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Le Relais Bleu
“French in France”
Residential language course.
An intelligent way of enjoying a holiday in the South of France
Close to Béziers air!ort and "#$ station%& 'ézenas& and the (editerranean sea.
"he region is the Languedoc)Roussillon and its ca!ital is (ont!ellier.
Location
Built in *+,-& on the outs.irts of the /illage of 0s!ondeilhan& north of Béziers& le Relais Bleu
was once a sto!!ing !lace for the stage coach& where tra/ellers could rest and horses were changed o/er
for fresh ones. "hen they could all !ursue their journey& full of a new energy.
“Le Relais Bleu” has 1eco2e a fa2ily ho2e with co2forta1le acco22odations for guests& in a
lo/ely garden with swi22ing)!ool. 3t also !ro/ides an original French course in a con/i/ial
at2os!here. 4o change of horses nowadays& 1ut certainly& !lenty of new energy to 1e found in this
char2ing location5
0s!ondeilhan is a s2all /illage with a grocer6s sho!& a 1a.er6s the indis!ensa1le 1oulangerie %&
a café which also sells news!a!ers%& and a !ost office . 3t is a short ten 2inutes wal. fro2 “Le Relais
Bleu”.
7ostess and teacher
0lisa1eth de Roc8uigny& your hostess& will 2a.e you feel at ho2e. She enjoys entertaining and
will ensure that your wee. at “Le Relais Bleu” is a 2ost !leasant holiday as well as a studious one.
She has tra/elled widely and is interested in all cultures and countries. Should it 1e necessary for
1etter co22unication with you& she can s!ea. fluent 0nglish and S!anish& and& 2ost i2!ortantly& she
is an e9cellent coo.. She will 1e ha!!y to share with you the 1est of the French way of life.
"he course is led 1y Anne Brassart 0/ans& a 8ualified and e9!erienced teacher of French as a
foreign language and also of French literature& s!ecifically !oetry. She has wor.ed in France and a1road
as a college 'rinci!al as well as teacher. She is also a !oetry and tra/el writer.
She has dedicated her course to the late 'rofessor :a2es Lawler& a great teacher of French
literature at the ;ni/ersity of <estern Australia in 'erth& at the ;ni/ersity of Chicago& in Canada& and at
the Sor1onne in 'aris where he s!ent the rest of his life. 7e has used !oetry as an efficient way of
teaching the French language& and his te9t 1oo. was widely used for decades in schools all o/er
Australia& the ;.=. and the ;.S. 7e has 1een the ins!iration for the setting u! of this course. 7e also
ha!!ens to 1e the uncle of Anne6s Australian hus1and.
"uition
"he course is designed for adults fro2 age twenty% who already ha/e so2e .nowledge of
French& so not total 1eginners. School le/el French is a suita1le 1asis. As we ta.e only /ery s2all
grou!s + !eo!le at 2ost% we can gi/e close attention to each student& and 2anage the different le/els of
fluency. "hose who intend to study French at uni/ersity will find this course 2ost !rofita1le. 3t is
!rofita1le too for those of you who enjoy the 1eauty of a language for its own sa.e or those who
welco2e a good o!!ortunity to train their 2e2ory in a !leasant and useful way.
"he residential wee. starts on the Sunday afternoon& with arri/als fro2 the station or the air!ort
in Béziers where you can 1e 2et. So2e arri/e in their !ri/ate car. "he first e/ening is for settling in&
2a.ing ac8uaintance with the other students& enjoying a nice dinner& and ha/e a 1rief !resentation of the
wee. to co2e. >our stay includes si9 nights& with de!arture on the Saturday 2orning.
"he course itself starts on (onday 2ornings at ? a2 and ends on the following Friday e/enings.
3t !ro/ides three lessons in the 2orning& with coffee 1rea.& and one in the afternoon. "he !rogra22e
offers @ afternoon e9cursions to disco/er this 1eautiful region of Languedoc. >ou will 1e acco2!anied
1y your teacher so that the co22unication in French can continue as 2uch as you wish.
"ariffsA
SingleA B?- 0nglish !ounds
Cou!le in dou1le roo2%A *@+- 0nglish !ounds
They are fully inclusive of the following:
)'ic. u! fro2 station or air!ort if necessary. Béziers only%
)Full 1oard and lodging 1edroo2 with !ri/ate 1athroo2%.
)Continental 1rea.fast
)"wo course 1uffet lunch
)"hree course dinner with a!eritif and wine.
)Coffee 1rea.s or tea%
)At least twenty hours of for2al teaching.
)Learning 2aterial such as !hotoco!ies& dictionaries and 1oo.s at your dis!osal%
)3nternet access.
);se of the swi22ing !ool.
Excluded:
>our health insurance& and third !arty insurance.
"ele!hone calls fro2 the ho2e line.
7ow to !ay
0lisa1eth de Roc8uigny6s account. Ban. transferC Che8ue in eurosC 'oundsC DollarsC
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Any 8uestions C
>ou can contact directly 0lisa1eth de Roc8uigny for all 8uestions concerning your acco22odation at
the Relais Bleu& 1oard and lodging& and for your journey there.
elisa1eth.deroc8uignyIorange.fr
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For 8uestions related to the course itself& feel free to contact Anne 1y 2ail or !honeA
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