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| Subject: | Learning French? |
| Date: | Sunday, September 10, 2006 |
| Name: | Heather |
| Message: |
Hi, I have been living in France since December 2004 and am ashamed to say I still haven't learnt the languge. I exaggerate because I have learned to understand most of what I hear and read but that is about all. Because of this I am often staying indoors and alone, other than speaking to my French husband who speaks English.
I was wondering if anyone knew of a school in the Alsace of area of France where I could learn. I say school because this is the kind of environment I learn best in and feel my chances of success are highest, thanks. |
Replies Posted 6.
| Name | Iris |
| Message |
Hey again! I'm glad to hear that you like Strasbourg. I have studied there myself for three years. But if you want to go somewhere closer to home, you might want to check this other link: http://www.colmar.cci.fr/cel/cour5.htm This is in a place called Bollwiller. It is still closer than Strasbourg.
Other idea: ASTI - PAIN ET LIBERTE, 6 route d'Ingersheim, 68000 COLMAR Tél : 03.89.23.45.27 Fax : 03.89.23.28.41 E-mail : [email protected] This is a charitative organisation. Very different people studying there, I guess (recent immigrants), but it could still be nice! |
| Name | Heather |
| Message |
I found the link through navigating the pages =).
I actually live in Colmar so it's not too far from Strasbourg and I like Stras alot so it's not a problem for me. I'll look more into that stuff, thanks everyone for your help =D. |
| Name | Iris |
| Message | Oups for the link, and thank you Samantha for pointing it out! I checked it again, and you have to clik one time on the left frame to find the page I wanted you to see, Heather. In case you didn't find it, I think this one works: http://u2.u-strasbg.fr/iief/eng/index.php (English version of the page) But I don't know where you live in Alsace. If you are anywhere near another big city, you should check up their university programs, too. Most of the time, I think you can find something interesting. So... Good luck to you once again! |
| Name | samantha |
| Message |
Hi, that link didn't work, so I've included [url="http://u2.u-strasbg.fr/ici/UMB/site/pageindex.php?cadre=iief&sm2=sm2&sm21=sm21"]this[/url] one instead.
I went through a similar program in Brittany, and it was a Godsend. I came here speaking no French, and I owe everything to that program. The professors were great, and I came out speaking fluent French two years later. I liked the fact that it was well-rounded: I had classes in speaking, reading, writing, listening comprehension, phonetics, grammar, plus you could choose from options like art, history, film, civilisation, literature, etc. I had about 15-20 hours total of class per week. Plus, it was a great way to meet people from all over the world. As you can see, I definitely think it was worth the money! There's no way I would've learned as much as I did in such a little time going to local community classes once or twice a week. Plus, the civilisation classes really opened my eyes up to France, and helped me understand so much of why things are the way they are. |
| Name | Heather |
| Message | Thanks alot! =D I'm off to check out the link right now. |
| Name | Iris |
| Message | Hi Heather! I know one place in Strasbourg, called Institut International d'Etudes Françaises. It is a department of Marc Bloch University. They offer different kinds of French language programs designed for foreigners. The link to check it out is http://www-umb.u-strasbg.fr/c1.php3?Id=005&cadre=c1 Hope it helps, et bon courage pour apprendre le français! |
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