Scheduled classes

Our small group day and evening classes are the ideal way to learn French. Enrol

On joining:

Every new student who is not a complete beginner is assessed as they join (a free and friendly meeting) to establish their level so that they are assigned to exactly the right class.

the CEFR:

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is used increasingly but its levels are too broad for grouping learners into classes.

We divide our syllabus into levels labelled 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2b and so on. Each of the levels 1a through to 4 is 30 hours of tuition. Level 5 is more open ended and organised in themes such as politics and current affairs, literature, perfecting the language to native levels of fluency etc.

Equivalences with our teaching levels are shown in the table below. To fully reach an attainment of A2, for example, you would need to complete our syllabus to level 2B.

Our levels	CEFR levels
1A 1B	A1 Elementary
1C 1D 2A 2B	A2 Intermediate
2C 2D 3A 3B 3C	B1 Proficient
3D 4	B2 Advanced
5g	C1 Fluent
5p	C2 Mastery

Terms & Conditions:

Payment:

Payment must be received in full before attending classes and a course place is not comfirmed until payment is received. Alliance française de Londres does not accept payment by instalments.

Cancellation:

Fees can neither be refunded nor held in credit for a future course if you withdraw after a course has started. There will be no partial refund for classes not attended by the student for whatever reason. Alliance française de Londres cannot accept responsibility for changes in student circumstances that may prevent them from attending their courses. However, if we receive written notification of your decision to cancel a course at least one week before the course has started, a full refund will be given less a £50 administrative fee. If notice is given between one week and the start of the course a £75 administrative fee will apply.

Postponement:

You may postpone taking a course if notice is given before the course starts. For notice more than a week ahead your fees will be held as a credit for a future course, however a £30 administrative fee will apply. If notice is given between one week and the start of the course a £50 administrative fee will apply. The credit will be held for the following session only (which will have to be topped up by the amoubt of the admin fee to enrol). No credit or refund can be given once the course has started. Alliance française de Londres reserves the right to cancel a course before the start of the course when there are insufficient student numbers. In that case only fees will be refunded in full.

At the start of of a course students should report to reception 10 minutes before the class begins.

Each course is a 30 hour level and each 12 week term you can choose to take a course as follows:

Once a week: one level over 12 weeks

Twice a week: one level in 6 weeks (and so two levels in a 12 week term if you take consecutive courses)

Intensive: one level in 2 weeks (and so potentially 6 levels in a 12 week term)

Saturdays: one level in 12 weeks

There is no VAT on our fees which includes a course book with accompanying CD. We use the five volume Alter Ego series, which takes you from complete beginner to advanced level. The book was written by Alliance française teachers in Paris and is the ideal text for the Alliance francaise method which follows the recommendations of the Common European Framework for Languages.

Our course administrators - Virginie, Héloïse and Sophie - look forward to meeting you. Your authentic French experience begins the moment you walk through the door.

Once a week courses		Saturday morning courses
The day varies depending on level and enrolments.		NB: Saturday classes now start at 10:00am
Duration: 12 weeks		Duration: 12 weeks

Course fee: £285		Course fee: £355

Class times		Class times
Monday to Friday:
Mornings 10.00 am to 12.30 pm		Mornings 10.00 am to 1pm
Afternoons 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm
Monday to Thursday:
Evenings 6.15 pm to 8.45 pm
Course dates		Course dates
Autumn		Autumn
19 September to 09 December 2011		24 September to 10 December 2011
Winter		Winter
16 January to 5 April 2012		21 January to 31 March 2012*
Spring		Spring
16 April to 13 July 2012*		21 April to 14 July 2012**

Holidays:
*There is no lesson on 7 May (bank holiday). Classes that Monday will take place on Friday 11 May. There are no classes in the week beginning 4 June due to two bank holidays that week.		Classes that would have fallen on 7 April (Easter weekend) will be made up by adding 15 minutes to six classes which will start therefore at 9.45am. * There will be no classes in the week beginning 4 June due to two bank holidays that week. Classes falling on Saturday 9 June will be made up by adding 15 minutes to each class which therefore start at 9.45am.

Twice a week courses		2 week Intensive courses
Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday		Monday to Friday for two weeks

Duration: 6 weeks		Duration: 2 weeks

Course fee: £285		Course fee: £285

Class times		Class times
Afternoons 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm		Monday to Friday 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Evenings 6.15 pm to 8.45 pm

Course dates		Course dates
Autumn		Autumn
19 September to 27 October 2011		19 September to 30 September2011
		03 October to 14 October 2011
		17 October to 28 October 2011
31 October to 8 December 2011		31 October to 11 November 2011
		14 November to 25 November 2011
		28 November to 09 December 2011
Winter		Winter
16 January to 23 February 2012		16 January to 27 January 2012
		30 January to 10 February 2012
		13 February to 24 February 2012
27 February to 5 April 2012		27 February to 09 March 2012
		12 March to 23 March 2012
		26 March to 5 April 2012*
Spring		Spring
16 April to 24 May 2012*		16 April to 27 April 2012
		30 April to 11 May 2012*
		14 May to 25 May2012
28 May to 12 July 2012**		28 May to 15 June 2012**
		18 June to 29 June 2012
		2 July to 13 July 2012

There is no lesson on 7 May (bank holiday). Classes that Monday will take place on Friday 11 May * There are no classes in the week beginning 4 June due to two bank holidays that week.		There is no lesson on 7 May (bank holiday) and the time will be made up by adding 30 minutes to six lessons. *There are no classes in the week beginning 4 June due to two bank holidays that week.