C1 General Course (Extensive course)

C.E.B.P. (Etablissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Privé)

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Course description

Our French general course is 2 hours per day.

10 hours per week, from Monday to Friday.

Students will work on grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking and listening.

The students follows the books Edito - Didier.

Topics includes: fluency practice, media studies, films and theater, local culture, current events, politics and environment.

The level and respective classes schedule are confirmed based on students’ entry level tests.

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary and Grammar

Class schedule

Course duration
1-47 weeks
Classes per week
5 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 120 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

Absolute beginner
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level. You may also take this test before your arrival in Paris.

Class size

Average 10 students
Maximum 15 students

Student age

Age range 16 years old and older
Average 25 years old

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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Reviews

75% recommend

based on 16 reviews
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"Very informative and social."

Kutalmis Emin Kaplan, student from Sweden

I loved the teachers but the classes were very poorly ventilated. Even when we opened the windows we couldn't get enough air in, and the sounds from the workers disturbed as continously. About the facilities, I couldn't find a water dispenser to fill my water bottle.

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Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
17 Jul 2023 - 11 Aug 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"To the point"

Ipek Elmira Arslan, student from Afghanistan

This course will give you exactly what you need. They are so helpful in understanding your position and continuing the necessary steps without rupture. I'd recommend everyone without any doubts and would prefer again if I need to work on my language skills more.

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
16 Jan 2023 - 27 Jan 2023
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Nathalie FRANÇOIS, La directrice at C.E.B.P. (Etablissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Privé) responded to this review.
10 February 2023

Thank you so much for your valuable time and sharing such a gentle review.
We are glad to know that you enjoyed your cousre with us.
Your review will help us to maintain our quality.
We will be happy to see you in future.

"Great teachers and friendly atmosphere"

Sally O'Neill, student from Sweden

I did an intensive course for 3 weeks. I had 3 different teachers during the time because I switched level during the course of the weeks. I liked each individual teacher for their different qualities and appreciated their teaching.

I found their level of knowledge proficient but was especially impressed by Clément who taught the A2 level. His detailed description of many rules and structures of the language really helped and will be a good guide as I continue learning the language on my own. They offered excursions too, which is a great initiative and lots of fun - chocolaterie and museum visits.

I'm really happy with the school and the course. Great learning atmosphere and nice people. Something which could be improved is the assessment of the entry test. I ended up in a group which I believe was too advanced for me but did not know if the lower level would be better or too low. I wish I had had more guidance in this beyond the entry test I did for the application.

I do think a level in between the two would have been better for me but getting some thorough reviews of some basics really helped me. It was fine to change groups from one week to another, which I'm happy about. I also think the application process was rather complicated.

The communication between Language International and CEBP was rather slow, and late in the process I was told that the week I had chosen to start was an exam week for the previous period so I should start a week later. This worked out fine but the information given, that it's possible to start any Monday, was very misleading. Other than that, I'm very happy with my experience.

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
11 Jul 2022 - 29 Jul 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Great experience!"

Andre Braga, student from USA

I was at CEBP for only two weeks, but it was a good experience. The teachers were very patient with me and very knowledgeable. Their classes were fun and entertaining.
The school is at a convenient location close to subway stations and in a quiet neighborhood.
We had fun activities with the teachers like picnics and fun exercises which helped us get to know the other students and better learn.
I wish I had time to stay longer.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
11 Jul 2022 - 22 Jul 2022
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"I can say thank you to CEBP and Language international for your effort to educate the world"

Munyendamutsa Alphonse, student from Rwanda

Hello, I really enjoyed studying at CEBP, I took a program for 3 weeks and those weeks of studies gave me a full package that helped to pass Dalf C1 exam and succeeded effectively. The classes are nice and designed to receive few students where the teacher should be able to help every student easily. The school is located near all opportunities from transport near stop over of tramways to basic needs like shopping malls, restaurants etc. Teachers are experienced in teaching students from different levels of french knowledge, age and culture difference. The building accomodating the school is nice and the time I was there it was under rehabilitation to put it to the other level of beauty and serviceability.
I like everything there from customercare to programs that are taught depending on the level of participant.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
5 Jul 2021 - 23 Jul 2021
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Nathalie, Directrice at C.E.B.P. (Etablissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Privé) responded to this review.
31 January 2022

Thank you so much for taking your valuable time and leaving such a gentle review for our school.
We are glad to know about your experience with us.
We will be happy to see you in future.

"Interesting"

Isabella Read, student from UK

First trying to actually find the school was quite hard but once I had everything was perfect. My teacher was lovely and the lessons good.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
7 weeks
Date of study
4 Oct 2021 - 26 Nov 2021
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Great experience, well-prepared teachers"

Lucrezia Maria Boghetich, student from Italy

excellent position of the school, tiny spaces might be improved
comfy students, great and super organised staff

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Date of study
11 Oct 2021 - 15 Oct 2021
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Nathalie, Directrice at C.E.B.P. (Etablissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Privé) responded to this review.
02 November 2021

Hello,

Nice to hear back from you.

We are very happy to know that you have enjoyed the course in CEBP.
Your feedback for our staffs is really valuable for us.

We will definitely work on the feedbacks which you have provided to grow and achieve our student's satisfaction.


Thanks and hope to see you in future.

"I started speaking French!"

Yulia Rodionova, student from Switzerland

I enjoyed my time with C.E.B.P.
There were two amazing teachers, who gave me a great start in French: Joanne and Nataly.

Most of my classmates were really nice as well, but most of the time the courses were online, so we didn’t spend much time together.

The only thing I didn’t like was a trainee, who wasn’t really experienced to teach and she had almost 50% of our classes.

Nevertheless, thanks to these courses I started speaking French and now I feel pretty much confident in France.

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My ratings for this school

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Duration of study
27 weeks
Date of study
26 Oct 2020 - 7 May 2021
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Nathalie, Directrice at C.E.B.P. (Etablissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Privé) responded to this review.
21 June 2021

Hello,

Nice to hear back from you.

We are very happy to know that you have enjoyed the course in CEBP

We will definitely work on the feedbacks which you have provided to grow and achieve our student's satisfaction

All the best for the future

Thanks.

"It was good."

Valeriia Miroshnichenko, student from Russia

Hello, my name is Valeriia, last year I decided to learn French language in Paris in private school, I was looking for a good price school (No more than 5€ for a year) and I found one. The school sent all the documents for a visa and I went to Paris.
At school they have small classes and a place for a snack between classes.On weekends, the school organizes excursions where you can practice French between students. I would recommended C.E.B.P to my friends.

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Duration of study
42 weeks
Date of study
9 Sep 2019 - 3 Jul 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Cheap but not so good"

Marco Oliver Osvaldo Mancera Mercado, student from Mexico

Firstly, I was not property assessed when I arrived, they put me with people with a bit lower level, then one day no one arrived for class, the class got cancelled and I was not notified. The location is not the best. When the evaluación day came, the teacher told me I should be in a different class. So in general, you get what you paid for. I would not recommend it though.

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12 weeks
Date of study
20 Jan 2020 - 17 Apr 2020
Would you recommend this school?
No
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Could be more focused on conversation"

Viviane Oliveira Kockis

I liked the structure, but I found the method weak, as the one focused on theory and little practice.

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
10 Feb 2020 - 21 Feb 2020
Would you recommend this school?
No
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Wrong course o attended for 1 day"

CAMILLE SIEGEL, student from USA

The class was not what I requested so I didn't attend I got my money back

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Duration of study
9 weeks
Date of study
7 Oct 2019 - 13 Dec 2019
Would you recommend this school?
No
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Hugues, Director of admission office at C.E.B.P. (Etablissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Privé) responded to this review.
03 January 2020

Bonjour Camille,

We're very sorry for your disappointment.
Our school provides french courses of many different and separated levels in four different time zones : 8:50 am / 11:00 am / 1:40 pm / 3:50 pm. And students are allocated to different classes through level testing.
However, unfortunately, we could not live up to your availabilities since you were only available at 8:50 am.
We feel very sorry for the fact that you attended class only for one day and could not discover our good teachers and effective education programs.

We hope to see you again in Paris if possible, and wish you a happy new year !

Best wishes.

"The French teachers taught the class in French and were pretty good but there was a lot of turnover in just the 2 weeks I was there."

Cassie Xu, student from USA

I did A1 class for 2 weeks so this is my review of that.

Classes: I thought the teachers were generally good. They were all native French speakers and taught the whole class in French which was good. I thought the class moved at a good pace though I know many other students thought it was progressing too quickly. During my 2 weeks there though, there was a lot of turnover in the teachers. We had 3 different teachers! One teacher quit 3 days in, another teacher substituted for another couple days, and then they found another substitute teacher.

Location: It's in the 13th arrondissement and easy to get by metro. I would have liked a more central, happening location but 13th arrondissement isn't bad.

Facilities: They have 3 classrooms and a central lounge area that opens into a patio which was a nice place to hang out and chat with your fellow classmates.

Activities: I was only there for a short time so the only activity they had was a walk through the neighborhood looking at street arts. I think there could have been more social activities.

I did not utilize their housing system or know if they even have a housing system since I lived on my own in an airbnb.

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Duration of study
1 week
Date of study
9 Sep 2019 - 20 Sep 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
Hugues, Administrative responsable at C.E.B.P. (Etablissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Privé) responded to this review.
03 October 2019

Bonjour, Cassie !

We are very sorry for replacement of teachers. Ms. Emilie had to quit suddenly due to a family matter, so we couldn't have enough time to find a new teacher. That's why we have asked some of our teachers who were available at that moment for the Covering.

Anyway, thanks for your review of our school. We're really appreciative :)

I hope we could see you again in Paris !

Bye-bye

"It was indeed a wonderful experience"

AADIL ZEFFER SOFI, student from Saudi Arabia

The Language school is really amazing and affordable! The instructors are great as well. I took some basic French classes and I feel like I learned so much! I definitely recommend this school to anyone who is looking for a language school.The quality of the lessons are amazing and it is super affordable which was a priority for a student like me.

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Date of study
8 Jul 2019 - 12 Jul 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"It was amazing"

Chiara Frau, student from France

I liked the classes, teachers and activities. C'était super et je me suis amusée beaucoup ! !

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4 weeks
Date of study
3 Jun 2019 - 5 Jul 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
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"Two stars aren't enough, three stars are too many."

Vittorio Tabacchini, student from Italy

Classes were always too hot and very small,
Teachers were Okey but a lot of time was impossible to understand because they didn't speak English very well
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they miss a lot of world to teach us,
I felt my course very very slow, sure the idea to mix eastern and western people is wonderful to get in touch but not to study French, the different kind of alphabet, the pronunciation and all other things that made up a language is too different.
Sometimes i think like im wasting my time and i prefer to sleep or to do something else. I think the timetable could be changeable and not just like "you choose that and that is"
I never heard about activities.
Facilities were okay.
I can't say anything about house because i stayed in a house without convention with the school.

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Duration of study
13 weeks
Date of study
18 Mar 2019 - 21 Jun 2019
Would you recommend this school?
No
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
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Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

Your letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you.

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Paris based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

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