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 60-minute meeting via Zoom with a small group of maximum 4 students. From the levels A1 to B2, students will use the textbook Défi francophone which offers a content-rich approach and allows for a logical progression through the first four levels of proficiency. The textbook includes authentic cultural content as the starting point to learn the language tools and vocabulary. Students also have access to a virtual space that features self-correcting exercises, grammar and pronunciation tutorials, videos, and other activities. As students prepare independently before the class session, we can focus our class time on communication and interaction.
Through the effective learning process of our classes and this engaging textbook, you will enjoy developing your French skills and find immediate applications when you travel to France or to another Francophone country!
Through the effective learning process of our classes and this engaging textbook, you will enjoy developing your French skills and find immediate applications when you travel to France or to another Francophone country!
Become an Expert Through Seven Levels of Proficiency!
A1-1 - True Beginners
No prerequisites! You have never taken French before, or if you have, it was long ago, and you don't remember much of it.
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Zoom Option
August 30 to December 13, 2023 Wednesdays 5-6 pm MT (no class during Thanksgiving week) Tuition: $375 for 15 weeks (60 min./week) |
In-Person Option - - Old Town library, Fort Collins
Fall 2023 (15-week class) TBA (please contact me) (no class during Thanksgiving week) Tuition: $415 for 15 weeks (60 min./week) |
A1-2 - Advanced Beginners
Prerequisites: you can describe yourself, your family, and your home; you can state your age and profession; you can express agreement and disagreement, tastes and preferences; you can present a country; you can ask questions. You have learned verbs in -er, prepositions, descriptive adjectives, possessive adjectives, interrogative words, and some modal verbs.
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Duration
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14 weeks
August 29 to December 12, 2023 (no class during Thanksgiving week) Tuesdays 5-6 pm MT Tuition $350 for 14 weeks (60 min./week) Zoom |
A2-1 - Elementary
Prerequisites: you can do all of the above, and you can also discuss habits and your daily routine using pronominal verbs; you can tell the time and the date, talk about seasons, vacation, hobbies, and clothing; you can invite someone and accept or turn down an invitation; you can give directions; you can state your food preferences; you can talk about types of businesses; you can talk in the future and in the past; you have learned -ir and -re verbs, direct and indirect object pronouns, and the imperative; you can express duration and frequency. You're starting to have a good grasp of the French grammar.
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Zoom Option
August 31 - December 14, 2023 Thursdays 2:00-3:00 pm MT (no class during Thanksgiving week) Tuition: $375 for 15 weeks (based on 4 students and 60 min./week). |
In-Person Option -- Old Town library, Fort Collins
August 28 to December 18, 2023 Mondays 2:30-3:30 pm MT (no class during Thanksgiving week) Tuition: $415 for 15 weeks (based on 4 students and 60 min./week). |
A2-2 - Upper Elementary
Prerequisites: you feel fairly confident using all major tenses and grammatical structures, and you can express yourself on all of the topics above as well as the following: describing your consumption habits, talking about responsible consumption, giving an opinion on health or medical questions, explaining ailments and symptoms at the doctor's office, discussing a dish and nutritional habits, and discussing sporting practices and values in sports. In addition to the grammatical structures of the above courses, you have learned the conditional tense, relative pronouns, comparatives and superlatives, and complex negation.
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Duration
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15 weeks
Spring 2024 TBA. Please email me with your availability. $375 (based on 4 students and 60 min./week). Zoom |
B1-1 - Intermediate Low
Prerequisites: You have completed a course at the A2 level, or you can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. You can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (for example, personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). You can describe in simple terms aspects of your background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
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Duration / Dates
Time Tuition Location |
15 weeks - Spring 2024
Schedule TBA. Please email me with your availability. $375 (based on 4 students and 60 min./week). Zoom |
B1-2 - Intermediate Mid
Prerequisites: You have completed the B1-1 level or are comfortable in all situations described in the prerequisites for the A1, A2, and B1-1 level. You are also studied the following grammatical structures: the simple future, alternating the passé composé and the imparfait, possessive pronouns, the present subjunctive, direct and indirect object pronouns, y, en, indefinite adjectives and determiners (certain(e)s, plusieurs, quelques), relative pronouns (lequel, auquel, duquel,...), the relative pronoun dont, the present conditional, the present participle, and the plus-que-parfait. You are comfortable telling a story, talking about the arts, describing your family history and traditions.
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Duration / Dates
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16 weeks - Spring 2024
TBA. Please email me with your availability. $400 for 16 weeks (based on 4 students and 60 min./week). Zoom |
B2 - Upper Intermediate
Prerequisites: You have completed the B1-1 and B1-2 levels or are able to communicate independently around most situations that may arise on a trip in a Francophone country. You can describe experiences, events, wishes, and aspirations as well as briefly justifying opinions or explaining plans. You are able to understand the main points of texts in standard French if they are about familiar topics encountered at work or during leisure time.
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Duration
Dates & Time Tuition Location |
TBA
TBA. Please email me with your availability. $375 (based on 4 students and 60 min./week). Zoom |
C1/C2 - Advanced Proficiency
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. This class will discuss current news, articles, and videos around topics such as les arts visuels, la conquête spatiale, la laïcité, la décentralisation, la vieillesse, le féminisme, le fantastique, l'humour, etc.
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Duration
Dates Time Tuition Location |
12 weeks
Spring 2024 TBA $300 (based on 4 students and 60 min./week) Zoom |
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.