Learn French or English & live in your private teacher's home around Tours with Home Language International!
Home Language International (HLI) is a family-run business offering language courses in more than 20 languages in over 30 countries worldwide, including French/English lessons at an experienced private teacher's home in France. More than 5,000 students take advantage of our services every year. Ian Josephs, Danielle Josephs, their 5 adult children and an expert team of dedicated staff all put in very long hours for HLI.
You stay in an experienced teacher's family home, have one-to-one French or English lessons and then continue to use the language during the rest of your stay in Tours. Because you are the only student, you are guaranteed individual attention. The lessons are completely designed for you, so the teacher will focus exactly on what you need. Mealtime conversation, television and social contacts are all in French or English.
All of our teachers in France have a university degree (or equivalent) and/or a recognised teaching certificate. All teachers have been visited by one of our local organisers. Their qualifications have been checked and their homes throughly inspected. During your stay in Tours, a local organiser will monitor your progress and make sure your experience is both happy and successful.
Home Language International (HLI) is accredited by the Accreditation Body for Language Services (ABLS), Association of Language Travel Organisations (ALTO), and UNOSEL.
CLE is an independent institute for French studies located in Tours. It has many years of experience of teaching abroad and has built itself to be a school described as friendly and with a positive working atmosphere. Its ability to attract students of various nationalities ensures a multicultural French experience. In order to facilitate language learning, classes are never larger than 7 students. As a result, more individual attention is given to each student by the teacher. The school occupies a renovated 18th-century building with a 15th-century cellar and a rooftop terrace.
