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 14th of September 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.
Monday to Friday (Week 1)
21 Sept to 25 Sept
10am–12pm Or 6.10pm–8.10pm
Monday to Friday (Week 2)
28 Sept to 2 Oct
10am–12pm Or 6.10pm–8.10pm
$ 308
Ready to fast-track your French? This two-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 during the holidays.
Monday to Friday (2 weeks)
21 Sept -2 Oct
10am–12pm
Or
6pm–8pm
$ 499
You finished Elementary 1 and you want more? Make the most of your holidays and progress quickly with this two-week intensive course offering 24 hours of immersive French learning.
Strengthen your foundations, improve your confidence in speaking, and build fluency through practical communication activities and key
grammar revision.
Monday to Friday (2 weeks)
21 Sep - 2 Oct
9.30am–12pm
Or
6pm–8.30pm
$ 595
In this two-week intensive course, students will develop their ability to talk about daily routines, travel plans and past experiences, while building confidence in everyday French. Key grammar includes the present tense, reflexive verbs, the imperative, on and y, and an introduction to the passé composé.
Students will also practise expressing time and obligation, talking about the weather and describing places, with plenty of opportunities to review and consolidate their French. Suitable for students who have completed Elementary 2 or have been assessed at the appropriate level before enrolling.
Monday to Friday (2 weeks)
21 Sep - 2 Oct
6pm–8.30pm
$ 595
Mastering the French pronouns 'y' and 'en' is essential to understand French conversations and texts. But what is the difference between them? How do you use them correctly? This workshop will help you clear up all confusions related to these tricky pronouns.
Suitable for students of the Upper Elementary (A2) level.
Thursday 24 Sep
10am – 12:30pm
$ 95
Do you know the difference between 'le rappeler' (COD) and 'lui rappeler' (COI)? Where do you place the COD and the COI in a sentence? And is it really necessary to know what they are? This workshop will help you clear up all confusions related to this tricky grammar point.
Suitable for students of the Upper Elementary (A2) and beginning of Intermediate (B1) levels.
Tuesday 22 Sep
10am – 12:30pm
$ 95
“En avoir sous la pédale”, “faire exploser le peloton”, “avoir un bon coup de raquette”… French people love colourful expressions! Join this fun workshop to discover some common French idiomatic expressions inspired by Le Tour de France and Roland-Garros, learn what they mean and how to use them correctly, so you can sound just like a native speaker!
This workshop is suitable for students at the Upper Elementary (A2) levels through to Intermediate (B1) levels.
Monday 21 Sep
10am – 12:30pm
$ 95
Not sure when to use the passé composé or the imparfait? Confused by agreements with être and avoir?
This practical 2-hour workshop will help you gain confidence with the most important French past tenses. Through clear explanations and guided practice, you'll learn how to choose between the passé composé and the imparfait, understand the role of auxiliary verbs, and apply agreement rules more accurately.
This workshop can be taken on its own or with the more advanced past tense workshop on Wednesday, exploring complex narrative structures and additional past tenses.
Suitable for learners from A2 to B1 level.
Monday 21 Sep
6pm – 8pm
$ 85
Wondering when to use the plus-que-parfait or how to apply agreement rules with pronominal verbs? This practical 2-hour workshop will help you master the plus-que-parfait and gain confidence with one of the trickiest areas of French grammar through clear explanations and guided practice.
Learn when and why to use the plus-que-parfait, how to form it correctly, and how to apply agreement rules with reflexive and reciprocal verbs. Take this workshop on its own or combine it with our Past Tenses: Passé Composé & Imparfait workshop for a comprehensive review of French past tenses.
Suitable for learners at B1–B2 level.
Wednesday 23 Sep
6pm – 8pm
$ 85
Discover the life and work of Molière, one of France’s greatest playwrights and most influential literary figures. Find out why French is sometimes referred to as “the language of Molière”, explore excerpts from some of his best-known plays, and discuss the major themes that make his work still relevant today.
A literary and cultural workshop combining reading, discussion and exploration of Molière’s theatre.
Thursday 24 Sep
5:30pm–7:30pm
$ 85
Discover the life and work of Jean de La Fontaine, one of France’s most celebrated literary figures. Explore why his fables remain relevant and widely studied in France today through the analysis of some of his best-known works. The workshop will also include recitation exercises to practise French diction and pronunciation, as well as a creative writing activity inspired by the morals and lessons of his fables.
A literary and cultural workshop combining reading, discussion, recitation and creative writing.
Thursday 1 Oct
5:30pm–7:30pm
$ 85
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