Spring Course in Pau

UPPA - Pau

Spring CourseNew in Pau

Where?

Pau campus

When?

  •  May 12 to June 13, 2025 
  •  5 weeks.
    • 29 May is a public holiday and on 30 May UPPA will be closed, so no classes on 29 and 30 May.
    •  Monday 9 June is a public hodiday, so there are no classes on that day.
  •  Placement test: Monday, May 12, 2025 at 9 AM.

Course schedule

  •   Morning: 3 hours of French language and culture classes every morning from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
  •   Afternoons:  2-hour workshops (twice a week), for example, theater, discovery of French song or French through games.

 Approximately 10 to 18 people per group.  Certificates on request.
Only students with a valid insurance certificate may take part in outings.

Levels

 Each session begins with a placement test to determine the student's level. Students are placed in groups according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Students who are absent on the day of the test will only be accepted if there are still places available corresponding to their level.

  •   A1 - Introductory or Discovery level (students new to French) Learning the language and communicating in the most common everyday situations
  •   A2 - Intermediate or Survival Level Reinforcement of skills and practice of everyday spoken and written French.
  •   B1 - Threshold level Linguistic work through a constant approach to French society and culture.
  •  B2 - Advanced or independent level For students with a certain command of the language, revision of linguistic knowledge, deepening, then new acquisitions with a view to a good command of oral and written communication.
  •   C1 - Level Perfectionnement (autonomous user) For students with a very good knowledge of French, deepening of grammar points, work on language registers based on oral or written documents, perfecting writing skills, study of the links between language, culture and civilization.

IEFE reserves the right not to open a level if the number of 10 students per group is not reached.

Accommodation 

     T1 university residence: approx. €260 (only a few places available)

Meals are available

  •  on campus: La Vague, L'Arlequin, Cap Sud (approx. 3 euros)
  •  near campus: supermarkets, fast-food outlets, etc.

Fees

 Application fee

  €100

 Training fee

 €750

 Total registration fee

 €850

In the event of cancellation before the start of the course, the application fee will not be refunded.
From the first day of the program, the training fees are due in full for all students, including students who have not cancelled their participation and who are not present on the first day of the program.
Health insurance is compulsory.

Application

Applications will be made online 

 form for Spring Course

Contact details IEFE office
+0033 5 59 40 73 85
iefe @ univ-pau.fr