French Language Schools in Paris, France

Paris is not a clean city and public transportation is not reliable. People are not so friendly on the surface but once they know you they can be very friendly and helpful. Everything is expensive and customer service is not so good. Having said that, this is my 6th time visiting this city and if I didn't like it, I wouldn't have come back here so often. So this city is somewhat attractive but I don't know why. I have to come back here to find out.

For a foreign person who is in a strange place for the first time, a good orientation is always needed, which the school does not provide. It is impossible to enjoy museums, restaurants, nightlife and other important things when nobody explains them to you. You do not know if your life may be in danger because you do not know where you are when you walk or take public transport.

Nothing bad to say about beautiful Paris! It's such a delightful city, and the school is wonderfully located, with easy access to everywhere. So many terrific museums, parks, historic places, the opera houses, shops, etc.

It is a lovely city but they have to figure out a way to keep it clean...it is not much fun to walk through vomit and urine smell in the mornings!!!

The weather was very hot, which is not unusual, but particularly if one is an American. One must be prepared for the lack of air conditioning.

Wonderful city: great history and culture. Very good Metro system, but extremely crowded on some lines. I definitely want to come back again!

Incredible variety within the city, very lively, an inspiration. Fast and active. astounding architectural beauty.

I liked the teachers, they were dedicated to help every student. Afternoon activities were nice as well!

3 March 2020
Course: Standard General French - 2 weeks
Student age: 27 years

Dedicated teachers and administrators committed to making sure you could learn French.
A very good school.

4 February 2020
Course: Standard Programme - 1 week
Student age: 55 years

I liked the variety of material in the classes and the professionalism of the teachers. Also, the extra tutorials after class were appreciated.

27 January 2020
Course: Intensive General French - 1 week
Student age: 20 years

Karine was a dedicated teacher. She was pleasant and responded all our requests.
School should renovate its bathrooms. They stink and are filthy. They are out of order every other day! The water pipes leak.

15 October 2019
Course: Standard Programme - 2 weeks
Student age: 72 years

Excellent location. Classes started right on time. I was placed in the right level, with some students above me, and some below me, but all of us at more or less the same level. Very friendly school, very easy to talk with Daniel if there were any issues.
The chairs don't provide much space on the tiny attached desk. Would prefer a real desk. The class level got increasingly more difficult each Monday when new students joined. I started at level A1, and the class jumped to level A2 after just two weeks. I could handle the grammar alright, but I needed more intensive work on very basic level French verbs, vocabulary, and pronunciation.

9 October 2019
Course: Standard 20 - 2 weeks
Student age: 63 years

I am an advanced speaker and they found me the right classroom to take my French to another level.
Excellent school and I have tried a few of them in Paris. This is my favourite so far.

17 September 2019
Course: Morning Semi-Intensive Course - 15h/week - 1 week
Student age: 66 years

The teachers are excellent and provided different activities to keep students engaged.
Cons: There was no wireless internet available for the entire month of August. Just before leaving for France, I was asked to provide proof of my payment to the school as they could not find it. After I had wired the money to the school, I emailed a request that they confirmed that they received the money. I received a response that they had, indeed, received the money. So it was disconcerting to be asked to provide proof of payment. I understand that ownership has changed and this has caused some transition difficulties.

2 September 2019
Course: Standard General French - 4 weeks
Student age: 70 years

The best thing was the way of teaching and the teaching methods. The central location of the school was great too.

27 August 2019
Course: Standard General French - 3 weeks
Student age: 24 years

What I liked most about the school was the friendliness of staff, admin staff and students. We were a small close-knit group. I also really liked Annika my teacher.
The building needs a handyman :o). It felt a bit tired.

2 July 2019
Course: Intensive French - 3 weeks
Student age: 50 years

When I read the description of the school, it said that the average age of the students are 27 year old or something. I am 40, so I thought I wouldn't be able to make friends at school but I met students youngest 17 year old and oldest 62 year old. I made lots of friends there and teachers and admin staffs were all very very friendly.
The school is surrounded by cafes, restaurants, and shops which sell food. You can enjoy so many kinds of food there.

14 May 2019
Course: Intensive General French - 4 weeks
Student age: 40 years

The school was well organised and the staff were knowledgeable and responded quickly to all of my questions.

20 April 2019
Course: Intensive Course B - 23h/ week - 1 week
Student age: 41 years

The small classes were the best way to learn to speak up, even if you feel lacking in confidence at first.
Very good school! Small and casual but very effective.

3 April 2019
Course: Intensive French - 2 weeks
Student age: 65 years

I liked how it seemed like a small community.
Location is super!

13 March 2019
Course: Semi-Intensive Course - 4 weeks
Student age: 34 years

Small group of students. Only French spoken in class.
Teachers are wonderful, friendly and encouraging. Great school!

30 January 2019
Course: Intensive French - 3 weeks
Student age: 49 years

I like how the teacher helped me to speak using French, although i only knew several words. Teacher (Marice) was enthusiastic about her teaching. I loved the class size also. It was not big so there was enough time to ask questions and enought time for each student to practice speaking French.

22 January 2019
Course: Standard 20 - 2 weeks
Student age: 31 years

Brenda was an excellent instructor. She kept pace with the course materials. The reception staff was accommodating.
The course material was more intense than I experienced in a 6-week course at my home university. I walked away with an overload of vocabulary, grammar and verb conjugations. Excellent overall. I still have pronunciation issues, but I'm planning on coming back in April.

21 January 2019
Course: Intensive General French - 2 weeks
Student age: 66 years

Overall I was disappointed with my experience at Atelier 9, but first let me begin with the good things: The school is very casual and informal, which makes for a relaxed and social learning environment. All of the teachers I encountered were nice and friendly, and the location of the school is also very easy to reach from most parts of Paris. However, I found the learning environment to be far too casual. In two weeks I felt that I barely improved at all. A lot of time is wasted on long and drawn out exercises and games that aren't particularly effective. I understand that many other students appreciate this casual environment but I went to Atelier 9 to improve my French as much as possible and sadly this was not the case.

15 January 2019
Course: Intensive French - 2 weeks
Student age: 26 years

I highly recommend France Langue Paris Notre Dame if you are planning to study French in Paris. The organisation and administration of the school is fantastic. I was only doing a one week course and yet all of my questions and requests were dealt with quickly. I managed to change classes 3 times in just one week and every teacher I had was kind and friendly but also very professional and effective.

15 January 2019
Course: Intensive Programme - 1 week
Student age: 26 years