Whether you want to travel to France or to prepare for a diploma (DELF/DALF), our native French teachers will help you gain confidence and achieve your goals.

We offer 4 different learning paces to suit your commitments:

- Summer Courses: 1 to 3 weeks courses in January

- Term Courses: 2 hours a week over 10 weeks

- Express Courses: 4 hours a week over 5 weeks (Saturday mornings)

- Intensive Courses: 1 week courses during the school holidays

Timetable Term 1/2010

Calendar of 2010 Courses

Course Structure

Private Tuition

Soirées du mardi (Conversation)
Podcast

EXPRESS COURSES

EXPRESS COURSES  Session A starts 23 Jan 2010   Session B starts 27 Feb 2010

4 hours a week over 5 weeks (Sat 9.00am to 1.00pm)

Term 1/2010:

Session A starts 23 Jan

*General Courses
All levels, from Beginners to Advanced

$325 C/ $295 + textbook (Alter Ego)

*Special Courses

Conversation & Grammar - from Advanced 6

Practice your French and participate in a vibrant discussion while dealing with the more complex grammatical sturctures.

$330 C/ $300

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INTENSIVE COURSES

Next courses from 06 - 09 Apr 2010.

Full details available soon.

PRIVATE TUITION

Tailor-made courses to suit your specific needs and your busy lifestyle.

We can arrange private lessons for adults, teenagers and children, individuals or small groups. Classes may be held at the Alliance Française, or at a location more convenient for you. Please contact us for further information or to make a booking on 9525 3463.

SOIREES DU MARDI

Conversation evenings, with a glass of wine & some French cheese.

Every Tuesday, from 6.30pm to 8.00pm

$17 Full / $14 AF Members

CALENDAR 2010

SUMMER COURSES

Enrolment Deadlines:

Adult Courses: 23 December 2009
French for Travellers, one-week Intensive Courses: 06 January 2010

Adult Summer Courses

18-hour Summer Course, twice a week, over 3 weeks – Starts 4 January 2010

Levels : Beginner 1 to 6, Intermediate & Advanced Conversation

$295 C/ $266

Beginner 1 – Wednesday & Friday – 10.00am-1.00pm or 6.00 to 9.00pm

Beginner 2 – Wednesday & Friday – 6.00 to 9.00pm

Beginner 3 – Monday & Wednesday – 10.00am-1.00pm or 6.00 to 9.00pm

Beginner 4 – Tuesday & Thursday – 6.00 to 9.00pm

Beginner 5 – Monday & Wednesday – 6.00 to 9.00pm

Beginner 6 – Monday & Wednesday – 6.00 to 9.00pm

Conversation Intermediate A (I1 to I3) - Tue & Thu: 10.00am to 1.00pm or 6.00pm to 9.00pm
Conversation Intermediate B (I4 to I6) - Tue & Thu: 10.00am to 1.00pm or 6.00pm to 9.00pm
Advanced Conversation – Mon & Wed: 10.00am to 1.00pm or 6.00pm to 9.00pm

Adult Intensive Courses

15-hour Intensive Course, 3 hours a day over 1 week

Levels : Beginner 1 & 2 only

$240 – C/$216

Beginner 1 – Monday to Friday – 6.00 to 9.00pm – Starts 11 January 2010

Beginner 2 – Monday to Friday  – 6.00 to 9.00pm – Starts 18 January 2010

French for Travellers

15-hour Summer Course, 3 hours a day over 1 week

For Complete Beginners only
Monday to Friday – 6.00 to 9.00pm – Starts 11 January or 18 January 2010

$250 – C/ $225

Pronunciation Workshop - NEW!

10-hour Summer Course, 2 hours a day over 1 week

Beginners : Monday to Friday – 6.00 to 8.00pm – Starts 11 January (from Beginners 3 - not suitable for Complete Beginners)

Intermediate : Monday to Friday – 6.00 to 8.00pm – Starts 18 January 2010 (from Intermediate 1)

$162 – C/ $146

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COURSE STRUCTURE

Our levels are defined according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages provides a practical tool for setting clear standards to be attained at successive stages of learning in an internationally comparable manner. It provides a basis for the mutual recognition of language qualifications, thus facilitating educational and occupational mobility.
The new course structure includes 5 stages towards mastery of French language and culture.

Stage 1 Introductory users
Stage 2 Elementary users
Stage 3 Independent users
Stage 4 Advanced users
Stage 5 Proficient user

5 stages towards mastering the French language and culture

Outcomes:

Introductory users (Level A1 of the CEFR)
Outcome : You can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Yo can introduce yourself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where you live, people you know and things you have. You can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help

Elementary users (Level A2 of the CEFR)
Outcome : You 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). You can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. You can describe in simple terms aspects of your background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Independent users (Level B1 of the CEFR)
Outcome : You can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. you can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. You can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. You can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

Advanced users (Level B2 of the CEFR)
Outcome : You can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialisation. You can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. You 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.

Proficient users (Levels C1 and C2 of the CEFR)
Outcome 1: You can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. You can express yourself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. You can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. You can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

Outcome 2: You can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. You can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. You can express yourself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.

How do I relate my actual class level to the course structure ?
The levels achieved at each stage are more clearly defined in the new course structure, but the progression remains similar.

Stage 1 Introductory users covers Beginners 1 to 4 classes of the previous course structure.
Stage 2 Elementary users covers Beginners 5 to Intermediate 4 classes of the previous course structure.
Stage 3 Independent users covers Intermediate 5 1 to Advanced 3 classes of the previous course structure.
Stage 4 Advanced users covers Conversation & Grammar, Art & Culture and Art History classes.
Stage 5 Proficient users covers Advanced written and oral expression class.