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Group Classes

  • Winter I Session: January 6 – February 28, 2025

  • Winter II Session: March 3 – April 25, 2025

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Everyday Situational French
Conversation-B2 Annabelle
Zoom 9:30-11:00am		 Adv. Literature-B2/C1
Annabelle – Zoom
10:00-11:30am		 Beginning Conversation A1
Valerie – In person
10-11:30am		 Early Intermediate French B1
Lisa – In person
1:30-3:30pm
Court-Métrages B1+
Julia – In person
11:30-1:00pm		 Adv. Beginning French A2
Lisa – In person
1:30-3:30pm		 Exploration de
Contes/Poésie-B2
Charles In person-11:30-1pm
Advanced Conversation B2
Charles – Zoom
6:00-7:30pm		 Beginning French A1-Part 3
Charles – In person
5:30-7:00pm		 Beginning French A1-Part 4
Valerie – In person
4:00-5:30pm
French for New Beginners A1
Charles – In person
6:00-7:30pm
Adv. Beginning French A2
Valerie – In person
6:00-7:30pm
Early Intermediate French B1
Marie-Pierre – Zoom
6:00-7:30pm
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Course Details: Emphasis in all of our courses is on communication achieved through active student participation. All classes are conducted in French, giving you maximum exposure to practice the language. Small classes are standard to facilitate communication. All our teachers have native speaker fluency. Classes are taught at proficiency levels A1 through C2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Visit the Course Levels page for more information or to take a proficiency test. Contact the school director, at school@afsantarosa.org, if you have any questions about placement. Membership with AFSR is a requirement to enroll in classes and can be purchased on-line. For more information, please view our School Policies.

Can’t make it to any of our group classes? Please contact the School Administrator at school@afsantarosa.org to let us know which days and times suit you well for classes.

Beginner Level Group Classes

Beginning French teaches the fundamentals of listening, speaking, reading, and writing French. Common themes covered are greetings, exchanging simple information, restaurant, travel, family, weather, activities and shopping. Students learn correct pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary through student interactions while exploring French and francophone cultures.

As students progress through the beginning levels, new thematic units and vocabulary are introduced such as clothing, careers, daily routines and activities, foods, transportation, and directions. Through paired and group activities, simple conversations, dictations, and grammatical patterns students learn to comprehend, ask and answer questions, and follow instructions in French. Students explore writing and reading while expanding their vocabulary and command of the language.

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    French for New Beginners A1 with Charles | 24F2 | In-person | Wednesday 6 – 7:30pm

    $225.00 – $240.00
    Fall Session II - October 28 through December 16, 2024.         
    • Day and Time:  Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30pm
    • Location: In-person
    • Instructor: Charles de Bretteville
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    This class is for the complete Beginner. Traveling to France soon, need French for work or for personal pursuits? Beginning French teaches students to communicate immediately in Everyday Situations by learning the building blocks of the language. Students practice dialogues to introduce themselves, ask questions, make purchases, and enjoy the culture and challenges of everyday life. Use of current practical expressions, correct pronunciation and grammar, and cultural know-how are stressed. Minimum enrollment is needed for classes to run. (A1 Level) New students: Please fill out our brief questionnaire to inform the instructor of your motivation and goals for learning French. https://forms.gle/bZBoR8Xrh7Ju64YC8
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  • French for Beginners A1-Part 2 with Charles | 24F2 | In-person | Tuesday 4 – 5:30pm

    $225.00 – $240.00
    Fall Session II - October 29 through December 17, 2024.         
    • Day and Time:  Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:30pm
    • Location: In-person
    • Instructor: Charles de Bretteville
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    This class is for Beginning students. Traveling to France soon, need French for work or for personal pursuits? Beginning French teaches students to communicate immediately in Everyday Situations by learning the building blocks of the language.  Students practice dialogues to introduce themselves, ask questions, make purchases, and enjoy the culture and challenges of everyday life. Use of current practical expressions, correct pronunciation and grammar, and cultural know-how are stressed. This class is the 2nd of a 4 part series of Beginner classes. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (A1 Level)
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  • French for Beginners A1-Part 2 with Charles | 24F2 | In-person | Tuesday 6 – 7:30pm

    $225.00 – $240.00
    Fall Session II - October 29 through December 17, 2024.         
    • Day and Time:  Tuesdays, 6:00 - 7:30pm
    • Location: In-person
    • Instructor: Charles de Bretteville
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    This class is for Beginning students. Traveling to France soon, need French for work or for personal pursuits? Beginning French teaches students to communicate immediately in Everyday Situations by learning the building blocks of the language.  Students practice dialogues to introduce themselves, ask questions, make purchases, and enjoy the culture and challenges of everyday life. Use of current practical expressions, correct pronunciation and grammar, and cultural know-how are stressed. This class is the 2nd of a 4 part series of Beginner classes. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (A1 Level)  
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  • French for Beginners A1-Part 3 with Gigi | 24F2 | Online | Wednesday 6:30 – 8pm

    $225.00 – $240.00
    Fall Session II - October 30 through December 18, 2024.         
    • Day and Time:  Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:00pm
    • Location: Online (Zoom)
    • Instructor: Gigi Kuhn
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    Online class! Traveling to France soon, need French for work or for personal pursuits? Beginning French teaches students to communicate immediately in Everyday Situations by learning the building blocks of the language.  Students practice dialogues to introduce themselves, ask questions, make purchases, and enjoy the culture and challenges of everyday life. Use of current practical expressions, correct pronunciation and grammar, and cultural know-how are stressed. This course is in the 3rd of a 4 part Beginner series. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (A1 Level)
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  • French for Beginners A1-Part 4 with Valerie | 24F2 | In-Person | Wednesday 10 – 11:30am

    $225.00 – $240.00
    Fall II Session - October 30 through December 18, 2024
    • Day and Time:  Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:30am
    • Location: In-Person – 1011 2nd Street, Suite #206, Santa Rosa
    • Instructor: Valerie Sell
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    In-Person class! This is an ongoing class for beginners in the final part of the beginning series teaching students to communicate immediately in Everyday Situations by learning the building blocks of the language.  Students practice dialogues to introduce themselves, ask questions, make purchases, and enjoy the culture and challenges of everyday life. Use of current practical expressions, correct pronunciation, grammar, and cultural know-how are stressed, focusing on a communicative approach to the language. This class will help students learn to enjoy and interact in the French culture, whether it be for travel, work, or personal pursuits. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (A1 Level) Please contact the School Director for additional questions on correct placement in beginning classes.
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  • French for Beginners A1-Part 3 with Valerie | 24F2 | In-Person | Wednesday 4 – 5:30pm

    $225.00 – $240.00
    Fall Session II - October 30 through December 18, 2024
    • Day and Time: Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:30pm
    • Location: In-Person – 1011 2nd Street, Suite #206, Santa Rosa
    • Instructor: Valerie Sell
    • Tuition: $240 (8weeks) $225 (7 weeks)
    In-Person class! This is an ongoing class for beginners in the 3rd of a 4 part series which teaches students to communicate immediately in Everyday Situations by learning the building blocks of the language.  Students practice dialogues to introduce themselves, ask questions, make purchases, and enjoy the culture and challenges of everyday life. Use of practical expressions, correct pronunciation, grammar, and cultural know-how are stressed. This class will help students learn to enjoy and interact in the French culture, whether it be for travel, work, or personal pursuits. (A1 Level) Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. Please contact the School Director for additional questions on correct placement in beginning classes.
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  • French for Advanced Beginners A2 with Valerie | 24F2 | In-Person | Wednesday 6 – 7:30pm

    $225.00 – $240.00

    Fall Session II: October 30 through December 18, 2024

    • Day and Time: Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
    • Location: In-Person – 1011 2nd Street, Suite #206, Santa Rosa
    • Instructor: Valerie Sell
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    In-person class! French for Advanced-Beginners A2:  At the A2 level, students continue to strengthen their skills in French through proper pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, focusing on a communicative approach to the language. Dialogues and listening activities are stressed and students read short stories to expand their vocabulary, grammar and comprehension.This class will help students learn to enjoy and interact in the French culture, whether it be for travel, work, or personal pursuits. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (A2 Level) Please contact the School Director for additional questions on correct placement in beginning classes.
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  • French for Advanced Beginners A2 with Lisa | 24F2 | In-Person | Tuesday 1:30 – 3:30pm

    $280.00 – $320.00
    Fall Session II: October 29 through December 17, 2024
    • Day and Time:  Tuesdays, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
    • Location: In-Person – 1011 2nd Street, Suite #206, Santa Rosa
    • Instructor:  Lisa Broderick
    • Tuition: $320 (8 weeks) or $280 (7 weeks)
    In person class!  At the A2 level, students continue to strengthen their skills in French through proper pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, focusing on a communicative approach to the language. Dialogues and listening activities are stressed and students read short stories to expand their vocabulary, grammar and comprehension.This class will help students learn to enjoy and interact in the French culture, whether it be for travel, work, or personal pursuits. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (A2 Level) Please contact the School Director for additional questions on correct placement in beginning classes.
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  • French for Advanced Beginners A2 with Laura | 24F2 | Online | Thursday 6 – 7:30pm

    $225.00 – $240.00

    Fall Session II: October 31 through December 19, 2024

    • Day and Time:  Thursdays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
    • Location: Online (Zoom)
    • Instructor: Laura Patterson
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    Online class! At the A2 level, students continue to strengthen their skills in French through proper pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, focusing on a communicative approach to the language. Dialogues and listening activities are stressed and students read short stories to expand their vocabulary, grammar and comprehension.This class will help students learn to enjoy and interact in the French culture, whether it be for travel, work, or personal pursuits. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (A2 Level) Please contact the School Director for additional questions on correct placement in beginning classes.
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Intermediate Level Group Classes

Intermediate classes offer a variety of approaches in advancing students’ speaking, reading and writing facilities. Ongoing classes include Conversational French for Everyday Situations, Early Intermediate French, Discussion of Short Films, and Short Story/Poems and Song.

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    Early Intermediate B1 with Lisa | 24F2 | In-person | Thursday 1:30 – 3:30pm

    $280.00

    Fall Session II: October 31 through December 19, 2024

    • Day and Time:  Thursdays, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
    • Location: In-Person – 1011 2nd Street, Suite #206, Santa Rosa
    • Instructor: Lisa Broderick
    • Tuition: $280 (7 weeks) - No class on November 28, 2024
    Early Intermediate French B1:  Students will improve their language skills through speaking, grammar exercises, news podcasts, reading selections and short films.  Listening and proper pronunciation are stressed using dictation, videos and situational vocabulary.  (B1 Level) This is an ongoing class. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. Please contact the School Director for additional questions on correct placement in classes and/or take a free placement test here. Book: Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar, Premium Fourth Edition: Available at Amazon.
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  • “Courts-métrages” B1+ with Julia | 24F2 | In-person | Monday 11:30am-1pm

    $225.00 – $240.00

    Fall Session II: October 28 through December 16, 2024

    • Day and Time:  Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
    • Location: In-person – 1011 2nd Street, Suite #206, Santa Rosa
    • Instructor: Julia Fornage
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks or $225 (7 weeks)
    In-person class! This class is intended for those students who already have a good grasp of the basics and are seeking to improve their listening comprehension and conversational fluency. The short films will either be subtitled or transcribed in French and cover a range of mostly contemporary subjects. In addition to watching at home, class preparation will include comprehension and interpretive questions. (B1+ Level)
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  • Perspectives sur l’Art Français B1/B2 with Charles | 24F2 | In-person | Wednesday 1:30-3:30pm

    $280.00 – $320.00
    "A marvelous class. Art appreciation where you see famous paintings in a new light. The prof creates multiple opportunities for class participation so we practice speaking in an easy, encouraging environment. Really fun."

    Fall Session II: October 30 through December 18, 2024

    • Day and Time:  Wednesdays, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
    • Location: In-person – 1011 2nd Street, Suite #206, Santa Rosa
    • Instructor: Charles de Bretteville
    • Tuition: $320 (8 weeks) or $280 (7 weeks)
    Over the course of eight classes, students will practice their communication skills by debating some of the controversial moments in the history of French art. Topics will include the rivalry between the Academic painters and the Impressionists, the restoration and redesign of historic monuments, revivalist movements and the national myths underlying them, the history of female artists in France, and the social history of art and how the system of commissions and the role of the artist have evolved since the time of Charlemagne. Students will discover the real oppositions and irreducible conflicts that make the history of French art so tumultuous, and will argue their opinions in a series of mock-debates. (B1/B2 Level) Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment.
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  • Everyday Situational French B2 with Annabelle | 24F2 | Online | Monday 9:30 – 11am

    $225.00 – $240.00

    Fall Session II: October 30 through December 18, 2024

    • Day and Time: Mondays, 9:30 - 11:00 am
    • Location: Online (Zoom)
    • Instructor: Annabelle A.
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    Advanced Intermediate students perfect their command of French through dialogue, grammar and idiomatic expressions to navigate everyday situations. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (B2 Level)
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  • “Exploration de Contes, poèmes et chansons” B2 with Carol | 24F2 | In-Person | Wednesday 11:30am – 1pm

    $225.00 – $240.00
    “Carol weaves together reading classic literature, listening to beautiful French songs and teaching the meaning behind poems in a magical way”.  “Fun to practice French in context with these subjects”.

    Fall Session II: October 30 through December 18, 2024

    • Day and Time:  Wednesdays, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
    • Location: In-Person – 1011 2nd St., Suite 206, Santa Rosa
    • Instructor: Carol Stone
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    In-person class!  This class is designed to inspire students of advanced intermediate French to deepen their appreciation and enjoyment of the French language and culture through a lively and conversational approach to selections of poetry, short stories and excerpts from literary texts.  Authors and poets will range from the classics to the 20th century, including Francophone poets.  Songs will be chosen for their cultural and poetic value and to improve listening comprehension.  My goal is that students gain both a deeper understanding of French literature and that they gain confidence in expressing their thoughts and feelings in a nurturing and relaxed environment. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (B2 Level)
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  • Advanced Conversation B2 with Charles | 24F2 | Online | Wednesday 6:30 – 8pm

    $225.00 – $240.00

    Fall Session II – October 30 through December 18, 2024

    • Day and Time: Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
    • Location: Online
    • Instructor: Charles de Bretteville
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) or $225 (7 weeks)
    Online class! In Advanced Conversation B2 students will learn about and discuss the many aspects of French civilization: history, geography, art and culture, politics, society, and daily life. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment.
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Advanced Level Group Classes

Advanced-level students continue to improve their communication skills by summarizing information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation, and expressing themselves spontaneously and fluently with videos, dictations, and discussion.

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    Littérature Avancée B2/C1 with Annabelle | 24F2 | Online | Tuesday 10 – 11:30am

    $225.00 – $240.00

    Fall Session II: October 29 through December 17, 2024

    • Day and Time:  Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 am
    • Location: Online
    • Instructor: Annabelle A.
    • Tuition: $240 (8 weeks) $225 (7 weeks)
    Online class! Students studying Advanced Literature read excerpts and works of famous authors, learn their biographies, mark their place in history, and discuss major themes. Our classes depend upon minimum enrollment. (B2/C1 Level)
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Group Class Sessions

Image graphic of school sessions throughout the year at the Alliance Française of Santa Rosa

The graphic above illustrates the usual course of AFSR group class sessions throughout the year.

Current and upcoming session dates:

  • Winter I Session: January 6 – February 28, 2025

  • Winter II Session: March 3 – April 25, 2025

NOTE: Tutoring (semi-private and private instruction) is available year-round, and is arranged with the school director or directly with the instructor.

Can’t make it to any of our group classes?

Please contact the School Administrator at school@afsantarosa.org to let us know which days and times suit you well for classes.

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