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We focus our attention on providing an enjoyable stay, all the whilst improving language skills.
There are no rigid classes but a course outlined to meet each student’s level and requirements.
Initially an evaluation is carried out to allow the teacher to focus on the fundamental points upon which to base the course.
Lesson at your home Are you living in the Hérault or in the surroundings ?
The lessons can be held at your home.
Individual (one-to-one ) or small groups
25 € / hour / pers. (individual)
15 € / hour / pers. small group (max. 3 pers.).
Residential courses at the "gîte"One or two weeks From 9 to 12.30 and 14 to 16.30 Breakfast, lunch and dinner by the guest family
The students are in contact with the owners of the "gîte" but live independantly.
Partners who do not wish to participate in the course are also welcomed.
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An example of your courseAlain Curta, your teacher will be responsive to your needs & follow you during your course building his lessons according to your level and requirements. Arrival on Sunday afternoon or evening.
You are welcomed at the Domaine de Bel Air by Mrs and Mr. Sumien proprietors of the Domaine, and by your teacher, Alain Curta. Alain will show you round and discuss the program for the week with you. Once you are installed you can take dinner with the family. If you prefer Mrs. Sumien can also bring your dinner to your gîte.
Morning
The lessons begin at 9.00 am after breakfast.They start with a few tests and exercises to review the basic notions of vocabulary and grammar.
This is followed by a little theory and a lot of practice.Conversation is based on articles from newspapers and magazines.
Lunch
At 12.30 pm with the family. A great opportunity to have a free conversation with French people and to discover the marvellous « cuisine » from south of France.
Afternoon
Various visits to local sites of interest in the surrounding area. There you will be able to have conversations with other local people.The visits are made according to your needs and your wishes.
Return to the domaine around 4.30 pm when the day’s progress will be discussed and evaluated. Then you have time to rest or to take a walk in the vineyards. You can also have an aperitif on one of the terraces in the beautiful little fishing villages of Bouzigues, Mèze or Marseillan.
Evening
You can have dinner with the Sumien family between 7 and 8 pm. If you prefer you can also have dinner at the gîte or visit a restaurant in one of the surrounding villages.
This program will be similar throughout the week. Your course will finish on Friday afternoon, but you can stay at the domain until Saturday morning if you wish.
Price of the course:750 € / 1 pers.
1 200 € / 2 pers.
Accommodation: following the formula
Wendy's Statement
I have just returned from a week’s residential course at Marseillan, which is quite close to Pezenas.
The company is called Domitia-France and we found them from an advert on the Languedoc page. We stayed in a gite in the heart of a vineyard and ate with the owners of the vineyard. The family are French and speak no English; we ate with them at Breakfast, Dinner and Tea time. We were joined every morning at breakfast by our tutor, we then returned to our gite which is in the grounds of the vineyard and had formal lessons for about 4 hours. We then had dinner with the family and held conversations in French.
In the afternoon we were taken out in the local area by our tutor to visit villages, museums, vineyards and tourist offices. We were then able to put our French into practice. The course followed the same format every day and built on the previous day’s lesson.
The tutor was excellent and had a very calming effect, he never put you under pressure more eased out of you the French that you had learnt. I found this to be an excellent way of teaching and find when under pressure that no words come out.
You are able to take the course without the accommodation and meals if you live locally but for us it was too far to travel each day. We also found the experience of the total immersion of living with a French family a big help.
I can highly recommend this company and above all it was there to teach you French but we had a really enjoyable week as well.
Wendy Mac Dermott
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