Institut Français Language Centre - London

Betty Miles

C’est mon deuxième semestre scolaire: et c’est bien meilleur. J’étais un peu déçue en hiver, parce qu’il y avait trois enseigneurs différents et pas de continuité. Néanmoins, j’ai décidé de revenir et cette fois nous avons toujours eu Elsa comme prof. Elle est très sympa et vivante et j’ai appris beaucoup de choses. Tout le monde participe et apprécie les cours. Elsa nous encourage à discuter les uns et les autres, la culture française et les gouvernements différents. J’ai aimé améliorer ma conversation en français. C’est cher, mais je peux essayer de me permettre un semestre de plus.

Eric Sneyd

Je ne peux que féliciter tout le personnel de l'Institut pour sa gentillesse, mais en particulier je tiens à remercier mon professeur, qui est l'un des meilleurs professeurs de langues que j'ai jamais eu. Ses leçons sont amusantes tout en étant engageantes. J'ai hâte d'y aller chaque semaine et je sens que ma confiance et ma connaissance de la langue française actuelle se sont améliorées.

David Walker

Dans un bâtiment cabossé et désuet, à l'ambiance inamicale, cet organe de l'État français organise des cours d'une qualité très variable dirigés par des profs dont l'enthousiasme pour leur langue et leur vocation couvre toute la gamme dès dynamique jusqu'à bâillante. Une représentation fiable de la France moderne?

Lucas VALAIS

Lieu idéal pour apprendre le français, des professeurs tous francophones, proximité immediate avec la station de métro de South Kensington. Les professeurs sont professionnels et le staff est accueillant, un excellent rapport qualité prix.

Andrew Gallagher

I took these classes when I retired - for fun and to improve my French. The teaching has been a great help and my teacher is very encouraging, if a little demanding. The class is great; a wonderful mix of folks, all with the aim to get better at their French. The discussions are lively, wide-ranging, erudite. I am delighted to be able to take advantage of these classes.

Marion Delaney

I am a European who speaks 2 languages

I have been to French classes in the US and here in the UK. Some great with wonderful interested teachers but unfortunately not this one.
I attended this class October 2023 - December 2023 .
Our French teacher who had family in the US (dual citizenship) seemed to be totally disinterested in the outcome of our progress. Plus, even though we had purchased a course book for over 30Uk pounds the teacher gave us bits of paper each week as homework Why did we have to buy the book?
This Institute follows a very outdated way of teaching and from my experience is not good value for the course prices that they charge - with no care to their students progress
After the course finished in December 2023 they did not even follow up?

Joanne Lewington

I very much recommend the group (twice weekly) online French lessons at the Institut Français with Marie-Alice.

Marie-Alice is a fantastic teacher. She is detail-orientated, thorough, patient and enjoyable to learn with. I started with A1.1 and over the last months, Marie-Alice has taught nuances of French, which I never learnt before and are staying with me, helping me to learn French. The classes are very well structured. The lessons also give insight into French culture and feel very much alive. Marie-Alice has a generous approach and a true passion for teaching.

I previously tried 1:1 lessons elsewhere which did not suit me. I find it much better to learn in a group setting.

I'm grateful to have come across such a good teacher and The Institut Français, and looking forward to signing up to A1.2 lessons!

salyme gunsaya

I took the group evening classes with Laurence and could not recommend enough! She was a fantastic teacher and created an amazing classroom environment where students were engaged with what she was teaching. She cultivated a great mix of learning methods and created a space where everyone was comfortable to try and make mistakes and learn from each other. I will definitely return to the Institut Français if I take classes again.