French for work and study

French for specific purposes

French for specific purposes (français sur objectif spécifique, FOS) meets the needs of particular professional groups: medicine, hospitality, tourism, law, engineering, business. Business French is one example.

French for university

French for academic purposes (français sur objectif universitaire, FOU) prepares students for higher education: note-taking, understanding lectures, academic writing, presentations.

Professional skills

• writing emails and reports;
• taking part in meetings and interviews;
• phone calls;
• mastering vous and polite formulas.

Certificates

Studying in France often requires B2 (DELF B2, TCF), sometimes C1. Specialised certificates exist for professional French, notably those of the Paris Île-de-France Chamber of Commerce (CCI).

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