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Levels
We offer French courses from absolute beginner to advanced levels.
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A1 Discovery Completed within 84 hours (3 sessions). Can understand and use familiar everyday
expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask
and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple
way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
A2 Intermediate Completed within 140 hours (5 sessions). Can understand sentences and frequently used
expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography,
employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine
matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
B1 Independent Completed within 224 hours (7 sessions). Can understand the
main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations
likely to arise whilst traveling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics, which are familiar,
or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for
opinions and plans.
B2 Advanced Completed within 252 hours (9 sessions). Can understand the main ideas of complex text on
both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization. Can interact with a degree of fluency
and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear,
detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various
options.
C1 Autonomous / C1+ Expert Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit
meaning. Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and
effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects,
showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
C2 Master Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. Can summarize information from different
spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. Can express him/herself spontaneously, very
fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.
