Intensive course in oral expression

An initial 30-minute meeting enables the learner to explain his or her specific needs and benefit from a lesson free of charge. 

The meeting is non-binding. It allows you to find out what the course is like and to see whether the methodology suits you. Confident, you can then consider starting or resuming your French learning.

This is a training course :

• to learn French, improve or perfect your oral expression and feel increasingly  comfortable during your daily French conversations 

• individually or in small groups 

• online, with some exceptions

• with flexible hours agreed with the learner

The programme covers levels A1 to C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR), which in this case focuses on competences in spoken interaction. Developed by the Council of Europe, the CEFR is widely considered the European standard in the field of language learning and defines the following six levels :

A1. Beginner

Objectives:

• Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

• Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.

• Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

A2. Elementary French

Objectives : 

• Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).

• Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

• Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

B1. Intermediate French

Objectives : 

• Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.

• Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.

• Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.

• Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

B2. Upper-Intermediate

Objectives :

• Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.

• Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

• Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

C1. Advanced French

Objectives : 

• Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.

• Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.

• Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.

• Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing a controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

C2. Proficiency

Objective : 

• Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.

• Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.

• Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.

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