Learning French
School of French as a Foreign Language | Holiday Courses in French Language
School of French as a Foreign Language
The School of French as a Foreign Language (Ecole de français langue étrangère) is affiliated to the Faculty of Arts. It offers full-time courses, or complementary courses on French language and culture and that of the French-speaking world during the autumn and spring semesters.
Complete degree courses allow the student either:
- to integrate a basic discipline of French as a Foreign Language in a Bachelor of Arts degree in order to develop a broad and systematic expertise in French, with in-depth reflection on the language and how it is taught, or;
- to specialise solely in French as a Foreign Language while preparing for the Diploma in French as a Foreign Language.
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Holiday Courses in French Language
Organised every year from July to September (3 sessions of 3-week courses), and in February (one 3-week course), these courses in French language are intended for non French-speaking students of different levels: complete beginner (in summer only), beginner (A1-A2), intermediate (B1-B2) and advanced (C1-C2). No preconditions need to be met. The Cours de vacances are particularly recommended for non French-speaking students intending to study at the UNIL.
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