Alliance Française d'Islamabad

SESSION	BEGINNING	ENDING
1: January / February	3rd January	28th February
2: March / April	5th March	27th April
3: May / June	2nd May	29th June
4: July	2nd July	30th July
5: August	1st August	31st August
6: September / October	3rd September	31st October
7: November / December	5th November	21st December

French classes are held throughout the year for students of all levels, beginners,intermediate and advance. The duration of each session is two months excpet for intensive one month sessions in July and August.
The methods Studio 100 and "le nouveau taxi " are used to help you develop skills in oral and written comprehension and expression.

STAGES	ALLIANCE LEVELS	YOU WILL LEARN TO
A1 : Elementary Introductory stage	Level 1(33 hours) Level 2(66 hours) Level 3(99 hours)	Understand, communicate and exchange simple information (oral and written) in order to satisfy concrete needs, e.g. answer and ask simple questions and understand simple answers concerning places, people, possessions, etc
A2 : Elementary Intermediary stage	Level 4 (132 hours) Level 5(165 hours)	Understand and communicate direct and simple information and express yourself (orally and in writing) in familiar contexts, e.g. converse on everyday topics such as your work, family, shopping, immediate environment, etc.
B1: Independent Threshold stage	Level 6 (198 hours) Level 7 (231 hours) Level 8 (264 hours) Level 9 (297 hours)	Understand and express yourself in everyday situations and to deal with simple unexpected situations (oral and written) in any region where French is spoken, e.g. narrate an incident or experience, explain your reasons or ideas, open an account in a bank, etc.
B2 : Independent Advanced stage	Level 10 (330 hours) Level 11 (363 hours) Level 12 (396 hours) Level 13 (429 hours)	Understand and express yourself with ease on a variety of concrete and abstract subjects (orally and in writing), e.g. guide visitors and give a detailed description of a place, express an opinion on a current topic, etc.

7 sessions during the year for all levels, beginner, intermediate and advanced.
33 hours of classes during each session.
Classes three days a week, in the afternoon or evening.
Test at the end of each session.
Certificate delivered to successful candidates at the end of every 3 sessions.
Fee: 5000 rupees / session; study material on sale at the Alliance.

Possibilty of specail tailor made classes for groupes with specific objectives.
Classes can be extensive or intensive.
Can be held at Alliance Française or as externalk classes.
Course content designed around the group's needs and number of study hours.
Classes planned according to the convenience of the group.

Urdu Language Course for beginners
Duration: 2 months
Hours Per week: 6

Urdu course especially designed with the objective to enable the students to communicate with native Urdu speakers with ease and confidence. Commencement of Urdu classes is subject to the number of student and availability of teachers.
In this basic course the students will learn:

Introduction of one’s self.
How to form simple sentences.
How to ask for directions in Urdu.
How to place an order at a restaurant.
Urdu numbers and counting.
How to ask and say time in Urdu.
How to ask simple questions.
How to hire a cab/ get a seat reserved on a flight.

The course work also includes learning basic Urdu vocabulary used in the daily life; that includes names of famous places, colors, body parts, objects, family tree and directions and positions.

2nd level of Urdu language course
Course Duration: 2 months
Hours per week: 6

The objective of this level is to enable the students to have basic understanding of Urdu text and writing. The students who pass the first course and wish to join the 2nd level will be learning the following in the 2nd level.

Quick revision of course work completed in the 1st level.
How to write Urdu letters.
How to pronounce the sound of each letter.
How to join letters to form a word.
How to read sign boards and names in Urdu.
How to read Simple Urdu sentences.