Why should you learn French?
“I don’t have the time to learn French, even though I’d love to!”
“There isn’t a French course near to where I live”
“I don’t have enough confidence to join a French course.”
Do any of these excuses sound like you? If so… stop! The VICI Language Academy is here to convince you that, whether you want to learn basic conversational French or improve your existing French listening skills, we can help.
We totally understand why you’d want to learn French! It is the main foreign language taught in Britain and there are around 220 million French speakers worldwide – in fact, French is second only to English for the number of countries where it has official status (32 as opposed to 45). And with all its rich history and beautiful culture, it’s unsurprising that France is the most visited country in the world, with 75 million tourists every year.
So, we know why you’d want to learn French. Now let us tell you why we think you should come to The VICI for your journey.
At the heart of our approach is an unshakeable belief that the best way to learn French is through teaching methods that have been tailored to you. And while there is nothing wrong with programmes like Pimsleur, Rosetta Stone or Preply, for those who are looking to learn French fast, there simply is no one-size-fits-all-solution: the best programme to learn French is one that has been personalised to your own learning and personality type.
It’s important to remember that nobody learns in precisely the same way. Everyone is unique. As such, every single element of our offering is orientated towards your needs. We don’t follow a rigid curriculum, which might only work for some students – instead, our methodology centres around understanding your specific needs, priorities, and linguistic objectives.
We know that you are looking for the best way to learn French, which is why our coaches get to know your preferred learning style – so that they can adapt their methodology to ensure it’s being delivered in the style that will be most effective for you.
Whether you’re looking for private French coaching, group classes or an online French course, we have exactly what you’re looking for. And no matter whether you want to learn French for adults or French for children, we can promise you that all our French coaches are native speakers, chosen carefully for their excellent linguistic capabilities and passion for what they do.
Our coaches utilise a communicative approach, giving a very natural and hands-on experience of the language which is proven to help students become more confident in much less time. We advocate blended learning – a methodology that uses technology to combine both in-class and out-of-class learning. Doing this maximises the educational impact for students of all backgrounds and circumstances.
At the heart of our approach is an unshakeable belief that the best way to learn French is through teaching methods that have been tailored to you. And while there is nothing wrong with programmes like Pimsleur, Rosetta Stone or Preply, for those who are looking to learn French fast, there simply is no one-size-fits-all-solution: the best programme to learn French is one that has been personalised to your own learning and personality type.
It’s important to remember that nobody learns in precisely the same way. Everyone is unique. As such, every single element of our offering is orientated towards your needs. We don’t follow a rigid curriculum, which might only work for some students – instead, our methodology centres around understanding your specific needs, priorities, and linguistic objectives.
We know that you are looking for the best way to learn French, which is why our coaches get to know your preferred learning style – so that they can adapt their methodology to ensure it’s being delivered in the style that will be most effective for you.
At The VICI, we can work at any level from the most basic French course to ongoing advanced French lessons. We even organise free cultural and linguistic events throughout the year so if you’re already fluent in French and simply want to keep your hand in, we have something to offer you.
We offer the flexibility of learning online or at the Academy – or a mix of both! Our beautiful premises are situated next to the scenic River Kennet in the Royal County of Berkshire, and if you want to learn French in Newbury, there’s no more picturesque spot. The Academy has several learning environments, with big screens in the classrooms, comfortable seating and lots of resources.
And finally, because we know that value for money is important, while you can’t learn French for free, we do provide a FREE 30-minute consultation to new clients, which allows us to understand lots more about you. Furthermore, all our customers are protected by the VICI Money Back Guarantee, completely unheard of in the language industry!
Our customers mean everything to us. Without them, there would be no VICI, it’s as simple as that. It’s something we remind ourselves of every single day. So to ensure we’re offering the best of the best, we have a Customer Care Promise: 27 things that we promise to deliver our customers.
We have a team of personal language programme advisors who can advise you what we offer that will best suit you – simply contact us with your details so we can arrange a chat with a dedicated language advisor to get you on the right path.
Interesting facts about French:
French has more than a million words and 20,000 new ones are created every year.
It was the official language of England for about 300 years
About 45% of modern English words are of French in origin
Kinshasa is the world’s second largest French speaking city, after Paris, and before Montreal and Brussels.
At least 35% of all music played on private radio stations must be French
There are no genuinely French words that use the letter “w”, only There are borrowed words like wagon and western.
It’s one of the easiest languages for English speakers to learn and is a good second language for polyglots
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