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French language course and work experience in Paris

This innovative program consists of two stages :

1. A French language preparation course at ACCORD Language School (4 weeks minimum)
2. Work experience at Accord Language School, (work experience on the afternoon, and Free Intensive courses in the morning).

This program is not available to complete or false beginners.

    Program

1. First stage : French language preparation course

           All year round.
           Intensive course : 26, 30, 34 or 38 lessons per week.
           Starting dates : each Monday.
           Duration : depending on the level of the student, 4 weeks minimum.

To start the « work experience » part of the program, a minimum level of intermediate French is needed.

2. Second stage : Work experience

          At the «Grand boulevards» ACCORD Language School or at the ACCORD French «summer campus».

          Duration : 4 to 8 weeks.
           Students will be able to work in ACCORD's administrative department.
           Students can take the morning intensive course (26 lessons per week) free of charge !


    Certificate

After the internship each participant will get a detailed description and evaluation regarding the content and success of the traineeship from ACCORD Language School.

    Enrolment Fees

Administrative fees:
4 weeks French course + 4 weeks work experience : 200 €
8 weeks French course + 8 weeks work experience : 300 €

Prices for your French language preparation course :

    Students' opinions

« …Cher Francois,
Je voudrais vous dire que je suis très contente d’avoir cette expérience de travailler ici avec ACCORD. Merci beaucoup pour m’avoir accepté dans le programme Work Experience. Vraiment merci beaucoup pour tout ! Vous m’avez donné une expérience inoubliable à Paris. Je voudrais que ma sœur peut avoir une expérience comme la mienne. Merci beaucoup ! »
Carolina Rosas – Espagne – août 2002

« J’aimerais vous remercier pour tout ce que vous avez fait pour moi, pour m’avoir accueilli dans votre programme Work Experience. Franchement, ça a été un séjour formidable. J’espère qu’on se voie à nouveau à l’avenir…. »
Ana Manero – Espagne – juillet/août 2002

« I have loved the school, all the teachers and the staff. I hope that I will see you all soon again. »
Anna Landin – Janvier/Octobre 2002

“…. As I just had finished the theoretical part of my training to become a commercial correspondent I was looking forward to participating in a practical work program for two months in France. I already gained experiences in working abroad in Hungary. So I was very interested in what it was like to work in another foreign country. I worked in the head office of the Accord Language School in Paris.
First I took a language course. After refreshing my language skills and obtaining a lot of new inspiration and knowledge due to this course I was more confident in speaking French.
Besides the daily office work I was therefore responsible for finding new host families and visiting them to make sure that the accommodations met with our approval. It was very exciting for me to conduct this project by myself. I had a lot of friendly colleagues who were always there to help me. This was a real challenge given to me and I found this type of work very enjoyable. Furthermore I created information material and gained a lot of computer knowledge. I enjoyed staying in Paris and working at ACCORD very much. I could recommend to everyone to participate in a work program at ACCORD and to make the same experiences like I did and get to know the language and the people as well as the country as it is only possible while staying for a longer period as a tourist normally does.”
Adina Zettisch

“… I had the chance to participate in a practical work programme at Accord Language School in Paris. For 2 months I worked in the administration office with all the other employees who are responsible for accommodation, registration, cultural activities and all the different work functions that are necessary to organise a language school.
I first took a French language course which enabled me to improve my language knowledge. Furthermore I gained more confidence to express myself in the foreign language due to the French course, as this was the first time for me to work in a company abroad.
My tasks differed from day to day which made my work experience interesting and challenging. One of the tasks was to represent the school at several foreign embassies. For a week I was also responsible to manage the work at the premises of the Junior programme.
Here I met a lot of young people and the atmosphere was therefore very relaxed and spontaneous. I can recommend this programme to everyone who wants to learn a foreign language and also gain work experience abroad.”
Corina Weissbach