Intensive French Courses & Language Training

Rapidly Develop Your Skills with Our Intensive French Courses

Learning French on an intensive programme is a fast-paced but highly rewarding experience, ideal for busy professionals who want to make rapid progress in a short time. With several sessions each week, learners are immersed in the language, enabling them to build vocabulary, practise speaking and reinforce grammar through regular repetition and application. The challenge of an intensive schedule is managing the high volume of new material but we guide you with proven strategies to make the most of your learning such as breaking study into short, focused sessions, revisiting key points daily and actively applying new phrases in work-related contexts.

Every intensive French course we deliver is designed to align with your organisation’s goals. Select from 1–12-week programmes, 2-5 sessions per week – you choose the pace and duration. Classes are either one-to-one or a small, closed group classes with others in your organisation.

Each learner’s entry level is assessed against the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), ensuring that the training is targeted to their needs. Measurement of progress against CEFR levels provides a clear structure and defined learning outcomes, so participants can see tangible improvements in fluency and professional communication skills within just a few weeks.

Ready to enhance your team’s French language skills? Contact us today to discuss your training needs.

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Why Intensive French Courses Can Benefit Your Team

When time is limited but the need for strong communication is urgent, intensive French courses offer a powerful solution. Whether you’re onboarding international hires, preparing staff for global assignments or supporting a team ahead of a critical project, focused short-term learning can have a long-term impact.

Here’s how your business can benefit:

Accelerated Skill Development: Help your team progress quickly and confidently in a compressed timeframe.
Tailored, Practical Content: The training is designed around your industry, objectives and real-life communication needs.
Improved Team Performance: Clearer communication in French leads to smoother collaboration and fewer misunderstandings.
Stronger Client Relationships: Equip employees to engage more effectively with French-speaking colleagues and clients.
Strategic Readiness: Ensure your workforce is linguistically prepared for new markets and opportunities.

Read how one client commissioned Babel to intensively coach their graduates over an 8-month period to go from beginners to a B1 Intermediate Level (equivalent of a good ‘AS’ Level), with an ability to deal with most situations when they travel to France.

Why Choose Our Intensive French Courses?

Mastering a new language requires commitment and consistency over an extended period of time, but the process can be significantly accelerated through intensive training. With more frequent, focused sessions, your employees can immerse themselves in the French language, strengthen retention and build fluency faster. This concentrated approach not only boosts progress but also ensures that learning remains aligned with their day-to-day professional objectives.

Babel has a proven track record of delivering successful intensive language training programmes in a wide range of languages of the last three decades. Why should you choose us to level up your team’s language skills?

Babel Group Why Choose Us For Your Intensive French Language Course

Unparalleled Expertise:

With nearly 30 years of experience in corporate language training, we have successfully delivered years of intensive French courses to professionals across multiple industries. Our expert tutors combine linguistic expertise with cultural understanding, creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment that aligns with your team's specific objectives.

Various Formats:

Our intensive French courses are designed with your business in mind, so whether you opt for online sessions, in-person training or a blended approach, we tailor the schedule and structure to suit your operational needs. Choose from one-to-one coaching or small, closed group sessions, each designed to deliver measurable progress, fast.

Focused and Fast-Tracked Results:

When your team needs to build French language skills quickly, whether for client-facing roles, international collaboration, or high-priority projects, our intensive courses provide a focused and efficient route to results. Learners gain the tools they need to perform with confidence in real business situations.

Bespoke Learning Paths:

We understand that every organisation is different. That’s why each intensive French training programme is customised to reflect your sector, goals and learner profiles. From beginners to advanced speakers, we match the content and pace to your employees’ needs.

Practical Communication Skills:

Our training goes far beyond textbooks. We focus on practical communication, such as writing clear emails, speaking confidently in meetings and collaborating across cultures. We work closely with you to understand your operational context and design a course that delivers meaningful, job-relevant language skills.

Learning Outcomes of Our Intensive French Language Training

Our intensive French courses are designed to help your team make fast and meaningful progress with the language in a short period of time. Through targeted, high-impact sessions, your employees will build the confidence and competence needed to handle real business scenarios in French.

Key outcomes include:

Fast-tracked fluency in key language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing
Expanded business vocabulary and contextual grammar knowledge
Clearer speech with correct pronunciation and accent support
Confidence using French in presentations, negotiations and meetings
Support for individual goals for everything from client interactions to relocation
Increased cultural competence for working across borders

Our intensive French courses are always designed around your business and can be scheduled to fit around your employee’s current workload.

Learning at Babel: Practical, Learner-Focused Methodologies

At Babel, our methodology is to take a learner-focused approach to ensure each intensive French course is engaging, relevant and impactful. Our experienced tutors use a mix of modern teaching techniques that prioritise real-life application of the language, so your team can confidently use French in professional settings from day one.

Babel Group French Intensive Training Methodologies

Task-Based Learning (TBL): We centre the lessons around authentic workplace scenarios your employees encounter, such as hosting client meetings, managing projects or networking at events. This helps us to ensure the language feels relevant and immediately useful.
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): Learners build fluency through role-plays, structured discussions, and simulated workplace conversations which help to develop both accuracy and spontaneity in real-time communication.
Immediate Feedback & Coaching: Our tutors offer immediate feedback and personalised coaching during the programme, helping participants to correct errors and refine their use of the language with every session.
Customised Content: Most importantly, we ensure programmes are adapted to the learner’s current level, job role and industry, keeping the lessons targeted and practical and ensuring the best progress possible.

By combining these flexible and proven teaching and learning methodologies, our French courses deliver fast, meaningful progress without taking your team away from their day-to-day business priorities.

Who Is Our Intensive French Training Designed For?

Our intensive French language training is the ideal solution for organisations who need swift, targeted language development for their teams. Whether they are preparing for international collaboration, tight project timelines or key business events, our accelerated programmes will equip your employees with the skills they need, fast.

This training is especially suited to:

Teams Preparing for International Projects or Relocation: Give your employees the confidence to work effectively in French-speaking environments
Client-Facing Professionals: Enable your team to build rapport and communicate clearly with French-speaking clients and partners
Support Staff with Immediate Communication Needs: Ensure employees are well prepared ahead of important meetings or pitches
Fast-Paced Workplace Environments: Offer intensive learning that fits around demanding schedules and delivers rapid results

Our programmes are always tailored to your business’ unique needs in order to ensure maximum impact in minimal time, helping your team achieve their goals efficiently and effectively.

Need quick, effective training? Contact us now to discuss how our intensive French courses can support your business goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an intensive French course?

Intensive French courses are designed to accelerates language learning by increasing the frequency and duration of lessons. This approach allows learners to build fluency quickly and retain the language they have learned more effectively.

Who are intensive French courses designed for?

These intensive programmes are ideal for organisations looking to upskill employees quickly, whether for overseas assignments, urgent project work, client-facing roles or fast-track graduate development.

How long does an intensive French course take?

The duration is entirely flexible and based on your needs. We can provide short, very intensive programmes (anything from a few weeks to a couple of months) as well as longer-term intensive options lasting several months or even up to a year. We'll work closely with you to define a schedule that supports your team's learning objectives and timelines.

What are the main benefits of intensive French training?

Participants on one of our intensive French programmes will gain confidence and fluency in a short period of time. Our courses are designed to improve communication in the workplace, support global readiness and help employees handle key tasks, such as presentations, meetings and negotiations with greater ease. For those relocating to a French-speaking country, we can also provide cross-cultural awareness training to ensure a smooth transition.

Do you offer online and in-person intensive training?

Yes, we can provide intensive French training both online and in person. Our virtual courses maintain the same high-quality, interactive experience and are ideal for remote teams or international offices.

How is an intensive French course structured?

All of our programmes are tailored to match your company’s objectives and your employees’ current proficiency levels. The course structure can depend on many different factors, but all of our courses include live, tutor-led sessions, practical communication tasks, and personalised feedback, all focused on real workplace scenarios such as business discussions, client communications and project collaboration.

Can you tailor an intensive French course for my business?

Certainly! Every intensive French course we deliver is bespoke, so whether your employees need general business French, technical vocabulary or industry-specific skills, we’ll work with you to design a programme that aligns with your goals.

How can I enrol my team in an intensive French course?

Simply contact us and we can discuss your requirements together. From there, we’ll create a tailored intensive French training plan that delivers fast, measurable progress for your team and your wider organisation.