French Evening Classes

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Course Summary

Our language evening classes are a great way to expand and develop your language skills if you have a passion for learning another language, are looking to learn or improve a language for business reasons, or simply want help with your holiday conversations! We are currently running courses in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Welsh.

Our tutors use fun and interactive teaching methods within their classes, which are suitable and tailored for the level you have enrolled in. We are proud to create an air of camaraderie and friendship in our groups, and we will motivate you to retain an ongoing interest in learning, encouraging all our students to support one another as they learn. Some classes will follow a particular course book, which the tutor will highlight in your first class.

If you are a member of the public (not a University of Chester student), the cost of one of our language evening classes is £389. These classes run for a total of 24 weeks.

If you are a University of Chester student, all our evening classes – and our language taster courses – are free. The language taster courses require a deposit of £100, but this will be refunded back to you after course completion (attending at least 80% of the sessions). University of Chester Staff are also entitled to a discount. Please contact languagesforall@chester.ac.uk to find out more.

Please note:

All courses run subject to minimum numbers.
This is not a credit bearing course.
Minimum Age: The minimum age is 18.
Refunds will not be granted after the courses have started.
All courses are taught in person, on our Exton Park campus.

How to gethere

Exton Park is centrally located in Chester, and accessible via the M53, A483, A41, A56, and public transport from the city centre.

Find your way around Exton Park

Address

University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ

Cycling

The Greenway Gate, accessible between 7am – 9pm with your University pass, is located at the back of the overflow car park and is the nearest point of access to the Millennium Greenway cycle path that connects to routes throughout the city.

Public Transport

Bache train station is a 15-minute walk from Exton Park and Chester railway station is a 20-minute walk. Arriva 1A and Arriva 1 run frequent services that stop with a short walk to Exton Park. All three Park and Ride routes, PR1, PR2 and PR3 have connections within walking distance to Exton Park.

Parking

Parking on campus is limited, so we recommend using public transport and/or walking if possible.

What level am I?

Check which is the correct course for you by using our simple level descriptor below.

Year	Level Description
1	Beginners	Ideal for absolute beginners who have little knowledge of the language
2	Beginners+	Follow on course from beginners, expanding vocabulary and basic communication
3	Intermediate	Ideal for students who have studied the language in the past and want to refresh or have completed Year 2, Beginners+ previously.
4	Intermediate+	Ideal for students who have done O levels / GCSE in the past and want to refresh and build upon their previous knowledge.
5	Upper Intermediate	Follow on course from Intermediate and build upon previous “O” Level / GCSE qualifications
6	Upper Intermediate+	Ideal for students who have studied the language for a while or who have an A level and want to build upon that.
7	Advanced	Ideal for students who want to build upon previous qualifications such as “A” level or a degree.
8	Proficiency	Ideal for students who consider themselves quite fluent but want to “top up”.