At the B2 CEFR level, a language learner:
– Can understand the main ideas of a complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of
specialization.
– Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain
for either party.
– Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and
disadvantages of various options.
At the C1 CEFR level, a language learner:
– Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.
– Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
– Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
– Can produce clear, well- structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, and
cohesive devices.
Thème : voyage, voyage !
Pack your bags and get ready to travel in French! Join us on August 6 for a two-hour conversation workshop during which you'll practice the
language needed to talk about vacations, destinations, transportation, accommodations, and travel plans.
Specifically designed for A2+ and B1 levels, this workshop will help you gain confidence communicating about one of everyone's favorite
topics: travel.
📅 Thursday, August 6 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2h session
📍 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: A2-204 minimum
Thème : le petit et le grand écran
Du cinéma français classique aux séries internationales les plus en vogue du moment, découvrez l'univers du grand et du petit écran dans cet
atelier de conversation avec prof. Anne-Sophie Jubin.
Lors de cet atelier, venez partager vos coups de cœur, échanger vos recommandations, comparer vos genres préférés et débattre des tendances
actuelles, tout en développant votre aisance à l'oral dans une ambiance conviviale.
📅 Thursday, August 13 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2h session
📍 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B2 minimum
Improve your pronunciation and gain confidence speaking French in this three-week phonetics workshop with prof. Gigi Kuhn. The workshop will
explore French vowels, silent consonants, liaisons, as well as the prosody and musicality that give the language its distinctive rhythm and
flow. Through guided listening, repetition, and speaking activities, participants will develop a more natural accent and greater ease in
oral communication.
📅 Monday August 10, 17 and 24 from 7-8:30pm
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Minimum level: A2
A1-level review: en ville et au restaurant
Develop the language you need to navigate common everyday situations. You will practice describing people and objects, asking for
information, ordering food, and making simple purchases while reviewing articles, quantities, adjective agreement and placement, il y
a,
prepositions of location, and the verbs pouvoir and vouloir.
📅 Tuesday, August 11 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2-hour course
📍Center city workshop
🗣 Level: A1 minimum*
*please note that this workshop is not an introduction to the concepts listed above. Students must already be familiar with the concepts to take full advantage of the workshop.
A1-level review: hier et demain
Learn to talk about your experiences and your plans with greater ease. This session focuses on describing simple past events and discussing
future intentions through communicative activities. Grammar review includes the passé composé, common time expressions,
the futur proche, and connectors such as puis, ensuite, parce que, and mais.
📅 Tuesday, August 18 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2-hour course
📍Center city workshop
🗣 Level: A1 minimum*
*please note that this workshop is not an introduction to the concepts listed above. Students must already be familiar with the concepts to take full advantage of the workshop.
A1-level review: moi et mon quotidien
Build confidence in the essentials of everyday communication. In this session, you will practice introducing yourself, talking about your
daily routine, and asking simple questions to keep a conversation going. Along the way, you'll review subject pronouns, être
and avoir, regular -ER verbs, common everyday verbs, negation, question formation, and possessive
adjectives.
📅 Tuesday, August 4 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2-hour course
📍 Center city workshop
🗣 Level: A1 minimum*
*please note that this workshop is not an introduction to the concepts listed above. Students must already be familiar with the concepts to take full advantage of the workshop.
A2 Level | Rêves, projets et hypothèses
Imagine your ideal future and talk about your personal and professional goals. Through fun, interactive activities, you'll learn how to express wishes, hopes, and hypothetical situations using the conditionnel présent, j'aimerais, je voudrais, souhaiter, espérer, and si + imparfait + conditionnel. Build confidence as you use these structures in authentic, everyday communication.
📅 Monday August 10 & Wednesday, August 12
⏰ 2 x 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2 minimum*
*please note that these workshops are not an introduction to the grammar concepts. Students must already be familiar with the concepts to take full advantage of the workshops.
A1-level review: en ville et au restaurant
Develop the language you need to navigate common everyday situations. You will practice describing people and objects, asking for
information, ordering food, and making simple purchases while reviewing articles, quantities, adjective agreement and placement, il y
a,
prepositions of location, and the verbs pouvoir and vouloir.
📅 Tuesday, August 11 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2-hour course
📍Center city workshop
🗣 Level: A1 minimum*
*please note that this workshop is not an introduction to the concepts listed above. Students must already be familiar with the concepts to take full advantage of the workshop.
A1-level review: hier et demain
Learn to talk about your experiences and your plans with greater ease. This session focuses on describing simple past events and discussing
future intentions through communicative activities. Grammar review includes the passé composé, common time expressions,
the futur proche, and connectors such as puis, ensuite, parce que, and mais.
📅 Tuesday, August 18 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2-hour course
📍Center city workshop
🗣 Level: A1 minimum*
*please note that this workshop is not an introduction to the concepts listed above. Students must already be familiar with the concepts to take full advantage of the workshop.
A1-level review: moi et mon quotidien
Build confidence in the essentials of everyday communication. In this session, you will practice introducing yourself, talking about your
daily routine, and asking simple questions to keep a conversation going. Along the way, you'll review subject pronouns, être
and avoir, regular -ER verbs, common everyday verbs, negation, question formation, and possessive
adjectives.
📅 Tuesday, August 4 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2-hour course
📍 Center city workshop
🗣 Level: A1 minimum*
*please note that this workshop is not an introduction to the concepts listed above. Students must already be familiar with the concepts to take full advantage of the workshop.
Thème : voyage, voyage !
Pack your bags and get ready to travel in French! Join us on August 6 for a two-hour conversation workshop during which you'll practice the
language needed to talk about vacations, destinations, transportation, accommodations, and travel plans.
Specifically designed for A2+ and B1 levels, this workshop will help you gain confidence communicating about one of everyone's favorite
topics: travel.
📅 Thursday, August 6 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2h session
📍 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: A2-204 minimum
Thème : le petit et le grand écran
Du cinéma français classique aux séries internationales les plus en vogue du moment, découvrez l'univers du grand et du petit écran dans cet
atelier de conversation avec prof. Anne-Sophie Jubin.
Lors de cet atelier, venez partager vos coups de cœur, échanger vos recommandations, comparer vos genres préférés et débattre des tendances
actuelles, tout en développant votre aisance à l'oral dans une ambiance conviviale.
📅 Thursday, August 13 from 12pm to 2pm
⏰ 2h session
📍 Center City workshop
🗣 Level: B2 minimum
A2 Level | Rêves, projets et hypothèses
Imagine your ideal future and talk about your personal and professional goals. Through fun, interactive activities, you'll learn how to express wishes, hopes, and hypothetical situations using the conditionnel présent, j'aimerais, je voudrais, souhaiter, espérer, and si + imparfait + conditionnel. Build confidence as you use these structures in authentic, everyday communication.
📅 Monday August 10 & Wednesday, August 12
⏰ 2 x 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Level: A2 minimum*
*please note that these workshops are not an introduction to the grammar concepts. Students must already be familiar with the concepts to take full advantage of the workshops.
Improve your pronunciation and gain confidence speaking French in this three-week phonetics workshop with prof. Gigi Kuhn. The workshop will
explore French vowels, silent consonants, liaisons, as well as the prosody and musicality that give the language its distinctive rhythm and
flow. Through guided listening, repetition, and speaking activities, participants will develop a more natural accent and greater ease in
oral communication.
📅 Monday August 10, 17 and 24 from 7-8:30pm
⏰ 1h30 session
💻 Online workshop
🗣 Minimum level: A2