Alliance Française of Port Elizabeth
The Alliance Française of Port Elizabeth is a South African non-profit organisation supported by the French Embassy in South Africa.
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| Founded | 1960 |
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| Type | Cultural Institution, Language Learning Centre |
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Key people | President: Lize-Marie MARAIS |
| Website | https://pe.alliance.org.za
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History
The team is composed of a committee of around 10 members, a director appointed by the French Embassy and staff.
The Alliance occupies a Victorian style house in the historic site of Richmond Hill. It has three classrooms, a café, a library, a gallery as well as a multimedia room. This house was once the residence of South Africa's Prime Minister & later President, John Vorster, who was an attorney in Port Elizabeth prior to his detention in the Baakens Street police station for his Ossewa-Brandwag organisation activities.
It is primarily a language School, a cultural centre and then a French consular agency. In addition to French classes, Xhosa classes, they organise monthly socio-cultural activities.
Official Diplomas
DELF (Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française) and DALF (Diplôme approfondi de langue française) are official qualifications delivered by the French Department of Education to certify competencies of non-French native speakers in the French language.
DELF and DALF qualifications are internationally recognised, they are consistent with international standards for the test development and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The DELF and DALF consist of 6 levels, each independently recognised as a diploma. Candidates can choose their examination according to their level. They may also sit the examinations for more than one diploma during the same examination session.