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Alliance Française - Lyon

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11, rue Pierre Bourdan , Lyon (view map)

About Alliance Française - Lyon

AFLyon benefits from the expertise developed by the Alliance Française network (819 organisations in 137 countries) over the last 130 years as well as amazing intercultural projects.

1984 : OPENING OF THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE OF LYON (AFLyon)
2008 : AFLYON OBTAINS THE “FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE” QUALITY LABEL
2013 : AFLYON BECAME UNESCO CENTRE. THROUGH ITS ACTIONS, AFLYON PARTICIPATES ACTIVELY IN THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN CULTURES ECHOING THE VALUES SHARED BY UNESCO.

KEY FIGURES:
1st FRENCH LANGUAGE School in Rhône-Alpes region
3rd Alliance Française in France
2 500 STUDENTS per year
130 DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES every year
1 multicultural team of 40 people
2,500 M² of modern premises dedicated to language learning
17 spacious and air-conditioned classrooms

A PLEASANT, FRIENDLY & MODERN ENVIRONMENT: Ideally located in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, in a fully renovated and air-conditioned historic building, AFLyon provides pleasant indoor and outdoor facilities

AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
AFLyon benefits from the expertise developed by the Alliance Française network (819 organisations in 137 countries) over the last 130 years as well as amazing intercultural projects. Throughout

EXIGENCY, QUALITY, AND FLEXIBILITY
With years of experience in teaching French as a Foreign Language, our qualified teachers are committed to guide you in your learning. Thanks to rigorous methodological approaches, innovative pedagogical methods and modern digital tools, we provide an effective learning experience.

LANGUAGE LEARNING EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGIES
For a better collaborative work, our classrooms are all equipped with computers and interactive whiteboards. Our facilities also include a language lab and a library with many publications (books, manuals, magazines) ranked by language levels.

AN OFFICIAL EXAMINATION CENTRE
To certify your level of French, we are accredited to deliver diplomas issued by the French Ministry of Education: TCF, DELF, DALF, DFP, and DAEFLE

A MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY
Studying French at AFLyon is a unique experience that you will share with people from all over the world!

EXCITING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO LEARN ABOUT FRANCOPHONE CULTURES
To learn more about Francophone cultures and encourage interactions, friendships between students, AFLyon offers various exciting activities and cultural events.

Activities

Theatre
Music
Literature
Film
On campus events
Oenology / Enotourism
Historical sightseeing
Cultural tourism (theater, museum, etc.)
Cooking
Art / Painting

Accommodation

Student Residence
Own apartment
Host family accommodation

Courses

General French

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This course is for students aged: 16-80

Levels: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Upper Intermediate

Class Sizes: Large, 11-20 students, One-to-One

Location Type: Town/City

Weekly Hours: General 15-25 hrs/wk

All our courses are in line with the CEFR, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, with the aim of offering an effective learning progress. The course helps you acquire the skills described by the CEFR and will get you ready for official certifications. It helps you develop and improve 5 general linguistic skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking and oral interaction.

2 teachers rotate within the week.

For these 2 weeks, you will join a class of students registered in the General French course – 1 month.

French Exam Preparation

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This course is for students aged: 10-80

Location Type: Town/City

Weekly Hours: General 15-25 hrs/wk, Relaxed 10-15 hrs/wk

Levels: Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced

Class Sizes: Large, 11-20 students

DELF B2 preparation course (12h/month).
DALF C1 preparation course (12h/month).
DFP business preparation course (16h/month).
General French + preparation for university in French (80h/month).

French Academic preparation

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This course is for students aged: 10-80

Location Type: University campus, Town/City

Weekly Hours: General 15-25 hrs/wk

Levels: Advanced, Upper Intermediate

Class Sizes: Large, 11-20 students

All our courses are in line with the CEFR, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, with the aim of offering an effective learning progress. The course helps you acquire the skills described by the CEFR and will get you ready for official certifications. It helps you develop and improve 5 general linguistic skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking and oral interaction.

2 teachers rotate within the week.

Preparation for university studies in France (Tuesday and Thursday 2pm-4.30pm)

This workshop will help you understand the academic requirements to enter university in France: you will discover the world of academia and the French student life at the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3. You will also improve your conversation skills.

Business French

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This course is for students aged: 10-80

Location Type: Town/City

Weekly Hours: Relaxed 10-15 hrs/wk

Levels: Advanced, Upper Intermediate

Class Sizes: Large, 11-20 students

The DFP certificate (Diplôme de français professionel) values your skills to work in French. It is a true advantage on your resume and it will help you progress within your organisation or access a new job.

The DFP Business B2 or DFP Business C1 course will help you be well prepared for :

Group test: information processing (2h)
Individual test: oral interaction (15min)
Practice exams will also be part of the training.

During this course, you will also have the opportunity discover the French business community (juridical status, organization, recruitment, employment contract, corporation functions…).

Professional French

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This course is for students aged: 10-80

Location Type: Town/City

Weekly Hours: Relaxed 10-15 hrs/wk

Levels: Intermediate, Upper Intermediate

Class Sizes: Large, 11-20 students

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Joselyn Cervera Peru

studied General French

General french lessons

I studied in Alliance française for around 3 months, everything is ok.
But for school of international students is missing activities to do after class and some trips in the weekend or that can match with schedule that you have.
If you want to change your shift is almost impossible because you need to present somenthing as a excuse.
Apparently everything is managable. However, the most disappointing service is the attention in the place that you are gonna pay, there is a woman who does not have any pacient to try to understand when you are talking french or trying to do something there if it is necessary, the 2 times that I went there she was bad. I can't imagine how is possible that you can have a person like that in a "french school" where everyone are learning and we can't speak as a native.
Teacher are really nice and the education is quite good.

posted 6 years ago

Elody Vincent Germany

Dear Joselyn,
We are sorry to discover that you did not have the opportunity to participate in our after-class activities or week-end excursions as we generally offer 6 to 8 activities per month and even more in July, August & September. Regarding your schedule request, please note that, in order to offer quality courses, we are committed to welcome maximum 18 students per class (General French course). For this reason, we cannot accept all schedule requests: as many students prefer to attend morning classes (instead of afternoon), morning classes are usually full very early and special requests are handled on a "first come first served” basis. We feel also sorry about your experience with our admin team: it is the first time we receive such a negative feedback and we will make sure it will not happen again.
Wishing you the best,
AFLyon team

posted 6 years ago