Online registration for our Fall 2026 session of French classes is open.
- The ONLINE courses will run for nine weeks starting on Monday September 28 and ending on Thursday December 5. Each online course meets once a week for two-hour sessions (18 hours over 9 weeks).
- The IN-PERSON courses will run for 8 weeks starting October 1st and meet once a week for two-hour and 15 minutes (18 hours over 8 weeks).
- The start and end dates of the courses may vary, so please pay close attention to this matter.
- All online courses are delivered virtually through Zoom.
- All in-person courses are delivered at our office, on 4901 Springarden Dr, Baltimore, MD 21209
- If a 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 way.
- Enrollment is limited to eight students per course, and a class will open once at least three students have registered.
- 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.
- An online class can be recorded only if a student who missed the session requests it and all members of the group give their consent to the recording.
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 A1 for the A1 Courses – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529;
- Edito A2 for the A2 Courses – textbook ISBN : 9782278104116; workbook ISBN : 9782278104130;
- Edito B1 for the B1 Courses and the B1 Review Course- textbook ISBN : 9782278108619; workbook ISBN : 9782278108602;
- Entre Nous 3 for the current in-person B1/B2 Course – textbook EAN: 978-8416273249
- Edito B2 for B2 Courses – textbook ISBN : 9782278103669; workbook ISBN : 9782278103676.
- Edito C1 for C1 Courses – textbook and workbook ISBN 9782278106547
- List of textbooks and workbooks with their EAN or ISBN number :
French Language Classes
Complete Beginner User A1-1 ON-SITE
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. (Edito A1 – dossiers 0, 1)
Please order Edito A1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Mondays (Oct. 2- Dec. 7), 6:15 PM – 8:30 PM, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class on Nov. 2nd.
$270.00Add to cart
Complete Beginner User A1-1 SATURDAYS 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. (Edito A1 – dossiers 0, 1)
Please order Edito A1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Saturdays (Oct. 3 – Dec. 5 ), 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class on Nov. 28.
$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 for and state your place of residence, express your tastes, introduce your family, talk about your family.
Grammar skills : Definite and indefinite articles, present tense of -ER verbs (aimer, detester), possessive adjectives, gender of professions (Edito A1 – dossier 2).
Please order Edito A1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Wednesdays (Sept. 30 – Dec. 2), 5:15 PM – 7:15 PM 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class on Wed. Nov. 25.
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-3 SATURDAYS ONLINE
Prerequisite: A1-2 or equivalent
You will be able to talk about going grocery shopping, ask / say the price, give an opinion, ask basic questions, order at a restaurant.
Grammar skills : The singular and plural forms of nouns, Prepositions of location (1), Indefinite quantity (partitive articles + a little of, a lot of, no/not any), -ir verbs in the present tense (1) (to choose, to finish) (Edito A1 – dossier 3).
Please order Edito A1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Saturdays (July 18 – September 12), 9 AM – 11 AM, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-4 ONLINE
Prerequisite: A1-3 or equivalent
You will be able to talk about a city/neighborhood, get around using public transportation, ask for / give directions, understand an itinerary or route directions.
Grammar skills : C’est un(e) – Il/Elle est; Frequency expressions (1) (never, often, always); The imperative (to be, to have, to go up/get on, to go); Connectors (for/to, because, but, with, without). (Edito 1 – dossier 4).
Please order Edito A1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Wednesdays (Aug. 30 – Dec. 2), 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM , 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class on Wed. Nov. 25
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-4/A1-5 SATURDAYS ON-SITE
Prerequisite: A1-4 or equivalent
You will be able to ask for / give directions, understand an itinerary or route directions (Edito A1- dossier 4) + comment on a price ask for and give clothing size and shoe size, give an opinion about a piece of clothing (Edito A1 – part of dossier 5)
Grammar skills : The imperative (to be, to have, to go up/get on, to go); Connectors (for/to, because, but, with, without). (Edito 1 – dossier 4) + the gender and number of adjectives, the near future tense, the position of adjectives (Edito A1 part of dossier 5)
Please order Edito A1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Saturdays (Oct. 3 – Nov. 21), 12:15 PM – 2:30 PM, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$160.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-5 ONLINE
Prerequisite: A1-4 or equivalent
You will be able comment on a price ask for and give clothing size and shoe size, give an opinion about a piece of clothing, indicate a time of year, talk about the weather, ask about and explain the purpose/use of a product, describe an object
Grammar skills : The gender and number of adjectives, the near future tense, the position of adjectives, demonstrative adjectives, verbs vendre, mettre, and venir (Edito A1 – dossier 5).
Please order Edito A1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Wednesdays (Aug. 30 – Dec. 2), 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM , 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class on Wed. Nov. 25
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-8/A1-9 ON-SITE
Prerequisite: Edito A1 unit 8 or equivalent
You will be able to book a hotel room, describe a city or country, describe a landscape, express preference, write a postcard.
Grammar skills : The pronoun y; Obligation and prohibition (2) (must / have to); Giving advice; Comparison + adjective; Prepositions + cities/countries; Passé composé with être (3); impersonal verbs in the imperfect tense (C’était, il y avait, il faisait). (Edito1 dossier 9)
Please order Edito A1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Thursdays (Oct. 1st – Nov. 19), 6 PM – 8:15 PM, 18 hours, on-site : in-person meetings.
$160.00Add to cart
Intermediate User A2-4 ONLINE
Prerequisite: A2-3 or equivalent
You will be able to describe a person’s physical appearance and talk about their personality, give a compliment (Edito A2 dossier 4) + talk about the future, imagine the future (Edito A2 dossier 5)
Grammar skills: Comparison: equivalence; Indefinite adjectives: chaque, tout, toute, tous, toutes, possessive pronouns (use and formation) (Edito 2 dossier 4) + the simple future tense: use, formation, and irregular verbs (Edito 2 part of dossier 5)
Please order Edito A2: textbook ISBN : 9782278104109; workbook ISBN : 9782278104123
Tuesdays (Oct. 1st – Dec. 3), 6 PM – 8 PM, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class on Nov. 26.
$270.00Add to cart
Intermediate User B1-3 ONLINE
Prerequisite : B1-2 or equivalent
You will be able to give a reason and explain your choices, ask for and give advice, express your opinion, tell the plot of a film, talk about a work of art
Grammar skills: the present conditional (formation and use), express restriction, cause and consequence (Edito 3 dossier 3)
Please order Edito B1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278108619; workbook ISBN : 9782278108602;
Wednesdays (Sept. 30 – Dec. 2), 7 PM – 9 PM, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class on Nov. 25
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B1-5 ONLINE
Prerequisite: B1-4 courses or equivalent
You will be able to describe an activity, tell a news story / recount a news event, complain
Grammar skills: the passive voice, the position of the adjective, turning an adjective into a noun (nominalization) (Edito 3 – dossier 5)
Please order Edito B1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278108619; workbook ISBN : 9782278108602;
Mondays (Sept. 28 – Nov. 23), 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
B2-1 ONLINE
Prerequisite: All B1 courses or equivalent
You will Express your point of view express agreement or disagreement, exchange opinions, make an argument
Grammar skills: demonstrate your commitment, propose alternative solutions, suggest that someone do something (Edito B2 – dossier 1)
Please order Edito B2 – textbook ISBN : 9782278103669; workbook ISBN : 9782278103676.
Thursdays (Oct. 1st – Dec. 3), 7 PM – 9 PM, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
No class on Nov. 26
$270.00Add to cart
Indenpendent User B1/B2 ON-SITE
Prerequisite: B1 courses or equivalent
You will be able to talk about students’ behavior, the educational principles, the school system and alternative education systems
Grammar skills: Expressions of quantity Reporting verbs Reported speech in the present and past Concession Indirect questions (Entre Nous 3 – dossier 7 + part of dossier 8)
Please order Entre Nous 3; textbook ISBN: 978-8416273249
Wednesdays (Oct 7 – Dec 2), 6:15 PM – 8:30 PM, 18 hours, on-site: in-person meetings.
No class on Nov. 25.
$160.00Add to cart
Expert User C1 ON-SITE
Prerequisite: All B2 courses or equivalent
You will be able Learn about restorative justice, argue for or against the role of animal-assisted therapy in prisons.
Grammar skills: Choose the active or passive voice to support your argument (Edito C1 – dossier 1)
Please order Edito C1; textbook and workbook ISBN 9782278106547
Tuesdays (Sept. 29 – Nov. 19), 6:15 PM – 8:30 PM, 18 hours, on-site: in-person meetings.