For Adults
Start or continue your journey into the French language without the hassle of leaving home. During the downtime we have moved most of our classes online for your convenience. Our online classes offer the same high quality instruction and teachers as our language classes here at the Center. We have also extended early bird savings until April 1! We hope to e-meet you on April 4 when our spring session launches!
Interested in what e-learning en français is like? Take a look in one of our upcoming free online demos on Thursday, April 2 or a look at the quick video summary below!
Upcoming Class Demos
Online Demo Course: Beginner French
Interested in how an online French class would work before signing up for one this spring? Try our free online crash course and get a feel for how e-learning with the French Cultural Center is as good as our in-person classes!
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Online Demo Course: Advanced Beginner French
Interested in how an online French class would work before signing up for one this spring? Try our free online crash course and get a feel for how e-learning with the French Cultural Center is as good as our in-person classes!
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Online Demo Course: Intermediate French 1
Interested in how an online French class would work before signing up for one this spring? Try our free online crash course and get a feel for how e-learning with the French Cultural Center is as good as our in-person classes!
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Online Demo Course: Advanced French 1
Interested in how an online French class would work before signing up for one this spring? Try our free online crash course and get a feel for how e-learning with the French Cultural Center is as good as our in-person classes!
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Online Demo Course: Conversation Courses
Master the art of conversation while perfecting the finer points of your grammar through the fun and varied speaking activities in this course! Interested in how an online French class would work before signing up for one this spring? Try our free online crash course and get a feel for how e-learning with the French Cultural Center is as good as our in-person classes!
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Online Demo Course: Lunch Break
Demo our online lessons in this Lunch Break class. This course is a relaxed environment for lovers of French language and culture to sharpen their speaking skills. Discuss everything from daily activities to social issues.
Read MoreOur immersion method and curriculum target systematic acquisition of grammar skills as a means of acquiring and using the language with immediate results.
Our teachers benefit from the expertise of the Alliance Française for the most effective methods of French language instruction. Our class sizes are small (max 10 students) providing more opportunities for you to communicate in French, creating a lively classroom atmosphere.
If you have never taken a class with us before and have prior knowledge of French, but are not sure which level to take, we ask that you complete the written and oral sections of our placement test for the upcoming session to ensure you enroll in the right course level.
Accelerate your journey to fluency by becoming a French Cultural Center member! For as low as $10, supplement your coursework with the full-immersion experience and enjoy discounts on our cultural events; borrowing privileges at our French-language library, the largest of its kind in New England; unlimited access to our digital resources; and much more!
Language Classes
Advanced Beginner French 1
Time to go beyond the basics! Gain the grammar, vocabulary, and confidence you'll need to comprehend an excerpt from a piece of literature, describe a photograph, share a memory (happy or otherwise), read a tourist manual, and much more.
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Advanced Beginner French 2
Do you want to Discuss jobs of the future, describe the future, highlight the utility of an object, express intent or remind someone of something? Do you want to do all of that in French? You can! Plus you'll improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation skills at the same time.
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Advanced Beginner French 3
Keep building your language skills and awareness. In this class, you will learn how to interpret a chart about names, speak to someone’s character, describe someone, talk about your emotions and much more!
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Advanced Beginner French 4
This class will give you the skills to understand a tourist brochure, reserve a stay somewhere, research a destination online, express your indifference towards a situation and more!
Read More Advanced French 1
Build upon your French skills by studying advanced grammar concepts and performing challenging tasks. Talk about fashion and trends, talk about food fads, look at different travel trends and more!
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Advanced French 2
Master the skills you'll need to debate a topic, compare preferences, summarize and review a book, describe an actor, uncover a problem and provide solutions, discuss cultural nuances, and more!
Read More Advanced French 3
Deepen your understanding of the complexities of French language and Francophone cultures as you analyze societal challenges and obstacles, take a position on an issue, describe and compare different cultures and political styles, and more.
Read More Advanced French 4
Perfect your pronunciation, solidify your mastery of grammar and learn additional vocabulary—then apply your learning to demanding tasks like comparing and contrasting different professional behaviors, outlining a career path and explaining various life choices, and more!
Read More Beginner Canceled - French 1.1 Accelerated - For Absolute Beginners
Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to Ask for and give directions, understand an itinerary, get around using public transportation, and much more! This accelerated course will allow you to cover the Beginner French 1 level in just six weeks.
Read More Beginner French 1
Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to Ask for and give directions, understand an itinerary, get around using public transportation, and much more!
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Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to Ask for and give directions, understand an itinerary, get around using public transportation, and much more! This class is intended for students at the absolute beginner level with no prior French experience.
Read More Beginner French 2
Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to introduce yourself, talk about your new neighbors, describe your personal preferences and much more!
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Beginner French 2 Accelerated - Canceled
Find out about your friends' hobbies, discover the culture of Montréal and blog about your life—all in French! These activities (and many more) will help you expand your language skills.
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Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn how to look for an apartment, understand a room inspection, learn about lodging regulations, draft a set of rules for shared living, and much more!
Read More Beginner French 4
Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to understand an exchange program, describe positive experiences, express purpose, describe a professional goal, indicate a wish or desire, talk about an ability or skill, understand professional tasks. and much more!
Read More Canceled - Advanced Beginner French 1 Accelerated
Time to go beyond the basics! Gain the grammar, vocabulary and confidence you'll need to write a poem, talk about your interests, ask for help putting together the perfect outfit and much more.
Read More Canceled - Advanced Beginner French 2 Accelerated
Do you want to write tweets, listen to a radio broadcast from Africa and reminisce about your favorite retro styles? Do you want to do all of that in French? You can! Plus you'll improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation skills at the same time.
Read More Intermediate French 1
Identify criteria for something, be cautious or aware of something, express your wishes and intentions, ask politely for something, talk over the phone, give advice, outline a hypothetical situation, describe a memory, a place, a visit to a foreign city and more!
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You're ready to move on to bigger and better things! Describe different behaviors, talk about and suggest outings or events, give advice, talk about family activities, go out as a group, analyze different customs and traditions, and more.
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Keep looking forward and making progress! Learn how to talk about your career path, express enthusiasm for a professional project, understand and give advice for an interview, take risks, describe your typical workday and more.
Read More Intermediate French 4
Delve deeper into the Francophone cultures around the globe while honing your language skills: understand a scientific documentary, learn about young, francophone thinkers, explain a scientific discovery, present the pros and cons of an innovation in technology, give your opinion, imagine the future. and more!
Read More Proficient French 1
Perfect your pronunciation, solidify your mastery of grammar and learn additional vocabulary—then apply your learning to demanding tasks like transcribing audio documents, criticizing political campaigns or debating the salaries of different professions.
Read More Proficient French 2
Perfect your pronunciation, solidify your mastery of grammar and learn additional vocabulary—then apply your learning to demanding tasks like transcribing audio documents, criticizing political campaigns or debating the salaries of different professions.
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Literature
Improve speaking and comprehension while reading and analyzing French literary works from a wide variety of genres.
Read MoreConversation Classes
Advanced Beginner Conversation
Master the art of conversation while perfecting the finer points of your grammar through the fun and varied speaking activities in this course!
Read More Advanced Beginner Lunch Break
A relaxed environment for lovers of French language and culture to sharpen their speaking skills. Discuss everything from daily activities to social issues. No homework and no required textbook.
Read More Advanced Conversation
Master the art of conversation while perfecting the finer points of your grammar through the fun and varied speaking activities in this course!
Read More Intermediate Conversation
With an emphasis on conversation, multimedia resources and current events, this course will get you on your way to being a sparkling conversationalist (and improve your grammar too!)
Read More Intermediate Lunch Break
A relaxed environment for lovers of French language and culture to sharpen their speaking skills. Discuss everything from daily activities to social issues. No homework and no required textbook.
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Online and Private Lessons
Our new online learning option, as well as our private lessons, are a great way to get individualized instruction at your pace. With online and private lessons, you have more control over what you cover with your instructor. You can study with a book, or focus on conversation skills and work with video and audio material. We can also specify a theme to your lessons.
Read MoreProficiency Exams
Need official documentation of your French language proficiency for school applications, work or immigration? The Center offers the DELF/DALF, TEF and DAEFLE exams throughout the year.
Read MoreAccelerated Courses
Looking to improve your language skills as quickly as possible? Our Accelerated Programs provide all the knowledge of a normal 10-week class into a 5-week option for rapid language acquisition.
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