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adult classes 2025

Fall 2025 Adult session classes are open for registration!

20 Fall 2025 Session group classes remain online
via Zoom or Google Meet, 17  take place in-person at the AF Sac. 
Classes take place once a week for 10 weeks.
**Armelle, Erica, & Poonam's classes start & end
one week later
New daytime in-person A1-1 Thu 10am Marc announced

We offer classes in literature, travel, cinema. 
Each session is announced 6-7 weeks prior to start date.

Classes meet once a week for 10 weeks.  
Questions? Check out our FAQ and Class Fees & Policies

Summer 2025
July 7 - September 15, 2025
Early Bird Deadline: June 16
**Lissa's classes will start & end one week later

No classes September 1, Labor Day

Fall Break - No classes September 17 - 28, 2025

Fall 2025
September 29 - December 12, 2025
**Armelle, Erica, & Poonam's classes start & end
one week later

Early Bird Deadline: September 8
No classes November 24-28 Thanksgiving break

Winter 2026
January 5 - March 16, 2026
Early Bird Deadline: December 15
No classes February 16 President's Day

Spring 2026
March 30 - June 8, 2026

Early Bird Deadline: March 9
No classes May 25 Memorial Day 

Summer Break - No Classes June 9 - July 5, 2026



Tuition: $330

Discounts for our Adult Session Classes (these discounts are applied automatically in check-out--no code needed).
Early Bird
(Register by Monday, September 8, 2025 for Spring 2025, save $20), Continuing Student from prior session ($20), and Multiple Class ($20)

Textbook Info for each class is listed with each course description, along with where to purchase them. Textbooks are not included in the course tuition.

A current membership is required to take a class and will be added to your registration at check out. 

> New student to the Alliance?

- If you have never studied French before, enroll in A1-1. No need to take the placement test.

- If you have studied French before, please take the online placement test via the link below.

Free Placement Test Free Placement Test
 

Levels explained!
We use the Common European Framework of References for Languages, an international system that defines levels of language proficiency.

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Level
Session
Location
Type
Pace

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A1

Fall 2025 A1-1 Thu 10am Marc

Foundation

This in-person introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 1 & 2. This is the first of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. This is for students who are complete beginners or may have studied some French in the past, but it has been quite a while. After this class, students continue with A1-2 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-1 Tue 5pm Clémence

Foundation

This in-person introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 1 & 2. This is the first of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. This is for students who are complete beginners or may have studied some French in the past, but it has been quite a while. After this class, students continue with A1-2 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-1 Tue 7pm Clémence

Foundation
This in-person introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 1 & 2. This is the first of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. This is for students who are complete beginners or may have studied some French in the past, but it has been quite a while. After this class, students continue with A1-2 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-1 Wed 5pm Lissa

Foundation

This in-person introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 1 & 2. This is the first of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. This is for students who are complete beginners or may have studied some French in the past, but it has been quite a while. After this class, students continue with A1-2 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-2 Thu 5pm Isella

Foundation

This online introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 3 & 4. This is the second of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. For students who have placed into A1-2 and this is the next class for students who have completed A1-1. After this class, students continue with A1-3 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-2 Thu 7pm Gaby

Foundation
This in-person introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 3 & 4. This is the second of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. For students who have placed into A1-2 and this is the next class for students who have completed A1-1. After this class, students continue with A1-3 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-2 Wed 5pm Isella

Foundation

This in-person introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 3 & 4. This is the second of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. For students who have placed into A1-2 and this is the next class for students who have completed A1-1. After this class, students continue with A1-3 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-3 Thu 5pm Gaby

Foundation
This in-person introductory-level class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 5 & 6 This is the third of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. For students who have placed into A1-3 and this is the next class for students who have completed A1-1. After this class, students continue with A1-4 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-3 Wed 7pm Gaby

Foundation
This in-person introductory-level class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 5 & 6 This is the third of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. For students who have placed into A1-3 and this is the next class for students who have completed A1-1. After this class, students continue with A1-4 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-4 Mon 7pm Lissa

Foundation
This online introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 7 & 8. This is the fourth of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. After this class, students continue with A1-5 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-4 Thu 5pm Lissa

Foundation
This in-person introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 7 & 8. This is the fourth of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. After this class, students continue with A1-5 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-4 Thu 7pm Poonam

Foundation
*This class starts on Oct 9 (one week later than other Fall classes)

This in-person introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 7 & 8. This is the fourth of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. After this class, students continue with A1-5 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1



Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-5 Tue 5pm Isella

Foundation
This in-person introductory class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 9 & 10. This is the fifth of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. After this class, students continue with A1-6 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A1-6 Wed 7pm Mathilde

Foundation

This online introductory-level class uses the textbook, Prêt-à-Parler 1, covering Chapters 11 & 12.. This is the sixth of six courses in A1 introductory-level French. After this class, students continue with A2-1 as their next class and start the Advanced Beginner level.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 1


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Mindful Mat Yoga en français Sept-Oct 2025

French à la Carte - Workshops
Mindful Yoga sur tapis Online via Zoom 9 Wednesdays, Sept 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct 1, 22, 29 (Oct 8 & 15 prerecorded)

A link to the weekly ZOOM recording allows you to take the class WHEN, WHERE and HOW OFTEN you want. When joining LIVE classes, come 5 minutes early to make requests, and stay on for a few minutes afterwards to ask questions. Each week after the live class has taken place, you will also receive a link to the recording of the class.

 Whether or not you attend the live class, you receive a link to the recording of the class you have registered for, and you may practice as many times as you wish for 7 days. 
A2

Fall 2025 A2-1 Th 7pm Raphaëlle

Foundation

This in-person Advanced Beginner-level class covers Chapters 1 and 2 of Prêt-à-Parler 2. This is the first of six courses in A2 introductory-level French. For students who have placed into A2-1 and this is the next class for students who have completed A1-6 After this class, students continue with A2-2 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 2


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A2-2 Wed 5pm Gaby

Foundation
This in-person Advanced Beginner-level class covers Chapters 3 and 4 of Prêt-à-Parler 2. This is the second of six courses in A2 advanced-beginner level French. For students who have placed into A2-2 and this is the next class for students who have completed A2-1. After this class, students continue with A2-3 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 2




Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A2-4 Mon 5pm Lissa

Foundation
This online class covers Chapters 7 & 8 of Prêt-à-Parler 2. This is the fourth of four courses in A2 advanced-beginner level French. For students who have placed into A2-4 and this is the next class for students who have completed A2-3. After this class, students continue with A2- 5 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 2


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A2-4 Thu 5pm Poonam

Foundation
*This class starts Oct 9 (one week later than other Fall classes)

This in-person class covers Chapters 7 & 8 of Prêt-à-Parler 2. This is the fourth of four courses in A2 advanced-beginner level French. For students who have placed into A2-4 and this is the next class for students who have completed A2-3. After this class, students continue with A2- 5 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook

(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)

Prêt-à-Parler 2



Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 A2-B2 Prononciation 2.3 Thu 5pm Claire

Foundation

This course offers a 10-week program during which consonants and semi-consonants will be studied. Intended for learners at the A2+ level. Prerequisite: This is a continuation of the Pronunciation 2.2 course prefered to have previously completed but not required.

Required textbook: Purchase via the link below,
Phonétique Progressive du Français - Niveau intermédiaire (CLE International)

or via Amazon


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
B1

Fall 2025 A2-B2 Prononciation 2.3 Thu 5pm Claire

Foundation

This course offers a 10-week program during which consonants and semi-consonants will be studied. Intended for learners at the A2+ level. Prerequisite: This is a continuation of the Pronunciation 2.2 course prefered to have previously completed but not required.

Required textbook: Purchase via the link below,
Phonétique Progressive du Français - Niveau intermédiaire (CLE International)

or via Amazon


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B1 Dialogues de films Mon 5pm Claire

Foundation
In this online class, You will listen, study, and play movie dialogues plus French idioms and vocabulary building. A fun, culturally-enriching, and entertaining way to work on your reading and pronunciation skills. This is an intermediate level class.

Pre-requisite: B1-3 level.
No textbook.
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B1 Grammaire et Conversation Tue 5pm Poonam

Foundation

This course starts Oct 7 (one week later than other Fall classes)

This is an in-person, intermediate-level French course targeting both accuracy and fluency with the language. In addition to the textbook, we will be using additional conversation prompts and written texts from a variety of authentic sources.

Required textbook, purchase here:  
Grammaire Progressive du français niveau intermédiaire



Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B1-1 Thu 5pm Caroline

Foundation
This in-person Intermediate-level class is the first of six courses in B1 intermediate-level French. For students who have placed into B1-1 and this is the next class for students who have completed A2-6. Covers Chapter 1 & 2 of Prêt-à-Parler 3. After this class, students continue with B1- 2 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B1-1 Wed 5pm Armelle

Foundation
This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online Intermediate-level class is the first of six courses in B1 intermediate-level French. For students who have placed into B1-1 and this is the next class for students who have completed A2-6. Covers Chapter 1 & 2 of Prêt-à-Parler 3. After this class, students continue with B1- 2 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B1-3 Thu 7pm Lissa

Foundation
This in-person Intermediate-level class is the third of six courses in B1 intermediate-level French. For students who have placed into B1-3 and this is the next class for students who have completed B1-2.Covers Chapter 5 & 6 of Prêt-à-Parler 3. After this class, students continue with B1- 4 as their next class.

Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, you can choose either the print version or the digital version)
Prêt-à-Parler 3
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B1/B2 Communication, Pronunciation & Grammar Tue 10am Armelle

Foundation

This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to improve your vocabulary and pronunciation, and review grammar points. Complementary grammar explanations and exercises will be added when needed. Prerequisite: B1-4 level or higher or student must have been evaluated.

Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon):
Communication progressive du français , niveau intermédiaire, 2nde édition (2018) 


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks
B2

Fall 2025 B2 Communication progressive du français Intermédiaire Tue 5pm Armelle

Foundation

This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to review grammar points. Prerequisite: B2-4 level or higher or student must have been evaluated.

Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon):
Communication progressive du français, niveau intermédiaire,
We will cover chapters 32 to 36


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B2 Dialogues de films Fri 12:10pm Claire

Foundation
In this online class, you will listen, study, and play movie dialogues plus French idioms and vocabulary building. A fun, culturally-enriching, and entertaining way to work on your reading and pronunciation skills. This is an advanced intermediate level class.
Pre-requisite: B2-3 level.
No textbook. 
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B2 Grammaire et Conversation Tue 7pm Poonam

Foundation

This class starts Oct 7 (one week later than other Fall classes)

This is an in-person culture, conversation, and grammar class. We will be using a variety of sources--music, film, podcast, literary excerpts and other written documents to focus on a variety of cultural, social, and historical topics.

Required textbook, purchase here:
Grammaire progressive niveau Perfectionnement (B2-C1 ) 



Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B2-2 Tue 5:30pm Erica

Foundation
This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online class is the second of six courses in B2 advanced intermediate-level French. This class covers chapters 3 & 4 of Prêt-à-Parler 4   For students who have placed into B2-2, or completed B2-1. Your next class will be B2-3. 

Required Textbook & Workbook
(click the link below to purchase, this book is currently only available in digital version until Aiugust
Prêt-à-Parler 4
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B2-5 Tue 6pm Lissa

Foundation
This online class is the fifth of  twelve courses  in B2 advanced intermediate-level French. This class will cover chapter 5.
For students who have placed into B2-5 or completed B2-4

Required Textbook & Workbook
(Click link to purchase, you can choose the print or digital version) 
Défi 4
Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 B2/C1 Conversation Tue 2:30pm Armelle

Foundation

This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online conversation class will offer guided discussions based on written articles and documents, and audiovisual resources. With a broad variety of topics in relation to French culture, current events or history, and a focus on developing your reading, spoken and listening skills and on understanding spoken French in videos.
No textbook. Prerequisite: B2-8 or higher. 


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 Fall 2025 B2 Grammaire en dialogues Thu 5pm Armelle

Foundation

This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support, with a focus on French grammar and conjugation. Prerequisite: B2-4 level or higher or student must have been evaluated.

Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon): 
Grammar in Dialogues, Intermediate Level B1. (International CLE)


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Journée tout en français avec Armelle: Niveau B2+ Int Avance

French à la Carte - Workshops
Looking to refresh and advance your French skills? Join us for this Journée tout en français, a 5-hour French immersion program. Not a word of English is to be spoken.

Conversational exercises, games, role-play and more will get you using your French in actual situations. This day is for students in the B2+ level Avancé

Coffee and tea and Light lunch included. Students are welcome to bring additional food/beverages as desired. **Please email the office to advise of any food allergies.
Pace: Once
C1

Fall 2025 C1 Communication Progressive du français Avancé Thu 2pm Armelle

Foundation

This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to review grammar points, to enrich your vocabulary, and learn French idioms . Prerequisite: B2-8 level or higher or student must have been evaluated. 

Required textbook (available on Amazon): 
Communication progressive du français - Niveau avancé.
We will cover chapters  chapters 19 to 23


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 C1 Communication Progressive du français Avancé Thu 10am Armelle

Foundation

This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to review grammar points, to enrich your vocabulary, and learn French idioms. Prerequisite: B2-8 level or higher or student must have been evaluated.

Required textbook (available for purchase on Amazon)
Communication progressive du français - Niveau avancé.
We will cover chapters 19 to 23


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 C1 Communication Progressive du français Avancé Wed 10am Armelle

Foundation

This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online course offers you the opportunity to practice dialogues from everyday life in France with podcasts, texts as support while having the opportunity to review grammar points. Prerequisite: B2-8 level or higher or student must have been evaluated.

Required textbook (available on Amazon): 
Communication progressive du français - Niveau avancé.
We will cover chapters 11 to 15


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks

Fall 2025 C1 Lecture et Discussion Wed 2:30pm Armelle

Foundation

This class starts & ends one week later than other Fall classes

This online class will study and discuss a piece of literary work, a good way to improve your reading skills and vocabulary. You'll get more familiar with French culture, society and literature that we will enjoy reading and discussing together.

Good level of reading and speaking required. Prerequisite: B2-8 or higher.
Required book: to be announced shortly 


Pace: Once per week over 10 weeks



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Phone: (916) 453-1723
Email: info@afsacramento.org
Office hours: Monday-Thursday: 12pm-7pm, Friday: Closed

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