Alliance Française Adult Classes

Our class levels are based on the ​ Common European Framework for Languages (Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les Langues: CECRL)​​ The Alliance Française offers French classes in a friendly, intimate setting, with a class size of between 5 to 14 students. The instructors emphasize conversation and use a contextual approach to language learning, while conducting the classes almost entirely in French to maximize each student’'s opportunity to practice. Description of the levels Language classes at the Alliance Française cover 4 levels: ​DECOUVERTE (Basic speaker, Level A1 of the CECRL): At the end of Découverte 4, the student can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. He/she can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. He/she can interact in a simple way, provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. INTERMEDIAIRE (Waystage, Level A2 of the CECRL): At the end of Intermediaire 3, the student can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). He/she can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. He/she can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and mattersin areas of immediate need. VOYAGE (Threshold, Level B1 of the CECRL): At the end of Voyage 3, the student can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. He/she can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. He/she can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. He/she can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans AVANCE (Vantage, Level B2 of the CECRL): At the end of Avancé 3, the student can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. He/she can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. He/she can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. Each level is divided into 3 or 4 steps, and each step is covered in one session.​ The majority of our classes are held in Port of Spain, for San Fernando and Tobago, contact us PROVE YOUR FRENCH SKILLS TO THE WORLD Get your DELF/DALF diplomas DELF (Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française) and DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française) are official qualifications awarded by the French Ministry of Education to certify the competency of candidates from outside France in the French language. These diplomas correspond to the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les Langues: CECRL), and are valid for life.​