Key course information
Languages
14/01/2021
10 weeks
Part time
99.00
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Course Overview
This course is designed for absolute beginners or for those who know only a few words of French. It provides the ideal introduction to conversational French, covering the basic situations you would encounter as a tourist. It is suitable if you want to learn for fun or if you intend to continue your study. There will also be some reading and writing activities.
What will I learn?
The aim of the course is to provide you with basic speaking and listening skills in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere which will increase your confidence to 'have a go' when you are abroad.
The following topics will be covered during the course: Greeting and making introductions; Talking about yourself and family; Using numbers and understanding prices; Ordering food and drink; Shopping; Finding your way around; Visiting the pharmacy/doctor.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements associated with this course.
Study, Assessment and Qualifications
Assessment is informal, based on your personal targets and the learning outcomes and will be undertaken regularly with you by the course lecturer. There are no final qualifications associated with this course.
Additional Costs and Information
You should bring a pen and notebook with you.
You will be asked to buy a coursebook for this course, the lecturer will advise the best book to buy.
This course runs on one day per week at the Salisbury Campus and the dates are:
17.09.20-26.11.20 Thursday 18:00-19:30
What Could I Do Next?
On completion of your course you may choose to progress onto these following courses
Languages
Career Opportunities
- Translator
- Interpreter
- Development Worker
- Political Risk Analyst
- Languages Teacher
- Speech And Language Therapist
It is thought that there are up to 7,000 different languages spoken around the world today. More than half of the world’s languages have no written form.
The world’s most widely spoken languages are: Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, German and French.
