Tours Langues

I came to this school on the recommendation of a colleague and I agree with him: small classes, very engaged teacher, lovely part of the city and the country. The only think I did not like about classes was "games"; don't like games in English & it took me too long to figure out the rules.

i had a great time at Tours Langues. The classes were small, the teachers energetic and professional with good teaching skills. The school made every student feel welcome. The only thing was that there were no people of my age. So a I had no social activities/appointments after class. But for one week that wasn't a problem. The family I'd stayed was very friendly and hospitable. I'm glad that I had chosen to stay with a family. It helped me to speak better French. It was great to close the week with a very interesting tour at a winery.

I would highly recommend the Tours Langues general French classes for anyone interested primarily in improving their oral expression: the classes tend to be small (my class size varied depending on the week, but on average we had three students), the teachers are active listeners, and you will have a lot of opportunity to speak and be corrected. There is also a great emphasis placed on vocabulary building. These are two great strengths of the school. That said, if you are interested in improving your listening skills, or reading and written expression (or need these skills in order to prepare for the TCF or DELF/DALF language exams), these are not emphasized at all in the general French classes (the three hours of instruction each morning). Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my one month at Tours Langues. The pace of learning in my view is "humane" (no insane amount of homework each evening, or highly-developed computer skills needed to complete in-class assignments - in fact, personal computers are not used in the general French classes), and the teachers are just wonderful: highly educated, humorous, and energetic.

Tours Langues is centrally located at Place Plumereau in the historic district in Tours. The classes are small and intimate which provides for an excellent learning experience.

Both Lucie and Caroline were amazing professors. The classes were varied in content but incorporated current events, art, film, music, history and culture while teaching oral comprehension, vocabulary and grammar.

There are field trips every Friday, with visits to chateaus, museums and caves. It's an amazing way to practice French while learning about the region.

Since I spent only one week I cannot say a lot about the school itself, my teacher was very professional, he did everything to make the classes meaningful and humorous, as well. He had a very good sensitivity for the participants and tried to explain everything according to our level of understanding.

At that week there was no social activity so I cannot rate that part.

We liked the director—who happened to be our teacher as well—very much. In addition to expert language tutoring, he had answers to all our very specific questions, was very flexible in structuring the class to fit our needs, and we enjoyed his company and dialogue on several excursions.

Perfect location, very friendly host. Very devoted: I loved my "Marie"!
The school is perhaps more for people between the age off 20-30. The method they used is "by conversation".
When there is a lack of basic knowledge of the French language than the conversation is difficult.
The teachers are very charming and the atmosphere is great.

Classes: I learned a lot in the classes, although I couldn't understand everything. Some words were too hard for me, because I didn't learn them yet.
Teachers: The teachers were very nice and they tried to be interested in everyone, which I really liked.
Location: At first the location was hard to find, because I didn't know what to look for, but after a while it got easier.
Facilities: There were many facilities. I didn't think there were too little. I thought they were good.
Activities: In the one week that I was there, there weren't many activities. We mostly just sat in a room, so I can't really tell something about that.
Housing: I found the housing very nice. It wasn't too small or too big. I thought it was good.

Everything was perfect. Great location, close to good restaurants and the downtown city and has a perfect building. Despite of being in a busy square, classes were quiet and very well lit. Teachers were calm and always available to help us and take our doubts.

I had a wonderful time at Tours Langues for two weeks. The location was fantastic, right at Place Plumereau surrounded by cafes and restaurants with windows overlooking the square. The school itself was comfortable with good sized teaching rooms, a kitchen (fridge, microwave etc,) available for student's disposal, and a computer room/library upstairs. The teachers were fantastic - Eric was very enthusiastic and made you feel really comfortable making mistakes and asking questions. There were a lot of focus on speaking which was great for me, and we chose what we would like to study every week. Classes were small - there were seven students in my class and we had the biggest class.
I went on one excursion during my stay which was to a vineyard and it was great. I was impressed that they offered weekly excursions - the other students had been to various castles and museums in previous weeks and they were even looking at organizing a trip to Disneyland Paris. I would definitely return here again.

My experience was great. The learning system was different from that of my country, but I very much enjoyed it. The school was very proper. They had a sense of intimacy. I discovered that all the teachers knew me. Some were not very nice but others were friendly, especially the teachers I had. They coordinated very well, and they knew very well our weaknesses. They tried to help me and they encouraged me, especially Professor Ibrahim, who helped me move to Delf B2, which I managed to do.

I think I would like this school to have more activities and more visits to places. I liked the home I rented. My neighbors were very nice. My only problem was the bed. My mattress was made of sponge, which made my back hurt. I am going to the doctor to have my back checked.

Other than that, I must thank the Director, Mr. Durrant. LI was also very nice, and even accompanied me to the station house and vice versa, while bringing my heavy suitcases.

The staff and teachers at Tour Langues in Tours France were very friendly and professional. My friend and I were older students and we were a bit hesitant about the possibility of being in a class with very young students who may have had nothing in common with us. However, we were delighted to be put in a class with a nice mix of people of different ages so we were very pleased indeed.

The teacher was very friendly and made us all feel welcome and at home. We had ample opportunity to speak French and to express our points of view. All student were included in the conversations and task so nobody felt left out.

The location of the school is excellent - right in the centre of Tours.

We were not told about any activities or outings and I would have liked to have been included in this, however, we were only there for 5 days.

Generally, I had a great week and would like to return to Tours Langues sometime in the near future.