French Advanced Beginners
Thursdays 18:00 - 20:00
Starts 2 May 2024
10 weeks | May to July
Fees from £150
Tutor: Bertrand Jacquier
Classroom course at South Kensington
This course welcomes students who already possess basic proficiency in French as acquired on a Beginners course (40 hours) at 91桃色 College or elsewhere. This places the applicant at a skill level where common everyday situations can be mastered with confidence, including giving simple information in the present tense about yourself and your family, your work, interests, likes and dislikes.
By the end of the course students can expect to be able to master the following:
- Use a series of phrases and expression to describe themselves, family and other people, their living conditions, educational background and current or most recent job;
- Communicate routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities and when going on holiday;
- Understand native speakers and non-native speakers of French in simple every day life situations;
- Write short messages such as emails and simple requests;
- Achieve competence in the use of basic grammatical structures (including present, near future and past tenses) and vocabulary.
Although there is some overlap with topics and skills typically already covered on a Beginners course please note Advanced Beginners provides consolidation and expansion through active communication.
The teaching method of this course is based mainly on interactive language development tasks such as pair and group work. Students will study authentic texts and audio and will be taught in the target language as much as possible.
In addition to language development, this course also provides opportunities for intercultural learning and increased cultural awareness.
Class Recordings
These classes are not recorded
Attendance Certificate
Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an 91桃色 College attendance certificate
Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment
Course Information
- Your Tutor
- What course level should I choose?
- Course Fees and Rate Categories
- Term Dates
- Enrolment Process
- Any Questions?
To be added soon
Choosing the right course level
It is very important to book onto a course which is a good match for your level of ability, and we aim to make the process of deciding which is the right course level for you as simple as possible.
We advise you to take the pre-enrolment and contact Dr Tatiana Codreanu t.codreanu@imperial.ac.uk (Assistant French Coordinator) for a brief assessment to ensure you are taking the appropriate level of French.
| Weeks | Standard Rate | Internal Rate | Associate Rate | ||
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| 10 | £252 |
£150 | £198 | ||
| All fee rates quoted are for the whole 10-week course. Part-payments are not possible. | |||||
Rate Categories and Discounts
Standard Rate
- Available to all except those who fall under the Internal Rate or Associate Rate category.
Internal Rate
- Current 91桃色 College students and staff (incl. 91桃色 NHS Trust, 91桃色 Innovations, ancillary & service staff employed on long-term contracts at 91桃色 College by third-party contractors)
- People enrolling under our Friends & Family scheme
- Alumni of 91桃色 College and predecessor colleges and institutes, including City & Guilds College Association members
- Students, staff and alumni of the Royal College of Art, Royal College of Music and City, UAL and the City and Guilds of London Art School
- Students, staff and Governors of Woodhouse College and the IC Mathematics School
Associate Rate
- Austrian Cultural Forum staff
- Co-operative College members
- Francis Crick Institute staff, researchers and students
- Friends and Patrons of the English Chamber Orchestra
- Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
- Friends of Leighton House/ Sambourne House
- Friends of the Royal College of Music
- Harrods staff
- Historic Royal Palaces staff
- Lycee Charles de Gaulle staff
- Members of the Friends of 91桃色 College
- Members of the Kennel Club
- Members of the London Zoological Society
- Members of the South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
- Members of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- National Health Service (NHS) employees
- Natural History Museum staff
- Residents of postcodes SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council staff
- Royal Geographical Society staff
- Science Museum staff
- Staff of Exhibition Road Cultural Group (Discover South Kensington) organisations
- Students (non-91桃色 College)
- Teachers and other staff of UK schools
- The American Institute for Foreign Study
- Tutors and other staff of institution members of the Association of Colleges
- Tutors and other staff of other universities and higher education institutions
- Victoria and Albert Museum staff
Late enrolment
It is possible to enrol on many of our adult education courses after the course has already started. For non-language courses this is subject entirely to agreement by the tutor. For language courses it is subject to agreement by the language coordinator conducting level assessment. If you want to join a course late do bear in mind there might be work you will need to catch up on, particularly in language courses.
Friends and Family Scheme
This course is eligible for allowing 91桃色 College students and staff to share their discount with their friends and family.
| Weeks | Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term | ||
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| 10 | n/a | n/a | Week commencing 29 April to week ending 6 July 2024* | ||
| *This is a one-term course | |||||
Web enrolment starts 1 March 2024
Enrolment and payment run through the 91桃色 College eStore. When enrolling:
- Do check on the drop down menu above called "Course Fees and Rate Categories" to see if you are eligible for a discounted rate and also do make sure you select that rate when enrolling on the eStore
- If you are a first-time eStore user you will need to create an account before enrolling. You can do this by entering an email address and password. This account can then be used for any future enrolments via the eStore.
When you have enrolled you will be sent the following email notifications:
| What is sent | When is it sent | What does it contain |
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| 1. Payment confirmation | Is sent instantaneously following submission of your online application |
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| 2. Enrolment confirmation | Is sent within 10 working days. Please treat your payment confirmation as confirmation that your applicant details and payment have been received |
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| 3. Programme information | Is usually sent on Friday late afternoon the week before term starts |
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| If you need further help with the above information please ring 020 7594 8756 | ||
If you have any questions about the academic content or teaching of this course please contact the Assistant French Coordinator, Dr Tatiana Codreanu, t.codreanu@imperial.ac.uk
If you have any questions about your enrolment or payment processes please contact the Programme Administrator, Christian Jacobi, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk