Learning French with DéFLE

Get prepared for your academic year at the Université de Lorraine (UL) by participating in the intensive FFL program organised by the Département de Français Langue Étrangère (Department of French as a Foreign Language – DéFLE-Lorraine). 1 or 2 weeks of courses ? It’s up to you!

leARN FRENCH

WITH DéFLE

Université de Lorraine’s DéFLE

DéFLE-Lorraine – UL also offers the following courses in Nancy and in Metz :

An intensive six-month 240-hour course adapted to your needs and personal interests:
- French for everyday life
- French language and culture
- French for academic and professional purposes
- Civilization classes
- Sociocultural workshops and projects
A-la-carte courses adapted to your timetable
An Erasmus+ course: intra-European students hosted at UL in the context of Erasmus+ exchanges, you can attend a 44-hour FFL module free of charge and entitling you to ECTS credits
Evening or Saturday morning classes: PhD students, postdocs and professionals, you can attend a free 40-hour or 24-hour module on introduction to or improvement of French as a Foreign Language
Preparation for DELF, DALF and TCF DAP exams and certificates

DéFLE-Lorraine is also an examination center and holds 2 DELF/DALF exam sessions in May and December.

View the programs and registration details and fees.

FLEURON: to experience communication situations in student life in France

Tandem / e-Tandem

The Language Resource Center provides the possibility of participating in language tandems / e-tandems.

WHAT IS A tandem / e-tandem?

2 people with different mother tongues undertake to meet each other on a regular basis to exchange in their own languages and help each other learn.
The 2 language partners are completely autonomous : it’s up to them how often and where they meet, what they talk about and how they assess progress.
A tandem is an exchange between a French-speaking student and an international student in mobility at UL. An e-tandem is an exchange between a UL student and a student at a foreign university partnering the program.

The objective is both linguistic and cultural, introducing each participant to the other’s culture while practicing foreign languages.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The Language Center provides you with:

A tandem with a UL student and/or a student from a UL partner foreign university
A special advisory service for participants in the program
Language learning resources on EDOlang (the language resource center) or at our language centers
An initial common meeting is held for all participants so that you can get to know your partner. A midterm meeting takes place during the semester to help you get the best out of your e-tandem partnership.
Optional, a certificate of participation in the program, under certain conditions (see ARCHE site)

You must do your part by:

Setting aside time to communicate with your partner (1 or 2 hours a week)
Committing to a minimum of 6 weeks
sharing time equally between the two languages during your meetings (50% of the time in French and 50% of the time in the other language)

WHAT LANGUAGES ARE ON OFFER?

For a tandem, all languages are possible, depending on the international students registered.

For an e-tandem, our partners are:

German: Freie Universitat Berlin and Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität de Münster (Germany)
English: Newcastle University, University of Leeds, Manchester Metropolitain University (United Kingdom), Alliance Française de Pune (India), Fordham University (United States)
Chinese: Sichuan Southwest College of Civil Aviation (China)
Korean: Yeungnam University (South Korea)
Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)