Beginners language classes start April 2024
Learn a new language for fun, to expand cultural horizons or to keep your mind healthy and active.
Next Start: | Day: | Time: | Availability: | Venue: | Fees: |
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TBC | Tuesday | 09:00 - 12:00 | Yes | Macbeth Centre | Standard £0 / Conc £34.75 / Full £0 |
Practical language to enable you to communicate on a visit to France : asking for simple things in everyday situations; holding a simple conversation with a native speaker, understanding basic written information.
Absolute beginners. For anyone who wants a practical introduction to French for social, leisure, or travel purposes
None; but a good command of English is useful
• Meet and greet people • introduce people • talk about your family and ask others • say where you are from and which languages you speak • recognise and say the alphabet and spell words • recognise and say numbers; cope with money, prices and the time • say your telephone number and ask others • order drinks and snacks in a bar • say what work you do • talk about where you live • ask for places in a town • ask and understand directions and how to get a place • describe places
You will work with handouts & worksheets; audio and videotapes, 'realia' (eg real menus etc). You will be encouraged to speak as much as possible in class, to work in small groups and pairs, to take an active part in your learning; and each lesson, to work on the four skills: listening (and understanding), speaking, reading and writing.
You'll always have work to review and practise from the previous lesson; you'll have sentences and words to learn by heart; you'll have homework set by the tutor. We recommend that you spend around 15 minutes a day on some kind of language practice - listening to a tape, watching a video, repeating working with a CD, etc etc. You will need to organise and keep up to date your portfolio of course work for assessment purposes. For some useful support material go to: www.bbc.co.uk/languages
Every lesson you are given different tasks so that progress can be assessed. Record of your work will be kept in your Individual Learning Plan to help record the steps taken towards achieving your goals
Tutor will advise
CHECK WITH YOUR TUTOR BEFORE BUYING A BOOK! Tapes or CDs of the coursebook if possible. You will need a Dictionary (Collins or Oxford are good, but your tutor will advise) Ringbinders, to keep your handouts in order.
Help with literacy or numeracy is available through the basic education programme and the ESOL programme offers help for speakers of other languages. Additional support can be provided for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Details are available from the guide and from teaching or reception staff.
Macbeth Street London W6 9JJ
Tel:020 8753 3600
Tube:Hammersmith
Buses:27, 190, 211, 266, 267, 295, 391, H91