French Courses in the UK

French Language Courses: Learn French with Cactus

French Language Courses are moving online (until further notice).

Learn French with our French language courses, which are delivered using a proven method. Our French language courses will give you the confidence to speak and write in French. You will learn French with a continued sense of progression and achievement.

Learning a new language, or improving on your current language skills, takes time and dedication. But don’t worry, our enthusiastic and highly qualified teachers will keep you motivated and engaged throughout your French course.

Why Learn French?

French is the second most widely learnt foreign language in the world. Spoken in France – consistently ranked the most popular overseas destination for people in Britain, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, Monaco as well as in over twenty African countries (such as Seychelles, Congo or Ivory Coast), it is easy to see why knowledge of French is such an asset.

Whether you want to take French language courses to travel or to immerse yourself in its rich culture of fine food and wine, haute couture and great authors, our 10-week evening French language courses will equip you with the language you need to get by, have a conversation or become proficient. Take one course or progress through the levels seamlessly with our small group, interactive evening French language courses run by the best teachers at the best prices.

Where to Learn French in the UK? (Online courses – until further notice)

French Language Course Options in the UK

Cactus offers a variety of French language course options to learn French in the UK. You can choose a course to suit your schedule and preferred learning pace. Cactus offers 10-week French evening courses, that consist of 2 hours of tuition, one evening per week. We also offer 5-week intensive French courses and one-week online intensive French courses, for those who wish to cover the same content and material in a shorter period of time. If you prefer to learn French online, Cactus also offers online French courses.

How Our French Language Courses Work

Cactus group French evening language courses will help you learn French through small group classes with native-speaking, experienced and qualified teachers, using the communicative approach and focusing on speaking and listening.

You will engage in pair-work and group-work during the course, maximising your opportunities to use French during class time.

Cactus also offers you the opportunity to keep up the momentum by progressing through the levels from Beginners (A1) through to Advanced (C1) and mastering this increasingly important global language which is highly sought after by employers in a wide range of industries.

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Beginners French Language Courses

Are you a beginner? If so, we have a comprehensive range of French language courses for beginners. Whether you are a complete beginner or a false beginner find out which level to choose and what to expect from your course with our beginner level language learner page. For a greater insight into what to expect check out our reviews from an independent reviews platform: Cactus language course reviews.

Start Learning French

Before starting to learn French, please check our page on the best ways to start learning French. If you are interested in booking onto one of our French Courses to learn French why not take our free online French level test to check your level?

Please visit our French course outline page for full information on the course content, French Course Materials page to know which course book to buy and check our Language Course Questions page for detailed information on what to expect from our courses.

To support your language classes, you can check out the free French resources carefully assessed by the Cactus Team and listed for your reference.

More Information on our French Courses

For more information on our French language courses or about learning French, check our Language Course Questions page and FAQs page, contact us or call us on 01273 830 960. Our multilingual team will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Useful links before booking a French course:

Other French Course Options

For those who prefer individual tuition, Cactus offers face-to-face and online one-to-one French classes through our Private Tuition division. Cactus also offers French immersion courses in the country where the language is spoken.