CIEF Université Lumière Lyon 2

The Centre International d’Études Françaises teaches French to international learners at Université Lumière Lyon 2. Its administrative team is based in the CLIO building on rue de l’Université, on the Berges du Rhône campus. The university setting matters particularly to students who need French for reading, writing and participating in classes in a future degree subject.

French for a chosen academic subject

The DUEF, or University Diploma in French Studies, provides a semester-based route through successive language levels. The centre also offers French for academic purposes. Depending on the programme, students can explore language connected with the arts and performance, communication and media, or management and economics. That choice allows a learner to consider the kinds of texts, discussions and written assignments they are likely to meet next.

CIEF also has a bridging diploma and offers other formats including summer study. An applicant can start by identifying whether the immediate aim is general French proficiency, experience of French university teaching or preparation for study in a defined discipline. The appropriate programme and entry level follow from that decision. Visiting students can check the relationship between a Lyon 2 diploma and any separate requirement at their intended institution.