Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:51 pm
Hi,
I have been living in Adelaide for 12 years and as I was brought up in Quebec speak french fluently. My Aussie kids have had little chance in Adelaide to learn French as there is no immersion. There is an Alliance Francaise in Adelaide offering courses afterschool or Sat mornings.
The only immersion programs I have found are in Canberra (national capital) and a state school in Mansfield Queensland I found on the net offers from yr 8-10 only.
Most language classes here are not immersion and the teachers speak english to students to my frusteration. I have struggled to keep my French and Spanish in Adelaide as Italian is the dominant second language spoken here. Coming from Canada you will find it is mostly written language taught and speaking French there is little opportunity.
Sorry about the bad news..
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