Although the numbers of people using French may not be what they once were – in the middle ages for example it was the ‘official’ court and legal language in England, French is still widely spoken throughout the world – by something over 80 million people. In countries from Vietnam to the Ivory Coast to Togo you will still be able to speak and do business in French, and in France, Belgium and Switzerland you may have no choice! Of course many of us in the UK will remember learning French at school – it is still by a long way the most commonly taught language at GCSE – but sadly for many of us that may  have been an experience that put us of learning French rather than encouraging us to embrace languages. Also, being so close to the UK and having a developed and growing economy it is one of the UK’s important trade partners. So, whatever the reason, whether it’s a holiday, business, to learn what you didn’t at school or just for the pleasure of learning a language we can give you the opportunity to embark on that challenge. .

UIC is a specialist Language School. We are effectively a French School in London where you can learn from the beginning or improve with our wide choice of French language courses. Lessons include a balance of conversation, listening, pronunciation, grammar which will help you survive and communicate in everyday situations in French speaking countries. With the aid of a text book, the syllabus aims to provide useful, relevant language using up-to-date and interesting materials, as well as encouraging participants to practice the language to help confidence and develop fluency. We use an interactive method of teaching based on learning by practising. This means that grammar is covered as much as possible by using practical situations, so speaking and actively using the language is central. Successfully implementing the interactive method depends on the personal attention your teacher is able to give you and to make sure we can maximize this we have groups which never have more than twelve students. A large part of the study material is presented in the form of practical activities and exercises through which you will learn to understand and speak French almost without noticing. In class, we make use of videos and other audio-visual materials including the internet. Naturally you will also be set weekly homework. Our standard French courses are 10 weeks, 2 hours once a week. As with all our language courses we also offer individual tuition for those students who have more specific language learning goals and catch-up lessons if you have tom miss a class for any reason.

We have classes at several different levels – you can check in the SYLLABUS section to see what we cover at each of the different levels or just call us to talk about your language learning history. We are in the office every day after 10.30 are able to assess your level in person and often on the phone - 02070793334

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French is one of the Romance languages and closely connected to Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian, Sardinian and Catalan. French is still widely spoken throughout the world – by something over 80 million people, in countries from Vietnam to the Ivory Coast to Togo you will still be able to speak and do business in French, and in France, Belgium and Switzerland you may have no choice! Being so close to the UK and having a developed and growing economy it is one of the UK’s important trade partners. So, whatever the reason, whether it’s a holiday, business, to learn what you didn’t at school or just for the pleasure of learning a language we can help give you the opportunity to embark on that challenge.