Our courses

general french courses

General French Courses

5 to 10 people
Up to 10 weeks

These courses are designed for adults of different nationalities who wish to improve their French communication skills, for personal or professional reasons. Students are taught in small groups by qualified teached, who create a friendly and dynamic learning environement.

French for Exam & Professional Purposes

1 to 15 people
Specific duration

These courses are designed for adults who wish to prepare for the DELF (A2 to B2), the DALF (C1 or C2), and/or TCF exams. Also for executives in different areas or for teachers of French who are not native speakers of the language.

Long term French courses

5 to 10 people
Up to 24 weeks

These courses are designed for students who wish to extend their time learning French over a longer period. The students are adults who want to improve the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) for professional or personal reasons.

french courses & activities

French Courses & Activities

Minimum 4 people
2 weeks

These programs are designed for adults who wish to practice French while taking part in a specific activity such as Discovery of Provence (DP); Discovery of Provence Cooking (DPC); Painting; Golf; Horse-Riding and others.

Online courses

1 to 6 people
Specific duration

These courses are designed for adults of different nationalities who wish to improve their French communication skills, for personal or professional reasons. Confined at home? It’s time to take advantage of our introductory offers of online courses!

Tests de Connaissance du Français (TCF)

Do you have to prove your level of French as part of applying for French nationality? As part of obtaining a long-term resident card? Or do you need to assess and validate your French language skills for personal, academic or professional reasons? To do so, you must take a ‘Test de Connaissance du Français’ (TCF), which is managed by the French Ministry of Education.

TCF pour l’Accès à la Nationalité Française (ANF)

TCF pour la Carte de Résident en France (CRF)

TCF Tout Public (TP)

All you need to know about TCF and how to register?

Consult the TCF schedule

Why choose IS Aix-en-Provence ?

A Quality School

IS Aix-en-Provence is certified since 2007 with the official government accreditation Label FLE obtaining 3 stars (out of 3) on each of the 5 audited categories: Welcome, Premises, Teachers, Courses and Overall Management. Our school was reawarded with the same number of stars in 2015.

IS Aix-en-Provence is also a member of Groupement FLE, EAQUALS and IALC.

Our international language school specializes in high quality French courses for adults.

"The 45-minutes online lesson was entertaining and inspiring !"

Brigitte,

student from Switzerland

Actually I wanted to refresh my language skills in Aix-en-Provence at the beginning of May. Since this is not
possible at the moment due to the Covid-19, I tried an online lesson this week. The teacher was very friendly
and the 45-minutes lesson was entertaining and inspiring ! I'm very much looking forward to the next lessons,
which I will take soon in the school's webroom.

"Fantastic teaching and fun place to learn"

Catherine Sweatman,

student from Switzerland

I had a fantastic time at IS Aix-en-Provence and wish that i'd had more than 2 weeks at the school. The level of teaching
excedeed my expectations, both teachers were fun and kept the lessons very relaxed while providing clear explanations
to questions and grammatical points with helpful advice about ways to remember the teaching points. The lessons felt very
comfortable and not like a school at all. The teachers gently encouraged us to speak more and more in leassons, I am beginner
and never thought I would be able to say as much as I was able to! It wassuch a contrast to the French lessons I've received at
home, I cannot praise the IS Aix teaching and teachers enough!

As I said, I wish I had been able to stay longer at the school and in Aix. I really recommend the school and the location to
anyone wanting to improve their French and have a holiday at the same time.

"Une expérience merveilleuse"

Jane Cohen

J’ai assisté les classes à IS de 15 mai à 25 mai. L’expérience était fantastique, et j’ai profité beaucoup! Tous les ,
enseignements étaient excellents mais Angèle était incroyable. J’ai pris beaucoup de cours. Angèle est extraordinaire. ,
Merci à l’équipe d’IS .

"I much preferred this method of learning to other French classes I have taken."

Jillian Meehan

The fact that it was entirely in French, no exceptions, really forced me to learn the language in a way I never had to before.
I had to learn to adapt very quickly, and that was extremely helpful both in and outside of class. The fact that we did so
much talking helped as well. We would just talk about what we did the night before and have conversations like we might
have with our friends in English—not only did it help us learn, but it was also fun! I think we all really enjoyed going to
class because of it.

Toward the end of the program, we started to look at French newspapers, which I really enjoyed. We would each read an
article and then explain to the class what the article was about and have a short discussion about it. We also read our
horoscopes in French, which was goofy and entertaining. Looking at the newspapers became my favourite part of class,
because it felt like a fun way to get to know the culture more while practicing French.

" J'ai suivi des cours avant, mais ce cours était le meilleur de tous."

Ida Karlsson

Le cours a été super. Les professeurs étaient chaleureux, dévoué et a réussi à nous donner un défi pour nous dans les
différents niveaux. Ils avaient un excellent moyen d'apprendre la grammaire sur la base des discussions et des
conversations que nous avons eues. Je l'ai appris plus la grammaire dans ce cours que dans trois années de lycée. Il était
un programme ambitieux et beaucoup de devoirs. Il était intéressant avec toutes les visites d'étude - à la radio locale,
la télévision et les journaux. J'ai apprécié tous les éléments pratiques - comme la pétanque et pour cuisiner.

"I can’t wait to see how much I grow during this trip."

Megan Anderson

It was another amazing day in Aix. I had a lovely afternoon with the group exploring the sunshine-drenched city while
eating un croque monsieur and les crepes. I also had another greatmorning in class at IS, and I’d like to talk more about
that experience. IS has very different teaching methods than my middle school and high school when it comes to French
class. I really enjoy that we only speak French, which is something that was not enforced in my previous 6 years of French
instruction. I think this was the downfall of my education of the French language – I learned a ton of vocabulary and
memorized verb conjugations and tenses, so I became really great at writing the language but not speaking it. I can
already tell that I am going to progress so much during the next couple weeks, as the marriage of my class and my
environment will create the perfect concoction of French education for me. I had been worried about the classroom
aspect of the trip, but it’s becoming one of my favorite parts!

"J'adorerais revenir pour une autre semaine de français intensif !"

Kaisli Oksa,

étudiante de Finlande

"Grace à l’institut français de Finlande, j’ai eu la chance de suivre un cours de français général pendant une semaine.
La semaine est passée rapidement et a dépassé toutes mes attentes. J’avais étudié le français il y a longtemps et j’étais un
peu nerveuse avant de m'y rendre, mais l’ambiance accueillante, les professeurs bienveillants et les autres étudiants motivés
ont rendu ma semaine agréable et instructive. Nous avions un petit groupe sympa où nous pouvions nous immerger dans la
langue et apprendre des uns et des autres. J’ai bien aimé la ville d’Aix- en-Provence aussi. Même si la ville est petite il y a
beaucoup de choses à découvrir et à visiter. J'adorerais revenir pour une autre semaine de français intensif!

Merci pour tout et je vous souhaite un beau printemps!"

Our Pedagogy

We offer a wide range of courses to learn French for private or professional reasons. Our various teaching methods focus essentially on oral communication based on real situations, promoting autonomy in communication.

The school has already welcomed more than 50,000 students of all ages and from all over the world, since its creation in 1972. Around 40 nationalities are represented every year.

All classes are in small groups (up to 10 people maximum) to allow time for each one and give priority and focus on oral communication.

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