I’ve been so impressed with our teachers at the end of this past semester. Learning a language calls for lots of talking with native speakers who are gifted at the craft of teaching. The teachers I’ve had at the Center are so good at what they do, and they’ve taken the classroom experience right into Zoom. The Center’s “small class” approach has worked really well for me online.
It’s scary to sign up for a first time with something like a language, but I can’t image kinder teachers.
Especially during a time when everyone’s so isolated, it’s a gift to be able to meet, talk and learn. I’m particularly missing classes during the two weeks in between terms, and can’t wait to get started up again in April!
For Adults
Language Classes
A1-0 | Absolute Beginner French
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.
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A1-1 | 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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A1-1 | Beginner French 1 - Slow-paced - Part 1
Do you like to take your time learning? Not a problem! This class will cover half the program of our regular A1-1 language classes over 10 weeks.
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A1-2 | 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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A1-3 | Beginner French 3
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!
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A1-4 | 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!
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A2-1 | 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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A2-1 | Advanced Beginner French 1 - Slow-Paced
Enjoy a slow-paced class! 90mn once a week to give you confidence and time to learn.
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A2-2 | 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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A2-3 | 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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A2-4 | 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!
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B1-1 | 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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B1-1 | Intermediate French 1 - Slow-Paced - Part 2
Enjoy a slow-paced class! 90mn once a week to give you confidence and time to learn.
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B1-2 | Intermediate French 2
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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B1-2 | Intermediate French 2 - Slow-Paced - Part 1
Enjoy a slow-paced class! 90mn once a week to give you confidence and time to learn.
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B1-3 | Intermediate French 3
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.
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B1-4 | 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!
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B2-1 | 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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B2-2 | 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!
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B2-3 | 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.
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B2-4 | 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!
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C1-1 | 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.
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C1-2 | Proficient French
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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C2-1 | Proficient - Slow-Paced
Enjoy a slow-paced class! 90mn once a week to give you confidence and time to learn and perfect your pronunciation, solidify your mastery of grammar and learn additional vocabulary.
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C2-1 | Proficient French
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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A2-1/2 | Literature: Easy Reading - Cyrano de Bergerac
You don't have to be at the Advanced level to enjoy reading in French!
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B1-1/B1-2 | A Virtual Tour of France's Sublime Gardens
Join Evelyne to wander through some of France's most marvelous gardens from Giverny to Monaco.
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B1-3/B1-4 | Pronunciation
Improve the quality of your spoken French by covering basic phonetic rules, challenging sounds, liaisons and intonation in this intermediate level class.
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B1-3/B1-4 | Voyages en Normandie
Embark on a historical, cultural and culinary discovery of Normandy.
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B2-3/4 | Lupin: the Legend
Discover the collection of novellas that started the myth… First published in 1905 in the French Magazine "Je Sais Tout," Maurice Leblanc’s "The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar" depicts the origin, the life, the crimes, and the adventures of one of France’s favorite criminals.
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B2-3/B2-4 | A la Une! From the Headlines
Join Nora learn, share and discuss major international and domestic headlines.
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B2.4/C1.1 | Cesaire's Une Saison au Congo
Retrouvez Bojana pour vous plonger dans l’univers envoutant d’une Saison au Congo!
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B1-1/B1-2 | Grammar
Learn elements of grammar through structured practice. Topics vary based on class needs.
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B1-3/B1-4 | 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!)
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B2-1 | 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!
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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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