Your Ixelles French classes from Home!
Dear Visitor,
Are you looking to integrate better in the Belgian landscape? Have you been living in Belgium for a number of years and starting to think it may be time to learn one of the National languages?
Easier said that done. It isn’t always so simple to “boldly step forward” and sign up for classes as an expat. For a start, the teaching methods might seem a bit “foreign” to one who was schooled in the UK or US.
And what if the teacher only has a basic understanding of English? Could they even possibly know what it feels like to have English as a mother tongue and to approach French?
What if everyone else in the class is more advanced? What if they have a language that is closer to French and that allows them to speak without an accent
Even worse…what if no one had any clue about HP sauce, Bisto, Guy Fawkes, Thanksgiving, mac ‘n cheese and all the rest??? Perish the thought!
These fears are very natural and understandable. You’re in a foreign country and you are stepping into a field you don’t know much about: language learning.
But what if there was a kind teacher who had “walked that walk” long before you did? What if this same teacher had lived for 20 years in Ixelles as the son of an expat Mum from the UK and a Belgian father?
What if this British/Belgian teacher left Belgium, lived in the UK for several years, married an American lady and had relocated in the US?
And best of all: what if this teacher had founded a language school called OuiCommunicate that specifically teaches French to learners who have English as a first language?
It would almost seem that the stars had aligned to make any expat’s journey into French as easy as it could ever be. But we’ll let you be the judge of that!
Practical Information
Thanks to the Internet, there is no more need to be present in the same room to conduct a successful language class. There are actually many reasons why in-person classes are less effective, slower and quickly lead to becoming “hobby-classes”.
Probably not the best approach if you want to learn French with intent.
OuiCommunicate is a coursework-based language school. We have the French language available for you on our website in the form of worksheets, videos and quizzes.
You only pay for the 20-minute meetups with your teacher, in which we assess your understanding of specific parts of French.
Speaking French will gradually be integrated as you develop better tools. French will be taught to you as a speaker of English, with full understanding of your background.
As a result, you can expect to build strong foundations in French to become a confident speaker. You will have all the tools to grow and develop as an independent speaker of French.
Become our next "success story"!
The lady in this video is originally from NY and wished for us to help prepare her move to France.
Today, she is fluent and happily lives in France where she meets new people and uses French daily.
The “secret” to her success is nothing more than what we offer you: the same learning material and the same approach.
But don’t take our word for it: read the review she wrote for our Google Business page!
Book a class now!
No preparation needed
Wish to know more? Phone Chris now or send a Whatsapp message to +1 860-339-6480.
You can book a trial class with no preparation through the booking calendar.
No French skills needed!
We are 6 hours behind Belgium!
Classes are on Skype for reasons of convenience.
Find us on Skype at:
live:reulandchristopher
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A word about Ixelles...
This page would not be complete without a word about what brought us here in the first place: Ixelles. The most international of international “communes”.
I first started renting in Ixelles when I was around 22 years old. Back then, my friends and I all had little flats for around 250 euros. Seems unimaginable today!
The commune of Ixelles is different from other areas of Brussels. For a start, it’s where you go when you are looking to rent and be where the action is. Students and young professionals traditionally enjoy the nightlife but also the cultural side.
Funny to think about this, but I still remember the “Cafe Belga” building when it was abandonned and derelict. In those times, walking through Place Flagey at night was a hazardous activity and one best done in groups.
This was before the big glass bus shelter and when they still used to mow the sides of the Etang d’Ixelles. (Before it turned into an urban jungle!)
Naturally, the EU changed Ixelles a lot and truly gave it the international atmosphere we have come to know. Place du Luxembourg was a very unassuming little train station whose central building (in front of the statue) was where you bought the tickets!
My favourite area will always be the La Cambre art school, especially in Summer when the students take to the lawns.
As a runner, I found it fantastic to be able to jog past ULB, into the Bois de la Cambre and into the Foret de Soignes towards Uccle. What a luxury to have one’s own forest at the doorstep!
Each time I go back, I see little changes here and there. New shops, new pedestrian areas but essentially the same old.
As well as our French classes, I will be very happy to be able to guide you through Ixelles with matters of the “commune” or just generally Belgian cultural questions.
I hope to meet you soon! Chris