Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes.
This course is designed for participants who have a B1/Intermediate level in French. In class, you will work on oral/written comprehension and discover how the language works using a variety of documents (videos, written and audio) and in context (in many everyday situations).
The teacher will support your learning in carrying out a variety of activities. You will interact with other learners and the teacher. Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation will be explained and are approached in an active way.
The Cosmopolite B2 is the reference manual. It will be used in class and for supplementary activities.
In addition, the teacher will provide supplementary resources to ensure a variety of materials are studied.
Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Using the book  "Grammaire Progressive, niveau Perfectionnement", continue to explore the complexity and subtlety of French grammar.
Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

NEW IN 2025! The Alliance Française de Canberra is bringing back French Cooking Classes with a new format: a cook-off between our teachers!

Each week, a different teacher will guide you and a small group through preparing a delicious recipe in our kitchen, following a workshop that introduces the dish and its country or region of origin. At the end of each class, students will rate the dishes, and the winning recipe will be revealed during the final class.

 Make sure to bring a container with a lid so you can take your dishes home at the end of each class!

Pace: 3 hours per week over 5 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Discovering the French language
● Spelling and counting
● Greetings and politeness
● Asking questions
● Introducing yourself and others (name, nationality, age, etc.)
● Explaining why you are learning French

Course prerequisite: No prior knowledge of French whatsoever
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 1

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Naming and locating places
● Indicating your destination and your origin
● Describing the way you travel
● Talking about where you live
● Giving and understanding directions
● Enquiring about and booking accommodation
● Talking about your family
● Describing someone’s physical appearance and personality

Course prerequisite: Beginner 1 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 1

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Talking about your likes and dislikes
● Talking about your passions, dreams and hobbies
● Explaining basic health issues
● Asking about and giving the time
● Talking about your daily routine and work activities
● Talking about going out
● Suggesting, accepting and refusing an invitation


Course prerequisite: Beginner 2 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 1

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Are you a beginner who wants to improve their French conversational skills?
This class will give you the opportunity to practice speaking, listening and interacting with others.

● Greet someone
● Get to know someone
● Leave someone/a conversation
● Speak about greetings, relationships and family
● Speak about your tastes
● Ask about other peoples’ tastes
● Ask for and give an opinion
● Talk about likes and dislikes
● Learn how to invite and how to accept or refuse an invitation
● Learn how to agree and disagree
● Express obligations, what is allowed, what is not allowed
● The usefulness of the pronoun "on"

Course Prerequisite: For beginners who have previously studied 10 hours of French
Textbooks: No textbooks required

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Want to improve your French conversational skills? This class will give you the opportunity to practice listening, speaking, and interacting with others.

Course objectives:

● Greet someone
● Get to know someone
● Leave someone/a conversation
● Speak about greetings, relationships and family
● Speak about your tastes
● Ask about other peoples’ tastes
● Ask for and give an opinion
● Talk about likes and dislikes
● Learn how to invite and how to accept or refuse an invitation
● Learn how to agree and disagree
● Express obligations, what is allowed, what is not allowed
● The usefulness of the pronoun "on"

Course Prerequisite: For beginners who have previously studied 10 hours of French
Textbooks: No textbooks required


Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Conversation & revision (description : Make your French work in different situations with our selection of conversation classes on various themes.
In class, you will work on listening comprehension and oral production using a variety of sources (video, written and audio) which are not lengthy, and in context (in a wide range of everyday situations).

You will be put in interactive situations adapted to your level with other students and the teacher. The teacher will provide occasional explanations of the language used and give feedback to help students improve their oral skills. The teacher will provide the coursework.

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Talking about going out
● Suggesting, accepting and refusing an invitation
● Relating past experiences, recent experiences and future plans
● Understanding a biography
● Describing someone’s physical appearance
● Describing a work experience
● Giving advice

Course prerequisite: Beginner 3 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 1

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Talking about going out
● Suggesting, accepting and refusing an invitation
● Relating past experiences, recent experiences and future plans
● Understanding a biography
● Describing someone’s physical appearance
● Describing a work experience
● Giving advice

Course prerequisite: Beginner 3 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 1

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Understanding travel plans
● Describing a holiday location
● Choosing a travel destination and accommodation
● Talking about the weather
● Talking about sensations and emotions
● Understanding a menu and discussing flavours
● Going grocery shopping
● Talking about reading habits

Course prerequisite: Pre-Elementary 1 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 1

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Comparing a past situation to the present
● Choosing an outfit, describing and buying clothes
● Making a positive or negative comment
● Comparing and evoking changes
● Describing a restaurant and ordering
● Describing an experience
● Giving movie/show recommendations
● Organising a gathering

Course prerequisite: Pre-Elementary 2 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 1

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Talking about going out
● Suggesting, accepting and refusing an invitation
● Relating past experiences, recent experiences and future plans
● Understanding a biography
● Describing someone’s physical appearance
● Describing a work experience
● Giving advice

Course prerequisite: Beginner 3 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 1

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Want to improve your French conversational skills?
This class will give you the opportunity to practice listening, speaking, and interacting with others.

●Expressing hesitation
● Asking someone to make a decision
● Asking someone what they want
● Talking about sport
● Talking about your plans and making hypotheses
● Talking about career choices
● Expressing your emotions, feelings and indifference
● Asking questions in order to make a decision
● Talking about voting (from 16 years of age)

Course prerequisite: Elementary (A2)
Textbooks: No textbooks required

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Conversation & revision (description : Make your French work in different situations with our selection of conversation classes on various themes.
In class, you will work on listening comprehension and oral production using a variety of sources (video, written and audio) which are not lengthy, and in context (in a wide range of everyday situations).

You will be put in interactive situations adapted to your level with other students and the teacher. The teacher will provide occasional explanations of the language used and give feedback to help students improve their oral skills. The teacher will provide the coursework.

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Expressing emotions and feelings
● Organising a themed weekend
● Describing an unusual trip
● Talking about personal experiences
● Seeking employment and understanding a job offer
● Offering services
● Giving advice

Course prerequisite: Elementary 1 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 2

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Comparing linguistic stays in France
● Doing administrative procedures
● Organising a trip
● Asking about accommodation
● Describing a place
● Giving details
● Relating an experience
● Understanding advice and safety instructions

Classes that fall on a public holiday will be held on the friday of the same week.

Course prerequisite: Pre-Elementary 3 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 2

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Speaking about a professional career
● Answering formal questions
● Explaining, nuancing and clarifying facts
● Giving feedback
● Answering a survey
● Asking for information
● Expressing wishes and giving advice

Course prerequisite: Elementary 2 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 2

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Describing someone
● Reporting speech
● Expressing opinion and convincing
● Speaking about relationships
● Speaking about how you feel
● Understanding tasks and instructions
● Writing a recipe

Course prerequisite: Elementary 3 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 2

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Offering criticism and suggesting ideas or solutions
● Asking and giving an opinion
● Speaking about news and understanding news information
● Reacting and giving details
● Expressing wishes and hopes

Course prerequisite: Elementary 5 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 2

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Would you like to improve your French conversational skills?
This class will give you the opportunity to practice listening, speaking and interacting with others.

● Expressing hesitation
● Asking someone to make a decision or to choose
● Asking someone what they want
● Talking about sport
● Talking about your plans and making hypotheses
● Talking about career choices
● Expressing your emotions, feelings and indifference
● Asking questions in order to make a decision
● Talking about voting (from 16 years of age)

Course Prerequisite: Elementary (A2)
Textbooks: No textbooks required
 
Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Conversation & revision (description : Make your French work in different situations with our selection of conversation classes on various themes.
In class, you will work on listening comprehension and oral production using a variety of sources (video, written and audio) which are not lengthy, and in context (in a wide range of everyday situations).

You will be put in interactive situations adapted to your level with other students and the teacher. The teacher will provide occasional explanations of the language used and give feedback to help students improve their oral skills. The teacher will provide the coursework.

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Understanding a science-related program
● Discovering young french talent and their work
● Explaining a scientific discovery
● Presenting a technological innovation
● Understanding concepts of innovation
● Thinking about the positive and negative impacts of an innovation
● Expressing opinions
● Imagining the future
● Giving positive feedback on a cultural event
● Presenting an artwork
● Expressing one’s passion
● Discussing live shows
● Discussing artistic professions

Course prerequisite: Intermediate 4 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 3

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes!

● Identifying criteria and warnings
● Classifying objects
● Setting wishes and making requests
● Speaking on the phone
● Describing a place
● Giving advice/describing a hypothetical situation
● Talking about one’s connection to a place
● Describing memories
● Describing one’s experience of arriving in a foreign city
● Expressing feelings
● Understanding complaints
● Solving problems
● Managing and anticipating health problems
● Staying informed about your medical insurance

Course prerequisite: Elementary 6 or take a free level assessment
Textbooks: Cosmopolite 3

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Have fun learning with 2 hours a week of interactive classes.
This course is designed for participants who have a B1/Intermediate level in French. In class, you will work on oral/written comprehension and discover how the language works using a variety of documents (videos, written and audio) and in context (in many everyday situations).
The teacher will support your learning in carrying out a variety of activities. You will interact with other learners and the teacher. Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation will be explained and are approached in an active way.
The Cosmopolite B2 is the reference manual. It will be used in class and for supplementary activities.
In addition, the teacher will provide supplementary resources to ensure a variety of materials are studied.
Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Enhance your conversational and debating skills in a convivial atmosphere after some advanced grammar refreshers.
Discuss various issues on themes such as: work and leisure, technologies, media and (dis)information, consumption, the environment, social relations, health and more.
All material will be provided by your teacher.
Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Would you like to improve your French grammar and practise your conversation skills? 

In this course, you will study grammar points an advanced level. You will be encouraged to practise your speaking skills using themes corresponding to your language objectives. The aim of this course is to help you develop your French language skills.

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Would you like to improve your French grammar and practise your conversation skills? 

In this course, you will study grammar points an advanced level. You will be encouraged to practise your speaking skills using themes corresponding to your language objectives. The aim of this course is to help you develop your French language skills.

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Conversation & revision (description : Make your French work in different situations with our selection of conversation classes on various themes.
In class, you will work on listening comprehension and oral production using a variety of sources (video, written and audio) which are not lengthy, and in context (in a wide range of everyday situations).

You will be put in interactive situations adapted to your level with other students and the teacher. The teacher will provide occasional explanations of the language used and give feedback to help students improve their oral skills. The teacher will provide the coursework.

Conversation & revision (description : Make your French work in different situations with our selection of conversation classes on various themes.
In class, you will work on listening comprehension and oral production using a variety of sources (video, written and audio) which are not lengthy, and in context (in a wide range of everyday situations).

You will be put in interactive situations adapted to your level with other students and the teacher. The teacher will provide occasional explanations of the language used and give feedback to help students improve their oral skills. The teacher will provide the coursework.

Using the book  "Grammaire Progressive, niveau Perfectionnement", continue to explore the complexity and subtlety of French grammar.
Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

A lot of fun and interesting topics to be discussed, from politics to philosophy, to science or to any subject you would like to explore in French... This class brings different discussion topics together whilst enjoying breakfast as a group. Coffee and croissant included!

If you are not sure about your level, take a free level assessment

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Conversation & revision (description : Make your French work in different situations with our selection of conversation classes on various themes.
In class, you will work on listening comprehension and oral production using a variety of sources (video, written and audio) which are not lengthy, and in context (in a wide range of everyday situations).

You will be put in interactive situations adapted to your level with other students and the teacher. The teacher will provide occasional explanations of the language used and give feedback to help students improve their oral skills. The teacher will provide the coursework.

Conversation & revision (description : Make your French work in different situations with our selection of conversation classes on various themes.
In class, you will work on listening comprehension and oral production using a variety of sources (video, written and audio) which are not lengthy, and in context (in a wide range of everyday situations).

You will be put in interactive situations adapted to your level with other students and the teacher. The teacher will provide occasional explanations of the language used and give feedback to help students improve their oral skills. The teacher will provide the coursework.

Looking to practice your conversation skills in French? This class will give you an opportunity to practice speaking, listening and to interact with others. The Perfectionnement class focuses on social change and contemporary global issues.

If you are not sure about your level, take a free level assessment

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Are you a beginner who wants to improve their French conversational skills?
This class will give you the opportunity to practice speaking, listening and interacting with others.

● Greet someone
● Get to know someone
● Leave someone/a conversation
● Speak about greetings, relationships and family
● Speak about your tastes
● Ask about other peoples’ tastes
● Ask for and give an opinion
● Talk about likes and dislikes
● Learn how to invite and how to accept or refuse an invitation
● Learn how to agree and disagree
● Express obligations, what is allowed, what is not allowed
● The usefulness of the pronoun "on"

Course Prerequisite: For beginners who have previously studied 10 hours of French
Textbooks: No textbooks required

Pace: 2 hours per week over 10 weeks

Conversation & revision (description : Make your French work in different situations with our selection of conversation classes on various themes.
In class, you will work on listening comprehension and oral production using a variety of sources (video, written and audio) which are not lengthy, and in context (in a wide range of everyday situations).

You will be put in interactive situations adapted to your level with other students and the teacher. The teacher will provide occasional explanations of the language used and give feedback to help students improve their oral skills. The teacher will provide the coursework.