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General French Courses

General French Courses
Teen French - Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Levels
Level : Schedule:
13+ years old
  • Once or twice weekly x 1.5 hours
  • 2 - 5 times weekly during school holidays

For students who do not study French at school and wish to learn, for further studies or purely out of interest.

Lessons are structured around up-to-date, motivating topics that appeal to teenage students.

During these courses, your child will:

  • develop in depth his/her language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing, including vocabulary building and grammar accuracy;
  • learn to correctly express his/her thoughts and ideas;
  • have plenty of opportunities to practise and reinforce all four language skills through practical tasks, language development activities and role-plays;
  • cultivate a real interest in the language and become more confident;
  • gain an exciting insight into French culture.

Upon completion of these courses, and according to his/her level, your child may choose to sit for the DELF (Junior) / DALF examinations.

Your child may also join our summer camp to France and get a unique chance to immerse himself/herself in French language and culture and develop his/her languages skills further.
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French School Support
Level : Schedule:
Forms 3-7 / Years 9-13
  • Once or twice weekly x 1.5 hours
  • 2 - 5 times weekly during school holidays

For students who need additional support to make really significant progress at school and/or improve their overall French performance.

During these courses, your child will:

  • reinforce his/her language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing;
  • practise his/her oral communicative skills extensively and learn to correctly express his/her thoughts and ideas;
  • develop his/her reading comprehension skills;
  • enhance his/her writing skills, with attention to greater grammar accuracy and organisation - with appropriate marking and feedback.

Emphasis is on developing competence as well as boosting self-confidence.

Your child may also join our summer camp to France and get a unique chance to immerse himself/herself in French language and culture and develop his/her languages skills further.
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French In Action (Oral Skills Enhancement)
Level *: Schedule:
* Students are grouped by age and level of ability.
Forms 3-7 / Years 9-13
  • Once or twice weekly x 1.5 hours
  • 2 - 5 times weekly during school holidays

For students who want to improve their conversational skills and fluency.

This programme is the ideal complement to any school studies, and a must for students who need more speaking practice to be better prepared for their oral examinations.

According to his/her level, your child will:

  • refine his/her listening comprehension skills;
  • develop his/her speaking skills and learn to communicate appropriately in a range of situations and for a variety of purposes;
  • learn to be more confident when speaking in a group or in front of an audience;
  • practise expressing his/her views fluently and coherently on engaging topics and contemporary issues through exciting group debates.

Students must be prepared to express themselves in French at all times during class. Emphasis is on reaching a higher level of accuracy, fluency and confidence.

Your child may also join our summer camp to France and get a unique chance to immerse himself/herself in French language and culture and develop his/her languages skills further.
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Writing Skills Enhancement
Level : Schedule:
Forms 3-7 / Years 9-13
  • Once or twice weekly x 1.5 hours
  • 2 - 5 times weekly during school holidays

For students who wish to build up their writing skills and advance their grammatical knowledge.

According to his/her level, your child will:

  • enlarge his/her vocabulary;
  • review and increase his/her grammar accuracy;
  • develop writing techniques and styles through essays and stories,
  • learn the key elements of writing structure including organisation, sequencing, progression and conclusion.
  • attain language fluency and clarity of expression.

This course will be especially valuable to those students who need help to master their written skills for academic success in examinations.
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French Mother Tongue Support - For native French-speaking children attending a local, ESF or an international school
Level *: Schedule:
* Children are grouped by age and level of ability
13 - 17 years old
  • Once or twice weekly x 1.5 hours

For native French-speaking children who can understand and/or speak some of the language, with at least one native French-speaking parent, and who follow the local, ESF or international school system (other than French).

According to his/her level, your child will:

  • develop in depth his/her language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing, including greater fluency, accuracy and confidence;
  • enhance his/her writing and spelling skills, including becoming familiar with writing techniques and styles through essays and stories ;
  • become truly proficient in conjugation and grammar;
  • enrich his/her knowledge of French culture and gain a cultural awareness of French-speaking countries.

The main emphasis is on ensuring that your child is truly bilingual and in touch with his/her cultural heritage.

Note: these courses are in line with IB philosophy regarding mother tongue support for children schooled in a language other that their mother tongue.

For families living in Discover Bay or Lantau, please see "Les Petits Lascars de DB", a FLAM accredited project which offers after-school French classes for native French-speaking children schooled at Discovery College, Discovery Bay International School or Lantau International School.
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