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Online French short term courses

  • Introduction: Explore our diverse range of French courses designed to suit different interests and proficiency levels.

Course Listings

  1. French for Travelers (4 weeks)
    • Description: Prepare for your next trip to a French-speaking country with this practical course. Learn essential phrases and vocabulary to navigate your travels smoothly.
    • Details: 2 classes per week | Total 8 classes
    • Fee: ₹6,000
  2. Business French (5 weeks)
    • Description: Enhance your professional French skills. Learn business vocabulary, email writing, meeting conduct, and French corporate culture.
    • Details: 2 classes per week | Total 10 classes
    • Fee: ₹7500
  3. Conversational French (8 weeks)
    • Description: Improve your speaking skills with interactive conversational practice on various topics.
    • Details: 2 classes per week | Total 16 classes
    • Fee: ₹11,000
  4. French Pronunciation (4 weeks)
    • Description: Perfect your French pronunciation. Learn the sounds, intonation, and rhythm of the French language.
    • Details: 2 classes per week | Total 8 classes
    • Fee: ₹6,000
  5. French course designed for children (6 weeks)
    • Description: Fun and interactive French lessons for kids. Learn through songs, stories, and games.
    • Details: 2 classes per week | Total 12 classes
    • Fee: ₹6,500

Syllabus for each of the 5 courses listed above:

 Here’s a comprehensive syllabus for each course:

**Classes per Week:** 2 (Total 8 classes)

**Week 1: Basic Greetings and Introductions**

### 1. **French for Travelers (4 weeks)**

– Class 1: Greetings, introducing oneself, polite phrases.

– Class 2: Numbers, days of the week, asking and answering basic questions.

**Week 2: Navigating through Airports and Train Stations**

– Class 3: Airport vocabulary, checking in, security procedures.

– Class 4: Train station vocabulary, buying tickets, understanding schedules.

**Week 3: Dining Out and Food Vocabulary**

– Class 5: Restaurant vocabulary, ordering food and drinks.

– Class 6: Common dishes, asking about ingredients, dietary restrictions.

**Week 4: Shopping, Asking for Directions, and Emergency Phrases**

– Class 7: Shopping phrases, dealing with money, bargaining.

– Class 8: Asking for directions, emergency phrases, cultural tips.

### 2. **Business French (5 weeks)**

**Classes per Week:** 2 (Total 10 classes)

**Week 1: Business Vocabulary and Phrases**

– Class 1: Key business vocabulary, job titles, and workplace terms.

– Class 2: Basic business phrases, formal vs. informal language.

**Week 2: Writing Business Emails and Letters**

– Class 3: Structure of a business email, common phrases.

– Class 4: Writing formal letters, salutations, and closures.

**Week 3: Conducting Meetings and Negotiations**

– Class 5: Vocabulary for meetings, roles, and responsibilities.

– Class 6: Negotiation phrases, making and responding to proposals.

**Week 4: French Corporate Culture and Etiquette**

– Class 7: Understanding French business culture, etiquette, and norms.

– Class 8: Case studies and role-playing common business scenarios.

**Week 5: Case Studies and Role-Playing Business Scenarios**

– Class 9: Analyzing real-life business cases.

– Class 10: Role-playing various business situations.

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### 3 **Conversational French (8 weeks)**

**Classes per Week:** 2 (Total 16 classes)

**Week 1: Everyday Conversations**

– Class 1: Common greetings and introductions.

– Class 2: Small talk and daily routines.

**Week 2: Talking about Hobbies and Interests**

– Class 3: Vocabulary for hobbies, sports, and interests.

– Class 4: Discussing likes and dislikes.

**Week 3: Describing People and Places**

– Class 5: Physical descriptions, personality traits.

– Class 6: Describing locations, giving directions.

**Week 4: Discussing Past and Future Events**

– Class 7: Talking about past experiences, using past tenses.

– Class 8: Making future plans, using future tenses.

**Week 5: Expressing Opinions and Preferences**

– Class 9: Phrases for expressing opinions and preferences.

– Class 10: Agreeing and disagreeing politely.

**Week 6: Making Plans and Arrangements**

– Class 11: Scheduling meetings, making appointments.

– Class 12: Invitations, accepting and declining.

**Week 7: Storytelling and Anecdotes**

– Class 13: Structure of a good story, linking words.

– Class 14: Sharing personal anecdotes.

**Week 8: Role-Playing Various Scenarios**

– Class 15: Role-playing different conversational scenarios.

– Class 16: Review and practice.

### 4. **French Pronunciation (4 weeks)**

**Classes per Week:** 2 (Total 8 classes)

**Week 1: French Alphabet and Sounds**

– Class 1: French alphabet, pronunciation of letters.

– Class 2: Basic sounds and phonetic rules.

**Week 2: Vowel Sounds and Nasal Vowels**

– Class 3: Vowel sounds, differentiating similar sounds.

– Class 4: Nasal vowels, practice exercises.

**Week 3: Consonant Sounds and Silent Letters**

– Class 5: Consonant sounds, pronunciation tips.

– Class 6: Silent letters, common pronunciation mistakes.

**Week 4: Intonation, Stress, and Rhythm in French**

– Class 7: Intonation patterns, sentence stress.

– Class 8: Rhythm in speech, practice dialogues.

### 5. **French course designed for children (6 weeks)**

**Classes per Week:** 2 (Total 12 classes)

**Week 1: Basic Vocabulary**

– Class 1: Colors, numbers, animals.

– Class 2: Family members, common objects.

**Week 2: Simple Phrases and Greetings**

– Class 3: Greetings, introducing oneself.

– Class 4: Basic polite phrases, simple questions.

**Week 3: Fun Songs and Rhymes**

– Class 5: Learning French through songs.

– Class 6: Popular rhymes and their meanings.

**Week 4: Storytelling and Simple Stories**

– Class 7: Listening to simple French stories.

– Class 8: Discussing characters and plots.

**Week 5: Basic Grammar Through Games**

– Class 9: Introduction to basic grammar concepts.

– Class 10: Grammar games and activities.

**Week 6: Cultural Activities and Crafts**

– Class 11: Learning about French culture through activities.

– Class 12: French-themed crafts and projects.

French Writing Practice & Grammar

Why I teach French online?

The idea behind teaching French online came from the problems which I experienced when I was learning French in Delhi University. Now before telling my story, let me ask some questions to my readers.

  • • Did you ever learn French from a school, college or institute?
  • • Do you think that in most of the colleges and institutes, more focus is given on grammar, the written part rather than the spoken part?
  • • Do you think that all the time while speaking in French, you keep thinking about the grammar, you keep translating from your native language to the target language?
  • Do you think that the vocabulary, grammar, the tenses, so many rules give you stress because of which you hesitate while speaking in this language.
  • Assuming that all of you must have faced these problems at some point in time, I started teaching French online to solve these problems of French learners. Though I was a topper in French in Kamala Nehru college, Delhi University, I also faced the same problems. I was very good in grammar and written part but still speaking was a problem. I always used to think what is the use of learning a language when I can’t speak in it. Then the next logical step was to explore in this field and after some research I understood that if you want to learn to speak a language fluently, you have to make it interesting first. You must listen and read those topics in French which interests you such as TV shows, movies, favourite restaurants rather than the topics you find boring such as politics, sports and many other. To learn to speak a language fluently, listening and repeating is the best technique. Consider a child who is 2 year old. If you say hello, the child will immediately copy you and say hello. You don’t write the alphabets and teach the child how to say hello. You just say hello, he or she listens to it and repeats after you. After understanding this, An idea cropped up in my mind that I should teach French online in an authentic manner that is the modern method which focusses more on speaking and less of grammar rules, I started teaching grammar in context that is if you are reading an article which interests you, whatever grammar comes in that article, I teach only that. I am in no way undermining the importance of grammar. Grammar is very important to master a language. However how grammar is presented to students is what really matters. Unlike the traditional methods adopted in most of the schools and colleges who are not able to adopt this modern approach because of lack of infrastructure and proper audio equipments, My vision is to adopt the modern methods by teaching French online. Through this online method, I teach French through podcasts, videos, songs, apps and this makes the French language journey of my students become enjoyable and interesting. They are able to catch hold of the language fast and are able to speak French fluently.

I always tell my students, in order to be able to think in French, either talk to your fellow mates in French or if you have nobody with whom you can speak in French, then you should look at yourself in the mirror and speak, speak. And of course recording yourself is the best technique to master a language.