Free French lessons for EU citizens

A RECENT legal ruling has opened up the possibility for EU citizens living in France to take advantage of 200 hours of free French language lessons.

In a case led by anti-discrimination organisation La Haute Autorité de Lutte Contre les Discriminations et pour l’Egalité (HALDE), it was deemed illegal that language courses were available for people arriving in France from outside the EU, but not for those from other member states, the Connexion newspaper reports.

However, lessons have now been opened up to EU citizens aged over 26, who have not been through the French education system, are resident in France and who will be willing to sit a test to establish their current language level.

The lessons are provided through a number of establishments across France, with the scheme overseen by L’Agence Nationale pour la Cohésion Sociale et l’Egalité des Chances (l’Acsé), which has as one of its key objectives the teaching of French.

Course applications are taken through local offices, and there may be a waiting list, but to find a place near to you please download the list of establishment, featuring contact telephone numbers (.pdf)

Comments

[oliver oliver]

if i say i dont speak french yet in french
am i also saying...i dont speak french again?
but if finish learnig does that imply i was a french man in a before, perhaps in previous life? and if i was, should'nt i be welcomed to recide in france again? i want to be french more than anything.

[M. Ledoux]

FRENCH TEACHER from Europe in his fifties; 20years worldwide experience within Alliance Francaise
/ French Learning and Cultural Institute/ will help you with private lessons to have more conversational confidence
in yourself and to discover the beauty and the secrets of the French grammar " pour etre toujours de bonne humeur".
ALSO LESSONS BY PHONE. Don't be shy ! "La vie est belle" avec votre professeur de francais M. Ledoux !
endouceurfr@gmail.com

[j]

I'm having no joy with this. The links showed wrong numbers for Acfal in Burgundy. Called Acfal in Dijon but was told that the information regarding free french for uk passport holder residents is not correct. Called Instep (no answer) tried the Pole Emploi (no answer) Does anyone know of anything in Burgundy that would give me 200 free french lessons please?