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sparkly
#1 Posted : Monday, July 04, 2011 10:38:59 PM
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I want to learn french, from beginner level. What books, school, audio tapes would you recommend?
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gmimo
#2 Posted : Monday, July 04, 2011 10:44:33 PM
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get Cafe' Cre'me une book

college Alliance Fracais

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#3 Posted : Monday, July 04, 2011 10:57:00 PM
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Michel Thomas for the audios.
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Lolest!
#4 Posted : Tuesday, July 05, 2011 6:53:44 AM
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Been going to Alliance, after 3 months I feel Im learning too little
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, July 05, 2011 8:34:07 AM
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Lolest! wrote:
Been going to Alliance, after 3 months I feel Im learning too little


@Lolest, you must practice alot on your own. Listen to audio tapes, subscribe to websites with french stuff such as about.com. Think of a simple sentence in english and use altavista babel fish to translate etc... Practice, practice, practice.

I would still recommend Alliance.
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mnjoro
#6 Posted : Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:44:06 AM
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Try Nairobi Bonjour Uniafric Hse 2nd Floor.They are better than Alliance Francais in terms of attention.
Call Andre 0722589203.
Magigi
#7 Posted : Wednesday, July 06, 2011 3:07:18 PM
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sparkly wrote:
I want to learn french, from beginner level. What books, school, audio tapes would you recommend?


Ca va madame @Sparkly
....Have always wanted to do alittle bit of more French. Did one unit at campo... Here is the schedule for the year at Alliance... When do WE join?

*Next sessions are highlighted in red

GENERAL FRENCH

FOUR WEEKS SESSIONS (Fee: 4,500 Ksh)
Intensive: Monday to Friday 1.5hrs daily
Lessons from: 8.30-10am, 10-11:30am, 11:30-1pm, 1-2:30pm, 2:30- 4pm, 4- 5.30pm, 5:30-7pm
Sessions starting on
10 Jan, 7 Feb, 7 Mar, 4 April, 9 May, 6 June, 4 Jul, 8 Aug, 5 Sep, 3 Oct, 31 Oct and 14 Nov


SIX WEEKS SESSIONS (Fee: 4,200 Ksh)
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
5.30 to 7.00pm – 7.00 to 8.30pm

Sessions starting on
10 Jan, 21 Feb, 4 Apr, 23 May, 4 Jul, 22 Aug, and 3 Oct
OR
Tuesday and Thursday
5.30 to 7.45pm

Sessions starting on
11 Jan, 22 Feb, 5 Apr, 24 May, 5 Jul, 23 Aug, and 4 Oct


Minimum 12 students per class
All students are requested to buy the original textbook (utilised for a complete level) and to become a Member of our multimedia library (26 000 references in French).

E-mail address: classes@alliancefrnairobi.org

FRENCH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES

CONVERSATION CLASSES
(Saturdays only)
Boost your skills and attain fluency!


Four weeks sessions - Fee: 1,700 Ksh
10-11.30 or 11.30-1.00pm
Sessions starting on
15 Jan, 12 Feb, 2 April, 7 May,
4 Jun, 9 July, 3 Sept, 1 Oct

----------o----------

FRENCH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

(6 weeks sessions – Lunchtime &Evening classes)
Diplôme de Français professionnel Affaires B2 (5,500 Kshs)
Diplôme de Francais professionnel Affaires C1 (6,950 Kshs)
----------o----------


INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMAS AVAILABLE
French Ministry of Education (DELF & DALF)
Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(TEF, Diplomas in Business, Tourism and Legal French)

DELF 5 Mar, 13Aug, 19 Nov
DELF Prim 3rd Dec
DALF 12 Mar,20 Aug, 26 Nov
DELF JUNIOR 11 June, 5 Nov
TEF 9 Apr, 30 Jul, 8 Oct
DFP B2, C1 7 May, 1 Oct

For organizational reasons, exams are scheduled for Saturdays only
The deadline for exam registration is 3wks before the exam date.
Magigi
#8 Posted : Wednesday, July 06, 2011 3:08:49 PM
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2011 FEES STRUCTURE

4 WEEK SESSIONS - INTENSIVE MONDAY TO FRIDAY

Level 1
4 sessions x Ksh 4500 =Ksh 18,000
I text book Connexions 1 Textbook =Ksh 2,200
DELF A1 Exam (International) =Ksh 2,100
Library membership for books =Ksh 350
TOTAL: 22,650
• Duration for Beginners level: 4 months

Level 2
4 sessions x Ksh 4500 =Ksh 18,000
I text book Connexions 2 Textbook =Ksh 2,250
DELF A2 Exam (International) =Ksh 2,100
TOTAL: =Ksh 22,350
• Duration for Intermediate level: 4 months

Level 3
4 sessions x Ksh 4500 =Ksh 18,000
I text book Alter Ego3 =Ksh 2,500
DELF B1 Exam (International) =Ksh 2,200
TOTAL: =Ksh 22,700
• Duration for Advanced level: 4 months

Level 4
5 sessions x Ksh 4500 =Ksh 22,500
I text book Alter Ego 4 =Ksh 2,500
DELF B2 Exam (International) =Ksh 2,350
TOTAL: =Ksh 27,350

• Duration for level 4: 5 months

Level 5
5 sessions x Ksh 4500 =Ksh 22,500
I text book Alter Ego 5 =Ksh 3,500
DALF C1 Exam (International) =Ksh 2,600
TOTAL: =Ksh 28,600

• Duration for level 5: 5 months


NB
• Three passport size photos are needed for registration
• For exam fees paid in advance, please confirm exam registration 3wks before exam date


Account Name: Alliance Française Nairobi
Bank Name: BANK OF AFRICA
A/c Number: 00127460272

6 WEEK SESSIONS - Mon, Wed, Fri OR Tuesdays & Thursdays

Level 1
4 sessions x Ksh 4,200 =Ksh 16,800
I text book Connexions 1 Textbook =Ksh 2,200
DELF Exam (International) =Ksh 2,100
Library membership for books =Ksh 350
TOTAL: =Ksh 21,450
• Duration for Beginners level: 6 months

Level 2
4 sessions x Ksh 4,200 =Ksh 16,800
I text book Connexions 2 Textbook =Ksh 2,250
DELF A2 Exam (International) =Ksh 2,100
TOTAL: =Ksh 21,150
• Duration for Intermediate level: 6 months

Level 3
4 sessions x Ksh 4,200 =Ksh 16,800
I text book Alter Ego3 =Ksh 2,500
DELF B1 Exam (International) =Ksh 2,200
TOTAL: =Ksh 21,500
• Duration for Advanced level: 6 months

Level 4
5sessions x Ksh4, 200 =Ksh 21,000
I text book Alter Ego 4 =Ksh 2,500
DELF B2 Exam (International) =Ksh 2,350
TOTAL: =Ksh 25,850

• Duration for level 4 7 months

Level 5
5 sessions x Ksh4, 200 =Ksh 21,000
I text book Alter Ego 5 =Ksh 3,500
DALF C1 Exam (International) =Ksh 2,600
TOTAL: =Ksh 27,100

• Duration for level 5: 7 months



EXTRAS
• Audio membership =Ksh 350
• DVD/Video membership =Ksh 4,500




Branch: Monrovia Street.

ALL PAYMENTS ARE DONE BY CHEQUES OR BANK DEPOSIT.
dunkang
#9 Posted : Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:57:55 PM
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Wazuans, i studied french in high school n did my KCSE 12 years ago. I even obtained a B+ in it, yet i have never used it since the French Paper 2 exam. FYI, am not sure whether i can understand it well now!

Somethings we learnt in school are surely useless (maybe for now), coz now am learning Borana, Rendille and Samburu Languages!
Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.” ― Rashi

savant
#10 Posted : Thursday, July 07, 2011 4:39:21 AM
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Joined: 4/1/2008
Posts: 104
Location: Nairobi
@sparkly, Lolest!

Classes are all well and good. But sometimes the structure drains all the joy out of learning a language.

I highly recommend you consider Rosetta Stone.
Ref http://www.rosettastone.com/learn-french

It's a language software that teaches through immersion (e.g. the process through which you learnt your first language)

It's simply F.A.T.A.S.T.I.C. My sister is using it to learn Japanese! And apparently, it's what NASA uses when they need to a group of astronauts from different nationalities to be able to communicate. Crash courses in Russian for the Americans and English for the Russians. smile

The price of a package adds up to the same as 2 levels at alliance. Much cheaper when you get all the levels in one.

Je vous souhaite tous un bon continuation!
Généralement, les gens qui savant peu parlent becoup, et les gens qui savant beaucoup parlent peu.
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