Methodology

All courses at Paris Langues meet the levels defined by the Council of Europe in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). See below.

Our teachers specialized in teaching French as a foreign language, guide students in their discovery, learning, and mastery of the language and encourage spontaneous exchanges during the course. Students learn to communicate and have an everyday conversation in a variety of daily circumstances through the study of dialogues and texts, exploiting a broad range of modern and proved communication-based methods and materials (role plays, creative group exercises, audio and video recordings, songs, current press articles, French literature, etc.) They will progressively increase their vocabulary, develop their grammar, their oral comprehension and their ability to speak.

Pronunciation is corrected at all times during class, and homework is given to the students at the end of each day. Suitable course material will be given to students for use during the course.

Students are placed in small groups according to their level (8 to 12 students maximum in each group) that allows each student to actively participate.

We offer every month 6 different groups of level: Complete Beginner (A0), False Beginner (A1), Low Intermediate (A2), Intermediate (B1), High Intermediate (B2), and Advanced (C1).

Courses start every Monday, except for students who are “complete beginners”, who must begin their courses on specific dates (see calendar of sessions).

An assessment test is held on Monday morning in order to place each student in the correct level group.

Paris Langues organises a cultural activity on Wednesday afternoon each week. Through these activities the students can discover Paris and the diversity of French civilisation by participating in excursions offered on themes as varied as art, architecture, gastronomy, cinema and history.