One month in Sancerre I will cherish until the next time I return
Coeur de France Ecole de Langues的点评
点评:I highly recommend Coeur de France Ecole de Langues. I just retired from my job and spoke some RUDIMENTARY French for many years, given my wife is French and daughter lives there. I was stuck at the same level for many years. After a lot of research, I decided on this school because I wanted to be in a small tranquil village, with few English speaking people for a full immersive experience. I also wanted to be within driving or train distance of Paris. While there are schools in Paris, I’ve found that in Paris when I tried to speak French with someone they typically spoke English back to me. Not only are there less English speaking people in Sancerre, the locals understand that you are there to learn their language and contribute to your learning experience graciously. My professor Guillaume had the right balance of giving me the space to be relaxed to let the words flow, with the discipline of teaching and correcting me with encouragement. All of the other professors and staff were super friendly. I stayed in one of the school’s apartments which is exactly what I hoped for despite expectations set that it wasn’t a luxury apartment. It was authentically beautiful, clean and nice. I wouldn’t have changed a thing about it. I spent a month at the school and was sad to leave the school, the staff and the community in the village. Since my wife is French and I have spent many vacations and work trips there I was familiar with French culture. Well, after a month in Sancerre I left with an even better understanding of the culture and also of myself. I also made some new friends 🤗. I’ll be back next year!
翻译:我强烈推荐法国之心语言学校(Coeur de France Ecole de Langues)。我刚从工作岗位退休,由于妻子是法国人,女儿也住在那里,所以我多年来一直说一些基本的法语。但我的法语水平多年来一直停滞不前。经过一番研究,我最终选择了这所学校,因为我想要在一个宁静的小村庄里学习,那里英语使用者很少,这样可以让我完全沉浸在法语环境中。我还希望学校离巴黎的交通便利,开车或坐火车都能到。虽然巴黎也有法语学校,但我发现,在巴黎,当我尝试用法语和别人交流时,他们通常会用英语回应我。桑塞尔不仅英语使用者较少,当地人也理解你是来学习他们的语言的,并且非常友善地帮助你学习。我的教授纪尧姆(Guillaume)恰到好处地平衡了教学和纠正错误的方式,既让我感到放松,可以自由地表达,又给予我足够的鼓励。其他教授和工作人员也都非常友好。我住在学校的公寓里,虽然事先知道公寓并不豪华,但这完全符合我的预期。那里风景如画,干净整洁,令人心旷神怡。我一点都不想改变。我在学校待了一个月,离开学校、老师和村里的居民时,我感到非常不舍。因为我妻子是法国人,我也曾多次去法国度假和出差,所以我对法国文化并不陌生。在桑塞尔待了一个月后,我对法国文化以及我自己都有了更深刻的理解。我还结识了一些新朋友🤗。明年我还会再来!