Evening classes

Evening classes offer students the opportunity to develop and improve their knowledge of French language. Depending on the semester and on the results of the placement test, study programmes on offer can range from basic user to proficient, in accordance with CEFR levels A1 to C2.

Evening classes are aimed at foreign adults who are non-French speakers. These are primarily students (Erasmus), language teaching assistants or employees.

Organisation:

Classes take place in Semester 1 and/or Semester 2:

Semester 1: from September to December

Semester 2: from January to April

Total hours: 50 teaching hours over ten weeks, or 2 sessions of 2.5 hours per week.

Evening classes take place from 5.45pm to 8.15pm.

Class content:

In all classes, students develop key skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading comprehension and writing.

Assessment:

Students are assessed through both continuous assessment and a final examination. A transcript of grades is issued at the end of the course.

Successful completion of continuous assessment elements and the final exam (with a grade equal or superior to 10/20) may result in the attribution of 4 ECTS credits per university semester.

Important: Please bring and download the requested supporting documents before making the online payment, as it is possible that your supporting documents may be rejected despite the fact that the payment is made, as these supporting documents are mandatory for registration. If you are unsure of the validity of your supporting documents, feel free to contact us.

Contact us:

Yasmina Maréchal: 05.57.12.67.40

Email: defle@u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr
Teacher in charge: Caroline CASSEVILLE - caroline.casseville@u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr

New refund policy:

Télécharger le fichier «Reasons accepted for DEFLE reimbursement requests.pdf» (88.8 Ko)

Since October 12, 2022, the refund conditions have changed. They are at the discretion of DEFLE management and subject to the following administration fees (regardless of the amount to be refunded):

For registration fees of €70 or less: no fee

For registration fees of €950 or less: €60

For registration fees greater than €950: €80

More than 15 days after the start of classes, refunds will not be automatically granted; they will be reviewed by a committee.

The DEFLE team

Evening classes: useful information

See academic calendar and fees for evening classes

Contact the DEFLE administration office

Contact the teacher in charge of the evening classes : Caroline Casseville (caroline.casseville @ u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr)

Evening classes: pre-enrolment

Eligibility

Candidates must originally be from a country where French is neither the official nor the administrative language.
Candidates must hold a qualification allowing them to register at university, or a secondary school leavers’ qualification.
Candidates must be at least 18 years old.
You will have to provide the copy of your ID, the copy of your secondary education certificate or of your diploma from university and its sworn translation in French.

Fees

See: Fees for day classes

Compulsory step

You will have to take a placement test in order to know your level and for you to join the right group.

How to pre-register

Read the law about the protection of personal data
The pre-registration procedure and payment of fees will have to be done online only from March 24 2025 to September 11 2025.
The placement test takes place on Thursday 16 September 2025 at 4:00 pm at the CLEFF. This test is mandatory and cannot be retaken.
Please note: cash payment is only made on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm before 11/09/2025 by appointment. For any registration from September 1st, payment must be made by credit card. Without payment by September 11, the registration will not be validated.