This course takes place from 1 October until 26 November 2024. There is no class in the week of 21 October because of the Autumn Break.
Class day and time: Tuesdays from 7.45 - 9.15 pm
Location: Online via the Virtual Classroom and always involves guidance from a teacher
Number of participants: min. 5 - max. 16
Approach and content
French is spoken as much as possible during classes, with Dutch and English as the supporting languages. This means that in most cases, you can take this course if you do not speak Dutch. Please contact our Service Centre for more information.
You should count on about three to four hours of individual study per week.
What do the classes cover?
Skills
- Reacting fluidly and spontaneously, making conversations effortless
- Talking about architecture, urbanisation, and ecology
- Talking about social demands and demonstrations
- Advertising and commercials, French songs and artists
- Using different language registers (familier, standard, soutenu)
- Becoming familiar with French slang and Verlan, learning French expressions
- Recounting past events, understanding anecdotes and life stories
Grammar
- The placement of adjectives (literal or figurative meaning)
- Constructions with the subjonctif or the infinitive (pour que tu partes, pour partir)
- Using a conjunction with the subjonctif (but à atteindre) or the indicatif (résultat)
- Adverbs: their form and placement in a sentence
- Correct use of bon and bien
- Recognising and using the simple past (passé simple: il fut, il alla)
- Accordance between past participle and direct object (la lettre que j'ai prise)
- Using indirect speech (il a demandé si tu étais français)
Course materials
- Nouveau Rond-Point 3 (niveau B2)
Textbook. ISBN: 9789460305443 of 9788484439851
Workbook. ISBN: 9789460305450 of 9788484439868
The course materials can be purchased at Roelants bookstore. Course materials are not included in the course fee.
Recommended (not mandatory):
- Le petit Grevisse (grammar book). ISBN: 9782801100875
