For Adults

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We offer French courses, private and online lessons, accelerated courses, and a study abroad option for adults at all levels. Our 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!

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Language Classes

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Advanced Beginner French 1

Advanced Beginner

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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.

Advanced Beginner French 2

Advanced Beginner

Starting January 13, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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.

Advanced Beginner French 3

Advanced Beginner

Starting January 13, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Advanced Beginner French 4

Advanced Beginner

Starting January 13, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Advanced French 1

Advanced

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Advanced French 2

Advanced

Starting January 11, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Advanced French 3

Advanced

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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.

Advanced French 4

Advanced

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Beginner French 1

Beginner

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Beginner French 1.1

Beginner

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 11 weeks

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!

Beginner French 1.1 Accelerated - For Absolute Beginners

Beginner

Starting January 14, 2020 6 hours per week for 6 weeks (Jan 14 - Feb 20)

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.

Beginner French 2

Beginner

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Beginner French 2 Accelerated

Beginner

Starting February 25, 2020 6 hours per week for 5 weeks (Feb 25- March 26)

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.

Beginner French 3

Beginner

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Beginner French 3 Accelerated

Beginner

Starting January 13, 2020 6 hours per week for 5 weeks (Jan 13 - Feb 19 - no class on Jan 20 and Feb 17)

Beginner French 4

Beginner

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Beginner French 4 Accelerated

Beginner

Starting February 24, 2020 6 hours per week for 5 weeks (Feb 24 - March 25)

Intermediate French 1

Intermediate

Starting January 13, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Intermediate French 2

Intermediate

Starting January 13, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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.

Intermediate French 3

Intermediate

Starting January 13, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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.

Intermediate French 4

Intermediate

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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!

Proficient French 1

Advanced

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

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.

Proficient French 2

Advanced

Starting January 14, 2020 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

Specialized Classes

There are no Specialized Classes matching your selection.

Literature

Advanced

Starting January 15, 2020 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks

Improve speaking and comprehension while reading and analyzing French literary works from a wide variety of genres.

Conversation Classes

There are no Conversation Classes matching your selection.

Advanced Beginner Conversation

Beginner

Starting January 13, 2020 1.5 hours per week for 5 or 9 or 10 weeks

Master the art of conversation while perfecting the finer points of your grammar through the fun and varied speaking activities in this course!

Advanced Beginner Lunch Break

Advanced Beginner

Starting January 15, 2020 1 hour per week for 5 or 10 weeks

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.

Advanced Conversation

Advanced

Starting January 14, 2020 2 hours per week for 5 or 10 weeks

Master the art of conversation while perfecting the finer points of your grammar through the fun and varied speaking activities in this course!

Intermediate Conversation

Intermediate

Starting January 15, 2020 2 hours per week for 5 or 10 weeks

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!)

Intermediate Lunch Break

Intermediate

Starting January 17, 2020 1 hour per week for 5 weeks

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.

Proficient Conversation

Advanced

Starting January 15, 2020 2 hours per week for 5 or 10 weeks

Master the art of conversation while perfecting the finer points of your grammar through the fun and varied speaking activities in this course!

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.

Proficiency 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.

Accelerated 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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