Enjoy a French language course in Switzerland at our language school in the city of Lausanne.

Lausanne is a truly elegant city, which resides on the hillside between Lake Geneva below and the woods above, surrounded by meadowland and vineyards, facing the Alps. Its hillside setting on the lake facing the Alps is truly spectacular.

Its old quarter, La Cité, has an impressive medieval cathedral, it is also a vibrant University City with one of the country's largest university campuses and home to the International Olympic Committee headquarters, which has a fascinating Museum on the Olympics with all kinds of exhibits and a library of Olympic videos.

Lausanne is a very green city with many parks and gardens. Its southern exposure on the Lake gives it a wonderful climate for all kinds of vegetation. Ouchy is the city's marina, which is beautiful and has excellent restaurants and fantastic yachts. The best beach is Vidy, where bikes and skates can be rented to explore the walkways along the Lake.

In the summer, Lausanne holds many outdoor festivals, street performances, and street parties, and the pedestrian-only shopping areas are excellent.

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Boat trips on Lake Geneva, i.e. Evian (France),
discover Avenches, a former Roman city,
stroll along the shores of lake Murten and Lake Neuchâtel,
visit the towns of Zermatt and Vevey
the Nestlé museum,

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SCHOOL FACILITIES
12 classrooms, multi-media learning center, student lounge area with vending machines, spacious lecture room and friendly atmosphere, access to computers with high speed internet/e-mail.

Our school is located in the city center and is reached by walking down a small pedestrian street.

Housed in a typical styled building, our school is located on several upper floors of the school building, which has a large patio which offers stunning views across the old part of town and the cathedral, a popular place for students to relax between or after class.

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THE BASICS
Course for all language levels - set dates for beginners - use of course materials - each student will be expected to take a short placement test on the first Monday morning - lessons are usually held in the mornings starting 08:30am each day - min age 18 - Max. 13 students per class - unlimited course length.

Standard: (20 lessons per week).
Intensive: (25 lessons per week).

Self study in the multimedia learning center is available for all students and there are learning resources of all kinds: audio, video, computer assisted language learning. These elements are all available for students to work independently.

The Communicative Abilities test may not appear to be a test. Every week, the student has a longer communicative activity, which the teacher uses to spot strengths and weaknesses. In addition, the teacher uses a detailed set of criteria to evaluate the language level demonstrated by those students who are leaving that week.

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Host Family: (private room - 2 meals daily).

Living with a host family is probably the best and most effective way to become fully immersed into the language and culture of your chosen country. All families are chosen after a careful selection procedure and are visited regularly by the school to ensure that high living standards are maintained. Many host families in Lausanne are located in flats, many are small but comfortable. As many of our host families live in the surrounding neighborhoods, the trip to school, is usually not more than 20 to 30 minutes away.

However, you should also have realistic expectations and recognize that an element of flexibility is required to adjust to the local customs and way of life. Your host family may not have the same comforts as your own home but you will always be treated as a guest and free to come and go as you wish.

NOTES: Airport transfers may be included or available, also extra nights can be booked before / after course (at an additional cost), please check price page for details. The Sunday night accommodation before your course begins on Monday, is included in the program price. All meals will be local custom and meal times may be different to what you are used to, however you are not obligated to eat all your meals with the family, just notify them when you will not be returning to eat.. Our families are diverse with young couples without children, couples with children (of all age groups) and older couples with grown children who are no longer at home. Please see the Accommodation link for additional information.
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