French courses

 

With our partner ALFAP, we propose to foreign researchers and their husbands or wifes:

One week intensive French course for beginners
from the 12th to the 16th of January 2009 in Orsay

To speak French and deal with basic everyday life situation.

Daily session is from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Science Accueil office, very close the station of Orsay Ville.
Trainees shall have lunch with other trainees and professor and use what they previously learned in a real-life situation.

Price for one week: 200 euros

Information and registration: ALFAP - contact@alfap.net - Phone: +33 (0)9 54 97 18 59 

• To learn French or improve communication in French, our partner ALFAP proposes collective French courses (beginner, intermediate, advanced levels) in the afternoon and in the evening, in Bures-sur-Yvette and in Science Welcome office in Orsay. Lessons are cheap and hight quality.
  
  To extend knowledge of French culture, ALFAP plans French cooking workshops and discovery walks in Paris or hiking in the near country and forests.
  
  General information : contact@alfap.net - phone : + 33 (0)9.54.97.18.59
  
  

  

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• The Accueils des Villes Françaises association (AVF) organise French courses of conversation for everybody. You can find its address in the heading « our partners ».
  
  For AVF of Bures-Gif-Orsay, the conversation groups are led by native French speakers every Tuesday and Friday from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m. in friendly surroundings and at La Bouvêche in Orsay.
  Contact : Françoise Quinot-Busigny : + 33 (0)1 60 12 05 62 - francoise.quinot-busigny@wanadoo.fr (in English or French) or Christine Chéron : + 33 (0)1 69 07 59 80 - che.kris@yahoo.fr.
  
  For AVF of Versailles, the conversation groups are led by native French speakers too on two Thursday morning per month from 10 a.m.to 12 a.m. in friendly surroundings.
  Contact : Annie Lancereaux: + 33 (0)1 39 51 91 31 - avf.versailles@wanadoo.fr  

• For people who work in the scientific centres
  Ask the language department of your establishment. Most of them organise french courses for you.