What is the best place to learn French in India?

French.. the Language of the heart and the Art. One of the most beautiful and widespread languages of the globe.

While some people may learn French as their passion for becoming multilingual, a few others need French proficiency to build up their Curriculum Vitae. It helps in their career ladder drastically if they are looking at global careers.

There are various certifications and exams like DELF, DALF, TEF, etc. that are used to test French knowledge and are recognized by various French authorities.

Learning a language like French and adding these certifications to your skillset is not a daunting task, but it definitely requires good guidance.

Pondicherry University 

Pondicherry University is the other top university in the country that offers the French language although at the MA level. Pondicherry or Puducherry is well-known as a former French colony and the language is still spoken there by the people on the street and it has an ex-pat community. However, the university does not offer undergraduate courses. At the MA level in Pondicherry University, there is an all-India entrance exam. There is also Bharati Dasan college for Women in Pondicherry that comes under Pondicherry University, where admission is on the basis of marks. This college offers undergraduate courses.

Bangalore University 

If you want to pursue French as a hobby or a non-degree part-time course, Alliance Francaise would be the best place. It is French Cultural Attaché, which is present in most of the major cities in the world. In Karnataka, we have it in Bangalore, Mysore and Manipal (near Udupi). Apart from these, we have Bangalore University, Mysore University and Karnataka University conducting Certificate/Diploma/Advanced Diploma in French Courses.

If you are looking for full-time courses leading to a University Degree, we have Bangalore University, offering a 5 Years Integrated Bachelor cum Masters in French Language and a 2 Years Masters in French Language courses.

Jawaharlal Nehru University- 

This University is considered to be one of the best universities for languages in the country. It offers bachelors and masters both.

India’s largest Pvt French Language School

FrenchAce was founded in 2012 and is now globally known as one of the best French Language Schools in the World. It is the Largest Pvt. French Language School in India with French Language Institutes in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Panchkula and Mohali and one of the best for online French classes in India and the World.

Jamia Millia Islamia (CELAS)

If you want to pursue Foreign language courses in Jamia, then CELAS is another good option.

The Centre for European and Latin American Studies covers a wide range of areas like culture, society, history, and literary and cultural studies of France and other French-speaking countries.

CELAS offers a one-year part-time certificate, diploma, and advanced diploma course in French in their Delhi campus.

Apart from these Universities, you can also take online classes /courses through various well-known apps.

Multibhashi 

Multibhashi is one of the most famous language learning apps available. The platform is popular in India even in other countries too. Multibhashi is an app to learn languages in the most effective and innovative manner through the medium of audio-visual training sessions and app-based learning. It is a leader in providing learning solutions in various spheres. The company also offers the French language. French has the most professional teaching staff for the French language. All the staff are professionally trained in French and have a good mutual understanding with their students. You can join now: click here

Italki 

Finding a personal tutor just got easier with italki. Long-time teachers and new teachers alike can be found on italki, at anywhere between $4 and $60 per hour. Most of the teachers fall in the $10 an hour range.

The quality level of tutors will of course vary but all of the professional teachers are at least certified if not university professors. There are also community tutors who may not have a degree but are still wonderful teachers and would be happy to work with you.

Rosetta stone

Rosetta stone was very popular back when there was no internet. It set the bar for language learning software, using the association between pictures, actions, ideas, and words, bypassing the direct translation between your native language and French. This works for words that don’t have direct translations; by using concept-to-word translations rather than word-to-word translations, you can begin thinking in French right away.

So what are you waiting for? Start learning today!