Students are advised not to buy any course books before the start of the course. Progress through the course and textbook will depend on the group dynamics of the class. 

French Beginners

• French 1 by Dounia Bissar, Helen Phillips and Cécile Tschirhart, Palgrave Macmillan, Third edition, 2016 - ISBN-13: 978-1137579195, supported by audio-visual material and online resources: https://he.palgrave.com/companion/Palgrave-Foundations-Languages/learning-resources/French-1/

Students are expected to cover units 1-6 of the book.

Students will also find the following resources useful:

Grammar Support: French Grammar Revision - Mille et un points, by Neil Creighton, Nelson Thornes; New Ed edition (2 May 2000), ISBN-13: 978-0174444602

• Interactive material for the University of Austin Texas: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/
• BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/index.shtml
• Online courses and exercises listed on Le Point du FLE : http://www.lepointdufle.net/fle-en-ligne.htm
• Phonetics: http://phonetique.free.fr/autres.htm
• Listening comprehension: http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/en/levels/a1-breakthrough
• Grammar: http://www.languageguide.org/french/grammar/ and verb conjugation: http://leconjugueur.lefigaro.fr/

French Lower Intermediate

• Edito A2 by M. Abou-Samra, C. Braud, M. Brunelle, E. Heu, M. Perrard, C. Pinson,  Didier Edition 2016. ISBN : 9782278083190

Students may also find the following online resources useful:

• Online courses and exercises (Le Point du FLE): http://www.lepointdufle.net/fle-en-ligne.htm
• Interactive material from the University of Austin Texas: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/
• BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/index.shtml/
• Radio France: http://www.rfi.fr/francais/languefr/questionnaires/082/questionnaire_147.asp
• Listening comprehension: http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/en/levels/a2-waystage
• Grammar: http://www.languageguide.org/french/grammar/ and verb conjugation: http://leconjugueur.lefigaro.fr/

Choosing the right language level is very important and we aim to make the process of deciding which is the right course level for you as simple as possible.

If you are a complete beginner you should, of course, enrol on a Beginner's course.

If you have some experience in the language please first review our course descriptions to try to identify the course level which should be most suitable for you. Especially if you are out of practice in a language or have been out of formal education for a while please be reasonably sure and realistic about your level of proficiency prior to proceeding with enrolment.

For course-level advice please contact our French Coordinator: Ms Sibylle Moulin, s.moulin@imperial.ac.uk

All tutors on our language programmes are native speakers with a great deal of experience in teaching languages to beginners and the more advanced. Tutor contact details are provided in the programme pack which will be emailed to you just prior to the start of term.

For any questions relating to your tutor's background or teaching qualifications please contact our French Coordinator: Ms Sibylle Moulin, s.moulin@imperial.ac.uk

All our online courses are taught live which means you will be taught alongside other students on the course by a tutor at a specific time. To take part in the course you must be able to attend the online session at the time stated for the course description.

All times stated are British Standard Time.

To take part you will need a computer, or laptop, or tablet computer, connected to the Internet. The device you use will also need to have a camera, microphone and speakers. Most devices now have these built in, but if not you might have to buy them from a computer shop and to connect them to your device.

Microsoft Teams

This course will use Teams as its online delivery method. Teams is easy to use. You will need to log into your existing Teams account or, alternatively, please create a free account here. Near the date of your first online session you will be sent an email with a Teams web link that will allow you to access the course. All you need do is click on the course link in the email and you will be asked to enter your name. This is the name that will be seen by your tutor and other students in the class. Once you have entered your name you might be asked to enter a password to enter the class. The password will be included in the email sent to you. Once you enter the password you will either be taken directly into the class, or asked to wait in a virtual waiting room until the tutor is ready to let you into the class.

All courses lasting two hours have a 10 minute break in the middle.  For one hour courses there is no break.

Rate Categories and Discounts

Standard Rate

• Applicable to all except those who fall under the Internal Rate or Associate Rate category, respectively.

Internal Rate

• Applies to current Imperial College students and staff (incl. Imperial NHS Trust, Imperial Innovations, ancillary & service staff employed on long-term contracts at Imperial College by third-party contractors).
• Current Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication (CLCC) staff, current CLCC PhD students, Science Communication (Sci Comm) postgraduate students, and students enrolled on an Imperial College 'Language for Science' degree programme should email eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk before completing the online enrolment form.

Associate Rate

• Students (non-Imperial College)
• Alumni of Imperial College and predecessor colleges and institutes
• City & Guilds College Association members
• Members of the Friends of Imperial College
• Francis Crick Institute staff, researchers and students
• Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council staff
• Harrods staff
• Historic Royal Palaces staff
• Natural History Museum staff
• Science Museum staff
• South London Botanical Institute Members
• Victoria and Albert Museum staff
• Royal Geographical Society staff
• Royal College of Art and Royal College of Music tutors and other staff
• Austrian Cultural Forum staff
• Staff of Exhibition Road Cultural Group (Discover South Kensington) organisations
• Lycee Charles de Gaulle staff
• Tutors and other staff of other universities and higher education institutions
• Tutors and other staff of institution members of the Association of Colleges
• Residents of postcodes SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8
• Members of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• Members of the South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
• Members of the London Zoological Society
• Members of the Kennel Club

Late enrolment

It is possible to enrol on many CLCC Evening Class and Lunchtime Learning programmes after the course has started. For non-language courses this is subject entirely to agreement by the tutor. For language courses it is subject to agreement by the language Coordinator conducting level assessment. If you want to join a course late do bear in mind there might be work you will need to catch up on, particularly in language courses.

Applicable terms & conditions

Please read the Terms and Conditions [pdf] before enrolling on any course.

Web enrolment starts 1 March 2021

Enrolment and payment run through the Imperial College eStore. Please click on the blue booking link on the relevant course page noting below instructions:

• Our rate categories are explained on the course page and your applicable rate category must be selected on the eStore
• First-time eStore users please create an account by entering an email address and password. These credentials should also be used for future bookings. Imperial College users please note the eStore is not a single-signon College system
• The booking process involves entering payment details before your course choice and applicant details are queried on an in-built questionnnaire which completes the process
• The following email notifications are sent

• Questions regarding the content and teaching of this course should be sent to the Assistant French Coordinator, Dr Tatiana Codreanu, t.codreanu@imperial.ac.uk
  
• Questions about your enrolment and payment should be sent to the Programme Administrator, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk