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Elementary French 3: vous y 锚tes!

Building on the learning from Elementary French 2: en avant! (LGXF005), this 16-unit short course will increase your language knowledge, providing you with reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in French. You’ll have the opportunity to learn how to talk about your health as well as how to discuss the past. Little by little, you will improve your ability to use more complex language. In the process you will work on the present tense, the past tenses, study the future tense, the imperative and other grammatical structures, for example, the negative, adverbs, and pronouns. You will also learn about daily life in France and in French speaking countries.

After successfully completing this short course, you will receive a digital badge. This can be shared on social media, added to email signatures or act as a certificate.

Standalone study only

You will not be awarded credits for studying this course. It is available for standalone study only and cannot be counted towards an OU qualification.

Short course

Short course code

LGXF006

Credits

This is a non-credit bearing course.

Study method

Distance Learning

Short course cost

See Registration

Entry requirements

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What you will study

In the first part of this course, you will talk about how to stay healthy. In the second part, the focus will shift to talking about the past and comparing it with the present. You will revise how to talk about how things were in the past using the imparfait form of verbs. You’ll also learn about how French society evolved in the twentieth century and discover the 茅惫茅苍别尘别苍迟蝉 of May 1968.

Delivered through user-friendly, ‘bite-sized’ blocks, each week you’ll discover key vocabulary and set phrases. Audio material featuring recordings by native speakers of French and a wide variety of speaking activities will aid your pronunciation.

Throughout the course, you’ll build up your own French phrase book covering varied topics such as:

  • staying healthy; illnesses, the healthcare system in France, and attitudes to alternative medicine
  • family history
  • the French language outside of France
  • reading about and reporting news
  • French fiction
  • an iconic French car of the 70s.

Along with completing the weekly activities and quizzes to strengthen your learning, with this final course in the Elementary series, you will build a solid foundation of French.

Please note that although this course is non-accredited, it can be used towards the module Making your learning count (YXM130) to gain OU credits.

You will learn

The course is designed to help you achieve a level of language proficiency equivalent to level B1 of the (CEFR).

Learner support

You will have access to discussion forums that you are strongly encouraged to participate in as these forums combine support from fellow students with input from a language-specialist learning adviser. Other support is available via the StudentHome website and Computing Helpdesk.

If you have a disability

The course is delivered online and makes use of a variety of online resources. If you use specialist hardware or software to assist you in using a computer or the internet you are advised to  about support which can be given to meet your needs.

The OU strives to make all aspects of study accessible to everyone and this Accessibility Statement outlines what studying LGXF006 involves. You should use this information to inform your study preparations and any discussions with us about how we can meet your needs.

Regulations

As a student of 快猫视频, you should be aware of the content of the academic regulations, which are available on our website.


Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

However, it&/courses/short-courses/lgxf006/39;s beneficial if you have some basic knowledge of French, similar or equivalent to the language, skills and vocabulary practised in Beginners French 1: eh oui! (LGXF001), Beginners French 2: bien s没r! (LGXF002), Beginners French 3: absolument! (LGXF003), Elementary French 1: allons-y! (LGXF004), and/or Elementary French 2: en avant! (LGXF005).

If you have any doubt about the suitability of the course, please .

Course length

The course is made up of 16 units, with each unit expected to take about 3–4 hours to study. In total, you’ll need around 64 hours to complete the course.

You can begin at any time during the life of the course and study at your own pace. The course will be open to you for a time period of between 6 and 18 months depending on your course registration date and you will be advised of the specific time limitations upon enrolment.

Register

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At anytime before registration end date Jan 2026 - see Entry requirements for more detail 拢195.00

Registration closes 31/07/2025

Ways to pay

Credit/Debit Card – We accept American Express, Mastercard, Visa and Visa Electron.

Sponsorship – If this course is geared towards your job or developing your career, you could ask your employer to sponsor you by paying some or all of the fees. Your sponsor just needs to complete a simple form to confirm how much they will be paying and we will invoice them.

The fee information provided here is valid for short courses starting in the 2024/25 academic year. Fees typically increase annually. For further information about the University&/courses/short-courses/lgxf006/39;s fee policy, visit our .

Can you study an Access module for free?

Depending on eligibility and availability of places, you could apply to study your Access module for free.

To qualify, you must:

  1. be resident in England
  2. have a household income of not more than £25,000 (or be in receipt of a qualifying benefit)
  3. have not completed one year or more on any full-time undergraduate programme at FHEQ level 4 or above or successfully completed 30 credits or more of OU study within the last 10 years

How to apply to study an Access module for free

Once you&/courses/short-courses/lgxf006/39;ve started the registration process, either online or over the phone, we&/courses/short-courses/lgxf006/39;ll contact you about your payment options. This will include instructions on how you can apply to study for free if you are eligible and funded places are still available.

If you&/courses/short-courses/lgxf006/39;re unsure if you meet the criteria to study for free, you can check with one of our friendly advisers on +44 (0)300 303 0069, or you can request a call back.

Not eligible to study for free?

Don&/courses/short-courses/lgxf006/39;t worry! We offer a choice of flexible ways to help spread the cost of your Access module. The most popular options include:

  • monthly payments through OUSBA
  • part-time tuition fee loan (you&/courses/short-courses/lgxf006/39;ll need to be registered on a qualification for this option)

To explore all the options available to you, visit Fees and Funding.

What's included

All learning materials are delivered entirely online and there is no formal tuition for this course.

Your study is self-directed and you’ll have access to a course website, which includes:

  • a unit-by-unit study planner
  • course-specific materials and activities
  • audio and video content
  • discussion forums
  • support from language-specialist learning advisers.

Computing requirements

  • Primary device – A desktop or laptop computer. It’s possible to access some materials on a mobile phone, tablet or Chromebook; however, they may not be suitable as your primary device as their functionality may be limited. For example, voice recorder activities, which feature in language short courses, may not work on iOS/Apple devices.
  • Peripheral device – Headphones/earphones with a built-in microphone for online tutorials.
  • Our OU Study app operates on supported versions of Android and iOS.
  • Operating systems – Windows 10 or 11 or macOS Ventura (or higher).
  • Internet access – Broadband or mobile connection.
  • Browser – Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are recommended; Mozilla Firefox and Safari may be suitable.