A cultural centre started in the 50s, where else but the Alliance Française of Madras for everything French. Their functions are plenty but to most Chennaiites, Alliance equals a French class. Their courses are for both adults and kids above 16, and range from five levels of beginner to advanced. They’ve standardised their courses to meet international language guidelines set by the Common European Framework of Reference for languages {CEFRL}. If you’re interested in learning French for the first time, start with the lowest course Beginner Level 1. However if you have had some experience with French in the past, you can take their free 30 minute Placement Test to gauge which course you should start from. Classes are two to three hours in duration and frequency of classes depends on the intensity of the courses. Their intensive 80 hour course starts at INR 17,000 and their regular 160 hour schedule course starts at INR 12,000.
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