Publish at May 13 2014 Updated April 23 2026
Despite four years of English lessons at school, your teenager is still just gibbering a few phrases? Immersed in his unilingual environment, it's almost impossible for him to find any real motivation to learn another language. In this context, online courses are out of the question. So what can you do?
The language industry understands that learning a foreign language for the lazy only works well in immersion.
In immersion, you have little choice but to learn with all your senses, and the level of necessity is suddenly heightened. Language theory is quickly applied, interests and environments are varied - host family, tourism, friends, culture, sport, etc. - you can take the risk of openness and learn tons of words and expressions in context, which few courses could achieve in an acceptable timeframe.
And it works!
Here's a list of the main institutions and companies that offer language stays, and that do so by addressing you in French...
And when you come back, to continue perfecting your language skills, here are some language courses and resources.
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