French
For Adults
adult classes 2024-2025
Our
Winter 2025 Classes are now open for registration.
Early Bird Deadline: December 16
21
Winter 2025 Session group classes remain online via Zoom or Google Meet, 14 will take place in-person at the AF Sac.
We offer classes in literature, travel, cinema.
Classes meet once a week for 10 weeks.
Questions? Check out our FAQ.
Fall 2024
September 30 - December 16, 2024
Early Bird Deadline: September 9
No classes November 25-29 Thanksgiving break
Winter Break - No classes December 20 - Jan 3, 2025
*Office is also closed, but we will check email and voicemail throughout the break.
Winter 2025
January 6 - March 17, 2025
Early Bird Deadline: December 16
No classes February 17 Presidents Day
Spring Break - No classes March 18 - March 30, 2025
Spring 2025
March 31 - June 9, 2025
Early Bird Deadline: March 10
No classes May 26 Memorial Day
Summer Break - No Classes June 10 - July 6, 2025
Summer 2025
July 7 - September 15, 2025
Early Bird Deadline: June 16
No classes September 1 Labor Day
Fall Break - No classes September 17 - 29, 2025
Tuition: $330
Discounts for our Adult Session Classes (these discounts are applied automatically in check-out--no code needed).
Early Bird (Register by December 16, 2024 for Winter 2025, save $20), Continuing Student ($20), and Multiple
Class
($20)
Textbook Info for each class is listed with each course description, along with where to purchase them. Textbooks are not included in the course tuition.
A current membership is required to take a class and
will be added to your registration at check out.
> New student to the Alliance?
- If you have never studied French before, enroll in A1-1. No need to take the placement test.
- If you have studied French before, please take the online placement test.
Levels explained!
We use the Common European Framework of References for Languages,
an international system that defines levels of language proficiency.
Returning student? If you know your level, browse the current course offerings below and register now!
Checkout or add more course/s for yourself or another student.
Unsure of your level? (Adults only) Click here to take a free placement test. (Adults only)
Mindful Mat Yoga en français January-February 2025
A link to the weekly ZOOM recording allows you to take the class WHEN, WHERE and HOW OFTEN you want. When joining LIVE classes, come 5 minutes early to make requests, and stay on for a few minutes afterwards to ask questions. Each week after the live class has taken place, you will also receive a link to the recording of the class.
Whether or not you attend the live class, you receive a link to the recording of the class you have registered for, and you may practice as many times as you wish for 7 days.
Winter 2025 A1-1 Mon 7pm Elise
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A1-1 Thu 5pm Lissa
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A1-1 Thu 7pm Poonam
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A1-2 Thu 5pm Elise
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A1-2 Tue 5pm Gaby
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A1-2 Tue 7pm Gaby
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A1-3 Thu 7pm Raphaëlle
This in-person class Covers Chapters 5 and 6 in Entre Nous 1. This is the third of four courses in A1
introductory-level French. For students who have placed into A1-3 and this is the next class for students who have completed A1-2.
**Note: this class starts one week later than the others. It runs Jan 16-March 20
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A1-3 Wed 5pm Gaby
This in-person class Covers Chapters 5 and 6 in Entre Nous 1. This is the third of four courses in A1 introductory-level French. For students who have placed into A1-3 and this is the next class for students who have completed A1-2.
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A1-3 Wed 7pm Elise
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A1-4 Tue 7pm
This in-person class Covers Chapters 7 and 8 in Entre Nous 1. This is the fourth of four courses in A1 introductory-level French. For students who have placed into A1-4 and this is the next class for students who have completed A1-3.
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre
Nous 1
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A2-1 Mon 5pm Elise
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A2-1 Thu 5pm Poonam
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A2-2 Thu 5pm Caroline
Required Textbook/Workbook
(click to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A2-2 Wed 5pm Elise
Required Textbook/Workbook
(click to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A2-3 Tue 6pm Maria Editha
Required Textbook/Workbook
(click to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A2-4 Thu 7pm Elise
This is the fourth of four courses in A2 advanced-beginner level French. For students who have placed into A2-4 and this is the next class for students who have completed A2-3.
Required Textbook/Workbook
(click to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 A2-4 Thu 7pm Lissa
This is the fourth of four courses in A2 advanced-beginner level French. For students who have placed into A2-4 and this is the next class for students who have completed A2-3.
Required Textbook/Workbook
(click to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 2
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B1-1 Wed 7pm Lissa
Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B1-3 Thu 7pm Celina
Covers Chapter 3 of Entre Nous 3
Required textbook/workbook
(click link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B1-7 Tue 5:30pm Erica
Covers Chapter 7 of Entre Nous 3
Required textbook/workbook
(click link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Entre Nous 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B1.+ Dialogues de films Mon 5pm Claire
In this online class, You will listen, study, and play movie dialogues plus French idioms and vocabulary building. A fun,
culturally-enriching, and entertaining way to work on your reading and pronunciation skills. This is an intermediate level class.
Pre-requisite: B1-3 level.
No textbook.
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B1.+ Gram/Pron/Conv Thu 5pm Armelle
In this online class, we will review basics of French grammar, pronunciation and conversation. Pre-requisite: B1-3 level. Covers chapters
47 through 52 (TBC).
Required textbook, purchase here:
Grammaire
progressive du français Niveau Intermédiaire 4e édition
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B1.+ Gram/Pron/Conv Tue 10am Armelle
We will review basics of French grammar, pronunciation and conversation. Pre-requisite: B1-3 level. Covers Chapitres 47 to 52 (TBC) of the
required book:
Required Textbook, purchase here:
Grammaire
progressive du français Niveau Intermediaire 4e édition
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B1.+ Grammaire et Conversation Tue 5pm Poonam
This is an in-person, intermediate French course targeting both accuracy and fluency with the language. In addition to the textbook, we will be using additional conversation prompts and written texts from a variety of authentic sources. Continues from Chapter 27 in the textbook.
Required textbook, purchase here:
Grammaire Progressive
du français niveau intermédiaire
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B2+ Grammaire et Conversation Tue 7pm Poonam
This is an in-person culture, conversation, and grammar class. We will be using a variety of sources--music, film, podcast, and written documents--all grouped around the theme of France in the 1960s.
Required textbook, purchase here:
Grammaire
progressive niveau Perfectionnement
(B2-C1 )
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B2-2 Tue 6pm Elise
For students who have placed into B2-2, or completed B2-1.
Required Textbook & Workbook
(Click link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version)
Défi 4
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B2.+ Communiquer en Français, Tue 5pm Armelle
This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to review grammar points. Prerequisite: B2-4 level or higher or student must have been evaluated.
Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon):
Communication
progressive du français , niveau intermédiaire, 2nde édition (2018)
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B2.+ Communiquer en français Wed 10am Armelle
This online class is offering you a chance to practice dialogues based on everyday life in France, with text, audio , podcats as
support, while developing your vocabulary and revising some grammar . Prerequisite: B2-4 level or higher or student must have
been evaluated
Required textbook (purchase on Amazon):
Communication
progressive du français , niveau intermédiaire, 2nde édition (2018)
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B2.+ Conversation Tue, 2:30pm Armelle
This online class will offer guided discussions based on various written, audio and visual resources (culture, actualité, histoire...). No textbook. Pre-requisite: B2-4 or higher.
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B2.+ Culture et Civilisation française, Wed 1:30pm Armelle
Intended for improvement in French language and civilization, this online course will take you through historical, political, economic, and cultural landmarks; and offers practical exercises. Prerequisite: B2 level or higher.
Required textbook, available on Amazon:
Civilisation
progressive du français - Niveau intermédiaire (A2/B1)
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B2.+ Dialogues de films, Fri 12:10pm Claire
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 B2.+ Lecture et Discussion Wed 4pm Armelle
This online class will study and discuss a piece of literary work: Good level of reading and speaking required. Prerequisite:
B2-3.
Required book: (Click on Title to purchase)
Il
est grand temps de rallumer les étoiles, par
Virginie Grimaldi
Also available on
Ebay
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2024 C1 Communiquer en Français Avancé, Thu 2pm Armelle
This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to review grammar points. Prerequisite: B2-8 level or higher or student must have been evaluated ** Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon):
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2024 C1 Communiquer en Français Avancé, Thu 10am Armelle
This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to review grammar points. Prerequisite: B2-8 level or higher or student must have been evaluated. ** Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon):
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
Winter 2025 C1+ Actualités Tue 6pm Claire
An advanced-level online conversation and reading focussed class via a discussion of current events in France. No textbook.
Instructor provides materials online. Great for Francophones and advanced Francophiles who want to know what's currently going on in France.
For C-level students
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
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