French

Description

Learn French: The Marlow Language Centre offers a range of French courses from beginner level to advanced, for adults and children. Whether it’s for business, for pleasure, for relocation, or to pass an exam, we can help you choose the right French course. This term we’re running group French lessons at beginner, false beginner, pre-intermediate, and intermediate levels; and we also offer one-to-one or one-to-two tuition if you prefer a more intensive and personalised approach.

Our group courses contain all elements of the language: speaking, listening, reading and writing. The course will focus on building your conversational skills as well as developing your listening skills and knowledge of grammar.

French is an official language in 29 countries, making it the the second-most widespread language worldwide after English by number of countries. In Europe French is the official language not only of France, but of southern Belgium, western Switzerland, Monaco, and other communities in Europe – not to mention much of Africa and the Caribbean, and Quebec in Canada.

French is related to other popular languages. French is a part of the Romance group of languages, and it has a lot in common with Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and other Latin-based languages. So if you already know one of these languages, French will be easier for you. And if you don’t, then knowing some French can help you learn these other languages later.

French is the fourth-most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union, according to a survey of the European Commission. It is also the third-most widely understood language in the EU.