Online registration for our Summer 2026 session of French classes is open.
- Online courses will run for nine weeks starting on Wednesday July 1 and ending on Thursday September 10. Each course meets once a week for two-hour sessions for 9 weeks.
- In-person classes will begin the week of August 10 and end the week of September 10. Each course meets once a week for two-hour sessions for 5 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.
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 Courses – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529;
- Edito 2 for the A2 Courses – textbook ISBN : 9782278104116; workbook ISBN : 9782278104130;
- Edito 3 for the B1 Courses – textbook ISBN : 9782278108619; workbook ISBN : 9782278108602;
- Entre Nous 3 for the current in-person B1/B2 Course – textbook EAN: 978-8416273249
- Cosmopolite 4 for B2-1 Course and above – textbook isbn: 3095560000420 ; workbook isbn: 9782015135700
- List of textbooks and workbooks with their EAN or ISBN number :
French 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. (Edito 1 – dossiers 0, 1)
Please order Edito 1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Wednesdays (July 1 – August 26 ), 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$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 1 – dossier 2).
Please order Edito 1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Tuesdays (July 7 – September 1), 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-3 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 1 – dossier 3).
Please order Edito 1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Wednesdays (July 8 – September 2), 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm , 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$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 1 – dossier 3).
Please order Edito 1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Saturdays (July 11 – September 5), 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 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 1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Thursdays (July 9 – September 3), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-4 SATURDAYS ON-SITE
Prerequisite: A1-2 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 1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Saturdays (August 8 – September 6), 2 pm – 4 pm, 10 hours, in-person: on-site meetings.
$160.00Add to cart
Beginner User A1-8 ON-SITE
Prerequisite: Edito 1 unit 7 or equivalent
You will be able to express positive or negative emotions, talk about health and sports, ask for/give weight and height, express agreement or disagreement, express obligation or prohibition, give advice
Grammar skills : The passé composé (2) with avoir + other past participles; with être (I went / je suis allé(e)); The pronoun y; Obligation and prohibition (2) (must / have to); Giving advice
Please order Edito 1 – textbook ISBN : 9782278104468; workbook ISBN : 9782278104529
Thursdays (August 13 – September 10), 6 pm – 8 pm, 10 hours, on-site : in-person meetings.
$160.00Add to cart
Intermediate User A2-3 ONLINE
Prerequisite: A2-2 or equivalent
You will be able to describe a home, rent a home, express disappointment, console, give reassurance. (dossier 3)
You will be able to describe someone’s physical appearance. (dossier 4)
Grammar skills: Relative pronouns qui, que, où; Comparison (with adverbs, adjectives, verbs, nouns); Expressing condition. (Edito 2 -dossier 3) + Comparison: equivalence; Indefinite adjectives: chaque, tout, toute, tous, toutes (Edito 2 part of dossier 4)
Please order Edito 2: textbook ISBN : 9782278104109; workbook ISBN : 9782278104123
Tuesdays (July 9 – September 3), 6 pm – 8 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Intermediate User B1-2 ONLINE
Prerequisite : B1-1 or equivalent
You will be able to react to a problem and express disagreement, express necessity and obligation, express satisfaction and dissatisfaction, offer and ask for help
Grammar skills: Questions/interrogative forms (informal, standard, and formal registers); Expressing necessity and obligation; Expressing feelings. (Edito 3 dossier 2)
Please order Edito 3 – textbook ISBN : 9782278108619; workbook ISBN : 9782278108602;
Wednesdays (July 1 – August 26), 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B1-4 ONLINE
Prerequisite: B1-3 courses or equivalent
You will be able to reformulate to explain, present a country, a city, and its inhabitants, express willingness and wishes
Grammar skills: Indefinite expressions (quantity); Expressing willingness and wishes; Negation (Edito 3 – dossier 4)
Please order Edito 3 – textbook ISBN : 9782278108619; workbook ISBN : 9782278108602;
Mondays (July 6 – August 31), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$270.00Add to cart
Independent User B2-1 ONLINE
Prerequisite: All B1 courses or equivalent
You will be able to talk about appearance and clothing style, present a trend, describe a pattern or style of food consumption, comment on a social practice, Introduce an explanatory text
Grammar skills: The present participle and the verbal adjective to describe or characterize; The compound participle to express anteriority (an earlier action); The future perfect to express anteriority in the future; Expressing opposition and concession; Conjunctions used to express a temporal relationship (time relation). (Cosmopolite 4 – dossier 1)
Please order Cosmopolite 4 – textbook isbn: 3095560000420 ; workbook isbn: 9782015135700
Thursdays (July 2 – August 27), 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, 18 hours, online: zoom meetings.
$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)
Please order Entre Nous 3; textbook EAN: 978-8416273249
Wednesdays (August 12 – September 9), 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, 10 hours, on-site: in-person meetings.
$160.00Add to cart