French for absolute beginners

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French for absolute beginners

Start learning French at your own pace

Comprehensive Beginner Courses

Your weekly French rendez-vous: 2h/week in 9-week sessions continuously throughout the year (see 2024 dates below). Each class is structured with:

1.5 hours of structured lessons with all the usual reading, writing, listening and speaking tasks based on the textbook, carefully paced for optimal learning and progress,
30 minutes dedicated to conversation, facilitated by your native-speaking French tutor, with role plays, conversations, and interactive exercises.

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Express Courses for Beginners

For French learners who want to get a head start and complete a full level of the Comprehensive courses in just 4 weeks!

Classes take place on Saturday mornings with 4-hour of structured lesson including grammar, conjugation, vocabulary, conversation using role-plays and fun activities.

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Before enrolling to a class, please read the T&Cs here.
Important notes and contact can be found here.

Comprehensive & Comprehensive Express courses - 2024 Dates

Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Session 4	Session 5
Comprehensive, 9 weeks*: 29 Jan to 30 March	Comprehensive, 9 weeks*: 8 Apr to 8 June	Comprehensive, 9 weeks*: 10 Jun to 10 Aug	Comprehensive, 9 weeks*: 12 Aug to 12 Oct	Comprehensive, 9 weeks*: 14 Oct to 14 Dec
Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 29 Jan to 24 Feb	Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 6 Apr to 27 Apr	Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 8 Jun to 29 Jun	Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 10 Aug to 31 Aug	Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 12 Oct to 2 Nov
Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 26 Feb to 23 Mar	Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 4 May to 25 May	Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 6 July to 27 July	Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 7 Sep to 28 Sep	Express & Discovery, 4 weeks: 9 Nov to 30 Nov

*Comprehensive courses will run for 8 weeks when there are public holidays during the session. Pricing is adjusted accordingly.

Additonal information

Your student benefits

As a French learner at AF Melbourne, you are entitled to:

Discounted price for our events including cultural workshops, community event, and more!

Culturethèque: unlimited access to French resources (music, podcasts, books)

Practise with your FREE French app

Practise your French partout, tout le temps (anywhere, anytime)

Your Comprehensive or Comprehensive Express course will give you FREE use of French Lab, an AI-powered app for French on the go. Practise your French using your Messenger app, whenever and wherever it suits you!

Have you learnt French before?

Already learnt French, even a long time ago? You might skip the first course for absolute beginner (Beginner 1).

Book an oral assessment with one of our French tutor. Don't worry, it's only a basic and relaxed conversation (10-15 minutes). At the end , our tutor will be able to recommend the best class for your level!

Book a FREE level assessment

What happens if I miss a class?

Pas de panique ! You can practise your French using your textbook and the supporting documents shared by your French tutor.

If you enrol late and miss the first class, we offer pro rata price and strongly encourage you to book a 30-minute catch-up class.

Important notes

⚠️️ With the ongoing sessions, we kindly request that you finalise your enrolment 10 days prior to the start of the next session so our team can confirm that your class will open. We appreciate your understanding in this matter. Merci beaucoup !

Please note for reasons of class management and ensuring the best learning outcomes for all our students: After students have enrolled in a particular class, it is not possible to change teacher, day, time and/or delivery format (online or onsite) – either week-to-week, or for the rest of the session, after classes have started. Exception is where the student needs to change level.

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