Description

CAVILAM was founded in 1964 by the Municipality of Vichy in collaboration with the two Universities of Clermont-Ferrand. Today, the universities regulate teaching standards, and provide additional expertise in organizing teaching programmes. This has led to an excellent international reputation which is built on well designed and effective teaching program. Today CAVILAM is also a member of SOUFFLE, a prestigious group of professional organizations who focus on the teaching French as a foreign language. Currently CAVILAM is centrally located within Vichy, and as such is close to everything you will want to see and do within this city.

At CAVILAM, you can take full advantage of studying French in France. All the teaching staff are native speakers, and specialists in teaching French as a foreign language. The teaching methods employed by CAVILAM ensure that you can participate freely and actively in the classroom. The majority of the teaching materials have been put together by CAVILAM with the help of the local universities. The programs offered by CAVILAM are designed to enable you to make rapid progress in mastering French grammar and pronunciation. Overall, the aim of the school is to help you improve your French as much as possible during your stay in Vichy. To complement its teaching programs, CAVILAM has a multimedia center open to all students free of charge. The equipment includes a computer room, equipped with a range of language teaching programs, CD-ROMS and Internet; a reading room, with a large selection of daily newspapers, periodicals and other reference works; a self-access language lab, enabling you to work on comprehension and pronunciation ; a video room, where you can work with a variety of audio-visual sources. A member of staff is always on hand to offer assistance and help you find the materials you need.

Outside the classroom, students are well catered for by the excellent Student Service Departments, which organizes accommodations as well as coordinates a wide range of social and cultural activities.

Quick School Facts:

- The minimum age for a student is 16 years.
- CAVILAM works in close collaboration with the Universities of Clermont-Ferrand.
- CAVILAM was founded in 1964 by the Municipality of Vichy
- The facilities are ideal for small group instruction.
- It is very easy to combine this program with any of our French language programs
- CAVILAM has a series of very comprehensive books and materials.
-The school offers an extensive array of cultural activities.
- Students can send and receive email for free.
- Students have access to the internet for free.
- Students have as a standard accommodation package, the choice of staying with local host families or staying in an student residences. The school can arrange a hotel or a flat if that is what you desire

Highlights

- A lively university city.
- A small city - big enough to offer a wide range of cultural events without having the problems/congestion of a larger city.
- The city still retains much of the atmosphere of the ever famous Belle Epoque.
- Vichy is somewhat centrally located in France. As such it offers easy access to many different points of interest.
- The region around Vichy contains many interesting towns and villages.
- The French Alps are close enough to offer students the chance to go skiing during the weekends.
- Getting to Paris and other major cities is quick and convenient.
- Vichy is a clean and safe town.

Languages

• French

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• French

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Credit Available

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