French Level 1D - Lower Intermediate

<p><span style="font-size:16px">This course aims to enable you to communicate in French in everyday situations. It will revise and consolidate your knowledge of French at lower intermediate level and introduce new structures and vocabulary gradually. You will build up your confidence in all four skills, with the emphasis on speaking and listening, as well as learning new grammar and vocabulary.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:&#34;Times New Roman&#34;,serif"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">The aim of the course is to develop previously acquired basic French to boost students’ confidence in understanding and speaking French, coping with routine and also less predictable everyday situations and learning to maintain a social conversation. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:&#34;Times New Roman&#34;,serif"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">Students will revise some grammar and expand vocabulary, and there will be practice in conversation, asking questions and improving listening and reading comprehension skills.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:&#34;Times New Roman&#34;,serif"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">Learning will happen through practical activities involving all four skills: reading, speaking, listening and writing.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:&#34;Times New Roman&#34;,serif"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">Yes, provided late starters can work at the same level as the rest of the class at the time of joining.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:&#34;Arial&#34;,sans-serif">Please check with the tutor via Stoke Lodge before joining</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">Yes, learners should have completed beginners&#039; courses at level 1 A, B and C, ie have learnt French for app 150 hours</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">French Level 2 A</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">Yes. Some homework exercises will be set every week, in order to enable learners to consolidate what they have learned during the sessions</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">Pen & paper</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">An A4 ringbinder for handouts and photocopies</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">The course is based on the communicative / functional approach:</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">- active student interaction and participation</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">- emphasis on speaking and listening skills</span></p>

<p>-<span style="font-size:16px"> also practising reading and writing skills</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">- pair, small group and whole class work</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">- role plays and games</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">- use of realia, pictures and authentic material</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">- use of audio-visual techniques when appropriate</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">- some grammar exercises and homework will be set</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">If we have to cancel your course your fees will be refunded in full. We are unable to reimburse the cost of materials you may have bought for the course.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">If you cancel your course booking a week (7 days) or more before the start date we will refund your fees minus an admin charge of 20%.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">If you cancel with less than a week (7 days) before the start date or after the course has started, we will not be able to refund your fees.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">Transfers will incur a fee of 10% and must be requested 7 days or more before the start of a course unless you are transferring to another course because your original course was cancelled.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">We are not able to offer refunds due to sickness or ill health.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">If you are due a refund you must contact the office within 3 months of the course to arrange payment as we do not keep card details.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:16px">When attending an online course, it is a learner’s responsibility to ensure they have adequate internet access before the start of a course. Refunds will not be given for technical failure of a learner’s home computer or their internet access.</span></p>