中文（普通话）
Chinese (Mandarin) for Beginners
Day/Time: Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm; Saturday 10:30am-2:30pm
Duration: 10 weeks
Tutor: a native speaker
Fee: €120
Format: In person
After a term of beginner's lessons you will find yourself familiar with basic grammar, a decent amount of vocabulary and commonly used daily phrases. The class will focus on developing listening and speaking skills of the learners. Basic Chinese characters (simplified), as well as Pinyin, the Chinese language sound system, will be introduced.
法语
French (Beginners)
Day/Time: Wednesday 7:30-9:00pm
Duration: 10 weeks
Tutor: Edel Kelly
Fee: €100
Format: In person
This French for Beginners course is based on a communicative approach and will provide learners with the tools and confidence to have basic conversations with French speakers. A wide range of resources, oral and written will be used, including everyday French documents such as restaurant menus, songs, movie extracts and short texts. Learners will take part in activities, conversations and role plays and will have the opportunity to do projects on themes that particularly interest them. All activities are aimed at developing French communication skills.
Areas covered include greeting someone, talking about yourself and relatives, ordering a meal, asking for items and prices, asking for directions, and discussing your hobbies and tastes in life. By the end of this course, you will be able to understand basic questions in French; have short conversations with a French speaker, using appropriate greetings, write short texts (such as presentations or emails), and utilise and improved knowledge of French culture (ways of life in France, food, cinema, etc.). The tutor uses learner-centred approaches, and will always be attentive to your needs and expectations.
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