Experience the adventure of French

Vichy, located in the heart of France, 2 hours from Lyon and 3 hours from Paris

Vichy, a city for students, thanks to the universities of Clermont-Ferrand and CAVILAM – Alliance française

The school  Higher education institute, specialising in French language teaching  Founded by the municipality of Vichy and the universities of Clermont-Ferrand  50 years of experience and + than 130, 000 students trained  + than 4000 students in 2014  One of the 5 best language schools in France  2 nd Alliance française in France

A center of excellence Under the pedagogical control of the universities of Clermont-Ferrand

Main fields of activity  Intensive immersion-based French language teaching  Training programmes for teachers of French as a foreign language  Pedagogical tools: creation of documents for the class (methods, fiches pédagogiques), tailor-made programmes, on line resources etc.  Expertise missions abroad: audit, teacher trainings, seminars etc.

We offer For all levels  Intensive programme, from one week and up  Preparation for university studies, for scientific disciplines (July and August)  One-to-one tuition  Combined programmes (group lessons + one-to-one lessons)  Summer camp for year olds : French and sports  Study trips  Customised programmes

The university campus A 9,000 square meters modern facility equipped with exceptional technological resources.

Training courses for teachers  Courses aimed to bring pedagogical innovation to day-to-day classroom activities: Méthodologie du Français Langue Etrangère - Enseigner une matière scolaire non linguistique en français - Enseigner aux enfants - Apprendre et enseigner avec TV5MONDE - Les TICE en classe de français - Actualisation des connaissances en civilisation française…  Educational advisers and teacher-trainer training courses  Diploma training courses Certification in foreign language teaching (Certificat de capacité à l’enseignement du français langue étrangère)

Students services Accommodation  Host families (a network of 500 families)  Student residences, hotel residences, studios  Hotels (from 2 to 4 *) Culture  Excursions/visits  Cultural and sporting activities  Varied activities: region discovery, cinema, food tasting… Transfert service station/airport and personal assistance  Welcome on arrival  Help for visa, university enrolment, bank account, medical appointment…

Sports, tastings, visits, excursions, tours…

2014 Key figures  70 employees (among them 30 teachers or teacher trainers)  University library with a self-training room, and a wide range of French language books and methods  + than 60 classrooms (among them 8 language labs, 400 computers, smartboards, digital tablets…)  4119 students :  For French language: 3119 students from over 120 nationalities  Among them, 770 teachers of French  For foreign languages: 1000 students  80 expertise missions in 35 countries

Quality process Label Européen des langues awarded in 2007 and 2009 Qualité Français Langue Etrangère Award (in 2008 and 2012)  Highest score on every criterion audited

Institutions: The United Nations, foreign embassies, the African Union, the French ministry of Foreign Affairs, French Institutes and Alliances françaises… Companies: Universities and ‘Grandes écoles’ (engineer schools) Secondary schools (language study trips) Specialised agencies and individuals… Clients and partners

Universities trust us USA AUSTRALIA MEXICO GERMANY TURKEY JAPAN

50 years of smiles at CAVILAM – Alliance française…

Apprendre. Rencontrer. Vivre. Vichy

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