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Alliance House, 1 Dorset Square, London NW1 6PU
deLondresAllianceFrançaise
Our first language - your first choice
� 020 7723 6439
in the heart of London
Our first language - your first choice
LEARNFRENCH
2017 - 2018
deLondresAllianceFrançaise
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why chooseALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE LONDRES?
Our first language -
your first choice !
■ You can choose from a wide variety ofcourses according to your needs andtimetable with the help of a freeassessment before your registration.
■ Your class is supported by a web-basedplatform that will allow you to downloadadditional materials, upload homework,and remain in contact with your tutor.
■ If you miss a class and want to catch up,you can do so by buying one hour with atutor outside your normal class timetable.
■ At the end of each course, you may ask fora certificate showing the general contentof your course and the skills you haveacquired. It will show your general level inFrench according to the official levels ofthe CEFR (see next page).
■ All our classrooms are air conditioned andequipped with interactive whiteboards.
■ There is no joining fee, no VAT to pay onour courses and course materials are free ofcharge.
■ Enjoy free tea and coffee during yourbreak!
■ The Alliance Française de Londres is basedin a grade-II listed Georgian building.
■ From the moment you enter our school inDorset Square, London NW1, you will findyourself in un petit coin de France dans lecœur de Londres !
■ We are the experts in London since 1884bringing French to all.
■ Our highly communicative approach willhelp you progress along a well-definedlearning pathway.
■ All our teachers are native French and fully-qualified to teach French as a ForeignLanguage.
■ You will study French in a friendlyatmosphere and build your confidence andskills within small group tuition.
■ From the complete beginners’ level, ourtutors only speak French during classes. Weknow from experience that this is the bestway to learn!
GOALS AND GENERAL CONTENT
As a beginner you will learn some familiar andeveryday expressions and simple statements forbasic needs, such as introducing yourself orsomeone else and how to ask personalquestions (living area, relationships, family…).You will learn how to respond to the same sortof questions. You will be able to interact andcommunicate in a simple way in order to dealwith everyday basic situations.
You will learn how to talk about yourself, localgeography, shopping, education and work.You will be able to communicate in situationsthat require a direct exchange of informationon familiar and routine matters. At the end ofthis level you will be able to describe in simpleterms aspects of your background andimmediate environment. You will also acquireconversational language skills to deal withmost social, work or travelling needs.
You will obtain a broader range of languageallowing you to communicate morespontaneously on a wide range of topics usingcolloquial or formal French as appropriate. Youwill be able to speak on familiar subjects and inyour area of interest and to briefly articulatereasons for or explanations about projects orideas. You will also be able to describeexperiences and events, hopes and ambitions.
This level is about more complex languageinvolving both concrete and abstract subjects.You will learn how to put arguments for andagainst and to persuade. You will be starting tocommunicate easily and able to hold a goodconversation with a native speaker. You will beable to produce clear, detailed text on a widerange of subjects and explain a viewpoint on atopical issue.
Close to mother tongue standard, you willkeep up your French and use language flexiblyand effectively for social purposes. You willread French literature, talk about currentaffairs and acquire a deeper knowledge of thelanguage. You will be able to express yourselfprecisely through understanding nuance,differences between language registers andyou will be able to summarise informationfrom different spoken and written sources.
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The European Council has setlevels which have now becomea reference as far as learningand teaching a language areconcerned.
Each of the levels shown oppositecover the main competences astudent will learn. An initial freeassessment gives you theopportunity to discuss your needsand objectives and allows us torecommend the most appropriatecourse.
We have created learningcontents that match each leveldescribed in the CEFR, so there isa link between our teaching andlearning resources and thelanguage competences you wishto acquire.
You will need to attend several ofour courses to complete a CEFRlevel. For example, to completeCEFR level A2, you will need tocomplete our levels 1C to 2B.
the learning PATHWAY
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DELONDRES is applying theprinciples and objectives of theCommon European Framework ofReference for Languages (CEFR).
Our Course Administrators and Course Manager will be delighted to advise you.
OUR LEVELS
1A1B
1C1D2A2B
2C2D3A3B3C3D
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5P - 5G
CEFRLEVELS
A1Elementary
A2Intermediate
B1Proficient
B2Advanced
C1 - C2Fluent -Mastery
A popular choice as you only need tofind one free slot a week for a class.
Course Duration12 weeksMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.Friday: morning classes only(Course day will vary depending on leveland enrolments)
Course Fee£310
Class Times Morning 10.00 am to 12.30 pmAfternoon 1.30 pm to 4.00 pmEvening 6.15 pm to 8.45 pm
Course DatesAutumn18 September to 8 December 2017Winter15 January to 6 April 2018 *Spring 16 April to 6 July 2018 *
Start your weekend with a French class.Longer classes at a more leisurely pacegive you more time to practise andconsolidate your learning.
Course Duration12 weeks
Course Fees£375 for Autumn and Winter sessions£325 for Spring session
Class Time10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Course DatesAutumn23 September to 9 December 2017Winter20 January to 7 April 2018 **Spring 21 April to 7 July 2018 - no classes onMay Bank Holiday weekends
** Classes that would have fallen onSaturday 31 March (Easter weekend) will bemade up by adding 15 minutes to each classwhich therefore will start at 9.45 am.
ONCE-A-WEEK SATURDAY MORNING Whether you are learning French for thefirst time or looking to brush up, you willfind yourself immersed in the language. Agood choice to progress quickly!
Course Duration2 weeksMonday to Friday
Course Fee£310
Class TimesMorning 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Afternoon 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm(Class times will vary depending on leveland number of students)
Course DatesAutumn18 September to 29 September 20172 October to 13 October 201716 October to 27 October 2017
30 October to 10 November 201713 November to 24 November 2017
27 November to 8 December 2017Winter15 January to 26 January 201829 January to 9 February 201812 February to 23 February 2018
26 February to 9 March 201812 March to 23 March 2018
26 March to 6 April 2018 **Spring16 April to 27 April 201830 April to 11 May 2018 **14 May to 25 May 201829 May to 8 June 2018 **11 June to 22 June 201825 June to 6 July 2018
** There will be no classes on Friday 30 March,Monday 2 April, Monday 7 May, and Monday 28May. The time will be made up by adding extratime to the remaining lessons
INTENSIVE
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Would you like to learn French in a shortspace of time? This is a very popularformula – just 6 weeks to complete amodule!
Course Duration6 weeksMonday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.(Course days will vary depending on leveland enrolments)
Course Fee£310
Class TimesAfternoon 1.30 pm to 4.00 pmEvening 6.15 pm to 8.45 pm
Course DatesAutumn18 September to 26 October 201730 October to 7 December 2017 Winter15 January to 22 February 201826 February to 5 April 2018 *Spring16 April to 24 May 2018 *29 May to 5 July 2018 *
* For Once-a-week and Twice-a-weekcourses there will be no classes onMonday 2 April, Monday 7 May and Monday28 May. These classes will take place on thefollowing Fridays instead: 6 April, 11 May and1 June.
TWICE-A-WEEK
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our courses 2017-2018 our courses 2017-18
SUMMER COURSESOur 6-week summer session will bestarting on 16th July 2018 with our
regular choice of classes including ourpopular summer refreshers. Please
check our website or get in touch formore details closer to the date.
THERE IS NO VAT ON OURCOURSES
COURSE MATERIALS AREFREE OF CHARGE
END OF
TERM SPECIAL -
Complete one level
in one week!
11 to 14 December
10.00 am to 1.00 pm
and2.00 to 5.00 pmNEW
Professional
French Courses
now available.
See page 10 for
more details
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TAILORED FRENCH TUITIONAlliance Française de Londres offers one-to-oneprivate tuition focusing on your specific needs.Whether learning French for pleasure or travel,or for work in a French business environment,our experienced and professional tutors canarrange a programme which will help youachieve your goals. Tuition is given either at yourcentral London location or at our premises withair-conditioned classrooms.
IN-COMPANY TRAININGWe design and deliver training programmes forbusinesses, charities, the civil service and otherorganisations across central London.
Tuition can be held in-company or at our school.Customised tuition is ideal for fitting aroundbusy work schedules. Students can sit the examsmentioned on page 10 under Tests and Exams.
IMMERSION COURSESTailored intensive courses are ideal for people in ahurry with a big commitment. A serious brush up!
FRENCH FOR YOUNGER STUDENTSIndividual classes can be arranged for youngerpupils to help prepare for GCSEs, AS and ALevels, or simply to brush up during term time orover the summer.
The next best thing to being in France, classeswith our experienced, PGCE-qualified tutors willhelp build confidence in spoken French as well asconsolidating knowledge of grammar andvocabulary.
A PRIVATEFRENCHCOURSE“sur mesure”
For times when you have to travel or cannototherwise attend a lesson, you can keepyour course going by having a lesson withyour tutor using Skype.
BESPOKE tuition
FOR DETAILScontact us on: 020 7258 0851 or
email: [email protected]
En vente en série limitée
édition spéciale bandeau bleu
à l’Alliance Française de Londres
Affaire à saisir!
Yvonne Salmon (1885-1965), Secretary
General of the Alliance Française in the UK,
originally wrote this book in 1943, one of the
early biographies of de Gaulle, for the Alliance
Française and for British teenagers. The authors
of the two presentations to her narrative are
respectively a Français Libre, later politician
and historian, and the director of Alliance
Française de Londres. This edition contains
the recently recovered original typescript for
the book and handwritten annotations by
Général de Gaulle himself.
« Voici une des toutes premières biographiesconsacrées au Général qui offre l’étonnantesingularité d’avoir été révisée, la plume à lamain, et corrigée par de Gaulle lui-même.Le Général de Gaulle d’Yvonne Salmonméritait d’être ramené au jour à l’occasiondes célébrations du soixante-dixièmeanniversaire du 18 juin 1940 …
Son auteur ? Yvonne Salmon, Française deGrande-Bretagne, traductrice estimablede Thomas Hardy, fut secrétaire généralede l’Alliance française à Londres de1920 à 1945.
La reproduction en fac-similé des pages du « tapuscrit » original annoté par de Gaulleet de sa lettre de remerciements, sauvés par le Musée français des Lettres et des Manuscrits, lui ajoute une valeurd’émotion. »
Jean-Louis CREMIEUX-BRILHAC
Special price for students and friends of
Alliance Française de Londres:
£15 - for a limited period of time only!
Please send your cheque in GBP £ to
Alliance Française de Londres, or pay by credit
card by phone at
0207 723 6439Collect at Reception, or add to your payment £3 for p&p (sorry,
within the UK only). If requesting delivery by post do remember
to include your full address
tailored to yourparticular goals
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Payment:Payment must be received in full before attendingclasses; a course place is not confirmed until payment isreceived. Alliance Française de Londres does not acceptpayment by instalments.
Cancellation:Alliance Française de Londres does not acceptresponsibility for changes in student circumstances thatmay prevent them from attending their courses. Feescan neither be refunded nor held in credit for a futurecourse if you withdraw after a course has started. Therewill be no partial refund for classes not attended by thestudent for whatever reason. However, you may onlycancel if notice is given in writing no later than one daybefore the course starts. The class fee will then berefunded minus a £75 administrative fee.
The Alliance Française de Londres may cancel a coursebefore it starts when there are insufficient studentnumbers. In that case only, fees will be refunded in full.However, if possible we may offer a modified scheduleinstead of cancelling.
If the Alliance Française de Londres has to cancel a courseafter it has started due to circumstances beyond itscontrol, then fees will be refunded pro rata.
Postponement: You may only postpone taking a course if notice is given inwriting no later than one day before the course starts. A£50 administrative fee will apply. No credit or refund willbe given on or after the day a course has started.
MISCELLANEOUSInformation in this brochure is subject to change.Alliance Française de Londres reserves the right torefuse admission.
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Are you looking to progress and develop yourFrench skills to boost your employability, find ajob or to advance your career? Stand out fromthe crowd by adding a Diplôme de FrançaisProfessionnel from the CCIP to your CV!
Adapted to the realities of the business world, theDiplôme de Français Professionnel is forprofessionals who wish to demonstrate their levelof French in a professional context. Our courseswill prepare you to use French at work. Weoffer several levels in accordance with theCommon European Framework of Reference forLanguages to meet your specific needs (generalFrench for work, business or judicial French,French for international relations etc.).
An interview with a free assessment test at ourschool will allow us to identify the course and thediploma the most suitable for your particularcircumstances. The dates for the exam sessions willbe scheduled at a later stage based on enrolments.
Course Duration12 weeks
Course Fee£330 for week days / £360 for SaturdayFees include the specific text book to prepare forthe exam.
Class Times6:15 pm to 8:45 pm on weekdays *10.00 am to 12.30 pm on Saturday* Course day will vary depending on level,speciality and enrolments.
Course Dates Autumn18 September to 8 December 2017Winter15 January to 6 April 2018Spring23 April to 13 July 2018
The TEF (Test d’Evaluation de Francais) providescandidates with a performance score similar to theTOEFL.
It is recognised by employers, universities andbusiness schools such as the INSEAD.
The TEFaQ (Test d’Evaluation de Francais adapté auQuébec) is required by the Ministry of Immigrationin Quebec (Ministère de l’Immigration et desCommunautés culturelles - MICC).
The TEF Canada is now the only test recognisedby Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) asproof of French language proficiency for peoplewishing to emigrate to Canada or to get CanadianCitizenship.
For these three tests, a good knowledge of thelanguage is necessary as the level required hasbeen increased, e.g. level B2 (see our levels charton page 4).
IF YOU KNOW SOME FRENCH but have not studied with the AllianceFrançaise de Londres before, please contact us for an appointment
to come and meet an assessor who will be pleased to advise you,free of charge, on which course is best for you.
Complete beginners and those who have been assessed or studiedwith us recently can simply telephone us on 020 7723 6439 to payfor their course or can come in person to Alliance House.
Please note that group classes are for students from the age of 18 andabove. We offer private tuition for students from the age of 12. Contact
our bespoke tuition department for more details (see page 9).
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ASSESSMENT and REGISTRATION
For your FREE assessment contact us on020 7723 6439 or email: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL FRENCH COURSES AND DIPLOMAS
OFFICIAL FRENCH LANGUAGE TESTS
PROFESSIONAL FRENCH and EXAMS
Alliance Française de Londres is an official exam centre for the Chambre de Commerceet d’Industrie Paris Ile-de-France (CCIP). Tests and professional French exams can betaken at our centre.
Please visit our website or contact us formore details. For companies interested inthese trainings, please contact ourBespoke Tuition department for moredetails (see page 9).
