Online registration for our Winter 2025 session of French classes is open.
- Most courses will run for 9 weeks from Monday January 13th to March 13rd in 2 hour weekly classes. The start time of each class may be different. The number of students per online class is limited to 7.
- All online classes are delivered virtually with Zoom.
- On-site classes are given at our office.
Instructions
Instructions to Register for a Class or Workshop
- To register in a class, other than Beginner 1, take a placement test and schedule a brief chat with us to sign-up for the appropriate class, or ask for information at info@afbaltimore.org.
- Add your class to the cart and proceed to checkout.
- PARTICIPANTS MUST BE A MEMBER of the Alliance Française de Baltimore to take classes. Please go to the Membership page to purchase a membership. If you are already a member, please login to your account.
- For our general French group classes, a textbook and a workbook are required. Please order them and have them shipped ahead of the start date of the class, if you do not have them yet. Of course, you can use the provider of your choice (amazon, MEP Education, ebay, the AFB, etc):
- List of textbooks and workbooks with their EAN (= ISBN number) :
Cosmopolite 1 (for all A1 classes) – textbook EAN: 978-2014015973, workbook EAN: 978-2014015980
Inspire 2 (for all A2 classes) – textbook EAN: 978-2015135793; workbook EAN : 9782015135809
Inspire 3 (for all B1) – textbook EAN: 978-2017133452; workbook EAN: 978-2017133469
Entre Nous 3 (for all B2 classes) – textbook EAN: 978-8416273249
- List of textbooks and workbooks with their EAN (= ISBN number) :
- Cancellation of class registration is subject to the Policies of the Alliance Française de Baltimore. Please review them in advance.
- We do not reschedule or refund a class you missed.
Language Classes
Beginner A1-1 ONLINE (Tuesdays)
No prerequisite
This class is designed for complete beginners. The emphasis of French 101 is on very basic conversational skills. You will be able to introduce yourself and others, answer basic questions regarding your life and express personal likes and dislikes. You will also have learned the French alphabet, numbers and basic vocabulary
- Grammar skills : personal pronouns, alphabet and the accents, gender of countries, definite and indefinite articles, conjugation of verbs être, s’appeler, ER verbs, verb avoir, C’est / il est, interrogative adjective quel, parce que / pour, possessive adjectives in the singular form. (A1 book: dossiers 0, 1)
- Please order Cosmopolite 1: textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Tuesdays (Jan. 14 – March 11), 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, 18 hours, online : zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner A1-1 - ONLINE (Saturdays)
No prerequisite
This class is designed for complete beginners. The emphasis of French 101 is on very basic conversational skills. You will be able to introduce yourself and others, answer basic questions regarding your life and express personal likes and dislikes. You will also have learned the French alphabet, numbers and basic vocabulary
Please order Cosmopolite 1: textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Grammar skills : personal pronouns, alphabet and the accents, gender of countries, definite and indefinite articles, conjugation of verbs être, s’appeler, ER verbs, verb avoir, C’est / il est, interrogative adjective quel, parce que / pour, possessive adjectives in the singular form. (A1 book: dossiers 0, 1)
Saturdays (Jan. 18 – March 15), 9 am – 11 am, 18 hours, online : zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner A1-2 ONLINE
Prerequisite A1-1 or equivalent
Designed for students who have completed 101 or ‘false beginners,’ (those who have taken French before but believe they have forgotten everything). The focus of this class emphasizes basic conversational skills.
You will be able to name countries and cities, locate a place in a city, name a means of transportation, talk about accommodations.
- Grammar skills : prepositions of location, contracted articles, conjugation of verbs aller, prendre, habiter, venir, negation of the verbs, demonstrative adjectives, est-ce que and inversion to ask questions. (A1 book: dossier 2)
- Please order Cosmopolite 1 – textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Mondays (Jan. 13 – March 10), 6 pm – 8 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner A1-2 ON-SITE
Prerequisite A1-1 or equivalent
Designed for students who have completed 101 or ‘false beginners,’ (those who have taken French before but believe they have forgotten everything). The focus of this class emphasizes basic conversational skills.
You will be able to name countries and cities, locate a place in a city, name a means of transportation, talk about accommodations.
- Grammar skills : prepositions of location, contracted articles, conjugation of verbs aller, prendre, habiter, venir, negation of the verbs, demonstrative adjectives, est-ce que and inversion to ask questions. (A1 book: dossier 2)
- Please order Cosmopolite 1 – textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Thursdays (Jan. 16 – March 13), 6 pm – 8 pm, 18 hours, on-site (in-person).
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner 1-3 / A1-4 ONLINE
Prerequisite A1-3 or equivalent
You will be able to talk about cultural activities and your hobbies, about food and clothing; you will learn to give advice, express an appreciation, describe an object and its function, express specific quantities and write a shopping list.
- Grammar skills: verbs choisir and sortir in the present tense, the imperative mode, the passé composé tense (part 1), recent past and near future structures, verb dire in the present tense, the passé composé tense (part 2), être + adjective / avoir + noun + adjective, the adjective “même”, passé composé and present tenses; (A1 book: lessons 5, 6 dossier 4 + dossier 5)
- Please order Cosmopolite 1 – textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Tuesdays (Jan. 23 – March 19), 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Advanced Beginner A1-5/A1-6 ONLINE
Prerequisite A1-4 / A1-5 -or equivalent
You will be able to understand the program of a stay, choose a destination and a travel plan, characterize a city, a place, describe an accommodation option, talk about the seasons and the climate, express emotions, sensations.
- Grammar Skills: the future simple tense, use of “il faut”, pronoun y, the IR verbs (review), structures to talk about the weather, expressing emotions and sensations. ( A1 book : dossier 6 )
- Please order Cosmopolite 1 – textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Thursdays (Jan. 16 – March 13), 6 pm – 8 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Intermediate A2-3 ONLINE
Prerequisite A2-1/ A2 -2 or equivalent
You will be able to talk about where you live, compare different places, talk about an experience abroad.
- Grammar skills: subject pronoun “on”, relative pronouns “qui, que, où”, gender/number of nouns, comparative and superlative expressions (A2 book : dossier 3)
- Please order Inspire 2: textbook isbn: 9782015135793; workbook isbn: 9782015135809
Wednesdays (Jan. 15 – March 12), 6 pm – 8 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B1-1 ONLINE
Prerequisite all A2 courses or equivalent
You will learn to introduce yourself, talk about yourself, about your preferences, your activities, compare, give advice and explanations, identify cultural differences, express opposition, report some recent and past news, etc.
- Grammar skills: present tense (indicative and conditional moods), recent past, near future, relative pronouns (qui, que, où, dont), comparative/superlative, expressions of cause and consequences, expressions of opposition, passé composé / imparfait (B1 book : dossier 1)
- Please order Inspire 3 – textbook isbn: 9782017133452; workbook isbn: 9782017133469:
Wednesdays (Jan. 15 – March 12), 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, 18 hours, Online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B1-5/B1-6 ONLINE
Prerequisite B1-4 / B1-5 or equivalent
You will learn talk about a work of art, nuance an opinion, discuss the role of art.
- Grammar skills: the passive voice, placement of adjectives, pronouns Y and EN, the expression of concession, connectors to organize set of events. (B1 book: dossier 6)
- Please order Inspire 3 – textbook isbn: 9782017133452; workbook isbn: 9782017133469
Thurdays (Jan. 16 – March 13), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 18 hours, Online : zoom meeting.
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B1-7/B1-8 ONLINE
Prerequisite B1-7 or equivalent
You will learn to talk about climate change, take a stand on animal rights, how to act for the future, participate in a debate, manage a disagreement.
- Grammar skills: the hypothesis with “if + plus perfect”, past conditional, indefinite pronouns and adjectives, the subjunctive mood, elision in informal French, double pronouns. ( B1 book : dossier 7)
- Please order Inspire 3 (for all B1) – textbook EAN: 978-2017133452; workbook EAN: 978-2017133469
Mondays (Jan. 13 – March 10), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 18 hours, online : zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B2 ON-SITE
Prerequisite all B1 classes or equivalent
You will learn to talk about experiencing music in different ways, talk about musical tastes, analyze the lyrics of a song, discover slang.
- Grammar skills: different ways to give advice, present participle, the gerund, goal makers, some figures of speech, specific vocabulary about music. (Entre Nous 3, dossier 2)
- Please order Entre Nous 3; textbook EAN: 978-8416273249
Wednesdays (Jan 15 – March 12), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm , 18 hours, on-site (in-person).
$270.00Add to cart