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About Us

The focus of the French Ballarat conversation class is increasing speaking and listening skills in French to improve confidence to engage in conversations in French.

French Ballarat is an Adult French Class with a focus on being comfortable speaking and listening in French, through supported conversations, rather than following a formal curriculum or text book.

Embark on a journey to increasing fluency in French communication that helps you to express yourself with confidence and clarity.

Frequently Asked Questions

Confident beginners have successfully engaged in our conversation class. The class is most suited to those with some experience of school French.

The opportunity to engage in French conversation is a great way to increase confidence using French. You are invited to contact Alison to discuss whether this class is suitable for your VCE student. Most topics we discuss are suitable for VCE age students.

Contact Us

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Address

Eastwood St, Ballarat Central VIC 3350, Australia

Phone

0424 635 413

Email

bonjour@frenchballarat.com.au

Operating Hours

lundi (Monday) 6pm to 7pm

About us

Alison is a qualified French teacher with over twenty years teaching experience from children through to adults.

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Each class we ask, “Qu’est-ce que tu as fait pendant le weekend?” (what did you do on the weekend) and each person says a few lines in French about something they did on the weekend. Then participants might ask questions about that activity, just as we would in any conversation about the weekend.

Most weeks there is a special topic to read about in French and/or discuss, such as a news topic from France or a French speaking country. 2026 has included topics around the Cannes Film Festival and Roland Garros tennis, as well as a visit to Palace Regent cinemas to watch a film during the French Film Festival.

Term 3 is an exciting time to be learning French, with la coupe du monde (World Cup football) to discuss, and Le Tour France. We will start Term 3 with "une petite fête", a little celebration for La Fête Nationale/Bastille Day.