French Language Summer School in Montpellier, France

Institut Europeen De Francais, Montpellier:
Studying French with us the IMEF in Montpellier promises to be an unforgettable experience!

Summer French Courses Program:
Designed for all French language learners, students, professionals or adults (age 17 minimum), the Summer Course in July and August is for anyone who wishes to begin studying or to become proficient in French, for academic, personal or professional reasons.

30 lessons of 45 minutes per week
20 morning lessons from Monday to Friday
+ Conferences (3 h)
+ 6 linguistic workshops - Monday, Wednesday, Friday afternoons

The Summer Courses take place on a campus, just a few steps away from the city center. Featuring spacious classrooms surrounded by a private park and boasting an expansive courtyard (so you can make the most of your class breaks), this campus still lets you feel that you’re “on vacation”, all the while benefiting from your language training in Montpellier!

After taking an oral and written test, you will be placed into the appropriate group for your level (6 to 12 students per class), according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

This program of instruction develops your competence to communicate in French in situations of day-to-day life, with regard to your higher education goals, or within a professional context.

Morning French courses includes:
* acquisition or methodical reinforcement of grammatical structures;
* lexical enrichment;
* phonetics (listening, intonation, and tone);
* systematic training in written and oral comprehension and expression;
* exploration of culture and humanities relative to contemporary France.

In accordance with your level and your style of learning, the instruction progressively incorporates:
* the usage of realia (newspapers, radio segments, video, advertising), as well as authentic documents related to your specialized area of study (for advanced levels);
* fieldwork focusing on active communication, such as the collection of documents, rallies, investigations into themes relating to daily life;
* role-playing games;
* the inclusion of cultural content.

Civilization Conferences:
These conferences provide an introduction to Contemporary France:
* Panorama of political and cultural history of France, French institutions and political life, the press and the media, the educational system, France and Europe, French economy, contemporary French literature, sociology.

The afternoon linguistic workshops present students with the opportunity to perfect certain linguistic competences, to take part in creative activities, or to work together on certain thematic content. Choice of the following Option:

Option 1
Français Général: Conversation – oral comprehension – phonetics – diction and expressivity – written expression – creative writing – grammar – professional French – French songs – Journalism – Theater – Literature – Press.

Option 2
Prepa Campus. This option is designed for students who wish to improve their French with the goal of gaining entry into a degree program in France, to master the academic techniques specific to French university courses, and to become acquainted with the educational methods used in French universities.

Option 3
Prepa Sorbonne. Course based on the contents and objectives for the university diploma in French language, literature and civilization delivered by the Sorbonne University (Paris IV).