ACCORD French Language School
Description of ACCORD French Language School
ACCORD French Language School is a prestigious school that offers year-round courses to students from all over the world. Founded in 1988, it continues to actively develop today. ACCORD language school in Paris is accredited by CAMPUS FRANCE and SOUFFLE. It was also awarded the "Official French Quality Label" award. The main features of the school are the full involvement of students in the educational process and a dynamic approach to the teaching of French. All programs of the school are practical. Communication of students in French begins from the moment of their enrollment to the course.
ACCORD Paris has a compact campus close to the city center. In walking distance from it there are the gallery of Lafayette and the famous Paris Opera. Also, from the educational building, you can easily reach fashionable quarters of the capital. The convenient location of the school provides an opportunity to quickly reach after school in any part of Paris for sightseeing.
What is the best time to apply to language schools? What should students prepare for?
At the age of 18, after graduating high school, students are naturally transitioning towards adulthood. The best time to study languages abroad is before starting university, as this will give them the needed time to reflect on what career path they wish to commence.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in ACCORD French Language School
Standard-intensive French course
Brief information: An educational program for rapid progress in the study of French.
About the educational course: The intensive course is aimed at international students, maximally focused on achieving academic goals. The program provides the ability to choose the academic schedule. Courses are designed for 20 - 40 academic hours per week. The minimum duration of training is 1 week. Intensive course provides for the development of all language skills. Students learn vocabulary and grammar as part of the communicative method of instruction, learn to interpret spoken language and printed texts in French. The emphasis is on communication in the language environment.
Students Age: 16+.
Starting date of the program: Every Monday.
Requirements for enrollment: language level - from A1.
Educational program outcomes:
- Rapid language progress;
- Vocabulary expansion;
- Overcoming the language barrier.
Educational group: up to 14 people.
Lesson duration: 50 minutes.
Quick overview: special language course consists of edcuational block and examination block.
The educational program is designed for different intensity:
- 23 academic hours per week;
- 26 academic hours per week;
- 29 academic hours per week;
- 32 academic hours per week;
- 40 academic hours per week.
Duration of the educational course: from 1 to 12 weeks.
Examination fees for TCF, DALF/DELF depend on the type of examination and language level.
Brief information: Preparatory courses for those who wish to take the exam and receive a certificate confirming the level of French proficiency.
About the educational course: The program provides for written and oral preparation of international students for the delivery of TCF, DELF, DALF. The emphasis is on developing the skills necessary to quickly and correctly perform exam tasks. Also attention is paid for educational blocks:
- Vocabulary;
- Grammar block;
- Communication in French.
Students age: 16+.
Period of the educational program: Year-round.
The dates of the exams:
- TEF is issued once a month in the period January-May, registration ends approximately 2 weeks before the exam.
- DELF / DALF examinations are conducted for the following months: January, March, May, July, October. The exact dates of DELF / DALF are specified on request. Registration ends one week before the exam
Admission requirements: French at any level.
The result of the educational program:
- Academic, psychological readiness for the exam;
- Increasing the French level to the desired level.
Educational group: up to 14 students.
Duration of the lesson: 50 minutes.
Business courses
Quick overview: An educational program for international students who wishes to master business vocabulary and acquire communication skills in the business environment. Minimum duration of the course is 1 week.
About the educational course: The basis of the program is an intensive French course. The students are offered following academic schedule:
- 26 hours of general language practice;
- 16 hours of business French.
The intensity of training allows you to achieve effective results in a short time. Classes in mini-groups allow to realize an individual approach to students. At lessons the emphasis is on the development of written and oral speech within the framework of business subjects. Students learn different aspects of the business language:
- Business correspondence;
- Business communication over phone;
- Personal talks;
- Organise and hold presentations;
- Plan business trips.
Students age: 18+.
Period of the educational program: Year-round.
Requirements for admission: language level from A2 to B1.
The result of the educational course:
- Extend of the vocabulary;
- The development of oral and written communication skills;
- The overcoming of language barriers;
- The development of skills of self-presentation.
Educational group: 3-8 people.
Lesson duration: 50 minutes.
Language camp: holidays for teenagers
Brief information: A special combined program for the development of spoken language skills in the language environment. The study takes place in the south of Paris in the summer residence - the boarding house of Saint Nicholas. Accommodation in single or double rooms with meals 2 times a day.
About the educational course: The program is characterized by an optimal combination of academic load and entertainment. At the lessons, students develop general language skills. Communicative method of teaching is practiced. Vocabulary and grammar are studied in the process of discussing various materials and situations proposed by the teacher. To improve skills and consolidate the material extra-curricular thematic activities are provided, primarily sightseeing. Also the program includes entertainment and sports.
Educational options:
- 6-13 (day school);
- 13 - 17 years (accommodation in the camp).
Admission requirements: language level from A1.
The result of the educational course:
- Mastering conversational French;
- A lot of impressions from the rest in Paris.
Educational group: up to 14 people.
Lesson duration: 50 minutes.
Tuition fee includes:
- Educational program;
- Accommodation;
- Meals;
- Extra-curricular events;
- Excursions;
- Safety control.
Individual French lessons will allow you to adjust the course to your needs and requirements, to strengthen the main program.
French courses in the evenings are ideal for adult students who combine work or study with classes at a language school. Prices are for 1 week.
Accommodation, meals, prices
Standard placement options are available at the school:
- Family (1-2-bed rooms, half board, no meals, breakfast),
- Apartments (1-2-bed rooms, self-service),
- Hotel (single rooms, breakfast),
- Residence.
Accord Paris provides students with opportunity to choose a hostel. The school cooperates with several residences, among which:
- Le 300 (La Bastille). The building offers single rooms-studios with amenities, equipped kitchen, telephone, cable TV.
- CISP Kellerman in the Italian gate area. There are 1-2-bed rooms with private facilities, a telephone, a weekly change of bed linen. In the residence there is a television lounge, cafeteria.
- Appart City is less than half an hour's drive from the school. The residence offers 20-meter studio with bathroom, kitchen, TV and telephone.
- Saint-Martin with cozy studios with all amenities and free Wi-Fi.
- Adagio with 1-2-bed rooms with private facilities.
- Summer residence. Here students live in single rooms on a self-service basis. Meals are not provided. On the floors of the residence there are equipped kitchens for cooking.
Cost of living:
- Homestay, without meals, without access to the kitchen - 240 euros per week, 60 euros for an extra night;
- Homestay accommodation, single room, breakfast only - 285 euros per week, 80 euros for an extra night;
- Homestay, single room, breakfast only, access to the kitchen - 295 euros per week, 85 euros for an extra night;
- Homestay, single room, two meals a day - 360 euros per week, 90 euros for an extra night;
- Residence Le 300 (La Bastille) studio with separate kitchen and shower, TV and telephone, single bed 695 euros per week, double room - 790 euros per week;
- Residence CISP Kellerman, single room, only breakfast or two meals, laundry, parking - 340 euros per week;
- Adagio residence single, double studio, kitchen, bathroom, TV, telephone - from 655 to 1030 euro per week;
- Residence Saint-Martin, studio with kitchen and shower, telephone, TV, free Internet - 690 euros per week;
- Hotel - from 105 euros per night including breakfast;
- Residence for the summer: single rooms, shared shower - from 275 euros per week, private shower - from 350 euros per week, single and double studios - from 620 euros per week, rooms in the apartment - from 850 euros per week.
Subjects and sports
Activities ACCORD French Language School
Various leisure activities are organized at the educational institution. Among them the most popular are excursions to galleries, museums, historical places of Paris, walks through the most interesting quarters of the capital (Latin, Marais, Montmartre, etc.), visits to concerts, cinema premieres, trips to the Loire Valley to ancient castles.
Daily routine
Schedule is determined by the course.
Advantages
- Accord Paris is an excellent school for studying spoken French. Oral communication is one of the main priorities. In the learning process, situations from life are modeled so that students learn how to effectively apply knowledge in practice. Grammar is also taught by means of various communicative exercises.
- Education in the Paris school is a dynamic and interesting process. Students are encouraged to develop language skills in the format of role plays, activities, public appearances at thematic meetings.
- There is a rich extra-curricular program. Students consolidate material they have learned and practice to communicate informally during excursions, shopping, entertainment.
- All programs in the school are flexible. Students in the learning process can move to a higher level (with the achievement of appropriate successes).
- An individualized approach to learning allows to satisfy academic needs of each student.
Facilities and equipment at ACCORD French Language School
The school's educational building consists of 20 modern classrooms equipped with interactive technology and TV, a computer lab, a cafeteria, a cozy lounge with furniture and vending machines. On campus, Wi-Fi is available. Students are also provided with a weekly press. The school equipment provides an opportunity to teach students with disabilities.
Admission dates and extra charges
Additional costs:
- A trip to Disneyland
- Round trip
- A trip to the Asterix Park
- Trip and excursions to the castles of Loire Valley, Chambord and Blois
- Registration fee
- Accompanying children flying without an adult
Extras:
- Transfer (one way) 100 EUR
Literature and references
Institution on the map
Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about ACCORD French Language School
This summer they sent a child to this camp for a French course, were satisfied.
They chose to live in a family, since the child is still quite small. They picked up an excellent family, a married couple of about 45-50 years old, their adult daughter works somewhere in Lille, and they have been accepting students for several years (here each family has such a resume, which indicates how long they work together, what they offer for placement , how many have already taken, etc., it is convenient to choose). The apartments, of course, are tiny, but these are the central areas of Paris, real estate prices are insane, so this is logical. According to the conditions, nutrition - everything is fine, the child was fed with the usual dishes, followed the daily routine, could be met from school (usually there was a guide from the school itself).
The school is also in the city center, almost a day later the children went out for a walk and sit in the park. Officially, excursions a week are 2-3, but in fact they could go somewhere for an hour and a half after the lessons, and along the way they were told about architecture, the history of the city, some interesting facts, etc. Middle-aged teachers, the child did not complain about the "old men," the staff recalls with pleasure.
Many guys from Asia, Europeans, of course, several people in the group were from North America, Canada and the USA. Russian is just another girl in the "parallel" group.
A very beautiful school, and Paris itself is just a fairy tale!
I had a great group: one girl from Belarus, a couple from Germany (sisters), most of them are still Europeans, although there was a “classmate” from Argentina with the most typical name Jose. :)
We were driven to the textbooks to a minimum - basically everyone was talking, discussing the latest news (by the way, the school has very good Internet, anywhere and very fast. Given the price of traffic in Europe, this is very convenient), we learned a lot "on the go" "on excursions and walks. Since the school is in the central part of the city (not the Champs Elysees, it is understandable, but not on the outskirts), we walked a lot and with pleasure! Do not be afraid that you will be confused if you do not know French well - they are not at all as snobs as they are thought to be, although they do wrinkle your nose a little when you speak English with them.) But you say that you are a student and you learn their beautiful, beautiful language - that's all , everyone rushes to your aid, so you will not be lost!
I really liked the trip and the camp, I would like to once again go here or to Switzerland.
Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
