French: Reading and Conversation - Intermediate, Advanced, e-learning
Course summary
Code: Q000144N
Location: Online
Cost: £130.50 to £348.00
Starting: Thursday 16 January 2025
Duration: 12 sessions over 12 week(s)
Time: 18:00
By continuing you confirm that you are 19 or over on 31 August and have agreed to the the Terms and conditions
Description
THIS COURSE IS DELIVERED 100% ONLINE IN REALTIME.
Whether you would like to learn new creative skills or to investigate the possibility of a new language based career, MAE Community Learning courses can provide you with a stepping stone to progress
Whether you are planning to travel to France, go and live in France or just want to learn more about France and keep your brain ticking, come and join us and let us enjoy well written articles that we can read and discuss together with the LAVIE OUTRE-MANCHE magazine or Le Rendez-Vous magazine
Throughout the course, the students will continue to build up their vocabulary and get more and more at ease with their use of tenses and other grammatical points. The students will also gain in fluency. Their knowledge of France will greatly improve too. This couses is an ideal progression to Q143L.
PLEASE DO NOT BUY A SUBSCRIPTION UNTIL AFTER YOUR FIRST LESSON
For this course you will attend lessons online working on projects at home with group tuition from your tutor. Please do not buy tools and equipment until you know that the course will run.
Join us on-line, through the Zoom app,
You will need to have the Zoom app loaded on your computer or laptop or tablet and be able to access your course whilst seeing the screen on your device. You will be expected to understand the basics of using Zoom. Please have a practice before hand and make sure you know how to join a meeting, switch between gallery view and speaker view, mute and unmute yourself and raise your hand. (All very simple once you've had a quick practice!)
What will I learn on this course?
Learners will:
- Be able to discuss the content of at least 2 articles
- Be able to select an article and translate competently
- Be able to participate in group exercise demonstrating an ability to converse in French.
Is this course suitable for me?
This course is suitable for students at an advanced level. Students that have got a good vocabulary knowledge and are already a little at ease with their use of tenses. They would have done some French recently or already be rather fluent at French.
Is there anything I need to know about the course?
Learners will need the following tools and equipment:
You will need to prepare the following tools and equipment before the start of the course:
You should be able to access and use zoom.
You will need to purchase the relevant magazine after discussion with your tutor during the first session.
Please note that you will NOT need to purchase the subscription until the course has started and you have attended the first session.
Your tutor will advise you and give you the details required. We may be able to get a group discount.
The magazine we will be using for this course will be:
For your information:
La Vie Outre Manche: https://www.concordefrench.com/product/la-vie-outre-manche-french-magazine
Will there be additional costs?
Yes, there will be the extra cost of the magazine subscription. Price approx. £42 as of June 24 - subject to change. Please see notes above.
What could I go on to do after this course?
Your tutor can talk to you about other subject related online workshops available.
Medway Adult Education works with many partners locally such as MidKent College and the University of Kent; information about their courses can be found in our studios, café and on Moodle. Medway has an exciting and wide-range of events, exhibitions and activities to inspire and help you make further progress - please see the community noticeboards in the Rochester centre and again on Moodle. Your tutor will be able to talk through with you individual progression options.
If you wish to explore your learning, work or career options, you can speak to a fully trained careers advisor on 0800 100 900. https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
If you need further advice please telephone 01634 338400.
Attendance Policy
In order to get the most out of your course you will need to attend as many sessions as possible. We recommend at least 85%. If you do have a holiday booked during term time please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcomes. If you are unavoidably ill or unable to attend please contact 01634 338400 so that we can let your tutor know, and so they can send you any work you may have missed
How are digital skills used and enhanced on this course
Use of Zoom, email and MS word.
Health and Safety
By participating in the live class you accept that you understand that using computers involves potentially hazardous equipment and that such activity carries the risk of injury. You understand that it is your responsibility to judge your motor skills and physical ability.
It is your responsibility to ensure that by participating in classes and activities from Medway Adult Education, you will not exceed your limits while performing such activity, and you will select the appropriate level of task for your skills and abilities.
You understand that this is an indoor activity using technology and you will need to be aware of potentially dangerous sites online and take precautions to check the credentials of the sites you visit. MAE is not responsible for damage to items in your house / home or person.
The creators, owners and distributors of this site and the material available MAE are not responsible for any injuries
E-Learning Etiquette
You will be sent an email link with the unique meeting ID for the class.
You will need this ID to join the ZOOM hosted class.
Await the invite and then join the class
We are so pleased you are joining us – but in order for all of us to have an enjoyable experience it is necessary for you to ensure that your microphone is on MUTE throughout the class, which is easily located in the bottom left hand corner of your screen.
The exception to this is at the beginning and end of the class we will all say hello with microphone on UNMUTE, so that there is a feeling of being together in the class, so we will UNMUTE on arrival and then MUTE during the class - otherwise we run the risk of hearing people’s dogs barking, telephones ringing, sound feedback etc.
If you have a question or wish to share something with the teacher, please UNMUTE and ask.
At the end of the class you will again be invited to UNMUTE – so we can say goodbye.