Learn French in France S.L.Immersion

S.L.Immersion

Why choose S.L.Immersion?

Experience the most effective way to learn French—total immersion! Our homestay programs offer a unique and authentic learning experience, ideal for individuals, families, and groups of friends.

Stay with a dedicated French teacher and enjoy personalized lessons tailored to your needs. Reinforce your learning through guided conversations over meals and engaging cultural activities, ensuring rapid progress in fluency and confidence. Whether your goal is improving conversational skills, preparing for exams, using French for work, or deepening your understanding of French culture and daily life, our programs adapt to you.

For even greater progress, prepare for your immersion with our private online courses.

Our programs are fully customizable, intensive, and flexible—allowing you to explore local traditions, connect with native speakers, and enjoy a truly enriching experience while advancing your French in a supportive environment.

Reviews

Suzannah
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

S.L.Immersion offers the best immersion programs.

I recently spent a great 2 weeks in France living with 2 different French families improving my French. Truely a unique experience being immersed in the French culture of the area you stay in. Excellent teachers with one on one tuition catered to your particular needs, delightful families to stay with and an experience of local French culture that would be hard to find otherwise. I have now done a few different Slimmersion stays and each one has been very enjoyable and worthwhile and my French has improved!

Pros
  • Unique experience
  • Excellent teachers
  • One on one tuition catered to your particular needs
Spring
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My daughter and I stayed for a week in Paris with Claude in her apartment in the 16th Arrondissement.

Claude is an EXCELLENT professor and helped me finally figure out the subjunctive. Her apartment is right by the soccer/rugby stadium and is conveniently close to multiple subway stops. Each morning my daughter and I would go on a long walk before breakfast. Once morning we stumbled upon the BEST bakery in Paris for the BEST croissants I have ever had (I think it was called Leonie). Staying with Claude is like staying with the French Auntie everyone wishes they had (or if they don't, they do now!) Claude is smart, funny, irreverent and a wealth of knowledge. She has had a long interesting life and is full of fun stories. We met her husband Jean Paul towards the end of our stay and he was equally intelligent, kind and welcoming. We felt truly welcomed and are so grateful to have had this experience. Their apartment was small, cozy and with books everywhere...they are true intellectuals. It was a deeply authentic French experience and we loved it.

Rosanna
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

We spent a fantastic week with Lucie in Bretagne.

We spent a fantastic week with Lucie in Bretagne.

Our hosts made us feel at home away from home and they showed us so many different sides of the Bretagne region!!!

Lucie tailored my French lessons to my interests and areas I wanted to improve.

She also struck a good balance during the excursions between coaching me in French and including my partner who doesn’t even speak French.

SL immersion were great to communicate with and made the booking process very easy.

Highly recommend homestays!!!

Linda
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My experience with SI immersion was wonderful.

My hosts, Sophie and Giles, were kind and accommodating. There is no better way to learn about a culture and a language than living with a family. My individual French lessons with Sophie were designed for my particular skill level and needs. I learned a great deal during a very short period of time. Sophie also arranged a number of outings for me that were both fascinating and educational. Her personal knowledge about these places deepened my own understanding. It is without hesitation that I recommend Sophie at SI immersion.

Pros
  • Kind and accommodating
  • French lessons designed for my particular skill level and needs
  • Outings that were both fascinating and educational
Judy
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I stayed for about 10 days with Dominique and Fred in the Ardèche region.

I stayed for about 10 days with Dominique and Fred in the Ardèche region. It was excellent. My room was very comfortable and beautifully decorated. Dominique and Fred took very good care of me and we had delicious meals and lots of excursions. I didn’t speak English for the whole time as for the company SL Immersion, Candela was excellent. She answered all of my questions quickly even though we do have the time change. She helped me Connect with Dominique and she organized all of the detail details.

Pros
  • Very comfortable
  • Delicious meals
  • Lots of excursions

Programs

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Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

Marianne Molero

Job Title
Formatrice pour Adultes (Adult Teacher)
Marianne s'est formée en pédagogie et en Français langue étrangère afin de pouvoir proposer des séjours culturels et linguistiques aux touristes, en les recevant à son domicile et en leur faisant visiter les belles Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Marianne trained in pedagogy and French as a foreign language in order to offer cultural and linguistic stays to tourists, welcoming them to her home and showing them around the beautiful Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Staff Spotlight: Molero

What is your favorite travel memory?

Une randonnée à ski au Canada, une sensation de plénitude dans cette sublime immensité, une simplicité extrême et pourtant, tout est là. L'air, l'eau, le ciel, le sol, la lumière, sans frontière, sans limite. Le blanc parfait, le calme absolu, juste le crissement des skis sur la neige, scritch ... scritch ...
 
A ski tour in Canada, a feeling of complete serenity in this sublime immensity, an extreme simplicity, and yet, everything is there. Air, water, sky, earth, light, without borders, without limits. Perfect white, absolute calm, just the crunch of skis on the snow, scritch... scritch...
 

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

Je m'adapte mieux à chaque personne, car chaque visiteur a son propre projet de voyage et je souhaite respecter ses envies. J'étais plus attachée au programme, à l'organisation, au prévisionnel, en début de carrière et maintenant, je m'assouplis pour être plus à l'écoute. Le lien humain permet d'offrir une belle adéquation entre l'attente et ce que je propose pour y répondre.
I adapt better to each individual, because every visitor has their own travel plans, and I want to respect their wishes. At the beginning of my career, I was more focused on the itinerary, the organization, the planning, but now I'm more flexible and attentive. The human connection allows me to create a perfect match between expectations and what I offer to meet them.
 
 

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

Lorsque Bob, venu de Saint-Louis, Missouri, à la recherche de ses racines françaises, me parle de son émotion lors de sa rencontre avec les habitant·e·s et les élu·e·s d'un petit village des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, lieu de naissance du fondateur de la ville de Saint-Louis, Missouri. La boucle est bouclée.
 
When Bob, who came from Saint Louis, Missouri, in search of his French roots, told me about his emotional meeting with the inhabitants and elected officials of a small village in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, which is the birthplace of the founder of Saint Louis, Missouri. The circle was completed!
 
 

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

Je choisirais d'aller chez Pascal, à Nantes, pour la qualité de ses séjours et pour l'art dans la ville. Je suis sensible à la démarche de certaines villes de mettre l'art dans la rue, de sortir l'art des musées. Ma ville propose un beau parcours de sculptures, Nantes également, à une autre échelle bien sûr. Et puis, l'épouse de Pascal propose des ateliers manuels créatifs.
 
I would choose to stay with Pascal in Nantes, for the quality of his accommodations and for the art in the city. I appreciate the approach taken by some cities to bring art to the streets, to take art out of museums. My city offers a beautiful sculpture trail, and Nantes does too, albeit on a different scale. And besides, Pascal's wife offers creative workshops.
 
 

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

Ce qui la rend unique, c'est qu'elle est unique ! SLImmersion est la seule entreprise à proposer des séjours immersifs en France. Je suis fière de tous les retours positifs de la part de nos client·e·s. Je suis fière de faire partie d'un réseau où nous pouvons tou·te·s compter les un·e·s sur les autres.
 
What makes it unique is that it is unique! SLImmersion is the only company offering immersive stays in France. I am proud of all the positive feedback from our clients. I am proud to be part of a network where we can all rely on each other.
 
 

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

Le verbe "être" de la question, justement, est ma réponse : être à l'écoute, être impliqué·e, être motivé·e, être fidèle à ses valeurs -de qualité, d'exigence, de lien social, d'authenticité-, au-delà des tentations numériques -qui sont des aides et non pas des remplacements-, être ... humain. Vivre une expérience sensorielle et sensitive est irremplaçable.
 
The verb "to be" in the question, precisely, is my answer: to be attentive, to be involved, to be motivated, to be true to one's values—of quality, high standards, social connection, and authenticity—beyond the temptations of digital tools—which are aids, not replacements—to be... human. Experiencing sensory interaction is irreplaceable.