About this Event
France is one of the most visited countries in the world, attracting millions of travellers to iconic landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, and the Champs-Élysées. The French language reflects the country's rich heritage of art, literature, culture, and romance. Spoken by approximately 300 million people worldwide, French is an important international language for communication, business, and cultural exchange.
The Integrated Course for Learning and Mastering the French Language offered by the British Academy for Training and Development helps participants develop French language skills, improve pronunciation, strengthen vocabulary, and communicate confidently in everyday and professional situations. The course provides a structured approach to learning French while introducing participants to French culture and communication practices.
As part of the academy's wider Public Relations Courses, this integrated course also supports professionals who want to enhance their multilingual communication abilities, build international relationships, and engage effectively with French-speaking audiences. Mastering French can strengthen public relations activities, support cross-cultural communication, and improve professional interactions in international markets.
Objectives and target group
Program Objectives:
How participants will benefit from attending the comprehensive course to learn and master the French language:
By the end of the program, participants will have learned:
- The principles of the French language, its alphabet, and numbers.
- The key rules used in the French language.
- Speaking skills in French.
- Places, countries, and various prepositions.
- The structure of simple sentences and their negation.
- Definite and indefinite articles.
- Expressing different emotions.
- Introducing themselves and describing physical appearance.
- Discussing household chores, dietary habits, daily commitments, and hobbies.
- Mastering the French language in a work environment.
Target Audience for the Program:
The target group for attending the comprehensive course to learn and master the French language includes:
- Students preparing to study in French in France or French-speaking countries.
- Individuals planning to work in France or French-speaking countries.
- Tourists travelling to France or French-speaking countries.
- Asylum seekers in France or French-speaking countries.
- Anyone interested in learning the French language.
Course Content
- Fundamentals of the French language.
- Basic verbs used frequently in daily life.
- Explanation of pronouns in an easy way.
- Improving pronunciation in French.
- Vocabulary related to the home.
- How to introduce oneself.
- Phrases for greetings and farewells.
- Numbers and telling time.
- Numbers and age.
- Numbers and counting beyond one hundred.
- Tenses in the French language.
- How to construct and negate simple sentences.
- Conjugation of verbs and their irregular forms.
- Simple past tense, remote past, and future perfect.
- Important words and essential vocabulary.
- Rules for gender (masculine and feminine) for adjectives, nationalities, and professions.
- Active voice and passive voice.
- Present imperative and past imperative.
- Definite and indefinite articles.
- How to pronounce names.
- Important phrases used in daily life.
- Expressing different feelings.
- Describing physical appearance.
- Writing and pronouncing places and countries.
- Talking about household chores and daily commitments.
- Discussing hobbies and recreational activities.
- How to talk about the weather and its forecasts.
- Types of food, diet, and tableware.
- How to make reservations in restaurants and hotels.
- Describing the seasons.
- Various prepositions.
- How to give reasons.
- Formulating questions correctly.
- Important expressions commonly used in daily life that differ in literal meaning from their actual meaning.
- Common mistakes made by people learning French.
- Similar words or expressions that may be confused in the French language.
- Speaking and pronouncing correctly.
- Speaking skills in French.
- Studying texts, adjectives of all types, and deriving nouns and antonyms from their formation.
- Oral and written expression in French using various strategies.
Event venue & nearby stays
British Academy, 133 Kilburn Lane, London, United Kingdom
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