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France and Britain are joined by the one of the twentieth century's great feats of engineering - the Channel Tunnel. The two nations have not, however, always been the best of friends. Since the Middle Ages, France and England (later Great Britain) have often been enemies, and less frequently allies. Britain still celebrates victory over the French emperor Napoleon as one of the nation's finest moments.

Relations have recently improved. The 20th century saw the introduction of "entente cordiale" and the two countries have been - occasionally uneasy - friends ever since. This is a much happier state of affairs, as the two nations have much in common. Many Britons live in France and vice versa. This means that a number of highly qualified French teachers live in all parts of the UK. A French course London or French course Birmingham are naturally the most popular courses to take. The UK's two largest cities also have the largest pool of available teachers. London was estimated to have had 20,000 French inhabitants in Victorian times and the figure is much higher (although impossible to gauge exactly) today.

It is not just French courses that are easy to come by in London. If Italian courses London or Spanish courses London are what you desire, there are many options awaiting you in the Big Smoke. People from all over the world are drawn to the city for a huge variety of reasons; some to study languages, some to teach languages and many just to experience what one of the world's great cities has to offer.

In the other big cities, a French course Manchester or French course Liverpool are well catered for by a number of excellent private teachers and language schools operating in the cities. While the French populations in Manchester and Liverpool are nowhere near as large as those in London and Birmingham, the great trading cities of northern England have strong universities which attract a number of students from across the Channel every year. If you are looking to study the language in other great university cities - such as a French course Edinburgh or French course Cambridge, you will probably be taught by a student who needs extra cash to fund studies. While Cambridge students aren't supposed to work during term time, you will find a glut of highly-qualified and intelligent teachers willing to teach during the extensive university holidays.

French students (or students of the French language) are in a great position to teach a French course Bristol or French course Dublin. Both cities have old, famous universities of a high standard. Bristol has a high number of French speakers attracting, as it does, aristocratic students who will almost certainly have had the language taught to them at school and home for a number of years. Similarly, Trinity College Dublin attracts the wealthy few from Irish society, who are more likely to have received decent language tuition at school.

Other options available to learners include a French course Belfast - in Northern Island - or a French course Leeds - in northern England. As with all courses, the progress you make will be partly down to the quality of the tuition, but mainly down to the amount of work you are prepared to put in.