Foreign languages
This education serves a dual purpose. The first step is to strengthen the linguistic skills essential to engineers in today's global context, by studying English and one or two other foreign languages. But the courses, organised in small groups, also have a strong cultural dimension and an openness to foreign civilizations, which is extended by language internships organised by the School.
A minimum required level of 850 points on the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) or 82 on the TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language) for which preparation is organised.
In the 1st year, the courses, which use a variety of media (press, video, literary or scientific texts, etc.), are devoted to the strengthening of basic skills. In the 2nd and 3rd years, the students, who all receive training in professional and scientific English, have the choice between several more specific courses with a cultural connotation.
In addition to the most widely used languages of the European area (German, Spanish, Italian, as well as French for foreign students, "French as a foreign language" alias FLé), students can study Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Russian.
Many students start one of these "rare" languages at ENSTA Paris.
Language skills
The ENSTA Paris competency framework is defined on the basis of the School's education plan and the general engineering competency framework as expressed by the engineering qualifications committee.
Learning outcomes in languages.
Non-English languages
In addition to the second language, which is compulsory (1 hour 30 minutes per week), it is possible to learn a third foreign language. ENSTA Paris gives the possibility to study seven different languages:
- Arabic
- German
- Chinese
- Spanish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Russian
Language internships abroad
The ENSTA Paris organises summer language courses of two to three weeks, which allow the consolidation of the basics learned during the year and the immersion in a foreign culture. The language internship is generally extended by an industrial immersion course in the selected country. A wide range of work internships in Argentina, Italy, Japan or Russia is offered.