Courses starting in April 2025. Choose the level that's right for you... We're delighted you're interested in learning French! If you have no previous experience of the language, please enrol on the any of the Beginners Step 1 Courses. For those with some knowledge of the language, please take a look at our Language Level Self-assessment for French. Still unsure? Please email languagesforall-french@ed.ac.uk and one of our tutors will contact you within 5 days to help you choose the correct level. Further descriptions of the CEFR framework and competencies at each level can be found on our Language Levels pages. French Beginners Course fee: £175/Click here for help with fees and discounts Please note that French Beginners 1 courses will be running in term 3, we are awaiting date confirmation and will upload course details as soon as possible. French Beginners Step 3 Tuesday, 15 April (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks Wednesday, 16 April (19:15-20:45) 10 weeks Wednesday, 16 April (14:10-15:40) 10 weeks Thursday, 17 April (19:15-20:45) 10 weeks French Elementary Course fee: £175/Click here for help with fees and discounts French Elementary Step 1 Monday, 14 April (19:15-20:45) 10 weeks Tuesday, 15 April (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks Wednesday, 16 April (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks French Elementary Step 2 Monday, 14 April (19:15-20:45) 10 weeks French Elementary Step 3 Monday, 14 April (19:15-20:45) 10 weeks Tuesday, 15 April (14:10-15:40) 10 weeks French Elementary Step 4 Monday, 14 April (14:10-15:40) 10 weeks Thursday, 17 April (19:15-20:45) 10 weeks French Elementary Step 5 Monday, 14 April (19:15-20:45) 10 weeks French Elementary Step 6 Thursday, 15 April (19:15-20:45) 10 weeks French Intermediate Course fee: £175/Click here for help with fees and discounts French Intermediate Step 1 Monday, 14 April (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks French Intermediate Step 3 Thursday, 17 April (19:15-20:45) 10 weeks French Intermediate Step 6 Thursday, 17 April (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks French Upper Intermediate Course fee: £175/Click here for help with fees and discounts French Upper Intermediate Step 3 Wednesday, 16 April (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks French Upper Intermediate Step 6 Monday, 14 April (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks French Advanced/Le français actuel Course fee: £175 (Advanced)/Click here for help with fees and discounts French Advanced Step 6 Wednesday, 16 April (17:30-19:00) 10 weeks Course fee: £195 (Le francais actuel) /Click here for help with fees and discounts Le français actuel Wednesday, 16 April (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks Friday, 18 April (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks Booking Deadline Courses will close for booking 8 days before the course start date. Book early to secure your place and avoid disappointment! Other Ways to Learn French at Edinburgh If you’re an undergraduate student at the University of Edinburgh, you can take French as an outside subject in one or both of Years 1 and 2 of your programme, depending on your timetable and prior knowledge (you'll need to know some French to begin with). Find out more about outside subjects French is also available to all students (undergraduate and postgraduate) as an Open Language Course. There are options for complete beginners and more advanced learners. Browse Open Language Courses This article was published on 2024-10-14