French for Beginners - Online Courses - Adult Learning

Online Courses, Nottingham

Date	17 September - 3 December 2025
Sessions	Wednesdays: 6pm - 8pm
No. sessions	10
Venue	Online Courses, Nottingham View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £80

About this course

In this course, you will make your French phrase book come alive. If you are planning a holiday in a French-speaking country, or if you just want the opportunity to speak French, come along. You will practice essential phrases to survive in France and discover inspiring places to visit on your travels or to research.

This is a course for learners who can already say a few words and would like to increase their vocabulary and boost their confidence. We will cover topics such as booking different types of accommodations, reading signs and following directions, ordering food, etc. We will also look at different places to visit in France or other countries where French is spoken. There will be lots of role-plays in real-life situations (in a shop, a hotel, etc.).

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

Converse in a shopping situation (including restaurants and transport)
Find your way in a French-speaking country (ask for directions, name places, use public transport)
Compare different type of accommodations and ways of booking them
Interact with other learners in improvised situations.
Identify places to visit in France
Take part in group activities and speak in front of a group in French

What you will need to bring to the course:

Books with basic French vocabulary are useful, such as the GCSE French Vocab and the GCSE French Grammar Books by CGP.

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.