Vocational qualification

In Cambridge

£ 95 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Vocational qualification

  • Location

    Cambridge

  • Duration

    10 Weeks

This 10 week course is suitable for those who have already studied French for at least a year or for those who know basic French. Instruction is given in French using visual and audio supports. The course aims to develop the skills of speaking, reading, listening and writing in French. It enables students to understand native French speakers and helps them communicate in practical situations.

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Location

Start date

Cambridge (Cambridgeshire )
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Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PE

Start date

On request

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Course programme


French Improvers

Your Course
This 10 week course is suitable for those who have already studied French for at least a year or for those who know basic French. Instruction is given in French using visual and audio supports. The course aims to develop the skills of speaking, reading, listening and writing in French. It enables students to understand native French speakers and helps them communicate in practical situations. The course book is'Alter Ego 1', ISBN no: 9782011554208.It would also be advisable to purchase the Worbook: ISBN 9782011554215 for Cahier d'activits (totally in French) or ISBN 9782011555199 for the workbook (exercises introduced in English)
During this course students will take a short internal assessment in speaking french at Preliminary level. This will help them to prepare for the OCR Asset Language test that will be taken at the end of the Improvers' year.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the term you will be able to:
· Understand information about days and time.
· Understand someone's routine and talk about yours.
· Understand someone's feelings with regard to their daily routine.
· Understand someone talking about their health
· Understand informations and talk about a family event.
· Describe yourself physically.
· Talk about the realtionships you have with your family.
· Talk about the weather.
· Talk about your favourite hobbies.
The gramatical ussues covered will include:
· Present, perfect and future tensens.
· Possesive adjectives..
Your Tutor
Muriel Offord is a native speaker of French with a degree in technical translations from the University of Rennes. she has had several years experience of running her own language club, teaching French privately and in schools to infants and junior school children, as well as adults. She is a qualified teacher who was, until recently, teaching to GCSE level at a local college. She is also a tutor for Historians in Cambridge Colleges, helping them to read, understand and translate historical texts.
Day and time: Tuesday 7-9pm
Start date: 19th January
Number of sessions: 10
Tuition fees: £95
Method of payment: Fees for short courses (10 weeks or less) to be paid in full at enrolment and for long courses (12 weeks or more) fees of 50% can be paid at enrolment plus 50% as a cheque. Course places cannot be reserved without receipt of both payments.
Half term:
Please note that there are no classes during half term Monday 15th - Friday 19th February 2010 unless otherwise stated.

French Improvers

£ 95 + VAT