French Lessons in Phoenix, AZ

Focus Language, Phoenix:
Focus Language is a well-established Language School located in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Jean-Paul Setlak, the director and program designer is a talented linguist who speaks and teaches French and other languages including Spanish, English, Mandarin, Italian, Hindi and Punjabi. The school creates a safe and enjoyable environment where students can progress rapidly. Emphasis is placed on empowering the students and bringing them immediately to express themselves in their new language. We offer small groups and individual classes as part of intensive and easy-pace programs. Whether we teach individuals or corporate students, our course scheduling is always flexible enough to accommodate busy individuals. Communicating passion for languages and learning in general has remained our primary goals. Focus is situated on East Cinnabar Avenue in Phoenix. It is only one mile from the beautiful Phoenix Mountain preserve, a wonderful place to hike and enjoy the beauty of nature.

Focus offers 3 types of programs:
1. Intensive Language Programs
2. Easy-Pace courses
3. Our "Learn how to Learn a foreign language" course

All Language programs are available as private classes or as small groups classes.
Ideal small group size is 2 to 5. The "learn how to learn" course can accommodate larger groups.

We teach Beginning Italian, Hindi, Punjabi and Mandarin Chinese courses.
We teach Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced English, Spanish and French Courses.

Intensive French:
Come and study in beautiful Arizona, or set up a course where you live.
* Each French Intensive Course is a 8-day program
* 6 hours of classes per day.
* 1-5 students in the class.
* Groups are arranged privately by the students .
* Business French or General Conversational French

Highly motivated students can request to extend their training 1 or 2 more weeks. We want you to learn quickly and without stress, so you will reach fluency much faster. You will be able to interact enjoyably with natives, and continue to develop your performance and your capacity to Speak French.

We will help you organize an extended and thorough program of study at the end of your training.

Intensive programs are an ideal way to approach learning a new language. Students' motivation and desire to learn are high and there are no distractions. All the essential material can be quickly and efficiently presented.

We use a very direct conversational method imbedding the information about grammar and pronunciation. The student is encouraged to use the language naturally and immediately. This is a highly effective way to learn.

Beginning Intensive French:
This French Immersion Course focuses on teaching you accurate pronunciation and developing your capacity to speak. You immediately learn the most useful and practical grammar and vocabulary.

Jean-Paul has personally studied 14 languages and clearly understands the steps necessary to develop fluency.

Intermediate Intensive French:
This French Immersion Course is excellent for people who have learned some French but who have never fully developed their fluency.

You can start at any place in the language; review or learn new vocabulary and grammar in order to develop your Conversational French fluency fast and naturally.

Advanced Intensive French:
In this French Immersion Course you will learn to adjust your pronunciation to sound more natural, begin to express yourself elegantly, and absorb idioms and practical cultural information. You can review or develop any aspect of French you desire.

You can choose to place the emphasis on Business French in any program of your choice.

Easy-pace French:
The easy-pace course allows a beginning student to acquire the entry level of the language over a period of several weeks. Intermediate and advanced students significantly increase their level of fluency. This program is primarily used by students and organizations situated in the Phoenix Metro area. We set goals and design our curriculum together.

We use two tracks for each program:
1. the specific information the students need to learn: medical, legal. technical etc.
2. The general information anyone learning a language needs. (common vocabulary, grammar etc.)

The "Learn how to Learn" French Course:
After learning and teaching for more than thirty years, I have extracted the most useful principles for learning a language. They are simple but powerful.  I have developed a course that teaches these principles. It lasts 1 day. It will immediately enhance your ability to absorb a language efficiently and enjoyably.

Would you think of competing in a new sport without training for it? Languages are learned very much like a physical discipline. They require both understanding and physical awareness/skill. This is the purpose of the "Learn How To Learn" a foreign language course. This information is automatically included in the intensive and easy-pace courses.