Alliance Françaises North Shore Classes
Online French Classes for AFDuPage members
Alliance Française du North Shore is offering 4 classes for its Fall Session. All classes will be on ZOOM. Registration
opens December 1 for DuPage members. Follow the link below to find course descriptions, register and pay for classes.
Cost:
Brush up 10 week class :
$150 members and dupage
$185. Non members
Mini courses :
$60 for members and Dupage
$80 non members.
Spring 2026 Classes
Brush Up Your French: Advanced Intermediate, Section 1
Tuesdays, 2–3:30 PM, April 7 - June 9, with Mme Ann Koller. Class limit 9.
Brush Up Your French: Advanced Intermediate, Section 2
Tuesdays, 4–5:30 PM, April 7 - June 9, with Mme Ann Koller. Class limit 9.
Conversations sur la Gastronomie française Mini-Course
Saturdays, 10–11:30 AM, March 28, April 18, May 16 and June 6, with Mme Rachel Christophe Baker. Class limit 10.
French for Travelers: Communicate with Ease and Confidence Mini-Course
Fridays, 4:30–6 PM, May 1, May 15, June 5 and June 19, with Mme Gigi Kuhn. Class limit 10.
Registration link: https://www.afnorthshore.org/course-registration
Questions? Write to education@AFnorthshore.org.
Why Learn French?
French is a widely used language
- French is the 5ᵗʰ most-spoken language after Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish and Arabic.
- There are 300 million French speakers worldwide.
French is an international language
- 2nd most-used language in diplomacy, particularly European and multilateral diplomacy, after English
- Official UN language
- Working language of the European Union and the African Union
- Official language of the Olympic Games together with English
French is a modern language
- 4th most used language on the Internet, which now brings together over 4 billion users
- 3rd most used language in business (the Francophone area now accounts for over 15% of global wealth)
- 2nd language of international information in the media
French is a living language:
- 2nd language in terms of learners in the wor
- 125 million people study French around the world
- Half a million French teachers outside France
It is one of the rare languages to be taught in the education systems of every country.
Information courtesy of France Diplomatie
College of DuPage French Department
https://www.cod.edu/academics/programs/languages/french.aspx
Contact Anna Serrano, French Department Chair at serranoa902@cod.edu for additional information.
Virtual French Cinema
The Federation of Alliances Françaises USA has partnered with the Los Angeles-based COLCOA Film Festival to provide a platform of 150+ recent French films and documentaries, available for streaming in the USA. Prices start at $2.99 per rental.
Visit https://colcoa.org/virtual-cinema/ for the full listing of available movies.
French Language Resources
Translation
Stuck with a word translation? Try Word Reference or Sensagent.
Past and Future Tense
Can't remember passé simple or future tense? Try Le Conjugueur.
TV5 Monde
The TV5Monde Bibliothèque Numérique has about 200 French literature classics available as free PDF downloads.
Online Resources for Studying French
Duolingo Podcast
Lawless French
News in Slow French
Tex's French Grammar
Comme une Francaise
BBC Languages - French
French Today
Duolingo
Yabla (free for 15 days)
Frantastique
Franceinfo
Put a Little French in Your Life
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy
Its mission is to strengthen ties between France, the U.S., and the French-speaking world through cultural and educational activities.
Philharmonie de Paris online
Charles Coulon's favorite French songs
Bring a little brightness to your day, here is a YouTube playlist of some of Charles Coulon's favorite French songs. Check back often for new songs.
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Federation of Alliance Françaises USA
Visit the Resources page of the Alliance Française Network to find the major connections worldwide and locally in the U.S.
- Institutional listings for the major consular, embassy and other institutional links.
- Testing and Certification to find helpful overview information as well as links to specific organizations.
- Media Recommendations for the top France-connected magazines, websites, and viewing platforms, including discount information as well.
- And finally, if you’d like to investigate an immersion program in France or even accredited study in l’Hexagone, visit the helpful recommendations under Study in France.
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