.84 Website: http://ww.aslc-paris.org E-mail: aslc@aslc.org Association Philotechnique Address: 18, rue des fossés Saint-Jacques 75005 Paris Metro: Luxembourg (RER B) Telephone: 01.43.54.36.20 All year round Website: http://ww.philotechnique.fr E-mail: 8
Campus Langues Address: 7, rue Duvergier 75019 Paris Metro station: Crimée / Riquet Telephone: 01.40.05.92.42 Website: http://ww.campuslangues.com E-mail: info@campuslangues.com C.C.I.P. - Chambre de Commerce et d Industrie de Paris Address: 28 rue Abbé Grégoire - 75006 Paris Metro station: Saint-Placide Telephone: 01.49.54.28.67 / 01.49.54.28.64 Website: http://www.fda.ccip.fr/ E-mail: Address: CCFS Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne Telephone: 01.40.46.22.11 La Sorbonne galerie Richelieu, bureau C391 17, rue de la Sorbonne 75005 Paris, France Metro station: RER B Luxembourg / Cluny-La Sorbonne Website: http://www.ccfs-sorbonne.fr E-mail: contact@ccfs-sorbonne.fr 9
Ecole EIFFEL Adresse : 3, rue Crocé-Spinelli - 75014 Paris Metro station: Pernéty, line 13 Téléphone: 01.43.20.37.41 / 01.43.20.41.19 Site web http://www.ecole-eiffel.fr E-mail: info@ecole-eiffel.fr Ecole l Etoile Address: 38 boulevard Raspail 75007 Paris Metro station: Sèvres Babylone Telephone: 01.45.48.00.05 Website: http://www.ecole-letoile.com E-mail: contact@ecole-letoile.com Ecole PERL Address: 6, rue Spinoza 75011 Paris Metro station: Père Lachaise Telephone: 01 53 36 16 96 Website: http://www.ecoleperl.com E-mail: 10
Address: Ecole Suisse Telephone: Website: E.L.S - Executive Language Services Address: 20, rue Ste Croix de la Bretonnerie - 75004 Paris Metro station: Saint-Paul, Hôtel de ville, line 1 Telephone: 01.44.54.58.88 Languages taught: English, German, Spanish, Italian and French for foreigners Website: http://www.els-france.com E-mail: France campus Address: 12 avenue Léonard de Vinci Telephone: 01 41 16 71 42 / 01 41 16 73 13 Metro station: RER A La Défense Grande Arche, or metro line 1 La Défense Website: http://french-campus.devinci.fr/ E-mail: France.campus@devinci.fr 11
France Langue Address: 2, rue de Sfax - 75016 Paris Metro station: Victor Hugo, ligne 2 Telephone: 01.45.00.40.15 Website: http://www.france-langue.fr E-mail: paris@france-langue.fr ILF - Institut de Langue Française Address: 3, av. Bertie Albrecht - 75008 Paris Metro station: Ternes ou Charles De Gaulle-Etoile Telephone: 01.45.63.24.00 Website: http://www.inst-langue-fr.com/ E-mail: info@ilf-paris.fr Institut de langue et de culture française Address: Institut Catholique de Paris - 12 rue Cassette - 75006 Paris Metro station: Saint-Sulpice Telephone: 01.44.39.52.68 Website: http://www.icp.fr E-mail: 12
Institut Parisien Address: 29, rue de Lisbonne - 75008 Paris Metro station: Monceau / Miromesnil Telephone: 01 40 56 09 53 Website: http://www.institut-parisien.com/home.htm E-mail: info@institut-parisien.com Paris Langues Address: 30 rue Cabanis - 75014 Paris Metro station: Glacière Telephone: 01 45 65 05 28 Website: http://www.parislangues.com E-mail: UFR de didactique de français langue étrangère Address: Telephone: 01.44.39.52.68 Université de Paris 3 Centre Censier (4ème étage, porte 438) - 13 rue de Santeuil - 75005 Paris Metro station: Website: http://www.univ-paris3.fr E-mail: Censier-Daubenton 13
Verlaine Langue - Institut privé Address: 18, rue Martin Bernard - 75013 Paris Metro station: Place d'italie Telephone: 01 45 88 05 75 Website: http://www.verlaine-langue.com/ E-mail: contact@verlaine-langue.com If you live in Paris, you may be able to attend the Cours municipal d'adultes. The city of Paris offers to Parisians who are over 18 language, cultural, computer and handicraft classes. These classes will be interest only if you are staying at least one semester in France. Programmes are available on the internet. Registration forms are available in every cityhall as of September 1st. You need to get information before September 1st because there is usually a high demand for these classes and there only a small number of places. Cours municipal d'adultes Address: Check the review Paris infos available in every arrondissement townhall Metro station: Depends on the course Telephone: 08.20.00.75.75 Languages taught: Several languages as well as French for foreigners Website: http://www.paris.fr (rubrique Education) E-mail: 14
Conversation groups Konversando / Espace interculturel d échanges linguistiques Address: 8bis, cité Trévise - 75009 Paris Metro station: Cadet or Grands Boulevards Telephone: 01.47.70.21.64 Languages taught: English, German, Spanish, Italian and French for foreigners (must have basic proficiency) Website: http://www.konversando.fr E-mail: konversandoparis@orange.fr 15
Self-help learning The Paris public information library (bibliothèque publique d information, BPI) has a self-help learning area where a number of different materials are available for learning foreign languages, including French as a foreign language (books, videos, CDs, DVDs, television). BPI - Bibliothèque publique d'information Address: rue Saint-Martin (place Georges-Pompidou) 75004 Paris Metro station: Châtelet, Les Halles, Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville Telephone: 01 44 78 12 33 Website: http://www.bpi.fr E-mail: Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 12 am to 10 pm & Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from 11 am to 10 pm. 16