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Taking it step by step...

If you wish to start a course with us, we would like to take you through all the various steps.

  1. Once you've decided which course you want to go for, contact us on +33 (0) 486 343 265 or send an e-mail to info@sudlingua.com. We'll call you back so we can have a better idea of what you expect. Alternatively, send back the Registration Form with all the details, if you have it.

  2. During our telephone interview, you will choose the best suitable dates (see our 2012 Schedule) and we'll be able to discuss any particular training needs you might have (especially for Business French).

  3. During that same interview, we will test your oral skills in French and will ask you to complete a written test (to send back as soon as possible). Those tests enable us to create a language profile and to put you in a suitable group.

  4. As soon as we've found a course for you, you will be sent a Training Contract describing all the details related to your 1 week-stay with Sud Lingua. Along with the Contract, you will receive a Training Programme showing the times of your lessons and the various activities you will be involved in. In return, we'll ask you to make a bank transfer, the amount of which being 20% of the total amount of your course (in order for us to have firm bookings). The 80% left will only be paid upon your arrival.

  5. One week before the starting date, we'll call you back and make all the arrangements to pick you up from a local airport. If you fly from London, we recommend you choose Ryanair (Stansted Airport), as they have a flight arriving in Nīmes Airport, very close to us, or Marseille. As much as possible, we'll try to help you find a ticket so that you can all arrive at the same time (preferably on the Saturday, i.e. 1 day before the start of your course).

  6. D-Day!! From the airport, we'll drive you to Sud Lingua and  you'll join the rest of the group (remember, there's a maximum of 6 people). Time to relax around a nice glass of wine and get to know more about you before you start your course on the next day...

  7. Note that you will be given a Training Certificate at the end of your course, detailing all the acquired knowledge in terms of structures and situations you worked on.

Don't hesitate to come with any questions you might have. We're here to help.