Language requirements

University of Liège courses are given in French. Exchange students therefore need to have sufficient mastery of the language, both written and oral, to understand courses and to take part effectively in seminars and practicals. This is why exchange students' application files must include a document certifying their knowledge of French.

The French Department of the Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes (ISLV) (Higher Institute for Modern Languages) organizes French courses throughout the year (even during the summer) and are free for our exchange students.

Proficiency test

The French level tests for non-french speaking students attending one ore more French taught-courses in their programme will be organised :

• 1st term : 24 and 25 September 2012
• 2nd term : 4 and 5 February 2013

Students with certificates for international tests (DELF-DALF, TCF, TEF, TFLF) taken at an A2 or higher level in 2011 or 2012 do not have to take this test.

Preparatory courses

• P1: 31 August to 14 September 2012 (no ECTS, free of charge for exchange students, A1, A2 and B1 level)
• P2: 27 January to 3 February 2012 (no ECTS, free of charge for exchange students, A1and A2 level)

Year course - evening - all levels

• S1: 1 October 2012 to 14 December 2012 (5 ECTS, free of charge for exchange students)
• S2: 18 February to 17 May 2013 (5 ECTS, free of charge for exchange students)

Two hours of class, two evenings a week. 16.00 to 18.00 or 18.00 to 20.00 (according to proficiency test results)

@LTER Courses

ISLV also offers courses combining face-to-face teaching and distance learning, which the learner can take at his own speed, whatever his level. These courses provide teaching of 6 languages: Dutch, English, French as a foreign language, German, Italian and Spanish.

French coures at the Gembloux Campus

For all information about the french courses at the Gembloux Campus, please click here.