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Online registration for our Fall 2025 session of French classes is open.
- All courses will run for 9 weeks from September 29th to December 6th in 2-hour weekly classes. The start time of each class may be different. The number of students per online class is limited to 7. A class opens when a minimum of 3 students signed-up.
- All online classes are delivered virtually with Zoom.
- All on-site classes are delivered at our office, on 4901 Springarden Dr, Baltimore, MD 21209
- If a whole course is cancelled by the AFB, your registration fee will be fully refunded.
- if a class is cancelled by the AFB, it will be rescheduled and will take place during the session under wat.
- Cancellation of class registration after the session started is subject to the Policies of the Alliance Française de Baltimore. Please review them in advance.
- We do not reschedule a class you missed.
Instructions
Instructions to Register for a Class or Workshop
- To register in a class, other than Beginner 1, take a placement test and schedule a brief chat with us to sign-up for the appropriate class, or ask for information at info@afbaltimore.org.
- Add your class to the cart and proceed to checkout.
- PARTICIPANTS MUST BE A MEMBER of the Alliance Française de Baltimore to take classes. Please go to the Membership page to purchase a membership. If you are already a member, please login to your account.
- For our general French group classes, a textbook and a workbook are required. Please order the books listed below and have them shipped before the start date of the class, if you do not have them yet. You can use the bookshop of your choice (amazon, MEP Education, ebay, etc):
- List of textbooks and workbooks with their EAN or ISBN number :
- Edito 1 for the A1-1 course starting in Fall 2025 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529;
Cosmopolite 1 for the A1-2, A1-4 and A1-5 courses – textbook EAN: 978-2014015973, workbook EAN: 978-2014015980; - Edito 2 for the A2-1 course starting in Fall 2025 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104116; workbook ISBN : 9782278104130;
Inspire 2 for the A2-7 course classes – textbook EAN: 978-2015135793; workbook EAN : 9782015135809; - Edito 3 for the B1-1 course starting in Fall 2025 – textbook ISBN : 9782278108619; workbook ISBN : 9782278108602;
Inspire 3 for the current B1-7 classes – textbook EAN: 978-2017133452; workbook EAN: 978-2017133469 - Entre Nous 3 (for all B2 classes) – textbook EAN: 978-8416273249
- List of textbooks and workbooks with their EAN or ISBN number :
Language Classes
Complete Beginner User A1-1 ONLINE
No prerequisite
This class is designed for complete beginners. The emphasis of French 101 is on very basic conversational skills. You will be able to introduce yourself and others, talk about leisure activities, learn the French alphabet, count from 0 to 100.
- Grammar skills : nationality adjectives; definite articles: le, la, les, l‘; prepositions before names of cities and countries; the interrogative adjective quel. (A1 book: units 0, 1)
- Please order Edito 1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Thursdays (Oct 2 – Dec. 4), 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Complete Beginner User A1-1 ON-SITE
No prerequisite – This course is delivered on-site on Saturday afternoons.
This class is designed for complete beginners. The emphasis of French 101 is on very basic conversational skills. You will be able to introduce yourself and others, talk about leisure activities, learn the French alphabet, count from 0 to 100.
- Grammar skills : nationality adjectives; definite articles: le, la, les, l‘; prepositions before names of cities and countries; the interrogative adjective quel. (A1 book: units 0, 1)
- Please order Edito 1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Saturdays (Oct. 4 – Dec. 6), 2pm – 4 pm, 18 hours, on-site (in-person).
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-2 ONLINE
Prerequisite A1-1 or equivalent
Designed for students who have completed 101 or those who have taken French before but believe they have forgotten everything. The focus of this class emphasizes basic conversational skills. You will be able to ask and answer questions about personal details such as where you live, people you know and things you own. You will be able to describe or make simple requests and invitations, understand date and time, and explain basic hopes and opinions.
- Grammar skills : prepositions of location, contracted articles, conjugation of verbs aller, prendre, habiter, venir, negation of the verbs, demonstrative adjectives, est-ce que and inversion to ask questions, etc ; (A1 book: dossier 2)
- Please order Cosmopolite 1 – textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Tuesdays (Oct. 1 – Nov. 26), 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-4 ONLINE
Prerequisite A1-3 or equivalent
You will be able to tell the time and give schedules, talk about habits, talk about the workday, find out about outings, invite, accept and decline an invitation.
- Grammar skills: some time markers, telling time, reflexive verbs, verbs lire and écrire, expressions of frequency, pronoun on, verbs devoir, vouloir, pouvoir, verbs choisir and sortir, asking questions. (Cosmopolite 1 dossier 4)
- Please order Cosmopolite 1 – textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Tuesdays (Oct. 1 – Nov. 26), 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-4 ON-SITE
Prerequisite A1-3 or equivalent
You will be able to tell the time and give schedules, talk about habits, talk about the workday, find out about outings, invite, accept and decline an invitation.
- Grammar skills: some time markers, telling time, reflexive verbs, verbs lire and écrire, expressions of frequency, pronoun on, verbs devoir, vouloir, pouvoir, verbs choisir and sortir, asking questions. (Cosmopolite 1 dossier 4)
- Please order Cosmopolite 1 – textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Thursdays (Oct 1st – Dec 5), 6 pm – 8 pm, 18 hours, on-site (in-person).
$270.00Add to cart
Advanced Beginner User A1-5 ONLINE
Prerequisite A1-4 or equivalent
You will be able to narrate past events, talk about recent experiences or projects, understand biographical information, describe a person’s physical appearance, talk about past and present events, give advice
- Grammar Skills: The passé composé, the recent past and the near future, the verb dire in the present tense, time markers, Être + adjective, avoir + noun + adjective, the adjective même, Mais (“but”), the imperative mood.
- Please order Cosmopolite 1 – textbook isbn: 978-2014015973, workbook isbn: 978-2014015980
Mondays (Sept 29 – Nov 24), 6 pm – 8 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Intermediate User A2-1 ONLINE
Prerequisite all A1 courses or equivalent
You will be able to talk about your background, express your intention to do something, talk about your tastes/preferences, propose an outing, accept an outing, refuse an outing
- Grammar skills: the passé composé tense, the regular and irregular past participles, the negations ne…rien/personne/jamais/ plus and the position, the time markers il y a, pendant, depuis (A2 book : dossier 1)
- Please order Edito 2: textbook ISBN : 9782278104116; workbook ISBN : 9782278104130;
Thursdays (Sept 30 – Nov 25), 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Intermediate User A2-7 ONLINE
Prerequisite: A2-6 or equivalent
You will be able to explain and Justify a commitment, describe an object or a piece of clothing , ask for details about an object, point out objects, do the shopping, talk about shopping habits, indicate quantities.
- Grammar skills: expressing opposition, the emphatic structure c’est/ce sont… qui/qui/où, pronouns Y and EN, some indefinite adjectives, the gerund, expressing a cause, a gaol, a consequence, etc. (Inspire 2 dossier 6)
- Please order Inspire 2: textbook isbn: 9782015135793; workbook isbn: 9782015135809
Wednesdays (Oct 1st – Dec. 3), 7 pm – 9 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class on Nov. 26 (before Thanksgiving Day)
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B1-1 ONLINE MONDAYS
Prerequisite: all A2 courses or equivalent
You will be able to introduce someone who matters to you, talk about family events and important events in the past, talk about a passion, describe a friendship, etc.
- Grammar skills: the passé composé and imparfait tenses, plus que parfait tense, time markers (B1 book : dossier 1)
- Please order Edito 3 – textbook ISBN : 9782278108619; workbook ISBN : 9782278108602;
Mondays (Sept 29 – Nov. 24), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B1-7 ONLINE
Prerequisite B1-6 or equivalent
You will learn to anticipate and manage a health problem, learn about health insurance, understand administrative documents, ask for help and advise, describe similarities and differences, talk about and organize outings.
- Grammar skills: express a goal or a purpose, formation of the subjunctive mood (review), the present participle for characterization, Reported speech in the present and past, The present conditional. (B1 book : dossier 7)
- Please order Inspire 3 – textbook isbn: 9782017133452; workbook isbn: 9782017133469
Thursdays (Oct. 3 – Dec. 5), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving Day)
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B2 ON-SITE
Prerequisite B1-7 or equivalent
You will be able to talk about the internet and privacy, expand vocabulary on social networks, discuss data protection, etc.
- Grammar skills: express your agreement / disagreement, verbs of opinion, The indicative vs. subjunctive mood (B2 book: dossier 4)
- Please order Entre Nous 3; textbook EAN: 978-8416273249
Wednesdays (Oct. 1st – Dec. 3), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 18 hours, on-site (in-person).
No class on Nov. 26 (before Thanksgiving Day)
$270.00Add to cart