Course Overview

Online French Club is an Advanced course for students who have studied the French language to a high level and wish to work on fluency. Online French Club requires that you have previously studied a course of at least 252 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level, then take our quick French language level test here or check our levels chart.

Our Online French language classes take place via Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. The interactive lessons emulate our face-to-face classes, and via teacher screen-sharing, students are able to experience a live classroom environment. From vocabulary activities and covering grammar points on the white board, to listening exercises, file sharing and ‘break-out rooms’ to practise speaking with classmates, students can learn without leaving the comfort of their homes. Take a look at an example of one of our online classes in this video.

Course Content

This course focuses on conversation so you will have the opportunity to improve and refine:

• Your conversational skills
• Your fluency by focusing on specific tasks
• Your pronunciation by:
  • Learning to recognise specific sounds and reproduce them
  • Finding your perfect speech pace
  • Learning to use your mouth to produce those difficult sounds
• Your intonation: sound like a native!
• Learn how to join words in more complex sentences and express yourself effectively: intonation communicates your emotions and intentions
• Focus on cultural awareness
• During the course you will be encouraged to record yourself

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 252 class hours of previous French language study required
• Classes will take place via Zoom

Class Schedule

• The classes are 2 hours per week
• The course runs for 6 weeks
• The course takes place on Tuesday evenings 18:30 – 20:30
• The possible study options for this course are as follow:

11th January – 15th February 2022

22nd February – 29th March 2022

5th April – 17th May 2022*

24th May – 28th June 2022

5th July – 9th August 2022

16th August – 20th September 2022

27th September – 1st November 2022

8th November – 13th December 2022

*Due to the Easter holiday there is a break in the course on the 19th of April. The course still consists of 6 lessons however.

What do you need for an online class?

To get the most from this course you will need:

• A reliable internet connection
• A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
• An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
• The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom

This language course includes:

• Access to our Moodle platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from French language teachers
• French language study tips