Description
French Language and Culture, Level 3 - Intermediate.
Date and time: Mondays, 11:00 - 12:30pm
From: Monday 9th February 2026
12 weekly meetings, 1.5 hours each
Price £230 (£210 concessions*)
12 Week Course Dates (Spring Term)
•6 weeks start w/c 9th February and ending w/e 20th March 2026
*Easter Break: Sat 21st March – Sun 12th April 2026 (3 weeks)
•6 weeks start w/c 13th April and ending 22nd May 2026
*If you are a full-time student, staff or alumni at the University of Sussex or not in full-time employment (benefits, unemployed, retired) or an NHS worker you are entitled to the £210 concession rate. Please make sure you specify this in the 'price' box by typing in the reduced price before adding the course to your basket and completing your application.
Terms & Conditions - https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/short-courses/language-short-courses/terms-and-conditions
Detailed Description
A course for those who have recently completed an Elementary or Stage 2 class and feel confident enough to speak at a basic level. At least two years of part-time study will have been completed at this stage. The emphasis is on speaking and understanding, but new grammatical structures will be learned and reading and writing skills will be developed. A course book is sometimes used to allow you to work on your own and to form a framework for your learning.
The Intermediate class aims to build on the knowledge of basic language structures and functions allowing you to express yourself more freely in everyday situations. You will be encouraged to work out your own strategy for learning and, within the framework of the syllabus, develop language structures and functions for your own perceived needs and interests. The syllabus contains the following topics and language structures in addition to the revision and consolidation of those in the earlier courses:
| Topic areas: | the media (press) • regions • work • current affairs • social problems • introduction to politics.
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| Grammar: | more literary tenses • passives • subjunctive forms • simple indirect discourse
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| Skills: | simple note-taking • idea of register • skimming/scanning techniques • letter writing
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| Functions: | giving an opinion/expressing feelings. |
You will be given an insight into the history and culture of the country within the framework of your language studies. You will be given the opportunity to pursue your own personal research into a topic of cultural interest which contains some analysis or debate.
