French for Beginners - Online Courses - Adult Learning

In this course, you will learn the basic language that you might need when visiting a French-speaking country. This is a fun and relaxed class, where you will meet other students interested in traveling and learning. You will get lots of opportunities to speak French and discover a different culture.

This is a course for absolute beginners and those who are beginning again. No previous knowledge is required. We will practice talking about yourself and your family, buying items in shops, and giving directions. We will use videos, recordings, role-play, and games in class.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Talk about yourself, your interests, your family, in French

• Converse in a shopping situation (including restaurants and transport)

• Find your way in a French-speaking country (ask for directions, name places, modes of transport)

• Read and write short paragraphs about familiar topics such as routine, hobbies, family.

• Use the present tense accurately for a range of verbs, orally and in writing

• Develop IT skills : use Teams and take part in online meetings, prepare a Powerpoint presentation.

As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop or computer will be required to access the course. Working from a tablet or phone will not be possible. The link for you to join the live sessions will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.