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Themed Workshops & Short Courses

We regularly offer a range of courses to give your French a boost in a more intensive way; refreshers; grammar or pronunciation clinics targeting specific aspects of language; or themed workshops to make the learning even more enjoyable. Always in small groups, with native and experts teachers.

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Beginners

Unlock your speaking | Beginners and improvers

Themed workshops
Ready to unlock your speaking skills in French? Through interactive exercises and stimulating discussions, beginners and improvers will develop confidence and fluency in French. This workshop is designed to help you speak with ease and confidence, and to help you along the way, we will offer you a glass of wine!


Pace: 1.5 hours weekly
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St Margaret’s Institute
Friday 17 May 2024 - 6pm ▸ 7:30pm
17 May 2024
Intermediate

Chanel: icône de la mode

Themed workshops
Coco Chanel: a fashion icon. Discover the most revolutionary fashion designer of the 1900s, her dark past during World War II, and her still-present influence today. Compare fashion styles from different eras and take a stance on the blossoming body-positive movement in recent years. ​We'll even share a glass of wine from one of the exclusive Domaines owned by the Maison Chanel! 


Pace: 1.5 hours weekly
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St Margaret’s Institute
Friday 21 Jun 2024 - 6pm ▸ 7:30pm
21 Jun 2024

The Negritude Movement

Themed workshops
Join our literary workshop where you'll immerse yourself in the revolutionary movement of Francophone black expression born in 1930's Paris, la négritude. Through the analysis of selected excerpts, we'll explore powerful themes and the eminent voices that have shaped this unique literary movement. Come discover and discuss the works of great négritude authors such as Aimé Césaire, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Jeanne Nardal.
For upper intermediate and advanced students. All in French.


Pace: 3 hours daily
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St Margaret’s Institute
Saturday 27 Apr 2024 - 9:30am ▸ 12:30pm
27 Apr 2024
Advanced

The Negritude Movement

Themed workshops
Join our literary workshop where you'll immerse yourself in the revolutionary movement of Francophone black expression born in 1930's Paris, la négritude. Through the analysis of selected excerpts, we'll explore powerful themes and the eminent voices that have shaped this unique literary movement. Come discover and discuss the works of great négritude authors such as Aimé Césaire, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Jeanne Nardal.
For upper intermediate and advanced students. All in French.


Pace: 3 hours daily
ORDER THIS COURSE:
St Margaret’s Institute
Saturday 27 Apr 2024 - 9:30am ▸ 12:30pm
27 Apr 2024

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