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Fall Term: September 8 — November 15, 2025

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The Alliance offers group classes well as private instruction. Select from a variety of options to enhance your French language skills, including 10-week specialty and French culture courses, core classes, 4-week mini courses, or unique 2-hour workshops. Learn French online or immerse yourself with in-person classes.

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Build your skills in our Core language courses or dive into Specialty classes that bring French to life through culture, conversation, grammar, and more. There’s something for everyone this fall!

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Want to Kickstart your French?


 Get a head start for fall with our Intensive Kickstart French courses, offered online or in-person. With 2.5 hours classes a day for the week of September 2- 5, it is the perfect way to get up to speed! Offered at A1, A2 and B1 levels.

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Fall Mini Classes 

Mini classes are a perfect opportunity to keep studying French without a long commitment. Each class targets a specific area or theme. Mini classes are offered in a series of 4 weeks, 1h 30 hours per session.

Fall Minis Session: October 20 - November 15, 2025

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French Class Types for Every Level

Core Skills

Learning French grammar, pronunciation and speaking skills

Core classes move students through well-defined coursework toward fluency. They are organized in five levels, with regular or accelerated pacing available for lower-level courses. 

  • Beginner - A1 level classes, 101 through 106
  • Lower Intermediate - A2 level classes, 201 through 206 
  • Intermediate - B1 level classes, 301 through 306
  • Lower Advanced - B2 level classes, 401 through 406
  • Advanced – C1 level classes, 501 through 506

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Beginning students new to the Alliance: please read information about true beginners classes on this page.


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Specialty And Cultural Classes 

Discussion-based classes in arts, history, language mastery, etc.

 Cultural classes are discussion-based classes exposing students to different aspects of French arts, history or current events. 

Specialty classes offer students the opportunity to improve their French while concentrating on specific skills like grammar, phonetics, or conversation.


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Mini And Intensive Programs 

Pressé? Opt for mini classes and intensive French language courses

Kick-start French
For beginning and intermediate students (A1, A2 and B1 levels), you can also accelerate your language skills with an intensive class. Kickstart French is a four-day intensive brush-up class (2.5 hours per day with two short breaks) right before the current term classes begin. Check out the dedicated page for details.

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Mini Classes
For all students:  Our curriculum includes a diverse range of new Mini Classes each quarter. Minis are the perfect opportunity to keep studying French without a long commitment. Each mini targets a specific area or theme during 90-minute weekly sessions for four weeks. 

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Try Something New Week
During the long winter break, the Alliance offers French learning experiences that go with the holiday spirit. Treat yourself to something exclusive and entertaining, or try something you haven't had a chance to do this year, before it's over.

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Use the code: earlybird for the 10% discount or senior for the 15% senior discount, until August 23.

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A1/A2

Essential Everyday French Beginner

Specialty & Cultural Classes
Chapters 1-9. This class is all about basic communication: conveying an idea, responding and reacting during a conversation, and understanding spoken French. Interaction and exchanges between students are facilitated by the instructor following weekly thematic topics that include essential vocabulary and grammar. This class is open to students who have successfully completed DEFI 104. If you haven’t completed DEFI 104, verify your level on our website under, “Find Your Level”.
Pace: Regular

In Depth: French Grammar for Conversation A1/A2

Specialty & Cultural Classes
In this class, we’ll revisit the Grammaire en Dialogues A1/A2 book, making full use of its recorded dialogues while adding activities to sharpen your listening, writing, and conversational skills which are all centered around key grammar points. Each dialogue presents grammar in the context of real-life conversations, helping you understand spoken French at a natural pace and engage more confidently in discussion. Whether you’re returning for a second round or joining for the first time, this course offers an opportunity to review, reinforce, and deepen your mastery of A1/A2-level French.
Pace: Regular
B1 - Intermediate

DELF B1 Preparation

Specialty & Cultural Classes
Part 2. Having completed part 1 is not required. This class will interest you if: 1. You are planning on passing DELF B1 exam and need to prepare for it. 2. You’ve completed B1 level and wish to consolidate the newly acquired skills, all the while evaluating your strengths and weaknesses before jumping to next level. The class has a double goal: preparing you to DELF exam structure and work on all of the aspects one needs to master in order to validate a level to successfully start the next one. A partial simulation of the DELF exam (except oral production part) in the end of the 10-week series will allow students to have a comprehensive evaluation of their skills.
Pace: Regular

Essential Everyday French Intermediate

Specialty & Cultural Classes
Wednesday In-person Class: Chapters 25-31. Friday Online Class: Chapters 18-24. This class aims to bring your conversational French to the next level. Learn how native speakers communicate on a day-to-day basis. Interaction and exchanges between students are facilitated by the instructor following weekly thematic topics that include essential vocabulary and grammar. This class is open to students who have successfully completed French 205. If you haven’t completed French 205, verify your level on our website under, “Find Your Level”.
Pace: Regular

Speak with Confidence: French Conversation Mastery B1

Specialty & Cultural Classes
In this conversation class, we'll begin by refreshing essential grammar and vocabulary before diving into speaking practice. Our experienced teacher will offer tailored support in grammar, vocabulary, and phonetics to help you feel at ease and enthusiastic about speaking. Whether you're getting ready for a presentation, planning a trip, or simply looking to enhance your conversational skills, this class is designed to help you reach your goals with confidence and ease.
Pace: Regular
B1/B2

Defining Moments in Art

Specialty & Cultural Classes
For visual arts enthusiasts and those simply curious about the art world. Each week, examine several artworks to learn about the events, personalities and works that have had the greatest impact in their time. This is a highly interactive class using art as a vehicle of conversation.
Pace: Regular

French Cinema

Specialty & Cultural Classes

This course explores how French filmmakers from the 1930s to the present examine the complexities of love and human relationships. Through works such as Agnès Varda’s Le Bonheur, Éric Rohmer’s Love in the Afternoon, Jean-Luc Godard’s Le Mépris and Love on the Run, and Jacques Granier-Deferre’s Le Chat, we’ll trace shifting portrayals of passion, fidelity, and the fragility of intimacy. The class also includes later interpretations, from André Cayatte’s Poison to Claire Denis’s Both Sides of the Blade and the Dardenne brothers’ Le Fils, offering contrasting perspectives on trust, morality, and emotional survival.
Through screenings and discussions, students will analyze narrative style, cinematography, and cultural context to understand how French cinema reflects, and questions, our ideals of love and happiness.


Pace: Accelerated

French Ripped From The Headlines Intermediate

Specialty & Cultural Classes
Want to speak with a rich vocabulary and use idioms and common expressions spontaneously? Learn expressions and idioms from the podcast and participate in the spontaneous lively discussions with the group. This class is based on RFI’s “Le journal en Français Facile”! RFI-FF is a publicly supported nonprofit organisation that’s existed for 23 years and offers a wide range of subjects in its news broadcasts. Visit their website to see the examples of the themes to be covered in class. This class is open to B1 and B2 level students.
Pace: Regular

Littérature Française Int

Specialty & Cultural Classes
In this course, we will discuss 5 texts from the 19th century, then 5 texts from the 20th century, that offer various entry points into poetry, theater & the transformation(s) of the art of the novel, in Littérature Progressive du Français niveau B1B2, 2019.
Pace: Regular
B2 - Upper Intermediate

From Conversation to Clarity

Specialty & Cultural Classes
This course is designed for students who have completed Advanced Everyday French and wish to deepen their mastery of advanced grammar and communication skills. Under the guidance of Clovis, an engaging instructor with a passion for culture and language, the class will continue working through Grammaire en Dialogues  Niveau Avancé. Each session combines lively discussions with targeted grammar review, ensuring students strengthen both their oral expression and their understanding of complex structures. Perfect for learners seeking to solidify their advanced skills in a dynamic and interactive setting.
Pace: Regular
B2/C1

Discovering French Culture: A Journey Through Civilization

Specialty & Cultural Classes
This course offers a comprehensive synthesis of historical, political, social, and cultural knowledge essential for students. The curriculum is structured around two main axes:
1. Understanding the French system through its history, politics, and culture.
2. Exploration of French cultural achievements: literature, visual arts, performing arts, music.
At the core of linguistic expression lies civilization, which serves as its beating heart. Civilization not only narrates stories but also inspires storytelling, provokes reactions, imparts knowledge, and nurtures introspection. It serves as the foundation for meaningful cross-cultural dialogue. Join us in exploring the fascinating world of French civilization and culture in this year-long advanced French class. Feel free to join this class at any time, as it's non-sequential, and you can study the book chapters in any order you prefer.
Pace: Regular

Essential Everyday French Avancé

Specialty & Cultural Classes
Part 1, Chapters 1-8. This class aims to teach you how to communicate like a native French person. Add useful expressions, proverbs and even a little slang to your existing French skills! Interaction and exchanges between students are facilitated by the instructor following weekly thematic topics that include essential vocabulary and grammar. This class is open to students who have successfully completed DEFI 306 B1 level. If you haven’t completed DEFI 3, verify your level on our website under, “Find Your Level”.
Pace: Regular

From Conversation to Clarity

Specialty & Cultural Classes
This course is designed for students who have completed Advanced Everyday French and wish to deepen their mastery of advanced grammar and communication skills. Under the guidance of Clovis, an engaging instructor with a passion for culture and language, the class will continue working through Grammaire en Dialogues  Niveau Avancé. Each session combines lively discussions with targeted grammar review, ensuring students strengthen both their oral expression and their understanding of complex structures. Perfect for learners seeking to solidify their advanced skills in a dynamic and interactive setting.
Pace: Regular
C1 - Advanced

From Conversation to Clarity

Specialty & Cultural Classes
This course is designed for students who have completed Advanced Everyday French and wish to deepen their mastery of advanced grammar and communication skills. Under the guidance of Clovis, an engaging instructor with a passion for culture and language, the class will continue working through Grammaire en Dialogues  Niveau Avancé. Each session combines lively discussions with targeted grammar review, ensuring students strengthen both their oral expression and their understanding of complex structures. Perfect for learners seeking to solidify their advanced skills in a dynamic and interactive setting.
Pace: Regular

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$395.00 USD
Code: 25A RFI B1/B2
Learn expressions and idioms from the podcast and participate in the spontaneous lively discussions with the group.

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