Learn a foreign language

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The University of Bordeaux offers a wide, varied range of modern languages. Whatever you are studying, you will have to take a foreign language course. However, you are free to learn and practise other languages, either as an elective course, or for your own self-improvement.

Photo : The Language Centre (Espace Langues) offers foreign language training services free of charge for students and staff at the College of Human Sciences and Health Science © Gautier Dufau
The Language Centre (Espace Langues) offers foreign language training services free of charge for students and staff at the College of Human Sciences and Health Science © Gautier Dufau

Before going abroad or simply to improve your language skills, the university's language centres are there to help you make progress in a foreign language throughout your training or degree programme.

They provide: 

  • preparation for certificates, such as: TOEIC, Cambridge, TOEFL, IELTS, etc.
    Resources are available to help you practise for the exams. The Language Centre teams will guide you towards the most appropriate certifications based on your objectives.
  • training courses in English, Spanish, German, Italian, etc.
  • guided self-study.
  • conversation workshops in English and Spanish.

Language Department

The Language Department (Pôle Langues) coordinates the teaching of modern languages, literature and French as a Foreign Language (FLE) at the various university locations.

Learn more (in French)

Language Centre contacts

  • Human Sciences

    3 ter place de la Victoire - Bordeaux

    espacelangues.victoire%40u-bordeaux.fr

  • Law, Political Science, Economics & Management (DSPEG)

    Avenue Léon Duguit - Pessac

    abdellah.ouzitane%40u-bordeaux.fr

  • Science & Technology

    351 cours de la Libération - Talence

    farida.bouhouia%40u-bordeaux.fr