Upon arrival, the students have an orientation of their course. The classes will be assigned according to the CECR and/or linguistic examination assessments.

An attestation will be delivered at the end of the course.

For students who wish to enroll for more than 16 hours per week, workshops and optional courses (monthly thematic course) are available at your disposition.

Students can enroll for short periods of even less than one week. For those who register for less than 4 weeks, tuition will be calculated by the hour (see Tuition & Fees).

Students who take less than 12h30m of courses per week can choose among General French classes, workshops and optional courses (monthly thematic course)(see Tuition & Fees).):

- General French Course (minimum 2 hours per week required)

- Workshops:               Written French:            2h/week

                                   Conversation:               2h/week

                                   Phonetics (improve your pronounciation):  30 min/week

                                   Video:                         2h/week

                                   French Civilization:       2h/week

                                   A1 to C2 exam preparatory course:     2h or 4h/week 

- Special Courses (on demand):

                                      French Tourism and Hotel management:    2h/week

(An option of a few weeks of business training exists. Ask for details)

- Special course for foreign teenagers studying at French schools ("primo-arrivants"):

                 The Alliance Française puts its experience, teaching French as a foreign language, at the service of young foreign students. This course is addressed to foreign teenagers studying at French Colleges or Lycees and whose lack of French speaking skills may hindrance their integration. The course takes place on Wednesday afternoon. A minimum of four students is required to start the course. Contact the school directly if you are interested on private lessons (voir tarifs).

- Monthly thematic course:      8h course + activities  (details under Extras)(students may attend this course separately or besides other lessons)

                   (minimum requirements: 5 participants, 2 months advanced sign-up before each optional course)(see Extras).

             Course Schedule 2010:

                              French Wine                                 January 4 - January 30

                              French Cuisine                              February 1 - February 27

                              French Wine                                 March 1 - March 27

                               French Cuisine                              March 29 - April 24

                               French Wine                                 May 31 - June 26

                               French Cuisine                              May 31 - June 26

                               French Wine                                 September 6 - October 2

                               French Cuisine                              October 4 - October 30

                               French Wine                                 November 1 - November  27

                               French Cuisine                              November 1 - November 27

Private courses are available (see Tuition & Fees)

Live-in Baby Sitter Programs for Foreign Youth (see Tuition & Fees)

Students' Social Security Insurance:

Students younger than 28 years old, who enroll at the Alliance Française de Bourgogne for at least 32 weeks, at the rate of 16 hours per week, and are registered in the General French Course to prepare for the French National Educational Exams may get Students' Social Security Insurance.

Your goal is to obtain an internationally recognized French language certificate?

The Alliance Française is an accredited examination center for the following certificates:

                       - TEF (Test d'Evaluation du Français): next examination date: April 27,2010 (Registration deadline: April 6,2010)

The Alliance Française is a preparation center for following certificates:

            - National Educational Certificates: all CECR levels (in Dijon it is scheduled twice a year, December and May. Ask for details)

           - French Tourism and Hotel management Certificate: organized by the CCIP

You're a teacher and are interested in organizing a trip abroad for your students? We can help you plan by offering tailor-made language courses, sight-seeing outings, introductions to French life and culture, and finding appropriate accomodations, all according to your needs.  

Here's an example of what a one-week stay might look like :