# Cours de civilisation française de la Sorbonne

The Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne (CCFS, the Sorbonne French language and civilisation courses) is a private French civilisation and French language institution based in Paris since 1919 and was created as a French foreign language school, or français langue étrangère (FLE).
Primarily attended by Americans, the CCFS regroups today nearly 130 nationalities with a prominent presence of Germans, Americans, Britons, Brazilians, Chinese, Swedes, Koreans, Spaniards, Japanese, Poles and Russians. About five thousand students attend the institution each year.

## Sites location

The current location of CCFS is 16 rue de Martignac, 75007 Paris.

## Teachings

The CCFS provides French courses for students of all levels, from complete beginners to professor of French as a foreign language. These courses prepare either to pass various national and international evaluations such as TCF or DELF or to obtain the school's own certificates.

### French language and civilization courses

Various formulas of courses are proposed according to the learner's teaching intentions and needs. These formulas are made up of various courses association that includes:
* French language classes (grammar, conjugation, spelling, vocabulary, approach to literary texts, written and oral expression);
* phonetics with language laboratory (expression, pronunciation and understanding exercises);
* French civilisation was taught in lectures or in small groups.

### Specialised Modules

The CCFS also prepares to pass the French tests and diplomas issued by the Minister of National Education that certify French skills of foreign candidates. Some of these tests allow entrance into the French University. These specialised modules prepare to pass:
* the TCF, TCF-SO (digital TCF) and the TCF-DAP (French knowledge test - Preliminary Admission Application);
* the DELF (Diploma in French language studies);
* the DALF (Diploma in advanced French language studies).
* the TEF (Test d'Évaluation de Français - Diplôme de la Chambre de Commerce) and the e-TEF (digital version).

### Special courses

These courses are designed for students with a good level of French. Some of these specialisations can allow passing the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry's diplomas.

#### The Business French Specialisation

The Business French specialisation prepares simultaneously students for both the Sorbonne's French language certificate and the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry's diploma by teaching French business language (composition of business documents, the study of economics articles, etc.). It enters the wider framework of professional French lessons.

## Exam Center
### TCF Exam Center (CIEP-Sorbonne Centre)

Through a partnership agreement signed in 2006, the TCF CIEP-Sorbonne Centre is the only centre affiliated with the International Centre of Pedagogical Studies empowered to pass the French Knowledge Test (TCF) in Paris.
Since 2014, CCFS offers TCF examination sessions on computers (TCF-SO).

### DELF-DALF Centre

In September 2010, the International Centre for Educational Studies (Centre international d'études pédagogiques - CIEP) and the CCFS signed a partnership agreement that gave birth to the DELF-DALF Exam Center.
The DELF-DALF Exam Center is a center affiliated with CIEP empowered to pass the Diploma of French Language Studies (Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française - DELF) and the Advanced Diploma of French Language (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française - DALF).

## Groups welcome

In partnership with a number of organizations and universities, the CCFS coordinates linguistic journeys with personalised teachings.

## Organization

CCFS courses are organized into sessions of various duration:
* Autumn Semester (September–December)
* Winter Session (January)
* Spring Semester (February–May)
* Summer courses (June–August with flexible durations)