Alliance Française de Manchester - Learn French in Manchester, Immersion Courses and French Culture, French courses

Alliance française de Manchester provides custom-made language programs to enable you to achieve your professional communication goals. A tailor-made study programme will be offered to meet your professional objectives based on an initial assessment of your needs. We have successfully trained clients working in the catering, service, distribution, technology, finance and production sectors.

Emphasis is placed on developing:

Key language skills
Effective and confident spoken French
Cultural awareness and insight into Business practices

Training is delivered by qualified native French teachers at times to suit your commitments. Our proven teaching techniques incorporate role play and simulation in order to get as close as possible to real life situations.

What you should do

Step 1: Contact us
Tel: 0161 236 7117
Email: courses@afmanchester.org

Step 2: Assess your needs
Our consultant will come to your company to assess your needs free of charge to evaluate your existing language level and to assess your needs and objectives.
According to the goals you want to achieve, we establish, for each student/group, a custom-made language programme.

Step 3: Choose your course
The Alliance Française can offer:

French at your desk
Minimum disruption to your work schedule with tailor-made tuition (available at any level) at your premises. Training programmes are ideally organised into modules of 30 hours with a minimum of two hours per week.

French à la carte
Tailor-made tuition (any level) at our premises that gives the most flexible approach for short to medium term training needs: from semi-intensive programmes over a few days to weekly 2 hour sessions over a few months.

Speciality French
For the Legal, Hotel & Catering, Tourism Professions. Other specialities on request.

Three-day immersion course
Three consecutive days immersion - (intermediate and advanced levels) - 6 hours per day with a variety of tutors, at our or your own premises. Ideal for those who need an urgent refresher course.

French over the phone
For people who often deal with French speakers over the phone (managers, bilingual secretaries etc.). You do not even have to leave your desk for it, simply agree a day and a time in advance, and spend 20 minutes speaking French to a specially trained French native teacher. Minimum level: intermediate, 10 sessions minimum. £190 for 10 sessions.

Step 4: Progress Evaluation
A progress report is made every 30hrs by your instructor to ensure proper progress monitoring. A final evaluation is conducted to check if you have met your objectives.

Step 5: It's time to start
You set the timetable and the start date. We select the right trainer(s) and teaching materials. Et voilà, you speak French!

Tuition Fees :

Tuition rates per hour for tailor-made courses at the Alliance

General French
1 student: £35
2 - 6 Students: £40

Specialised French
1 student: £38
2 - 6 Students: £43

Tuition rates per hour for tailor-made courses at your desk/home

General French
1 student: £40
2 - 6 Students: £45

Specialised French
1 student: £43
2 - 6 Students: £48

For courses at your work place or your home, please note that additional travel expenses are charged at the rate of 50 pence per mile.

Discounts

Over 30 hours**: -7.5%
Over 50 hours : - 12.5%

** 30 hours taken at one time and per person / group



Churchgate House, 4th Floor 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU
Tel : 0161 236 7117 Fax : 0161 236 7997
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We are proud to welcome almost 300 students for each session who choose to improve their knowledge of the French language and culture at the Alliance française de Manchester !

What we provide:

Courses are designed to develop spoken French for immediate social and professional use.

Your progress is monitored through regular homework and end-of-level evaluations. Students will benefit from the close attention of our fully qualified teachers (all French native speakers) specifically trained and experienced in teaching French as a foreign language.

For all the courses below, regardless of the level, the emphasis is put on spoken French.

Courses from Beginners right up to Fluency

As a member of the Alliance Française de Manchester you have access to the mediatheque for a year.

*Concessions on course fees to full time students, unemployed and senior citizens on production of relevant proof.

Courses fees are not refundable or transferable under any circumstances. Alliance Française reserves the right to cancel a course if there are insufficient students. Only in this case will payements be refunded or credited.

Assessing your level: Do you know some French but are unsure of your level ?
We strongly recommend that you call us on: 0161 236 7117 for an appointment to come and meet our course director who will be pleased to advise you, free of charge, on which course to choose!

Please find below a description of our courses level by level.

July and August 2009

Beginners

This course for complete beginners (or almost) will give you the basis for further studies in French. You'll learn simple ways of getting by and asking for help and you'll be able to introduce yourself and to establish first social contacts. Book reference: Forum 1 (chapters 0 and 1) On the Common European Framework of Reference this course corresponds to A1 (or breakthrough level) part 1 of 3.
5 weeks / 30 hours (3 hours twice a week)
prix : £150 / £140 (concession)

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Monday AND Wednesday	6pm to 9pm	3 August - 2 September	£150 / £140 (concession)

Beginners revision

With a lot of role-playing exercises to help you cope with basic everyday situations in France, from asking for your shoe-size to explaining you want your steak well done, this course is an extension class for current Beginners 1 students and a revision class for Beginners 2. You'll revise the present tense, numbers and prices, how to ask and answer questions in a simple way. You'll also get your ear trained with lots of short listening and pronunciation exercises. A must before a holiday in France! No textbook required.
5 weeks / 20 hours (2 hours twice a week)
prix : £120 / £110 (concession)

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Monday AND Wednesday	6.30 to 8.30 pm	13 July - 12 August	£120 / £110 (concession)
Tuesday AND Thursday	6.30 to 8.30 pm	11 August - 10 September	£120 / £110 (concession)

Elementary revision

Largely based on oral work, you'll get a chance to express yourself in present, past (including imperfect tense) and future whilst revising the formation of these tenses as you go along. This is the perfect course for students who have recently completed elementary 1 or elementary 2 levels and wish to brush up on their French over the summer. Textbook with CD included: la grammaire en dialogues.
5 weeks / 20 hours ( 2 hours twice a week)
prix : £120 / £110 (concession)

jour	horaire	session	prix
Monday AND Wednesday	6.30 - 8.30 pm	13 July - 12 August	£120 / £110 (concession)
Monday AND Wednesday	6.30 - 8.30 pm	10 August - 9 September	£120 / £110 (concession)

Intermediate revision

With lots of opportunity to converse in French, this course will help you go beyond mere survival in France. You'll be encouraged to start giving your opinion on a variety of topics so as to be able to hold a short conversation with French friends about issues beyond concrete everyday life. You'll revise such grammar tools as the subjunctive and conditional tenses, the difference between depuis, pendant, il y a, or the way to use "si" clauses. For students who have completed elementary 3, intermediate 1 or 2 or who have passed an A level in French and wish to maintain their level. No textbook required.
5 weeks / 20 hours (2 hours twice a week)
prix : £120 / £110

jour	horaire	session	prix
Tuesday AND Thursday	6.30 - 8.30 pm	14 July - 13 August	£120 / £110 (concession)
Tuesday AND Thursday	6.30 - 8.30 pm	11 August - 10 September	£120 / £110 (concession)

Advanced revision

Ce cours organisé autour du thème de la presse, vous permettra de découvrir ou de redécouvrir les journaux français ( nationaux et régionaux) tout en consolidant quelques points de langue au niveau avancé. Comme toujours, l'accent sera mis sur la communication orale. Un bon moyen de rester au top en français cet été !
5 weeks / 20 hours (2 hours twice a week)
prix : £120 / £110 (concession)

jour	horaire	session	prix
Monday AND Wednesday	6.30 - 8.30 pm	13 July - 12 August	£120 / £110 (concession)
Tuesday AND Thursday	6.30 - 8.30 pm	11 August - 10 September	£120 / £110 (concession)

Intensive 3-day-elementary course

For those students who have completed at least 60 hours of French tuition .This is a course allowing you to learn at a fast pace how to express yourself in present, past and future. With lots of opportunities to communicate in practical situations, this will boost your confidence in speaking French. No textbook required.
3 days / 18 hours (3 sessions of six hours)
prix : £130 / £115 (concession)

jour	horaire	session	prix
22-23-24 June	10am - 1pm and 2pm to 5pm		£130 / £115 (concession)
13-14-15 July	10am - 1pm and 2pm to 5pm		£130/ £115 (concession)
10-11-12 August	10am - 1pm and 2pm to 5pm		£130 / £115 (concession)

Intensive 3-day-intermediate course

For students who have completed at least 150 hours of tuition. If you are looking to brush up on your communication skills while getting an idea of grammar points such as the subjunctive, this is the best way to make quick progress. You'll be encouraged to make longer sentences, to give your point of view, to add details to your descriptions. 18 hours of total immersion in the language! No textbook required.
3 days / 18 hours (3 sessions of six hours)
prix : £130 / £115 (concession)

jour	horaire	session	prix
22-23-24 June	10am - 1pm and 2pm to 5pm		£130 / £115 (concession)
13-14-15 July	10am - 1pm and 2pm to 5pm		£130 / £115 (concession)
10-11-12 August	10am - 1pm and 2pm to 5pm		£130 / £115 (concession)

Corporate training - Individual tuition

Corporate training

Individual tuition