French Classes in Chicago, IL

Conversation-based class for advanced students, incorporating some grammar review but primarily focused on increasing fluency.

This intro course is for absolute beginners or for people who studied French years ago but need to brush up on the basics. Together, we'll cover: Pronunciation and intonation The present and simple past, and when to use avoir vs être Basic grammar including articles, gender, plurals and prepositions Each lesson will also...

In this fun and innovative conversation class for advanced speakers, students watch French-language movies at home (mostly on Netflix) and we discuss them in class. The movies will be a mix of classic and contemporary (and different from the ones viewed in previous sessions).  Watching original-language movies is a great way to build your understanding...

Our Level 4 course is for students who are fairly conversant in the present, past, and future tenses. This course immerses students in French using a multi-media approach including music, film, news articles and essays, and student presentations. This class is intended for people who have completed our regular...

Intermediate students continue building their French conversation and comprehension skills, expand their vocabulary, and refine their pronunciation in our Into to Intermediate course. Teachers focus upon grammar, idioms, and conversation. An array of materials (such as articles from French language magazines, newspapers, songs, and recorded dialogues)...

Our Level 3 course is for students who are familiar with the basics of French grammar and are fairly conversant in the present, past, and future tenses. We'll focus on enhancing fluency and studying advanced grammar. In 7 weeks, you'll learn: The present and past conditional tenses  Gerunds, participles, and relative clauses  The present...

Our intermediate class is best suited for those who have recently finished our beginner French and understanding of French and want to take their conversational skills to the next level.  By completing this course: you'll learn how to converse on a wide range of topics you'll perfect your verb conjugation so you can speak different tenses...

Bonjour et Bienvenue! Whether you are interested in one-on-one lessons or have a small group of friends and family who you want to study with, ABC Languages customized online program is a great way to build your French skills with lessons designed just for you! Here is an outline of how our program works:   Scheduling Your First Lesson: Choose...

Alright, we know you can already introduce yourself and make a damn good first impression. In French 2, we’ll teach you how to take the conversation further. This class is for you if you're familiar with the basics and can say simple sentences in the present tense. Here's What To Expect Know Before You Go Start here if you’ve already completed...

Bonjour et bienvenue! LEVEL DESCRIPTION: If you are able to use all tenses in conversation with at least 75% accuracy but need to work on fluency and build vocabulary, this level is for you! HOW TO JOIN A CLASS: We have a rolling admission policy which means, you will be joining one of our existing group classes that fits the level description above....

Débutant is right for you, if… You have never studied French before, but you've always wanted to. Or perhaps you took high school French…but you were too young to care. You have no idea when to use le, la, or li (oh wait, we made that last one up). You don’t know or remember how to say: I live in Silverlake, or I like coffee. You can...

Improve your pronunciation and understanding of spoken French! Polish your French pronunciation through fun and creative activities such as tongue-twisters, songs, poems, and audio exercises, with a special emphasis on hard-to-pronounce consonants and vowels. Themes change each week, and the workshops can be taken individually or as a series. Monday,...

These groups are a great way to improve your conversation skills. You’ll have a chance to practice with other learners, and an instructor will facilitate the session by answering questions and keeping the conversation going. Recommended for Intermediate - Advanced learners.

If you have no previous experience with French, or other foreign languages, you can join our primer “Intro to French” workshop. This workshop functions as a teaser of the Coucou curriculum, so you’ll know what to expect before embarking on your French-learning journey. We’ll cover the rules of French pronunciation, some basic vocab such as...

Your French is impressive, you probably spent some time in France or studied it for a long time. You want to maintain your conversation skills, learn more about French culture and meet fellow francophiles.  True, you didn’t all attend French-language prep school. But some of you amaze us just the same. If you don’t need any grammatical review...