Throughout the UK, a wide network of Alliances Françaises and Instituts Français bring the best of French language and culture to your doorstep.
Alliances Françaises and Instituts Français are official centres for the promotion of the French language and French-speaking cultures.
Improve your French, immerse yourself in French-language cultures, join our libraries, or take a French exam with us!
From French lessons to cultural events and cross-cultural exchanges, the UK network of Alliances Françaises and Instituts Français bring France to cities and towns all around the UK.
Whether you’d like to learn French, catch up on French cinema, join a group to discuss French literature, or take a French exam to prove your level, we will extend a warm welcome to you at your local French language centre, library or cultural venue.
Each year, thousands of people across the UK enjoy the quality of our French classes and cultural events, so why not give us a go?
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17 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2DT
Tel : +44 (0)207 871 3515
Language Centre
14 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2JR
Tel : +44 (0)207 871 3535
www.institut-francais.org.uk
The Gate House
2 High St, Totnes TQ9 5RZ
Exeter Community Centre
17 St. Davids Hill, Exeter EX4 3RG
Tel : +44 (0)1803 714 309
www.allianceexeter.co.uk
Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth
Leeds, West Yorkshire
LS18 5HD
Tel: +44 (0)7757 692 624
www.afleeds.org.uk
+44 (0)1912 810 066
+44 (0)7980 00 96 01
www.afne.info
West Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RF Tel : +44 (0)131 285 6030
email address
www.ifecosse.org.uk
Bristol – BS6 7SG
Tel : +44 (0)117 924 3367 / (0)7903 821 655
Bath – BA2 2SJ
Tel : +44 (0)793 237 7130
125 Portland Street,
Ground Floor, Manchester, M1 4QD
Tel : +44 (0)161 236 7117
www.afmanchester.org
This level assessment test is for you if you have learnt some French before and you want to find out what level course to enrol in next.
commencer >1. A widely-spoken language
More than 300 million people speak French worldwide. It is the second most widely learned foreign language after English, meaning it is a great way to get to the parts of the world English cannot reach!
2. A language for work
The ability to speak French and English is a huge advantage on the international job market.
Many French-speaking countries are key UK economic partners. French is a working and an official language of the United Nations, the European Union, UNESCO, NATO, the International Olympic Committee and the International Red Cross.
3. A language for higher education
With French you can access renowned French-speaking universities and business schools, which are ranked among the top higher education institutions in the world.
4. A language for culture
French is the international language of cooking, fashion, theatre, the visual arts, dance and architecture. A knowledge of French offers access to great works of literature, films and songs from all 5 continents.
5. A language for learning other languages
French is the perfect base for learning other languages, especially Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian). With a significant percentage of English vocabulary deriving from French, it is also a good way to learn more about your mother tongue!
The DELF (Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française) and DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française) are official French language proficiency qualifications.
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