Group Classes

Spring Session: April 29th – June 21st, 2024

Registration now open! 

Summer I Session: June 24th – July 19th, 2024

Summer II Session: July 22nd – August 16th, 2024

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.

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.

Intermediate classes offer a variety of approaches in advancing students’ speaking, reading and writing facilities. Ongoing classes include French for Everyday Situations for levels B1 and B2, Intermediate French w/ Short Films and News, Short Story/Poems and Song, and Comics in French.

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.

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

Please note that the dates and session lengths may be subject to change.

Tutoring (semi-private and private instruction) is available all throughout the year, and is arranged with the School Director.