“The promise to get to the B1 level was not true as after the intensive and very expensive program we did with Swiss French School, I did not pass the exam of B1 for the University of Lausanne and Delph. The real level is below and the way of teaching is definetely not good. For example, the teaching accent is made only on the communication part and there is clearly not enough of writing, reading and analyzing texts, etc.
All in all, I would never recommend Swiss French School to someone else!
Best of luck for the future.”
“overall very happy with courses offered and progress made but frustrated by difficulty in booking lesson times and workshops/activities given I have limited times when I can study. would prefer for private lessons to be able to express a teacher preference.”
“Dear SFS Staff. Thank you for valuing your student's feedback. In my experience, I have had a particular professor that was not aligned and understandable of full time professionals schedule and struggles to follow up with all the preparation required by SFS methodology. The professor's lacked patience to explain grammar and correct mistakes, politely.”
“The three French teachers at the Fribourg location are all excellent instructors with each having their own strength in teaching. As a group, an outstanding source of learning. The instructors are amicable and the discussions are current and applicable.
Drawback: the schedule is so tight that there is no opportunity to ask a question that would require a 2-3 minute explanation. This is a challenge to avoid developing bad habits that are difficult to change later on.
The Rosetta Stone application became nearly useless as the interface speed was far too slow to be of any benefit. The CG voices were often difficult to discern.
Overall, of all the language schools I have attended, the method worked the best for me and I would recommend others to try your program.”
“I have learn a lot and I had time for only two weeks despite of I can use the time very good. The teachers are super and they teach very creative and good.”
“A very friendly environment with high level of professionalism. The professors makes sure that students understand each lesson and of course attending the workshops really helps to practice not only in grammatical way but also in pronunciation. Not to mention the friendly receptionists who do their best to schedule the lessons according to students' availability.”
“I am very disappointed about the organizational system. Very inconvenient to book lessons thru reception. It’s 21 century. Everything is booked online. Very inconvenient that two weeks in advance all the lessons you need can be already booked. How can that be that 16.03 trying to apply for next Echange, you are proposed the nearest time 06.04???? And you have to wait and lose time. It’s not flexible at all, though it is sold as flexible.
From the very beginning: responsible person forgot to give me a password, then forgot to give me an access to multimedia system - as a result, I was not ready with my homework. People at the reception were mixing my bookings.
The lessons itselves i like, the teachers as well. They are competent, lessons are effecient. But the organizational process is awful, sorry.”
“I find the staff of your school always extremely polite and willing to help, accommodating, positive in attitude and demeanor. It was also very important that at first call the course was reshaped according to my needs. Thank you”
“The small group promised turned out to be myself and the language program on a computer that poorly functioned in a room full of students creating background noise. I regret having chosen your school it was a waste of my time. I should have simply purchased the language program instead”
“It would be good if the classes could be more varied. I think I have done "faire les courses" 3 times. However, all the staff and teachers are great.”
“I have not moor Time, I can’t now into the school :thinking: but I hope, I can make in the next time one new Programm for French. But, I am positive with the school. Thanks”
“Swiss French School is overpriced for what it is. They don't have very frequent classes so if you want to study intensively, it is not for you. Also, they don't really have C level options. The only thing I appreciated about this school was the one-on-one exams.
Finally, the salesperson Pavel is overly aggressive with trying to get you to commit to more time with SFS.”
