French for beginners

This course requires some prior knowledge, ideally from our "Getting started with" course as it is a continuation. We will cover fundamental aspects of the language in everyday situations using an immersive and collaborative approach focused on active practice. This is not a qualification course.

Lessons will cover simple but key aspects of the language in a variety of everyday situations to give you the foundation needed at this early stage. You are going to continue learning key vocabulary and set phrases in a variety of “survival” contexts and some important aspects of the culture; practise your reading, listening, speaking and writing skills; work in pairs/small groups; and increase your awareness of basic grammar.

In this non-qualification course you will learn the language in an immersive way. The tutor will be responsive to the class needs, responding to the group weaknesses. Learners are expected to predominately practice their speaking and listening skills in class and practice reading and writing skills as part of regular homework tasks. This gives the tutor an opportunity to identify group weaknesses and to provide you with personalised feedback to help you improve.

You should have some very basic previous knowledge of French before joining this course. This could be from attending our "Getting Started with French" course or having had a similar initial experience learning the language.

This course leads to a Level 1 course. Your tutor will be able to give you more information before the end of your course.