École Interculturelle de Français Lyon

The École Interculturelle de Français pour Étrangers, also known as EIFE, is an association that teaches French in Lyon’s first arrondissement. Its address on Grande Rue des Feuillants places the school in the centre of the city. The association’s remit combines language teaching with helping newcomers take part in the cultural and community life of Lyon and the surrounding region.

Learning French through local cultural life

The school organises French classes by level and offers oral expression workshops to give students additional practice speaking. These are useful to distinguish from a general course. A learner who already understands French but has few opportunities to speak may especially value a workshop. The school also offers summer study and preparation for the DELF and DALF examinations.

Registration can be organised over periods ranging from a month to a semester or an academic year. That flexibility makes the school relevant to people living in Lyon as well as visitors. When choosing between general study and examination work, students can consider how much of their week they want to spend developing everyday conversation and how much they need to devote to the particular tasks in an external assessment.