French for beginners - A1 part 1

Prerequisites

This is a course for those with no prior knowledge of the French language.

Course goals

After the course you should should be able to make yourself understood and understand others in simple everyday situations, which are some of the skills mentioned for level A1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

About the course

In this course you will learn:

• how to introduce yourself
• how to ask simple questions and give simple answers
• to speak and write in French about simple topics
• basic grammar
• regular words and simple phrases
• about cultures and societies where French is spoken

Approach

We work on all language skills, but we focus on oral communication. The language used by our teacher is mainly French, however English will be used to make the introductions and to clarify. You are expected to actively participate during the lessons as well as during exercises in pairs and small groups. You will need to set aside a few hours of practice at home before each lesson following the introduction. We have a limit of 16 participants.

Teacher

Your teacher has French as their first language and is a French as a second language (FLE) teacher.

Course literature

The course uses modern course literature that focuses on reading, listenint, writing and speaking. You will receive further information about the course literature with the notice you will receive once the course is starting. The course literature is not included in the fee.

Kursledare

Louise Patrouix

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