All our French classes can be followed in person or in remote with our teachers.

We answer your key questions

You may have some remaining questions related to the application process, the policies about our French programmes and packages, the organisation of your French classes or other specific questions.

You'll find below the answers to a short-list of questions that we are frequently asked by our students and customers before they commit to our French lessons.

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  • Applying to our French classes
  • Tuition fees, Payment methods & General Conditions of Sales
  • Financing, Accommodation & Visas
  • General questions about our French classes
  • Specific questions related to the FrenchBooster Programs
  • About our quality process
  • About learning French

Applying to our French classes Back to categories

How to show interest and apply to a French class?

It's simple as pie! Go on the programme page in which you would like to get involved and click on ”apply now” button. We will require you to fill in our application form and describe shortly your context and motivation. We'll contact you back then, usually within a day, to offer you a ~30mn interview in Paris or via Zoom to get to know each other better, understand better your needs and assess you current French level so that we make sure the programme perfectly matches your expectancies, and answer any questions or doubts you might still have regarding learning French. Of course, It's free and non-binding! If we both want to start together the French classes, we'll send you a contract and a quote. And then, enjoy! 😉

I am under 18 years old, can I apply?

You need to be 18 to enroll for the course. However you can apply if you are 17 as long as you turn 18 before the start of your French programme.

As soon as I apply, how long does it usually take before I can start the course?

As soon as you apply, our pedagogy coordinator will contact you to plan an interview. As soon you confirm your wish to learn French with us through a specific French course, we will need some time to finalize your administrative onboarding, to pair you up with the teacher who will fit best your profile and situation and organize your first session. For individual classes, it's safe to allow a usual period of 8 days between your interview and the actual start of your classes. For group classes, 5 days are usually enough!

Tuition fees, Payment methods & General Conditions of Sales Back to categories

How much is a French lesson?

Well, it depends on the programme you would like to attend! Have a look on each programme dedicated page on the site to check the related tuition fees! Please note that these fees are only valid for private individuals who finance by themselves their training. Different prices apply for businesses and externally financed trainings.

What payment methods do you accept?

We accept payment by bank transfer (any extra fees are your responsibility) and cheques in euros. We issue an invoice prior to any payments.

Will I have to buy any additional French textbook for my French lessons?

No, we will provide you with all the necessary learning material as well as the access to our online learning platform, Neo. Everything is included in your tuition fee.

Financing, Accommodation & Visas Back to categories

What financing options are available to help me fund my French classes in Paris?

We offer several financing options to make your French language training more affordable. Whether you're an employee, an entrepreneur, or an expatriate spouse, there's likely a funding solution that fits your needs. Visit our dedicated financing options page to learn more about installment plans, public grants, company support, and more ways to help cover the cost of your French classes in Paris.

Can I use my CPF to help me financing my French classes?

If you own a CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation), you may then ask for a financial grant from the French State to help you to fund your training. As an authorized training organisation, our 1-on-1 French classes might be eligible to it as soon as you prepare an official French exam like the Diplôme de Compétences en Langues. If you don't know whether you have a CPF, please, just ask your HR manager.

Can my company or spouse's company help me funding my French classes?

Your company or spouse's company, when based in France, might have a training plan to help you to improve your French while you are in France. As a company which paies taxes in France, your company has the opportunity to raise funds granted by their OPCO to cover totally or partially your own training fees. As we are an authorized training school, our training offer is eligible to get financed by the OPCO and therefore, by your company. You definitely should ask your HR or mobility manager for this!

Do you offer accommodation for visitors who take classes?

We don't, as we can see that our students prefer to look by themselves the right accommodation according to their budget and preferences. It's so easy nowadays with Internet!

As Parisians, we can provide you however with insider tips to help you find and book the best accomodation in town! Just tell us what you're looking for!

Do you I need a visa to have French classes in Paris?

We invite you to ask your closest French consulate to check wether you need a visa to learn French with us.

Do you help the students who needs a French Visa for Students ?

We do not currently provide any assistance to non EU residents for French Visa requests. We invite you to check with your embassy to know whether you are allowed to attend the training with a Tourist Visa. In general, we strongly advice you to get prior information before asking any French schools for a non-refundable certificate of pre-registration, as there is no certainty whether you will be granted a mid or long-term Visa in France.

General questions about our French classes Back to categories

I am disabled. Do you provide adapted adjustments to your French classes?

Yes, we do try our best to serve anyone with disability, whatever the degree of disability. All you need is to share with us what kind of disability you have and, if possible, what adjustments you would think you need to follow your classes in the best conditions. You can read more on our dedicated page. If you have any additional questions, feel free to call us before you apply!

Specific questions related to the FrenchBooster Programs Back to categories

Will I receive anything at the end of my course?

At the end of your course you can get a French language certificate that shows your level and the number of course hours you have done.

Where does the lessons take place ?

For in-person group classes, French lessons take place in a conveniently located training center that is easy to access. Individual sessions are held via video conference using the Zoom® app.

About our quality process Back to categories

Are your teachers qualified ?

Yes and in addition, they are awesome and very friendly! That's why we onboarded them in our teaching team as we love to work in a great and relax atmosphere 😊!

They are qualified, experienced and can boast their great interpersonal skills (sense of humour, patience, caring...). They all share our vision of teaching and love the Novexpat's pedagogy. They make it even richer with their own teaching style and techniques.

Indeed, great teachers and great students (😉!) make an outstanding French learning experience!

Is Novexpat an authorized training organization?

Novexpat is an authorized training school compliant with the underlying French laws. Our registration number is 11 75 575 0375. If you live in France and work in a France-based company or are registered at Pôle Emploi, you might be then able to ask for French OPCO subsidies to obtain a partial or total funding of your French lessons (In any case, lessons will be paid by you or your company in the first place)

Are you involved in any official French quality process ?

We are committed to providing the highest quality of learning and student experience possible. That is why since 2021, we have been committed to meeting the national Qualiopi quality standard. Our quality system and approach are regularly checked by an independent organization to ensure we reach the best standards of training organizations. The quality certification was issued under the following category of action: training actions.


As a consequence, you may be able to ask your OPCO for a financial help to finance your French classes. You can use the NAF code written on your salary slip to find out which OPCO you depend on.

About learning French Back to categories

I never succeeded in learning French! Is it worth keeping trying?

First of all, why did you not succeed? Were classes too overcrowded to enable you to intensively practice? Were topics too abstract and disincentive to make you feel really involved? Was the pedagogical approach too theoric and you could not understand how to really practice it in situation?

Unfortunately, all these situations can block the learning process and make you lose confidence in your abilities to learn and progress. The good news is, it does not have to be that way!

So it's definitely worth trying with a new method which builds on your strengths and experience and help you step by step to go further! You'll then realize soon that you do are able to learn French and feel more confident about it, whatever your previous learning experiences!

I feel like I have been reaching a French fluency plateau. How to break through it?

When learning a foreign language, it's unfortunately usual to feel like our progress slows down and to reach a kind of plateau. You have a wide range of vocabulary and sentence structures, you make few mistakes but you keep communicating in the same way as you were used to before.

This step is natural as we all have a kind of lazy brain. It likes to go for the simplest and reuse what it already knows.

This is then the right time to keep getting exposed to new structures and idioms, to memorize them and, above all, to practice, again and again. The Novexpat's pedagogy and Neo, our online learning platform, are designed to support and stimulate you in your effort!

Check out our events page as we schedule from time to time a specific free workshop dedicated to this question!

I speak too slowly and I bore the people I speak to.

From your memory to your lips, the way can be long. The more you practice you French, the more the words will come naturally. So before being afraid of what the person you're speaking to is thinking about your flow, be first patient with yourself 😉.

Moreover, methods like the intensive practice, the association between the new and the already-known, the use of flashcards... can help you to train that two-way communication between your memory and your flow.

Ohlala, the French talk so fast... I can't understand a word!

Indeed, French people speak fast... However, the main issus is usually the rhythm and the linking between words. The French do not stress every single word (as in the majority of the other languages), but a whole sentence. So, when we pronounce a sentence, you can hear it like a single word!
You have to expose your ears to this new phenomenon! Our pedagogy can help you to get used to it as soon as the very first lessons!

I do speak French quite well, but still, it looks like I can't get properly understood by French people.

This gap is usually due to the rhythme and the “melody” of your French.

You may have already noticed a French speaking English without stressing any words but only accentuating the end of his sentences. That makes him very difficult to understand.
In the same way, French people have difficulty to understand someone who cuts his sentence, stressing every single word of it.

Luckily, this issue can be easily tackled in our private 1-on-1 French classes.

I am a rather good conversationalist in my mother tongue. But in French, I speak like a child...

We know how frustrating it can be! You may have the feeling you cannot share with accuracy, your ideas, opinions or knowledge. You can find the words to say what you do think. Of course, this difficulty fades away as you learn more French vocabulary and sentence structures.
We have been designing French learning programmes and material according to the usual Parisian areas of interest to help you to feel more at ease and relevant in French. Our teachers are able to adapt the contents of your lessons to your social context and to your interests for a more active participation in your daily conversations.

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