French Advanced Conversation (C1+)

This is our highest level of proficiency course in French.

In this course, you will consolidate and strengthen your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through a variety of learning activities in class and at home.

You will study, discuss and comment on authentic materials carefully selected to broaden and deepen your proficiency in French. Learning materials may include news articles, radio and TV recordings, reports, academic papers, extracts from literature and film clips. Class-based learning activities typically include giving a short presentation, taking part in a discussion or a debate. At home, you will have opportunities to practise your writing, and further opportunities to read or listen to authentic materials.

You will require access to a device with an internet connection. You will be provided with all necessary course materials.

In this course, you will continue to:

• Enrich your vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms
• Develop your understanding of humour, irony and implicit cultural references
• Strengthen your competence to produce clear, smoothly flowing, well-structured language

This course is our highest level of proficiency course. It is open to anyone who has completed French Advanced Step 6 or has reached C1 level proficiency. If you have previously learned French and are unsure of your level, please self-assess.

We welcome all and are committed to fostering a positive culture and sense of community among learners and staff. We expect learners to treat others with dignity and respect. Learners must be aged 16+.

If you have a disability, learning difficulty, health condition, or personal circumstances which may affect your learning, please let us know so that we can make appropriate adjustments in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Wherever possible, we mainstream adjustments in line with the University’s Accessible and Inclusive Learning Policy.

Learners will have limited access to the University’s student support services who will signpost appropriate local sources of support.

You need to have completed French Advanced Step 6 or have reached C1 level proficiency. If you are unsure of your level, please self-assess. 

You will need to have reading, listening and communication skills, including the ability to understand detailed ideas and information presented verbally and in writing. You must be comfortable learning in English if it is not your first language. You will need basic digital skills, such as using a computer and navigating a website, to access the learning materials.

Booking is available until 23:59 the day before the course is due to start, unless the course is full or cancelled.