Develop your team’s professional communication skills in French.

The Alliance Française de Pretoria offers tailor-made French courses designed to meet the communication needs of companies and professionals. Our corporate classes focus on practical, job-related French to help staff communicate confidently in meetings, presentations, emails and everyday workplace situations. Courses can be delivered on-site at your company, at our premises, or online, and are adapted to your industry, objectives and staff levels. Strengthen your team’s language skills and open new opportunities for international communication with our experienced, native-speaking teachers.

Internationalise your company by connecting with your current and potential clients in a more personal way by learning their native language!

We know that the needs of each company are unique, which is why we adapt our French language training according to your company’s objectives. Group French language training is ideal for employees of a similar level. We offer in-house (at our premises), offsite (at your company), and online classes, depending on your needs. Individual/private French classes are perfect to meet objectives such as: improving grammar, defending oneself in a business conversation in French…
We offer French at all levels of competency, from A1 to C2, as established by the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR).

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French Levels

A1 – Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

A2 – Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

B1 – Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

B2 – Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

C1 – Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. Can express him/ herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

C2 – Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. Can express him/
merself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.

The Alliance Française de Pretoria creates a custom curriculum with a combination of themed workshops and interactive activities:

Dynamic exercises to help you formulate business propositions and opinions.
Comprehension audio and video activities tailored to your sector of activity (tourism, banking, services, medical…)
Role-plays and workshops so that you can deal with oppositions, negotiations, and complaints in French.
Knowledge enhancement of essential grammar points useful in business French.

Our professional French lessons will help you at:

Communicating more fluently with clients, executives, and colleagues
Understanding and using specific French business vocabulary
Negotiating and selling on the international scene
Making oral presentations, corporate meetings, and steering committees
Preparing for recruitment and job interviews in France
Feeling more confident with French-speaking business partners

For procurement purposes

Alliance Française de Pretoria has the following documents available on request:

BBBEE Certificate
Tax Clearance Certificate
Company Registration Documents
Banking Verification
Letter of Good Standing

Fill in the needs assessment form (find button below) to let us know what your company needs in terms of language training, and we will set up a meeting to discuss your company’s requirements, we will assess the language level of your employees, group them according to that level and put together an offer for you.

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DIPLOMACY

As Pretoria is the diplomatic hub of South Africa, the Alliance Française de Pretoria offers highly customized private/group French courses to assist diplomats and any people involved in international organisations reach their goals in French.

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FOR MEDICINE

Learn to communicate efficiently in French with your patients. Whether you are a doctor, vet, dentist, medical assistant, nurse, pharmacist or therapist, these classes are for you.

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FOR GASTRONOMY

Do you dream of opening a restaurant or bakery in France? To achieve your goal, we offer tailored gastronomy French classes. Ideal for cooks, pastry cooks, bakers, sommeliers, chefs, and sous chefs

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FOR TOURISM

With nearly 90 million total foreign tourists, France is a top destination. French classes can be adapted to your role: airline pilot, travel agent, cruise ship worker, tour guide, flight attendant, travel blogger…

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IN ART

We can also assist with French lessons customized to your artistic field. We work with writers, photographers, fashion designers, illustrators, architect, journalists, make-up artists…

If your organisation is interested in offering French as part of your staff’s “Continuing professional development” programme. Please contact us to find out more on corporate@pta.alliance.org.za or call us on +27 12 343 6563