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Upcoming courses
Three terms a year, 12 weeks per term (occasional 10-week shorter term). Small groups in East Lothian. £180 per term unless noted.
Beginner
2 courses(New) Beginner 1 — Wednesday
18:00–19:15 · 14 Jan – 1 Apr 2026
Objectives: to build basic conversational French and learn essential expressions for travelling with confidence in France. This is a working outline, which will be adapted to suit your goals and preferences.
£180
per 12 week term
Beginner 2 — Monday
19:30–20:45 · 12 Jan – 30 Mar 2026
Continues from Beginner 1. Units 5–9: having a meal in a restaurant, asking and giving your age, place words and finding your way around town.
£180
per 12 week term
Elementary
2 courses(New) Elementary 1 — Wednesday
19:30–20:45 · 14 Jan – 1 Apr 2026
Builds confidence in conversational French — talking about everyday topics, expanding vocabulary, and starting to use the past and future tenses.
£180
per 12 week term
Elementary 2 — Monday
19:30–20:45 · 12 Jan – 30 Mar 2026
Consolidates the perfect tense, introduces the imperative and modal verbs (vouloir, pouvoir, devoir), and explores the future tense.
£180
per 12 week term
Intermediate
2 coursesIntermediate — Tuesday
19:30–20:45 · 13 Jan – 31 Mar 2026
Revisions of the present, past, and future tenses; richer vocabulary, idioms and colloquial expressions; topics ranging from eco-friendly homes to ordering meals.
£180
per 12 week term
Higher Intermediate — Monday
18:00–19:15 · 12 Jan – 30 Mar 2026
Bridge towards Advanced. Subjunctive triggers, reported speech in past tenses, and more complex relative clauses.
£180
per 12 week term