French for Absolute Beginners

    EX 1111 is offered this fall and winter:

section FA1  (Online)
starts in 1 month

section WI1  (In-person)
starts in 5 months

In this hands-on work­shop, you’ll explore the rules of French pro­nun­ci­a­tion, acquire some foun­da­tion­al vocab­u­lary, under­stand the dif­fer­ences between writ­ten and spo­ken French, and be intro­duced to gram­mar struc­tures you’ll need to com­mu­ni­cate at a basic lev­el. Work on essen­tials such as days of the week, num­bers, intro­duc­tions, order­ing meals, and oth­ers. Learn words tai­lored to you spe­cif­ic needs — tourism, busi­ness, wine tast­ing, etc. Get use­ful point­ers on the rules of French etiquette.

Offered:

Sep 8, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Mondays

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm MT

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm MT

Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays

Sundays

Syn­chro­nous online learning, eClass

In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. for­mat details

Karima Afchar

Your Instructor

Karima AfcharID: karima-afchar

Class info
  • This is a syn­chro­nous course that fea­tures live online activ­i­ties at pre­de­ter­mined times. For the real-time class­room ses­sions, a com­put­er with both audio input and out­put is required. To start your online learn­ing expe­ri­ence vis­it www​.ext​-leo​.ca/​s​t​u​dents
  • Cost assistance: may be eli­gi­ble for the Cana­da-Alber­ta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
    — view all 26 funding opportunities
    Cor­po­rate mul­ti-reg­is­tra­tion pack­ages (groups of 4 or more) are avail­able for most Exten­sion cours­es. Con­tact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for pre­ferred pricing.
  • Open for registration until September 8, 2021. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts. Refunds, withdrawals & transfers policies
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Jan 10, 2022Feb 2, 2022
Mondays

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm MT

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm MT

Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays

Sundays

In-per­son (face-to-face) learning, campus

In-person courses are taken entirely in-class. for­mat details

Classes take place at U of A campus, Edmonton.

Karima Afchar

Your Instructor

Karima AfcharID: karima-afchar

Class info
  • This is a syn­chro­nous course that fea­tures live online activ­i­ties at pre­de­ter­mined times. For the real-time class­room ses­sions, a com­put­er with both audio input and out­put is required. To start your online learn­ing expe­ri­ence vis­it www​.ext​-leo​.ca/​s​t​u​dents
  • Cost assistance: may be eli­gi­ble for the Cana­da-Alber­ta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
    — view all 26 funding opportunities
    Cor­po­rate mul­ti-reg­is­tra­tion pack­ages (groups of 4 or more) are avail­able for most Exten­sion cours­es. Con­tact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for pre­ferred pricing.
  • Open for registration until January 10, 2022. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts. Refunds, withdrawals & transfers policies
starts in 5 months
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This course has no prerequisites

Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.

You can register for and take a course without applying and enrolling into the program.

Email

extnreg@ualberta.ca

Looking for
different course dates?

New course schedules are released each June and November.

EX 1111 is offered this fall and winter:

section FA1  (Online)
starts in 1 month

section WI1  (In-person)
starts in 5 months