{"id":17624,"date":"2022-04-07T09:39:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/?page_id=17624"},"modified":"2022-04-21T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T15:04:11","slug":"free-french-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/free-french-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Mini French courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Alliance Francaise Ottawa will be offering 3 mini French courses for beginners during its Open House on Saturday April 23rd.<\/p>\n<p>If you have always wanted to learn French, this is your chance to test your level and see what kind of course is right for you.<\/p>\n<p>We will teach you the basics of writing in French, followed by a workshop with an opportunity to converse with other learners, and lastly an overview of the SLE (Second Language Evaluation) training for government employees. You will be given various tools to work on all your communication skills (reading, listening and speaking).<\/p>\n<p>You will also have the chance to participate in contests to win several prizes including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A free course session (value of 480$),<\/li>\n<li>50% off your registration<\/li>\n<li>A free membership card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Offer only valid on April 23, 2022, at the Alliance Francaise Ottawa.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 89.63%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 29.9012%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/french-courses\/#\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17689 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-1-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30.4209%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/cours\/online-conversation-worshops\/#\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17691 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/READING.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 28.9874%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/government-french-tests-public-service-training\/#\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17693 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sle-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sle-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sle-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sle-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sle-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sle-1-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/sle-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us during our open house to take advantage of this offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, April 23rd<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: Starting at 2pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong>: at Alliance Francaise Ottawa, 352 MacLaren Street<br \/>\nOttawa ON K2P 0M6<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/details-de-levenement\/?eventId=443#\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17642\" src=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bouton-2-300x111.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bouton-2-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bouton-2-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bouton-2.png 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/af.ca\/ottawa\/en\/french-courses\/#\/\">More information about our programs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #da0020;\">Why learn French with Alliance Francaise Ottawa?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Small groups<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> (min, 4- max. 12 students) short &amp; efficient sessions, personalized appraoch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Private courses<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> with learning objectives tailored to your own specific needs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">A regular monitoring<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> of your progress<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">A teaching method<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> based on conversational French and active student participation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Online classes<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> well adapted to your schedule<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Experienced and qualified instructors<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> undergoing regular training<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Access<\/span> <span class=\"JsGRdQ\">to library &amp; e-library <\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">(cultureth\u00e8que) to maximize your learning experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Practice<\/span> <span class=\"JsGRdQ\">French outside<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> the classroom during social &amp; cultural activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Accredited by <\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">the Canadian federal government<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Quality teaching offered in a network of 835 Alliance Francaise schools worldwide <\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">(500,000 students per year) with more than 120 years of experience in teaching French as a second language.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #da0020;\">About Alliance Francaise Ottawa<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa is part of a wide international network created in 1883 whose missions are to promote French language and Francophone cultures around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Found in 134 countries, the Alliances Fran\u00e7aises are non-profit organisations founded locally. As such, the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Ottawa is a Canadian association founded in 1905.<\/p>\n<p>There are 8 other Alliances Fran\u00e7aises around Canada:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afhalifax.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Halifax<\/u><\/a><u>,<\/u>\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afmoncton.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moncton<\/a><\/u><u>,<\/u>\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-francaise.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto<\/a><\/u><u>,<\/u>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afmanitoba.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Manitoba<\/u><\/a><u>,<\/u>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/af.ca\/edmonton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Edmonton<\/u><\/a><u>,<\/u>\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcalgary.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calgary<\/a><\/u><u>,<\/u>\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliancefrancaise.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vancouver<\/a><\/u><u>,<\/u>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/afvictoria.ca\/welcome-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Victoria<\/u><\/a>. 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