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Notes on learning French
What we end up explaining over and over in lessons — written down, so you can read it before you even book one.
DELF in Singapore: sessions, cost and how to prepare
The 2026 DELF and DALF calendar in Singapore, registration windows and fees from S$160 to S$450, what each level opens, and why registering and preparing are two separate decisions.
August 2026Read the article →
French in SingaporeFrench classes in Singapore: what they cost, and what SkillsFuture no longer covers
Published 2026 prices for group and private French classes in Singapore, compared per hour — S$16 to S$180 — and a straight answer on SkillsFuture Credit, which stopped funding non-certifiable courses after 31 December 2024.
August 2026Read the article →
French in SingaporeFrench as a third language at MOELC: how allocation works
The academic bar for French at the MOE Language Centre is a PSLE Score of 8 or better — against 24 for the other language programmes — places are allocated on PSLE results when applicants outnumber vacancies, and the window opens days after the posting results.
August 2026Read the article →
DELF in SingaporeWhich DELF level to sit in Singapore — and when B2 is not the answer
The six diplomas are independent and held for life, so the level you enter is a decision about use rather than ambition — and the rule that fails candidates is not the 50/100 total, it is the 5/25 minimum on each of the four papers.
August 2026Read the article →
French in SingaporeFrench tuition in Singapore: online or in person, and what actually changes
Two of the schools that publish their rates charge the same for a private lesson whether it happens at their centre or on screen — so the format is not a price decision. What it does change is the teacher you can reach, the slot you can hold, and how a missed lesson is replaced.
August 2026Read the article →
French in SingaporeFrench in lieu of Mother Tongue: who qualifies, and what it commits you to
The one language pathway the Ministry of Education approves without providing the class. MOE publishes the criteria, the application runs through the school and is decided case by case, and from the day it is granted the teaching is the family's to organise — as far as the GCE O-Level.
September 2026Read the article →
French in SingaporeStarting French from zero as an adult in Singapore
What the first term actually buys, read off the schools' own published grids: eight weeks is 24 to 32 hours, the beginner stage is four modules rather than one, and the variable that decides the outcome is how often you sit down, not which method you chose.
September 2026Read the article →
DELF in SingaporeDELF practice tests: what is official, and what a score at home is worth
Sample papers for every DELF level are published free, with audio. What is not published is a single answer key — and half the diploma is marked on two papers no key could mark. What to download, how to sit it properly, and what the number at the end actually tells you.
September 2026Read the article →
French in SingaporeFrench exercises online: what free practice fixes, and what it never will
There is no grammar paper in the DELF. Four papers, two of comprehension and two of production — which is enough to sort every free exercise you will find into the ones that train something examined and the ones that train a step on the way. Plus why a correction shown question by question makes a score meaningless.
September 2026Read the article →
French in SingaporeO-Level French past papers: what they show, and what they leave out
Papers 1 and 4 are worth exactly half of syllabus 3917, and they are the two an answer key cannot mark. What SEAB publishes free, what it does not, and how to read the published mark schemes as a revision instruction. Sources retrieved 8 September 2026.
September 2026Read the article →
French exams in SingaporeDELF speaking test: what changes at B2, and what practising alone cannot fix
The regulation gives A1 and A2 ten minutes of preparation for five to eight minutes of speaking, B1 ten minutes covering only its third part, and B2 thirty minutes for a single defended task. What that asymmetry tells you about how to prepare. Sources retrieved 9 September 2026.
September 2026Read the article →
Learning French in SingaporeFrench conversation practice: what a partner who never surprises you cannot test
Scripts, PDFs, free apps and AI partners all train delivery. None of them trains repair — what you do when you have not understood. What conversation actually costs in Singapore, and what the free half is genuinely good for. Prices retrieved 9 September 2026.
September 2026Read the article →