l’education
| l'éducation education | l'école school |
| une élève pupil | les devoirs homework |
| le jardin d'enfants kindergarten | l'école primaire elementary school |
| le collège junior high school | le lycée high school |
| la classe class (group of students) | aller en cours to go to class |
| l'instituteur elementary school teacher (m) | l'institutrice elementary school teacher (f) |
| le professeur high school teacher | le prof high school teacher |
| un examen exam | une interrogation quiz/test |
| une interro quiz/test | le baccalauréat high school diploma |
| le bac high school diploma | le brevet secondary school diploma |
| l'université university | le diplôme le diplôme |
| le DEUG university diploma | la maîtrise master's degree |
If you travel to France you will quickly discover that while there are many similarities between the school system at home there are also many differences. Towards the end of high school and the beginning of university the French school system gets a bit complicated as there are many different kinds of degrees and licenses offered to French students. In this lesson you will learn some basic words which will help you to navigate through France’s education system.
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David Issokson is a lifelong language enthusiast. His head is swimming with words and sounds as he speaks over six languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private online lessons. When procrastinating working on his site, FrenchLearner.com, David enjoys his time skiing and hiking in Teton Valley, Idaho.
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Bonjour! My name is David Issokson. I'm based in Victor, Idaho (near Jackson, Wyoming) and have helped hundreds of students to learn French online since 2013.
