How about learning French before coming to France?
Increase your chances by beginning French lessons before you leave. It’s the best way to prepare your stay and your studies in France and shows your motivation to come to France.
French is spoken by over 220 million people in over 75 countries across the world. Speaking French is an advantage for your career and for your cultural outlook.
To help motivated students succeed in their studies in France, the “n+i” network offers free distance learning lessons of French as a foreign language, subject to conditions.
Here are a few words of advice to help you discover our language. It is not difficult, and don’t forget that in “n+i” programmes, you will have 8 months in which to adapt to the culture and language. There is no reason why you should not be as successful as your predecessors!
- If you register in session 1 and pay the deposit of €300 you may request free distance learning French lessons from the “n+i” network for a year.
- Take lessons in specialised teaching centres, such as Alliance française, the French department of your university where you can learn the basics of French with teachers who are used to teaching French to non natives (grammar, vocabulary, written and oral expression),
- Listen to French-speaking radio such as Radio France Internationale RFI, which broadcasts programmes in French and other languages throughout the world.
- Watch French-speaking television channels such as TV5 or France24. At first, it is difficult to understand but by associating pictures and words you will gradually improve. With perseverance, you will make huge progress.
- Watch French films with sub-titles to get used to the music of the language.
- Read French magazines and newspapers on line (www.lemonde.fr, for example).
- Start by reading children’s books and then move on to well written classics (by Jules Verne, Georges Simenon, Joseph Kessel, Marcel Pagnol etc.) or periodicals and journals.
In the last 10 years, 2000 students from 60 different countries have passed their exams and learnt French thanks to the “n+i” network! If they can do it, so can you!
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