Sorbonne Summer University – French as a foreign language
Make the most of your stay in Paris by learning or improving your French with instructors from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University.
Learn all about the French as a Foreign Language courses offered at the Sorbonne Summer University
Each course lasts 2 weeks.
The Sorbonne University offers, in collaboration with SIAL, French courses (as a foreign language). Each course is 2 weeks long. 6 levels are available: level Al.1, Al.2, A2, Bl, B2 and Cl (check the Common European Framework of Reference for Language).
Unless you are a beginner, testing is compulsory if you cannot provide official proof of your level in French. Please contact us to take the test online: lettres-ftlv-universite-ete@sorbonne-universite.fr
Please note that seats are limited.
Program
The hours of courses for these levels consist of general French courses only, during which students work on several skills: oral comprehension, written comprehension, oral expression, and written expression. The chosen themes and media further enable participants to become familiar with different aspects of French cultural lite, Including lifestyles, the French education and University system, and the history of the Latin Quarter.
Schedule
40 hours in total
A1.1: From 24 June to 5 July 2024
A1.2: From 8 to 19 July 2024
A2: From 24 June to 5 July 2024
B1: From 8 to 19 July 2024
From Monday to Friday: from 9.30am to 12pm and from 1pm to 2.30pm
Program
General French courses, consisting of 3 hours session in the morning and 1hour 30 minutes in the afternoon, during which students work on several linguistic skills: written comprehension, oral comprehension, written expression, and oral expression. The chosen themes and media further enable participants to become familiar with different aspects of French cultural lite, including lifestyles, the French education and University system, and the history of the Latin Quarter.
Culture and civilization course consisting of 10 sessions/ l hour 30 each which provide points of reference in the fields of French culture and civilization. The main trends in critical thinking and French artistic movements from the Renaissance to the present day will also be presented; various types of media - literary, musical, pictorial, cinematographic or architectural will be used.
Schedule
60 hours in total
B2: From 24 June to 5 July 2024 or 8 to 19 July 2024
C1: From 24 June to 5 July 2024 or 8 to 19 July 2024
From Monday to Friday: from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 5pm
Contact
Sorbonne Summer University
75230 Paris Cedex 05