What is English in Toulouse?

An English conversation group which meets regularly for drinks in the Toulouse city centre. We currently have over 100 members of Australian, American, British, Canadian, Irish, Italian, French, German and New Zealand nationality.

Who is it for?

The group is open to native or fluent English speakers and our Friday sessions are for bilingual French/English speakers.

Our aim is to develop a network of English speakers (native speakers and bilingual people) in Toulouse for conversation and as a way to meet people with similar interests (travel, language, different cultures etc).

How often do you meet?

What's on?

• Second Wednesday of the month:
  Our regular gig! Meet us at the Crowne Plaza Hotel from 8.30pm.
• Last Wednesday of the month:
  Our Irish pub night. Meet us at De Danu from 8.30pm.
• Every Friday afternoon:
  Join us for tea and cake at Bapz from 4pm for French Fridays, our weekly French/English conversation group.

How do I participate?

You can join the group through our Web forum.

Questions or comments?

Contact Narelle.

Is it free to join?

Yes, but you must support the venue by buying a drink or two from the bar.

Who organises the group?

Narelle Lewis — an Australian (from the Gold Coast) who has lived in Toulouse since April 2005. Prior to living in France, she spent five years in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she organised similar meetup groups.

Professionally, Narelle is a Web designer and aspiring writer. She has also taught English in France at Paul Sabatier University, ENAC (National School of Civil Aviation) and Mirail University and currently teaches intermediate and advanced English at ICAM.

Narelle has a degree in journalism, public relations and German from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, and studied computer science in Scotland.

Our regular meetings

Monthly Meetup at the Crowne Plaza

Monthly Irish Pub Night at De Danu

Weekly French Friday Meetup at Bapz

English in Toulouse in the press

In September we were featured in French women's magazine Chicks'Power. We're on page 64 in the article entitled Do you speak English?. Download a copy of the magazine (It's 25MB so may take a while to download).

Read the article on English in Toulouse in the May 2007 edition of French Property News -- or see the whole page in colour (harder to read).