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Overview
This flexible, online short course in Elementary French from the The Open University UK will enhance your reading, writing, speaking and listening in French through a variety of online activities and focus on extending your knowledge of vocabulary and language structures to talk about leisure, travel and holidays.
By the end, you’ll have built your own French phrase book and developed the skills needed to speak about and understand concepts relating to travel, holidays and the weather. You'll learn, for example, to express your past love of football, or to discuss your thoughts about a night in watching ‘la télé’!
After successfully completing this short course, you will receive a digital badge. This can be shared on social media, added to email signatures or act as a certificate.
Key facts:
The course is designed to help you achieve a level of language proficiency equivalent to level A2 of the Council of Europe Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
Programme Structure
Throughout the course, you’ll build up your own French phrase book covering varied topics such as:
- leisure activities (sporting, creative and cultural activities)
- ways of expressing likes and dislikes and how often you do something
- the weather (forecast, temperatures, conditions and what you do in them)
- television and shows in France
- ways of describing activities you used to do (the past tense)
- holiday destinations, activities and holidays outside mainland France
- ways of making travel arrangements (including enquiries and bookings)
- ways of describing the holidays you took
- writing postcards.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- Registration closes 31/07/2024
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
- No Attendance
- Continuous support with feedback on request
Disciplines
Education Area & Cultural Studies Language Studies View 49 other Short Courses in Area & Cultural Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no entry requirements for this course.
However, it's beneficial if you have some basic knowledge of French, similar or equivalent to the language, skills and vocabulary practised in Beginners French 1: eh oui! (LGXF001), Beginners French 2: bien sûr! (LGXF002) and/or Beginners French 3: absolument! (LGXF003)
If you have any doubt about the suitability of the course, please contact us.
Tuition Fee
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International
195 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 195 GBP for the full programme during 4 months. -
National
195 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 195 GBP for the full programme during 4 months.
Funding
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