· Before your enrolment, a written and an oral test will assess your level of French. This will allow us to place you in the most appropriate class.

· Our pedagogy focuses on the four basic skills: oral and written understanding, oral and written expression.

· Alliance Française de Lyon uses the following French Language class methods :
      - Alter Ego 1 and 2, Tout Va Bien 3, home made materials (day classes) ;
      - Taxi 1 , 2 and 3  (evening classes).

· The complementary Courses (workshops, language lab, oral training, etc.) are optional but they do reinforce and improve the acquired knowledges in the General French Courses. You may register only for a complementary course.

· In order that your learning of a language is efficient, you have to grasp also the historical, cultural and social context in which the language is spoken. The Alliance Française de Lyon offer you all the opportunities to widen your knowledges and your know how in the French language through plays, cinema, exhibitions, concerts, French cuisine, newspapers, French songs etc.).

· The administrative and teaching staff are at your disposal to help you during your stay. Feel free to seek for their advice regarding any educational or personal matter