French Classes

Experience an enhanced learning experience designed to take students from beginner to advanced levels.

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.

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SPECIAL SUMMER WORKSHOP: Atelier "SKIDIZ"

Speaking French is not only the proper language and the correct vocabulary and grammar, it is also the familiar language, the argot, the popular expressions that everyday people use.

Have You ever Heard: avoir la trouille, un mioche, le grabuge, un roupillon, il papote, ça ne tourne pas rond, le faire marcher, casser les pieds...? Well, these will be the type of words and expressions that we will get more familiar with and a way to introduce ourselves to a different French language that has its origins all the way back to the Middle Ages and the diverse backgrounds of the French speakers!

We will dive into that colorful language that the francophones use commonly!

Workshop outline:

DAY 1

Le dialogue et la Conversation en français (basics, pronunciation)
Parler et convaincre ( everyday life, culture, education, social life, problems and mysteries..)
Façons de parler ( money, words, time and movement, sadness and emotions, attitudes, errors, trust, “comme..”)

DAY 2

“SKIDIZ” ( familiar language: “ce qui disent= SKIDIZ” ; many themes : school, money, clothes, housing, food and drinks, sleeping, the body, activities, friendship and love…)
“MERDE !” (familiar language, colloquial, argot, rudeness… - The Musts, the variations, work and social status; positive thinking, foreign invasions of the language)
“FINAL EXAM??”

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A Structured Learning Path

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
Beginner (no previous exposure to French)	A1.1	A1.2	A1.3	Edito A1
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
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
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
Advanced (master French grammatical points, tenses, and able to express opinions and defend an argument in French)	n/a	Advanced Conversation	Advanced Conversation	none

A Better Learning Experience at Your Convenience

Progression through CEFR levels on a predictable schedule for multi-year planning
Consistent instructor relationships
Cost-effective course materials (one set for three classes)
Structured skill development
Schedule aligned with Metro and county school calendars • Holiday-free periods (Thanksgiving through New Year’s) and summer break for family time