French Language Schools

FRANCE

Paris

Paris is the first city most people consider for studying French abroad. And with a good reason: Paris is the capital of nearly everything that has to do with the French language and culture. Not to mention the fact that, historically, the city imposed its linguistic "standard" on the entire French-speaking world. There is no shortage of schools offering French instruction in Paris.

• Accord - Paris / Les Grands Boulevards (14, boulevard Poissonnière, Paris) - Accord is a well-known language school in Paris. Every year, the school is attended by students of over 50 nationalities.
• Alliance Française - Paris (101, boulevard Raspail, Paris) - Perhaps the most "official" private French language school in the world, the Alliance Française was founded over 100 years ago. The Paris school is the network....
• Berlitz - Paris (35, avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Paris) - A U.S.-based company with over a century of teaching experience in many languages, Berliz is one of the best-known "language education" brands worldwide.
• CFILC École de langues - Paris (7, rue Duvergier, Paris)
• LSI - Paris (350, rue St-Honoré, Paris) - LSI - Paris is part of the LSI school network. The school is located in an 18th century building and is equipped with a computer lab.

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Lyon

• Alliance Française - Lyon (11, rue Pierre Bourdan, Lyon)
• Institut Lyonnais (9 avenue Leclerc, Lyon) - The school offers mostly French language classes for foreign students and professionals.
• École interculturelle de français pour étrangers (3, grande rue des Feuillants, Lyon)

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Nice

• École France Langue - Nice (22, avenue Notre-Dame, Nice)

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France - Elsewhere

• French in Normandy (40 rue du Mail, Rouen) - This school offers all six levels of French instruction (A1-C2) as well as courses in Business French and exam preparation. F.I.N. is the winner of the 2009 "L....

CANADA / QUÉBEC

Montreal

Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris.

Studying in Montreal has certain advantages for North American students: for one, the city is conveniently located on the same contintent. The costs of studying and living are lower than in Paris. Some also cite cosmopolitan nature of Montreal as an edge over somewhat more monocultural Paris although this argument can be reversed: many have said it's too easy to simply get by in English in the city, especially in the downtown area where many "anglo" institutions have congregated.

• Académie Linguistique Internationale (1425, blvd Rene-Levesque Ouest #800, Montreal) - A mid-size private school that has been in business for over a decade. The ALI offers French as well as English courses.
• Berlitz - Montreal (2020, rue University, Montreal)
• College Platon (4521, avenue du Parc, Montreal) - One of the largest private language schools in Montreal, College Platon has group and individual classes not only for French but for a couple dozen other langua....
• Geos Language Academy - Montreal (1350, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Suite 800, Montreal)
• McGill University School of Continuing Studies (688, rue Sherbrooke ouest, Montreal) - The School of Continuing Studies (formerly the Centre for Continuing Education) at McGill University offers several programs in French, including an intensive (....

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BELGIUM

Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles in the French spelling) is not exclusively French-speaking: some of its residents speak the Flemish dialect of Dutch, but the majority are francophone and the city could be an interesting choice for those wishing to avoid Paris yet who would still like to study in a large European city.

• Alliance Française - Bruxelles (26, rue de la Loi, Brussels)

ELSEWHERE

New York

Needless to say, New York is not a francophone city, so the main reason for choosing New York for studying French would be convenience - that is to say, if you are already living in the tri-state area, studying in New York makes sense.

• French Institute / Alliance Française - New York (22 East 60th Street, 3rd floor, New York) - Over 6,000 students per year learn French at FIAF's language center.