French Language Foundations: Advanced Course

What you'll learn

Improve your work skills by gaining a deeper understanding of the French language through our comprehensive our French language short courses online and in Sydney.

Build upon the foundation laid in our French Language Foundations: Beginners and Intermediate courses and take your French language skills to the next level with this French Language Foundations: Advanced course.

This French course is perfect for anyone who has approximately 40 hours of previous French language learning or similar knowledge. We will consolidate what you have learnt whilst introducing new topics and grammar points to expand on your language skills.

With plenty of listening and speaking activities as well as writing practice, you will enhance your career prospects and improve your language skills. We will also focus more on French sentence structure and grammar enabling you to express yourself more precisely in French.

Join us to refine your language skills, embrace French culture, and prepare for authentic interactions with native speakers.

You will:

• Enhance your vocabulary with new expressions and phrases to talk about diverse topics with ease
• Improve your storytelling abilities to make your conversations more engaging
• Master more advanced verb conjugations and tenses to convey different actions and time frames accurately
• Deepen your understanding of sentence structure to form more complex sentences
• Practice using pronouns and other grammar elements for effective communication
• Gain a deeper understanding of French customs, traditions, and social etiquette
• Explore cultural topics, art, literature, and cuisine to enrich your appreciation of the French culture

Learning outcomes

By the end of this French Language course, you should have:

Expanded Vocabulary and Expressive Abilities

• Enhance your vocabulary with new expressions and phrases for diverse topics, enabling you to communicate with ease
• Develop your storytelling abilities, making your conversations more engaging and captivating

Enhanced Grammar and Verb Conjugations

• Master more advanced verb conjugations and tenses, enabling you to accurately convey different actions and time frames
• Deepen your understanding of sentence structure, allowing you to form more complex and sophisticated sentences

Proficiency in Communication

• Practice using pronouns and other essential grammar elements to improve your communication skills effectively
• Gain confidence in expressing yourself more precisely in French, facilitating authentic interactions with native speakers

Cultural Insights

• Acquire a deeper understanding of French customs, traditions, and social etiquette, enhancing your cultural fluency
• Explore various cultural topics, art, literature, and cuisine to enrich your appreciation and understanding of French culture

Course content

What will be covered in this French Language course?

This French Language Foundations: Advanced Course covers the following topics and language skills:

Cultural Projects

• Talking about recent experiences
• Gain insights into French customs, traditions, and social norms, promoting cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Explore cultural topics, art, literature, and cuisine to deepen your connection with French culture

At work

• Prepare for an interview
• How to speak on the phone
• Explore the intricacies of French sentence structure to construct more complex and coherent sentences
• Work on sentence building exercises and activities to improve your proficiency

Activities & Habits

• Talking about our hobbies and daily routines
• Inform others about your plans
• Plan and propose an outing, invite others, accept or decline an invitation

Intended audience

Who is this French Language Foundations: Advanced Course for?

This French Language Foundations: Advanced Course is ideal for

• Language enthusiasts
• Professionals seeking to enhance their language skills for career advancement
• Travel enthusiasts planning to explore French-speaking countries
• Anyone who has a passion for learning new languages and cultures

Pre-requisite:

• Graduates of our French Language Foundations: Intermediate Course or individuals with approximately 40-50 hours of previous French language learning.
• Not sure if this is the right course for you? Please contact our customer service team and we will be happy to arrange an assessment by the course teacher before you enroll.

Course venue

Online via Zoom

• Zoom details will be emailed to you 
• Requirement: A device and stable internet connection

Course materials

What to bring to class

• Textbook
• Notebook and pen

Textbook & Resources

Please purchase the course textbook – which is used for all our French Language Courses:

Course Textbook: Cosmopolite 1

Author: Hirschsprung Nathalie & Tricot Tony

ISBN: 9782017139164

You can purchase the textbook from Abbey's Bookshop (131 York St, Sydney NSW 2000).

We recommend purchasing your textbook after your course has been confirmed (usually within three working days of the proposed start).

The textbook is not included in the enrolment fee. If you would like to inquire about the current price, please call Abbey's Bookshop on 02 9264 3111.

Certificate of attendance

Achievement Recognition

Upon successfully completing the course with at least 80% attendance, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance. This certificate serves as a testament to your commitment and effort in mastering the French language. It can be a valuable addition to your resume, showcasing your dedication to personal and professional growth.

Additional information

• Class size: Maximum 10 students to ensure personalised attention.
• Course delivery: Fully online through interactive virtual classrooms.
• Certificate: A certificate of completion will be provided to students who successfully finish the course.

What's next?

• Looking for something more basic? Check out our French Language Foundations: Beginners Course  and French Language Foundations: Intermediate Course.
• French Communication Skills Workshop, this one-day workshop is for you if you would like to meet like-minded people and practice your French in our class room. This workshop is open for anyone who has 40 hours or more of previous language learning.
• Find our complete French Language program here.