French & Wine and Terroir

In addition to French lessons and a wine tasting, International House Bordeaux and International House Lyon take you to discover some of the greatest wine estates in France.

Our International House Langue Paris school is moving to 9 rue de Saint-Petersburg, 75008 Paris
[Metro 3 (Europe), 2 (Rome), 13 (Liège), 14 (Saint-Lazare)].

Our classes will resume at this address from 02/01/2023.

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Bordeaux

If the words Medoc, Saint-Émilion, Merlot or Sauvignon make you shiver with pleasure, this program is made for you!

Bordeaux is quite simply the leading wine region in the world with 118,000 ha of vines, bordering the Atlantic. It produces half of all the great French wines. Indeed the French vineyard produces 3240 different wines for 1313 different denominations (46 only in the Bordeaux Region) in 80 departments and 16 major vineyards.

Lyon

As Léon Daudet says, “Lyon is a city watered by three great rivers: the Rhône, the Saône and the Beaujolais”.

Lyon is surrounded by three great vineyards: Beaujolais, Coteaux du Lyonnais and Coteaux du Rhône, which is nothing but the second largest vineyard in France. Red wine, white or rosé wine, the region will not leave your palate indifferent.

The program at a glance

International House Bordeaux

International House Bordeaux offers you in this program:

16 general French lessons per week
A cultural sheet to play a treasure hunt in the city with educational support (lexicon, historical content, etc.) to explore a district, a museum, typical places in the region
2 guided tours of the great Haut Medoc and St Emilion wine estates
A tasting at the Cité du Vin
An access to our Online School with a virtual visit and a thematic meeting.

International House Lyon

International House Lyon offers you in this program:

16 general French lessons per week
A cultural sheet to play a treasure hunt in the city with educational support (lexicon, historical content, etc.) to explore a district, a museum, typical places in the region
3 oenology workshops per week (1h30 session). Examples:
- Workshop 1: Introduction to tasting (4-5 bottles), educational and interactive discovery of wine
- Workshop 2: Discovery of regional wines, workshop with historical context and anecdotes, pairing with local products
- Workshop 3: Wine/cheese or Wine/chocolate theme
An access to our Online School with a virtual visit and a thematic meeting.

General French – 16 lessons per week

French classes take place in our schools on the basis of 16 lessons / week, spread on 4 days : Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday is free to leave you time to immerse yourself into the French culture.

At the end of a written online test, you make an oral test on your first day at school, in order to validate your level and to confirm the class which has been assigned to you.

The courses are taught by teachers of French as a foreign language, French as their mother tongue, and having obtained a specialization diploma in the teaching of French at a university.

International House Bordeaux / Lyon welcome students from all over the world, the classes groups are formed according to the level of students but also according to their needs and expectations in French. Classes are limited to 12 students per class (14 in case of affluence) to allow everyone to move at his own pace.

The extras of the program - 4 lessons per week

In addition, we offer you:

1 free personal access to your FLOnline platform
- when your register
- during 12 weeks after you leave
2 lessons of virtual guided tour per week
2 lessons of online thematic meeting

You may be required to buy pedagogical material (books). Prices vary according to your level.

INFORMATION

We reserve the right to modify our prices in January, April and September 2023.

International House Bordeaux

2023

This program is open all year long. Beginning of class every Monday.

Registration fee	50 €
	1 – 5 weeks	6 – 11 weeks	12 – 23 weeks	24+ weeks
16 lessons of general french	235 €	209 €	190 €	175 €
Wine and Terroir	200 €

International House Lyon

2023

This program is open all year long. Beginning of class every Monday.

Registration fee	25 €
	1 – 5 weeks	6 – 11 weeks	12 – 23 weeks	24+ weeks
16 lessons of general french	205 €	179 €	160 €	145 €
Wine and Terroir	200 €

why choose us?

Live an unforgettable experience in France

Class starts every Monday, all year long
A length of stay according to your convenience (1 week minimum)
Classes are opened to levels A2 to B2
Qualified, experienced teachers with university degrees and trained in teaching French as a foreign language.
No class on Wednesday to allow you more time enjoying France
An access to our virtual school based on Microsoft 365 (Office, Teams, OneNote, Stream). Adapted to the new reality and technologies, our teaching method includes teaching lessons, specialized workshops, virtual meetings and visits

our objectives

In order to form homogeneous classes, International House Bordeaux / Lyon have developed an online level test, to be carried out before your arrival.

In addition, an oral test takes place on the first day of classes in order to:

validate your oral level
check that your level has not changed since the written test
know your expectations and needs

Classes accommodate a maximum of 12 students in order to promote exchanges and interactions during the course.

The teacher focuses above all on you, on your language needs to define and plan his course. This methodology implies a significant commitment on your part in your learning of French.

Our methodology is intended to be practical, the main thing for us is to make you independent during your stay in France, that you are able to understand simple messages and that you can respond to them in a relevant way.

In order to best measure your progress and ensure that your learning is effective, we have implemented weekly assessments in all classes.

Your progress is thus measured regularly, and in the event of a dropout, the teacher will be able to refocus his course or offer you personalized tutoring.

At the end of your stay, we will give you a certificate of attendance and participation specifying the number of hours of lessons followed and the level you have reached in French.

our innovative methodology

Cooperative Language Learning is based on the practice of the language in real-life situations, using many different classroom environments.(In the classroom, outside of the class, on the FL Online platform, on the Mooc offered by FL).
The use of all the teaching technologies and methodologies available creates a complete experience with a full support for the learner.