Holiday French - Bingham Library - Adult Learning

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 practise 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 of real-life situations (in a shop, a hotel, etc.). Converse in a shopping situation (including restaurants and transport).

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

• 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

Please bring a pen and notebook, books with basic French vocabulary are useful.

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

• Greater London 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

• Warwickshire

• Surrey

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.