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Thu 23 Jan, Thu 30 Jan, ... Thu 12 Jun 2025
10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Language Centre, Teaching Room 3

Provided by: Language Centre


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CULP: French Basic 2
Beginners£

Thu 23 Jan, Thu 30 Jan, ... Thu 12 Jun 2025

Description

The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence.

At a basic level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context.

More detailed information is available on our website.

Target audience

Available to all

Prerequisites

For those who already possess an A1 level and/or for those who already speak cognate Romance languages (i.e. Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian) and are willing to do some self-study in preparation for the course (please see the Language Centre online resources).

Sessions

Number of sessions: 15

# Date Time Venue Trainer
1 Thu 23 Jan   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
2 Thu 30 Jan   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
3 Thu 6 Feb   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
4 Thu 13 Feb   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
5 Thu 20 Feb   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
6 Thu 27 Feb   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
7 Thu 6 Mar   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
8 Thu 13 Mar   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
9 Thu 1 May   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
10 Thu 8 May   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
11 Thu 15 May   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
12 Thu 22 May   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
13 Thu 29 May   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
14 Thu 5 Jun   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
15 Thu 12 Jun   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Language Centre, Teaching Room 3 map Louis Coeyman
Topics covered

The Course introduces students to the following functions and notions:

  • How to say hello, present themselves, to tell their origin, age and ask people relevant questions to get same information
  • To converse about work/study as well as family and languages spoken
  • To be able to describe a dwelling, give/ask for address; ask/explain who people live with
  • To talk about preferences, interests, sport, hobbies, weekend activities
  • To place orders at the bar, talk about likes, dislikes, ask people what they want to drink; to make a restaurant booking, read the menu, ask about the dishes, place an order, talk about food, ask for the bill and ask for info re the bill
  • To talk about their work/study, the timetable and to talk about their professional pas.
  • To ask for directions, understand indications, traffic signs, call a taxi,
  • To talk about the past in general and tell stories
  • To buy clothes, ask about prices, size, quantity and get other relevant information
  • To understand information relevant to travel, holiday and a stay in a hotel
  • To describe minor ailments, understand instructions and discuss them
  • To talk about a Francophone country
Objectives

By the end of the Course students will be able to:

  • Listening/Speaking

Understand basic instructions or take part in a basic factual conversation on a predictable topic.

  • Reading

Understand a set of basic notices, instructions or information.

  • Writing

Write a brief informal letter or e-mail on an every-day predictable topic.

Aims

At the Basic 2 level the main aims are:

  • To develop a basic understanding and an appreciation of the salient linguistic features;
  • To establish the learner as a fairly confident language user in a range of predictable every-day situations;
  • To introduce students to the cultural background of the French-speaking world within the context of language learning.
Format

Presentations, practicals and online learning

System requirements
  • Raven access is required (for UoC members only)
  • Further information regarding Raven is available
Charging
  • Students Fees: £285 to be paid online. Please select ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
  • Staff Fees: £320 to be paid online. Please select ‘All charged’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
  • Links to the online store will be provided with your confirmation email.
  • Payment is required within 24 hours of your booking to secure your place.
  • Refunds will only be available where participants are unable to complete the remainder of the course and only if requested before the third session.
  • Payment for the courses is made on the Online Store (CULP General Purpose courses).
  • Course materials can be found on Moodle, once the course has started.
Notes

If you are a student with a disability and have a Student Support Document (SSD) from the Disability Resource Centre and you would like to share the information with us, please tick the 'special requirements' box.

Duration

Fifteen taught sessions of two hours plus online learning

Frequency

Subject to demand

Related courses
Theme
CULP: Cambridge University Language Programmes

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