Grenoble INP provides French courses for foreign students throughout the year; these courses are mainly given by the CUEF of Grenoble teachers.

 



Intensive and extensive courses
Smile, you're in France! That means you have to know enough French to make yourself understood, understand what your professors are saying, and take exams.
A level of French at least A2 in CECR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is strongly recommended. (see the Language Skills Self-Assessment Grid)

4 sessions per year (20 hours per session)

• Two weeks of intensive French courses - 4 hours per day during 5 days
  (From August, 27th to 31th, 2012 and from January, 21st to 25th, 2013)
  --> for new comers only
  See also: "Orientation Weeks"

• Two extensive sessions of French courses - 2 hours per week from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
  (1st semester:  from September, 17th to December 7th, 2012 and 2d semester: from February 18th to May 17th, 2013)

ECTS credits

Course objectives

• Improve understanding and production oral and written skills
• Understand and produce different types of oral and written production (fluent French and / or specific)
• Become familiar with the French academic and social environment (context and methodology)

French Levels
Levels A1 to B2 of CECR (Common European Framework of Reference) and levels C1/C2 for semester course "Academic and methodology French, advanced written / oral"

"Academic and methodology French courses"
For CECR levels C1 and C2, if enough people are enrolled. For more information, see your international relations contact.

Who can enrol?
French courses are intended for foreign students enrolled at Grenoble INP: exchange students, dual degree, international programs and any student for whom French courses is compulsory, respecting the schedule of courses offered (see with your INP school).

How to register?
Registration is done via the on-line application or with the international office of your school.

MANDATORY* French test level
(*for the first registration at French courses).

• You will receive an email 1 or 2 weeks before the beginning of classes for an appointment at CUEF of Grenoble.
• You must imperatively come on the indicated day to:
         Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3
         Centre universitaire d'études françaises (CUEF)
         1491 rue des Résidences
         38 040 Saint Martin d'Hères
         Access map
  

• You will take the test with a professor, it will take about 1,5 hour.

• At the end, to have all the necessary information about your class (room, hour, group/level): http://cuef.xtek.fr/

NOTE: This test is not a exam, it helps us determine your level of language.

Deadlines to take the mandatory test:

• for intensive week of August: August 22nd, 2012
• for 1st semester: September 12th 2012
• for intensive week of January:  January 16th, 2013
• for 2d semester: February 13th, 2013

Please, be careful! Taking the test does not automatically enrol you in a French course. Your school international programme director will confirm enrolment in the extensive French courses.

Other public
For doctorate, postdoc, lecturer and invited professors: see with CUEF of Grenoble - E-mail: cuef@u-grenoble3.fr

In addition, students union organise events for foreign students to learn more about Grenoble and the university environment:

• the Bureau International Etudiant 
• IntEGre
  

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