French - Beginners

Course code: LPWT001P

Subject area: Languages

Study level: Part Time

Course level: U

Course details

Course time:

18:00 - 20:00

Days of week:

Tuesday

Course date:

14th Jan 2025 - 25th Mar 2025

Course location:

Witney Campus

Contact details

Phone:

01235 555 585

This course follows on from the French beginners A course. The beginners B course is for those who are not complete beginners. The main aim is to help you to ‘get by’ in a French speaking environment. This may be a good place for those “Rusty” beginners who have learned very little French but have also got the confidence to work at a slightly faster pace than the French beginners A course.

In order to avoid disappointment, it is advisable to enrol at least 2½ weeks prior to the course starting. We will confirm course information two weeks prior to the start date.

You will become more confident in spoken French in a range of everyday situations covering topics relevant to both home and work life including:

• Relationships

• Locating buildings and shops on a street

• Directions to provide and to follow in town and in the countryside

• Booking a room with specific requests and your contact details

• Spelling people’s and places names, giving an email address in French

• Time-Reading the clock and Opening hours

You will build on the introduction to basic grammar covered in the previous course and deepen your ability to understand and apply a range of grammatical concepts including tenses and word order. You will also be looking at and picking out the main points from short texts on contemporary subjects.

Please note there will be no class on 18/02/2025.

There are vending machines available where hot/cold drinks and snacks can be purchased. There are watercoolers on site making it easy to refill your water bottle.

Parking should be available on site. If full please use Marriotts Walk or Woodford Way Car Parks which are a few minutes’ walk away.

Please report to Reception on arrival. A photo-id will be issued, for you to wear when you attend classes.

Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.

You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.

What next?
French - Beginners C
Entry criteria
There are no formal entry requirements for this course. The standard of this course approximates to the Common European Framework Level A1. It is strongly recommended however for those who are new to the language that you have completed the French Beginners A course. If you are a “Rusty” beginner, it is recommended that you speak to one of our tutors who will be able to assess the appropriate level of course for you.

Courses can fill fast, so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Decisions on whether a course is to run are made two weeks prior to the start date - an email will be sent to you should there be changes to your course or if it is cancelled. Please check your inbox leading up to your course, including the junk folders. For anyone without an email account, our Admissions team will phone you instead.

For the first week of the course you will need to bring a valid form of identification; this includes passport, driving licence, debit/credit card, Birth Certificate or National Insurance card.

Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2024 prior to starting the course.

Fee information
A textbook is used, Talk French 1-The Ideal Course For Absolute Beginners, published by the BBC, ISBN 978-1-40667-890-1, to accompany the course but it is optional to buy this (average cost £10). The textbook will support your learning for at least 1 year. You may also like to buy a small dictionary. Your tutor will be able to advise you at the first session.

Courses offered by the college are fully or partly funded by the Government and the published fee takes account of this funding.

Before starting a course, the College is required to check you meet conditions relating to that funding, e.g. age, residency status within the UK/EEA, prior qualification level and employment status. In some circumstances (such as with online enrolments), these checks can only be completed after you have enrolled and paid.

If you are unable to pay in full for this course at the time of enrolment, and the course tuition fee is £300 or more, an instalment plan is available. If this is your preference, please do not enrol online but rather call the Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to enrol.

Once enrolled, Admissions will take the first instalment payment from you and pass on your details to the Finance team who will email you to set-up your payment plan. Please return a fully completed instalment plan to Finance as failure to do so could result in being withdrawn from your course.

The rules on fee reduction are complicated, we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to discuss these options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.

19+ Fee:

£217.00

19+ Reduced Fee:

£121.00

Qualifications received
As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. However, you will be asked to complete activities that demonstrate how you are progressing on your course.
Learning & method assessment
Learning activities will mainly be organised in pair work/small groups. Homework every week will be based on a summary sheet of the lesson for you to review in your own time. There will be no formal examination.

To track your progress and achievement you will be required to complete a short document.