At ESL, your courses are specially designed to meet the specific needs of non-French speaking international participants. We know hat enjoying classes is the key to learning, and we offer lessons that are both challenging and motivating so that you’ll progress more rapidly. 

 

The course centre

Located on a peninsula surrounded by two rivers in the centre of Lyon, our school’s facilities are inside a beautiful 19th-century building on the banks of the Rhone in the midst of the cultural and festive offerings of the city’s downtown core. The school features 12 spacious, bright classrooms. With its high ceilings, each of these classrooms proudly boasts its own fireplace. The facilities are equipped with wifi service so that you can access your e-mail and surf the web free of charge; furthermore, a number of fixed computer stations are available to you. As the centre is located just a few steps away from Lyon’s largest city square, the Place Bellecour, right after class you can head over to the district’s many cafes and restaurants, which serve as the favourite meeting spots of Lyon’s many students. Lyon’s most popular pedestrian shopping zones are located in the immediate vicinity of the course centre. And if you want to travel around the city, a metro station and a bus stop are just 5 minutes by foot from the school.

 

Assistance and support

From your arrival until your departure, we will provide you with personalised support. Our staff is always on hand to answer your questions and help you throughout your stay. In addition, you may also receive assistance by dialling an emergency phone number that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

Favourable quality-price ratio

Our programmes represent an excellent quality-price ratio. Regardless of the course that you choose, you will be trained by an enthusiastic, professional team that is attentive to your needs. You will study in an ideal setting for your coursework, and several times each week you will have the chance to take part in activities suggested by our leisure activity team.

 

Our teaching method
The method used at our course centres is built around communication. To achieve this, our classes comprise a maximum of 12 students, which will allow you to take an active part in your lessons on an ongoing basis. We have based our approach to language not on the incorporation of exercises and rote phrases that do not fit the students’ context, but rather on the pursuit of linguistic goals that are both concrete and practical. You will thus develop your own know-how and not simply accumulate knowledge that you will only be able to apply in a specific context. We use a variety of recognised French as a Second Language (FSL) methods and incorporate the use of current topics and the richness offered by multicultural classes