Alliance Française de Nashville
Promoting the French language and francophone cultures and fostering exchanges between French speakers throughout Middle Tennessee
Alliance Francaise of Nashville (AFN) classes follow a predictable, structured, year-long progression aligned with internationally recognized CEFR levels, designed to take students from beginner to advanced speaker levels.
2026-2027 Academic Year Schedule
| Level | Fall Term 2026 (Weeks beginning Sep 14 - Nov 9) |
Winter Term 2027 (Weeks beginning Jan 11 - Mar 1) |
Spring Term 2027 (Weeks beginning Mar 29 - May 17) |
Textbooks |
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Beginner (no previous exposure to French) |
A1.1 | A1.2 | A1.3 | Edito A1 |
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Advanced Beginner / Elementary (completed Beginner (A1) and/or have had some exposure (1-2 years) to French) |
A2.1 | A2.2 |
A2.3 | Edito A2 |
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Intermediate (completed Adv. Beginner / Elementary (A2) and/or have had good exposure (2-4 years) to French and able to describe events in the present, past and future tenses) |
B1.1 | B1.2 | B1.3 | Edito B1 |
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Advanced Intermediate (completed Intermedite (B1) and/or can understand complex texts and produce clear, detailed writing without needing internal translation) |
B2.1 |
B2.2 |
B2.3 |
Edito B2 |
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Advanced (master French grammatical points, tenses, and able to express opinions and defend an argument in French) |
n/a |
Advanced Conversation | Advanced Conversation | none |
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