Les Jeunes Francais Nuls en Anglais

The newspaper "Le Monde" published an article on 25th August with the title: "Les étudiants français toujours aussi nuls en anglais".

The article ridicules the idea of the previous minister of education, Xavier Darcos, that all French teenagers should be bilingual by the time they leave school.

To gain access to British or American universities, foreign students need to sit the TOEFFL exam. The 2008 results place the French in the 69th place out of 109 countries in the world and in the 25th place out of 43 European states. Considering the test is taken by students who are considering studying in Britain or the US, so students with a keen interest in the language, these results are very disappointing.


Read here the "Le Monde" article.

French Adult Conversation Classes in Birmingham

Voulez-vous parler français ce soir?

Adult Conversation Classes starting 17 September 2009 at Kitchen Garden Cafe in Kings Heath (B14) in Birmingham.

* French Conversation Classes Elementary Level A1/A2:
Thursdays 6.45pm to 7.45pm.

* French Conversation Classes Intermediate Level B1/B2:
Thursdays 8pm to 9pm.

Group Size: 8 max.
Price: £45 for a 5 week session.

For information or to book, please call Hélène at Experience Language on 0121 430 7660 or contact us through the website.

Hot August in France

If you are one of the lucky ones to be or have been in France this month, you will have most likely experienced some lovely warm weather:

"Oh la la, il fait lourd!" - It's heavy/humid.
"Il fait un soleil de plomb" - The sun is scorching hot.
"C'est la canicule" - It's a heat wave.
"J'ai besoin d'un peu de fraicheur" - I need a bit of coolness.

The situation in the UK was slightly different:

"Il pleut à verse" - It's raining cats and dogs.
"Il pleut/tombe des cordes" - It's raining heavily.
"Ca s'éclaircit, vite sortons le barbecue!" - It's brightening up, let's get the BBQ out.

Brand New Courses for 2010

The school in Aix is launching a French and Hike course in 2010. It will be a two week course on fixed dates combining French lessons in the mornings with hiking in the afternoons as well as on the weekend. All you need is a good pair of shoes!

Further details about the French and Hike course including dates and prices.

The school in Paris is launching a Telephone French course. This course is ideal for students who are just back from a language course in France or for students who just do not have time to go to France on a course. All you have to do is agree a time with the school. Lessons can be done using a landline or skype.

Further details about the Telephone course including dates and prices.

Special 12 Week Package in Bordeaux

The school in Bordeaux is offering a special 12 week package for courses taken from:

28th September to 18th December 2009 or

4th January to 26th March 2010.

• 20 Lessons for 12 weeks: 1650 Euros (instead of the usual 1995 Euros!)



• 20 lessons for 12 weeks + family accommodation incl half board: 3800 Euros (instead of 4485 Euros!)



• 20 lessons for 12 weeks + studio (28m2): 3965 Euros (instead of 4900 Euros!)

More information on the course.