French Group Classes
Adult students who would like to learn French in depth have the opportunity to study the language through a hybrid (blended) course taught by an experienced native-speaker. All our group classes include a weekly face-to-face meeting in a small group setting and a carefully sequenced online course designed by Carnegie Mellon University.
The online lessons are highly interactive and media-rich, including videos produced with French actors, interactive activities, grammar and listening exercises, and lesson tests if desired. French culture, customs, and values are also introduced in the course. Each online lesson requires 3-4 hours to complete at your own pace during the week.
Once a week, students meet with the instructor as a small group (4-8 students) to practice the lesson content in conversations, role-plays, and to answer any questions they may have. As we also want you to have a great time learning the language, we will also celebrate French cultural events, share drinks and snacks, and organize outings to apply what you learned in the real world!
The online lessons are highly interactive and media-rich, including videos produced with French actors, interactive activities, grammar and listening exercises, and lesson tests if desired. French culture, customs, and values are also introduced in the course. Each online lesson requires 3-4 hours to complete at your own pace during the week.
Once a week, students meet with the instructor as a small group (4-8 students) to practice the lesson content in conversations, role-plays, and to answer any questions they may have. As we also want you to have a great time learning the language, we will also celebrate French cultural events, share drinks and snacks, and organize outings to apply what you learned in the real world!
Become an Expert Through Five Levels of Proficiency!
Beginner
You have never taken French before, or you have, long ago, but you don't remember much of it.
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Duration
AM class: PM class: Tuition |
15 weeks
1/9-4/23 - Thursdays from 8:00 to 9:00 am (no class on 3/19) Location: Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce 1/9-4/23 - Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 pm (no class on 3/19) Location: Old Town library, Fort Collins $300 (based on 60 min./week). Includes the cost of printed materials. An additional one-time fee of $25 is to be paid directly to Carnegie Mellon's online platform. |
Advanced Beginner
Prerequisites: you can describe yourself, your hobbies, your home, your daily routine, and your profession, identify some drinks and food, and use the passé composé.
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Duration
Dates Time Tuition Location |
15 weeks
Tuesdays from Jan. 7 to Apr. 21, 2020 (no class on 3/17) 8:00 - 9:00 am $300 (based on 60 min./week). Includes the cost of printed materials. An additional one-time fee of $25 is to be paid directly to Carnegie Mellon's online platform. Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce |
Intermediate
Prerequisites: you can do all of the above, and you can also give/understand directions, talk about food and drinks, the weather, sports, vacation, family, clothing, and health. You're starting to have a good grasp of the French grammar.
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Duration
Dates Time Tuition Location |
15 weeks
Tuesdays from Jan. 7 to Apr. 21, 2020 (no class on 3/17) 9:30 - 10:30 am $300 (based on 60 min./week). Includes the cost of printed materials. An additional one-time fee of $25 is to be paid directly to Carnegie Mellon's online platform. Fort Collins |
Proficient
Prerequisites: you feel fairly confident using all major tenses and grammatical structures, and you can express yourself on a variety of topics, including making plans and reservations, comparing living situations, talking about money, relationships, stress, or media.
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Duration
Dates Time Tuition Location |
15 weeks
Tuesdays from Jan. 7 to Apr. 21, 2020 (no class on 3/17) 5:15 - 6:15 pm $300 (based on 60 min./week). Includes the cost of printed materials. An additional one-time fee of $25 is to be paid directly to Carnegie Mellon's online platform. Old Town library, Fort Collins |
Advanced
Prerequisites: you have a solid foundation and only need to learn advanced grammatical structures while polishing your existing grammar skills. You mostly need conversation practice to expand your vocabulary on broader topics.
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Duration
Dates Time Tuition Location |
15 weeks
Begins week of Jan. 6 - Apr. 24, 2020 (no class on 3/16-3/22) Depending on students' availability $300 (based on 60 min./week). Includes the cost of printed materials. Fort Collins |
Terms and Conditions
- Class transfer or cancellation/refund requests must be made at least 7 days prior to your class start date. After this date, refunds cannot be given and we can't allow you to transfer your tuition to a different class. The only exception is for incorrect level placement and your instructor's approval after the first class is required in this situation. Please note that we can only accommodate such a class transfer provided that the class you wish to transfer to doesn't fill up.
- Under no circumstances can group class credit be used towards private lessons lessons.
- In the event of low enrollment in a group class (i.e. less than 4 participants), we reserve the right to cancel the class, postpone it to a later start date, or shorten the duration of the class. In this case, students will have the option to transfer their credit to a different class, or to get a refund if the new dates do not fit their schedule.
- We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who is disruptive, or who causes any kind of safety concern to our students or instructor.