our next 2025 session will begin in january- Classes will be held online
Membership required for all classes
Unless otherwise specified in description, all of our classes are aimed for adults.
Standard french
Duration: 8 weeks (online through Zoom)
Dates:
Beginners: **not available this session
Faux-debutant: Mondays 5:30-6:30 pm starting January 13th with Sandrine LePoutre
Intermediate: Thursday 5:30-6:30 pm starting January 16th with Sylvie Collodel
Course descriptions:
Beginner’s French (A1/A2) is a course that helps students gain basic knowledge of French. It is the base for the future levels in French proficiency. During the course, student will learn, among other topics, how to use familiar expressions and everyday phrases in French, how to introduce oneself and how to introduce others, how to ask and answer basic questions and hold simple conversations. The course is intended as a solid base for interaction with others in French as a conversational starter.
Our faux-debutants level is for returning students who wish to continue to learn the language and build on previous structures and vocabulary learned in order to offer learners more confidence in French language proficiency.
Intermediate French (B1/B2) is a course that sets the groundwork for mastering the French language. The learners at this level will go through more advanced structures and expressions used in daily conversations on varied topics in today’s society such as shopping, traveling, using bank and insurance services, etc. The intermediate level students will be able by the end of the course to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to everyday life, communicate simple routines and tasks, describe their background, immediate environment and basic needs just to name a few objectives.
The course is $160 for AF members for 8 sessions or $195 for nonmembers for 8 sessions.
Teachers : Sandrine LePoutre (False Beginners), Sylvie Collodel (Intermediate)
Choose your level (False Beginner or Intermediate)
Private lessons
8-weeks of lessons are tailored to address an individual’s particular needs with flexible scheduling and locations possible. Includes membership.
Introduction to Kouri-vini (Louisiana creole)
Louisiana French for Beginners (cajun French)
Duration: 8 weeks (online)
Dates:
Beginner: **not available this session
Faux-debutant: **not available this session
Course Description
Join us for an informative and fun beginner’s course in the French Language of South Louisiana. Learn the unique variety of French spoken by Louisiana’s Cajuns and other French-speaking communities. Emphasis will be concentrated on effective everyday conversation. The course includes greetings, basic communication, popular expressions, asking questions, topical vocabulary, basic verb tenses, differences from other forms of French and topics particular to students’ needs, all in a relaxed and fun atmosphere with time for in-class practice and discussion. No prior knowledge is required for the beginner’s level.
Colby LeJeune was raised in LeJeune Cove in rural Acadia Parish and is a Cajun and Creole French autodidact. He is currently an M.A. student in French at ULL, as well as the host of Bonjour Louisiane on KRVS 88.7 FM and vice-president of the Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society. He studied linguistics and geology at Tulane University, and his academic interests revolve around plant names, place names, and language in general, as well as traditional Cajun and Creole music, folklore, customs, and culture. His free time is spent in those domains: visiting French tables, jams, and dances throughout Southwest Louisiana, as well as leading botany field trips and other activities.
Our faux-debutants level is for returning students who wish to continue to learn the language and build on.
The course is $160 for AF members, and $195 for nonmembers (membership will be included with purchase) for 8 sessions.
Duration: 8 weeks (online)
Dates:
Beginners: **not available this session
Course Description
Join us for an informative and fun beginner’s course in the French Language of South Louisiana. Learn the unique variety of French spoken by Louisiana’s Cajuns and other French-speaking communities. Emphasis will be concentrated on effective everyday conversation. The course includes greetings, basic communication, popular expressions, asking questions, topical vocabulary, basic verb tenses, differences from other forms of French and topics particular to students’ needs, all in a relaxed and fun atmosphere with time for in-class practice and discussion. No prior knowledge is required for the beginner’s level.
Jamie Lynn Fontenot born in Louisiana and raised in California.
She is currently a French Immersion certified Teacher at Lafayette Parish.
She is a French-speaking, Louisiana Cajun musician that plays traditional music from Southwest Louisiana. She plays and teaches Cajun guitar, vocals and song and the violin. She has performed all over the United States and beyond to perform with her Cajun band, The Daiquiri Queens and has taught French song and Cajun dance at many festivals and music camps throughout her beloved career as a musician. She is also a musician and singer with the band Chere Elise with Steve Riley.
The course is $160 for AF members, and $195 for nonmembers (membership will be included with purchase) for 8 sessions.
*A minimum of 3 registered students is needed to start a class (except private classes) - Membership to AF required for all classes