Learn French in Paris Area, France

Planète Langues - Institut International de Rambouillet, Paris:
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 course 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.

We provide:

- 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

Intensive French:
Our very intense 30 hour a week schedule will leave you with unforgettable moments and memories.
* The classes take place in the morning from 9 am to 1pm and from 2pm to 4 pm.
* In the afternoon classes you can choose between lessons and workshops. We can organize private lessons if you need to prepare for a specific field (commercial,university entrance exam).

Your French skills will be tested on arrival (you can get the written test at home by mail) and then you go through an interview with one of our french teacher, he /she will decide what your level is , and your needs. Then you will join the most appropriate group.

We have 6 or 7 different levels : from A1 to C1

At the end of your stay you get a certificate defining your level, skills and special comments from your teachers. You can also choose to take the TCF exam before you leave (4 week of each month) to get an official certificate from the French ministry.

Exam Preparation for University Entrance and TCF:
If preparing an exam (a school/university entrance or a professional interview) is your objective we offer a flexible formula, combining group and individual classes.

20 hours of course as part of a group in order to refresh your French language skills and knowledge and to practice this in an interactive manner, 5 hours of individual class to evolve and correct your weak points and finally, 2 workshops of to hours to complete your knowledge in a particular domain.

You can also take the TCF exam prepaation course with us.

French for Seniors:
For seniors over 50, learning a language includes discovering a new culture, a new way of life and share friendly moments, meeting authentic people. The International Institute propose suitable programmes over a week or two.Every afternoon we propose the different activities or excursions or different kinds of leisure activities.

French and Culture:
It combines advantageously a linguistic programme of 20 hours (full hours), and a programme aiming at discovering and enjoying French culture.

Here is a list of activities we can offer:

* Visiting historical spots: Versailles, visits of Paris according to different themes (sightseeing Paris and history, Paris and Arts, Paris and its curiosities, le château de Breteuil, Maintenon and its château, Chartres and its cathedral
* Discovering: visit of a mill (making bread),visit of a chocolate factory, the bergerie nationale, Espace Rambouillet (discovering the forest and wildlife)
* Gastronomy: discovering French wines,the snails farm,cheese tasting at the farm “ la ferme des 3 ponts”
* Arts :Giverny “the impressionists”, Auvers sur Oise, the museum d’Orsay, a visit to Montmartre
* Cookery workshops: preparing a typical recipe of a french region
* Walking or cycling on special roads / paths if you are nature lover