Cunéiforme Institute

You want to become fluent in French? Why we succeed: 1. Cunéiforme's courses are conducted by native postgraduate teachers. 2. The classes are of 8 students maximum (even during the peak season) 3. A state of mind: hard work in class, regular homework, shared interest for culture and international relations. 4. Customization: no one is left behind, no difficulty ignored, no question left without answer. 5. Cultural activities: really cultural and really pro-active, not a waste of course time! 6. Affordable prices: starting 140 EUR/week, Cunéiforme's courses offer a very good value for money. Without saying...terrific: Terrific student city, terrific location in town (“Comédie”), terrific internet access (1 PC/3 students), terrific group size (8 students only), terrific air-conditioning, and terrific Mediterranean sunshine!

Montpellier is a gorgeous shining city, with a history kept within each of our stones. Cafe terraces, palm-trees, sand beaches, all that gives its reputation to the Mediterranean way of life.

The standard course of French is already quite intensive, with 17 hours (20 lessons) a week of French classes, combining grammar, verbs, oral expression, conversation, comprehension of written and oral speech. The classes are of 8 students maximum, of homogeneous levels, which allows group synergies. The Intensive Course is our best-efficiency formula, giving full satisfaction to the student, who can easily and rapidly feel his progress, on every language level. Combining a group programme in the morning and 6 hours of one-to-one lessons in the afternoons, it offers a good value for money, and an intensive work! After a short while, the student can participate in a group course of a higher level in the morning, while during the afternoon his private instructor leads him/her through a taylor-made program. Within the One-to-One course, the French teacher customizes the program and focuses on your specific needs, strenghts and learning speed.

Our host families have to fulfill our high standards to be part of our very private homestay network, which is only of 50 selected and carefully screened families. Central downtown, villas with swimming pool and gardens, historical houses, the homestays are various and accommodate the students according to their needs: B&B, half board, for singles, couples, families, the younger and the elder, short term or long term, independant or family-immersed... we customize your accommodation according to your wishes.

You wonder whether this information is reliable? Ask our students directly! You will find their personal e-mail addresses on our website. Take a quick tour on www.cuneiforme.com! You will easily find out all you need to make the good decision!