6 March 2018
“I recently completed 4 weeks at the Institut de Francais. I knew the place was highly rated but as I was a “debutant” in the foreign language domain, I really had little idea what I was in for apart from an expectation that I would make good progress. The experience and outcome easily exceeded my expectations.
At its heart, the Institut de Francais is obviously about education but it is also so much more than that. If I was told that I was going to spend 4 weeks on the Cote d’Azur, be inspired by great teachers make more progress with the French language than I could have hoped for, study with so many interesting people from all over the world, forge close friendships, experience French culture and have a fantastic social experience, then I would have been a little sceptical. But that is exactly what the Institut de Francais delivered.
To put it succinctly, in a short space of time I have been taught solid foundations, particularly from the “spoken French” perspective, by teachers whose expertise is unquestioned and whose passion for their profession is abundantly evident on a daily basis. A special thank you to my class teacher Sylvie, for making the language come alive, and to all the other teachers – Frédéric, Julien, Edith, Stéphan – for collectively being experts in disguising learning a language as having fun.
If you have the opportunity to study at the Institut de Francais, my advice is simple – clear your diary and just do it. Like me, you will be truly grateful for the experience.”
