Check Our Summer Workshops - 🧔♂️👩 Adults 👦👧 Kids
& teens
Check Our Summer Workshops - 🧔♂️👩 Adults 👦👧 Kids
& teens
Want to keep up with your French over the break between teaching terms, or just looking for something a little different? Look no further! Alliance Française de Brisbane offers themed and revision workshops for all levels. Take yourself on l'aventure française!
Explore the workshops currently on offer for adults below. For kids and teens holiday workshops, click here.
Enrol before Monday 8th of December at midnight to benefit from our 5% early bird discount! Members get 10% off!
Get holiday-ready with this focussed course designed to prepare you to travel around the Francophone world with confidence.
In this fantastique course for beginners, we will help you order a croissant without flinching, ask for directions with poise, enjoy friendly encounters with locals and much more!
Suitable for beginners. No prior knowledge of French is required.
Mon 15 – Thu 18 Dec
10am–12pm
Or
6pm–8pm
$235
Celebrate Noël à la française in this festive cultural workshop! Explore French Christmas traditions, food, and expressions while practising your speaking skills in a warm, friendly atmosphere.
You’ll learn how Christmas is celebrated across France, discover new vocabulary, and share your own festive experiences — all en
français.
A perfect way to end the year with joy and culture!
Thursday 18 Dec
6pm–8pm
$ 65
Enrol before Monday 5th of January at midnight to benefit from our 5% early bird discount! Members get
10% off!
Get holiday-ready with this focussed course designed to prepare you to travel around the Francophone world with confidence.
In this fantastique course for beginners, we will help you order a croissant without flinching, ask for directions with poise, enjoy friendly encounters with locals and much more!
Suitable for beginners. No prior knowledge of French is required.
Tuesdays & Thursdays
12 Jan - 23 Jan
10am–12pm
Or
6pm–8pm
$247
Ready to fast-track your French? This one-week intensive course offers 20 hours of immersive learning to build solid foundations in a motivating group setting.
You’ll cover pronunciation, basic grammar, and everyday communication skills, with plenty of practice to get you speaking confidently. Ideal
for complete beginners wanting rapid progress before the holidays.
Mon to Fri
12 Jan - 23 Jan
10:00am–12pm
Or
6pm–8pm
$ 499
Do you want to give your pronunciation a leg up? Would you like to bring more flow to your speech and feel more confident in speaking
French? Join us and learn to speak like a Frenchie!
This workshop is designed to help you improve your accent through practical pronunciation lessons, reading exercises and speaking practice.
This class is suitable for beginners and students from the Elementary (A1) levels through to Intermediate (B1) levels.
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
12 Jan - 23 Jan
10am–12.30pm
$ 450
Strengthen one of the most essential skills in French: asking good questions! In this playful and practical workshop, you’ll learn and
review key interrogative structures — est-ce que, inversion, question words, intonation — all through fun games, mini-challenges,
and guided speaking tasks.
Across two dynamic 2-hour sessions, you’ll practise question-building, interact with classmates, and use your new structures in short
conversations and game-based activities.
A great way for A1–A2 learners to boost fluency, improve accuracy, and enjoy speaking French while having fun!
Friday 23 Jan
10:00am–12pm
$ 75
Need a confidence boos before moving on? This fast paced 4 hours revision workshop refreshes the key skills from Elementary 1 to 4. You'll review essential vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills, and revisit core grammar points including the present tense, passé composé, adjectives, articles, and basic pronouns.
Perfect for students finishing Elementary 4 or anyone looking for a solid A1 refresher taking the next step.
Thursdays 22 & Friday 23 Jan
6pm–8pm
$ 136
A two-part (2 × 3h) workshop for A1–A1+ learners to confidently use the present, near future (aller + infinitive), and recent past (venir de + infinitive) in everyday conversation. You’ll review how to ask simple questions, refresh essential present-tense verbs, and practise talking about plans and recent actions through short, practical dialogues.
Suitable for Elementary (A1) to early Upper Elementary (A2) learners.
Monday 19 & Wednesday 21 Jan
1:30pm–3:30pm
$ 136
A two-part (2 × 3h) workshop for A1–A1+ learners to confidently use the present, near future (aller +
infinitive),
and recent past (venir de + infinitive) in everyday conversation. You’ll review how to ask simple questions,
refresh essential present-tense verbs, and practise talking about plans and recent actions through short, practical dialogues. Suitable for
Elementary (A1) to early Upper Elementary (A2) learners.
Wednesday 21 & Thursday 22 Jan
9:30am–12:30pm
$ 180
A two-part (2 × 3h) workshop for A1–A1+ learners to confidently use the present, near future (aller +
infinitive),
and recent past (venir de + infinitive) in everyday conversation. You’ll review how to ask simple questions,
refresh essential present-tense verbs, and practise talking about plans and recent actions through short, practical dialogues. Suitable for
Elementary (A1) to early Upper Elementary (A2) learners.
Wednesday 21 & Thursday 22 Jan
9:30am–12:30pm
$ 180
Master the essentials of French object pronouns! This focused workshop helps A2 learners clearly understand the difference between COD
and COI, how to identify them in a sentence, and how to replace them with the correct pronouns (le / la / les, lui
/ leur,
etc.).
Through clear explanations, guided practice, and interactive activities, you’ll finally make sense of these tricky structures.
Perfect for A2 learners who want to strengthen accuracy, reduce common mistakes, and level up their grammar before the new term!
Suitable for Upper Elementary students and above.
Monday 12 & Wednesday 14 Jan
1:30pm–3:30pm
$ 136
Boost your confidence with one of the trickiest French moods! In this focused revision workshop, students revisit when and how to use the subjonctif
présent
through clear explanations, guided practice, and fun, interactive activities.
You’ll review the essential triggers, common expressions, and irregular forms while strengthening your oral and written accuracy.
Perfect for learners at the end of A2 or beginning of B1 who want to finally make peace with que + subjonctif and level up before
the new term!
Wednesday 21 Jan
6pm–8pm
$ 75
Refresh and strengthen your French before the new term begins!
This B1-level revision workshop focuses on consolidating key grammar, building vocabulary, and boosting oral expression through
interactive, real-life activities. You’ll review essential structures while practising spontaneous communication in a supportive
environment.
A great way to reconnect with your French and start the next term feeling ready and motivated!
Thursday 15 & Thursday 22
6pm–8pm
$ 136
B2 Grammar Revision Workshop
Feeling rusty? Start the year on the right foot with this focused revision in this 10-hour workshop covering the key grammar points of the B2 level. Review past tenses, indirect speech in the past, conjunctions, and when to use the indicatif or subjonctif after a verb.
Ideal for Upper Intermediate (B2) students looking to refresh their skills and regain confidence
Monday 12 Jan to Friday 16 Jan
6pm–8pm
$ 300
Advanced Writing Skills
Want to take your French to the next level? Improving your writing is one of the most effective ways to strengthen your overall language skills. This course is designed for advanced learners and offers engaging, challenging activities to boost your grammar, expand your vocabulary, and deepen your understanding of French.
Ideal for students looking to refine accuracy, structure, and style in written French.
Thursday 15 Jan & 22 Jan
2:30pm–5:30pm
$ 180
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In this 2-hour advanced workshop, participants will explore how women who initially lived in the shadows rose to hold significant influence
under the Ancien Régime. Through historical accounts and cultural analysis, they will discover what these royal favourites contributed to
the French kingdom and how their power shaped politics, the arts, and court life. The session highlights their legacy and the fascinating
evolution of their role at the heart of the monarchy.
Tuesday 13 Jan
5pm–7pm
$ 75
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In this 2-hour workshop for advanced learners, participants will explore the origins of the Algerian conflict and the complex role of the
Harkis. They will analyse the political, social, and memory-related issues of this period, as well as its lasting impact on contemporary
French society. Through authentic documents, guided discussion, and critical reflection, they will identify the key elements needed to
understand this essential chapter of Franco-Algerian history.
Thursday 15 Jan
5pm–7pm
$ 75
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