5 Months Crash Course
  • AF Islamabad is beginning its annaul French crash course.
  • Morning and Evening Session
  • Limited Seats

Alliance Française d' Islamabad introduces:
  • Atelier écrit A1 (10 hours )
  • Atelier oral A1(10 hours)
  • Atelier grammaire A1(10 hours)

The result of DELF/DALF exams has been announced for the year 2009 ...

Learn French! Alliance Française d’Islamabad is beginning its New Session on 5th January, 2010...


French Online

French Online" is a project implemented by the French Cultural Centre "Alliance Française of Islamabad"
and sponsored by the Service of Cooperation and Cultural Action of the Embassy of France, now available on the Internet. This distance learning program aims at offering the opportunity of learning French in the areas of Pakistan where the French language institutions are not available, and reach people who cannot attend the conventional classes. It also seeks to train in French language, the students selected to follow studies in France, and therefore enhancing the exchanges in the field of scientific research.
French Online is an attractive and interactive method, based on the comprehensive approach An E-learning platform manages the content that consists of twenty modules corresponding to five levels and more than 2000 HTML pages. For further details you can also visit our french online clander. French Online Calendar . Every module has a pedagogical objective and contains five sections:

Pour commencer : composed of dialogues and activities related to the objectives of the lesson. The sound is synchronized with the text. Sentences are highlighted.

Grammaire several interactive activities are proposed (exercises, quizzes, fill in the blanks, multiple choices questions, etc.).

Vocabulaire: all the vocabulary used in the module is resumed with the sound, and the correct pronunciation.

Pour finir: this section concerns the cultural aspects of the language. Multiple aspects of the French peoples’ ways of life are mentioned.

Ressources: all the vocabulary used in the twenty modules, useful information about the method, links with Web sites such as dictionaries, universities, etc.

Besides the lessons accessible on the Internet, French Online has the study material below:
  • A student workbook and CD for writing and pronunciation practice.
  • A student guide explaining the distance learning approach and the methodology of French Online.
  • A tutor guide including the face-to-face methodology.
  • prospectus to inform the public about the program.
  • Face-to-face fortnightly classes with the assistance of the tutor.
    A "Chat" service.
    A forum service.
    On-line tests at the end of each module.
    A self-assessment test.
  • An oral and written examination, at the end of the session.
    A diploma awarded jointly by the Alliance Française and the institution involved as partner.
Sessions have already started with the Allama Iqbal Open University, COMSATS Institue of Information Technology, Punjab University, BNU - Lahore, Agriculture University Faisalabad, NIML - Abbottabad and Alliance Française.
The flexibility of the distance learning and the good accessibility to the Internet in Pakistan allow the dissemination of French language. Indeed, French Online takes into account the personal constraints of each learner and emphasizes on the autonomy of learning.
More than fifty tutors have been trained in distance learning and French Online methodology. They are available in various regions of Pakistan, provide relevant information and guide learners in their progress. Face-to-face classes are held every two weeks in order to practice the language and meet the other learners. Day after day, a fantastic dynamic has been settled on the Net between the learners and the tutors via the Chat and forum services.

In view of enhancing the cooperation, French Online has established many partnerships:

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in South (COMSATS): this intergovernmental institution including twenty-one countries of the South is hosting the site and providing the maintenance and the technical assistance. COMSATS will extend the Internet coverage to the remote areas, which will contribute to the achievement of our goals.
The Allama Iqbal Open University, a great university of distance learning offers French Online as a certificate course. The advance level course will be launched soon.

You can contact us at info@frenchonline-af.org.pk