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A cultural sheet to play a treasure hunt in the city with educational support (lexicon, historical content, etc.)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A cultural sheet to play a treasure hunt in the city with educational support (lexicon, historical content, etc.)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

Our schools International House Bordeaux and International House Lyon offer general French courses for all levels, from elementary A2 to intermediate-upper level B2. The courses consist of 16 lessons of 45 minutes spread over 4 days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) in the morning.

The objective is to immerse you in a French-speaking environment to make you independent in your daily life.

After an oral level test, you will be placed in a group of similar level.

At the end of your course, you will receive a certificate from International House Bordeaux / Lyon, which will mention the number of courses taken and the level of French reached.

In addition to the 16 general French courses, we offer 4 online courses: 2 virtual visit courses and 2 thematic meeting courses.

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

At our International House schools, we make sure to place you in homogeneous classes by giving you an online level test before your arrival, and an oral test on the first day of classes.

Classes do not have more than 12 students to promote exchanges and interactions during the course.

The teacher focuses on your needs and objectives to plan his lessons and make you independent in the use of the French language.

Weekly evaluations are set up to measure your progress and if necessary, personalized tutorials are offered.

At the end of your stay, you will receive a certificate mentioning the number of hours of lessons followed and the level 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.