French Classes

Yers ago I attended the Alliance Francaise in Paris and loved it. It is reasnably priced and excellent quality. They teach you French in Frenh right from the beginning. You will meet others from all ovr the world who are there to learn French. You can start classes and stop classes at any time. When you arrive they will test you in order to place you at your correct level. They teach all levels, from the most beginning to the most advanced. I am more or less fluent in French but wouldn't hesitate to go back there to study if I had the time. The school is located in a delightful neighborhood on the Left Bank. Wish I was there!

P.S. Sorry for all the typos- I'm trying to type on my crappy Toshiba netbook. I'm really not illiterate. The Alliance Francaise in Paris is great!

I'm starting a 2-week session at "IS Aix-en-Provence" in a couple of weeks. They had a lot of different options based on the level of intensity you want. There's a no-escape total immersion place in Villefranche-sur-mer. Found it by doing advanced search on RS website.

Gwen, I'm surprised that you're having trouble with the Toshiba Netbook. I use an NB-305 and it's been great so far. Cheers!

Ken, my Toshiba has the "chicklets" keyboard and is very tempermental and often unresponsive even when I am methodical and slow in my typing. I literally get backaches trying to make it perform. I'm otherwise happy with the netbook, but I've just had it with the keyboard ARGGH!

Are you looking for a long-term course, or an intensive "crash course"? There are many options for both, so it would help to know more specifically what you're looking for.

Gwen, I believe Toshiba marketed two different models of the NB-305. It sounds like you got "the other" model. I'm not sure if the keyboard on my Netbook would be considered a "chicklets style", but I've had no problems with it so far. The keys have a metallic finish, but they're rectangular rather than square. Cheers!

Ken, sounds like you got the original NB305 and I fell for the slightly more "moderne" model. My keybord has square keys that sometimes respond and sometimes don't, requiring much backspacing, many do-overs, and always typos that I fail to catch. The netbook is good for many things, but typing is not one of them...maybe others in this forum will profit from our little tangential discussion :>) Cheers!

Ha, I had heard good things about the Toshibas, too! Is it really that bad? My Toshiba laptop is great, so now I am trying to visualize what these netbook keys look like and find out how to avoid them. What about Berlitz? Do they teach over there?

A great friend (whom I met through the Graffiti Wall!) took a French class this June through auclairedusud.com and really enjoyed it. It was in Montpelier.

I had a good friend that attended a summer course here in Ville Franche-sur-Mer!: http://www.institutdefrancais.com/ My wife attended a summer course at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She enrolled though our local community college. You can contact them here just click on French Language. www.studyabroad.com Bon Chance!

Check out Institut International de Rambouillet outside Paris. Reputable and cheaper than other courses.