About Our Language Courses

WICE offers French language classes plus French and English guided discussion classes, film classes, and free conversation groups. Language courses are offered from September through June, except during Christmas holidays and official public holidays.

2023 Winter Trimester courses will be held on-line via Zoom as WICE reorganizes following the closing of our office location. Some classes may elect to meet from time to time in a café or other shared space.

For optimal personal attention and expression, core language classes (French 3 and 4) are limited to a maximum of 8 students, film and discussion groups to a maximum of 10.

Which Level Is Right For You

Before enrolling for the first time in a language-learning course, you may want to complete our online Placement Evaluation. It will collect your responses and display your final score sending a notice to the Languages Department. While it is not required, this evaluation may help you choose the right course level. If you have questions thereafter, or are unsure which course to take, please email us at languages@wice-paris.org.

Currently WICE is offering core French classes for levels 3 and 4 only. (See below for criteria.) If you are interested in a lower level, please email us at the address above.

  • Level 3: Capable of having a conversation on familiar topics and routine situations, with some errors. Ability to deal with simple, straightforward information. B1
  • Level 4: Capable of having a more fluent conversation on a wide rante of topics. Strong vocabulary with few mistakes. B2-C1.
  • Film and Discussion courses: These classes offer an opportunity to practice your oral and language skills and to increase vocabulary in a stimulating, less formal context. To participate fully, an intermediate level is recommended.

English Placement Test

French Placement Test

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • BA071 French 2.2 (Beginner DELF A2)

    • 07 Apr 2025
    • 26 Jun 2025
    • 19 sessions
    • On Zoom
    • 6
    Register

    Course Description

    This course is designed for beginners, either for first-time learners or those who want to refresh their French at a basic level.

    Throughout the course students will acquire the essential French skills (writing, speaking, pronunciation) needed to function in everyday-life situations.

    Each class will take place in a lively and friendly atmosphere that encourages students' enjoyment and active participation. Along with  linguistic exercises, references to French culture and gastronomy will also be presented.

    The course meets twice a week for 90 minutes (a total of 3 hrs/week) and is conducted in French. When necessary, supplementary explanations may be given in English.

    Tuition reduced to reflect the many spring holidays.
    The class does not meet on French holidays: 21 April; 1, 8, 29 May; 9 June.
    Contact Languages@wice-paris.org with any questions

    About the instructor

    Nathalie Allain is a native French speaker with a master’s degree in FLE (French as a foreign language) who is also fluent in English, German, and Japanese. To future students, she says: “In addition to textbooks, I like to make French come alive by using the language to discover the culture and history of Paris in one field trip each month.”

    Tuition reduced to reflect the many spring holidays.
    The class does not meet on French holidays: 21 April; 1, 8, 29 May; 9 June.
    Contact Languages@wice-paris.org with any questions.

     

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  • BA072 French 3.1 (Intermediate, DELF B1)

    • 07 Apr 2025
    • 26 Jun 2025
    • 19 sessions
    • Remote on Zoom (online)
    • 2
    Register

    Course Description

    This lively French course will improve your ability to deal with an array of everyday life situations in French. This level is for students who understand simple, straightforward information and can express themselves in familiar contexts and take part in an everyday conversation on simple, predictable topics.

    Using interactive methods to ensure learner engagement and lasting progress, the course will help you develop your vocabulary, oral and written expression, comprehension, and pronunciation.

    Geared for learners with an intermediate knowledge of French, the 90-minute class will be held in French, twice a week for a total of 3 hours per week.

    Tuition reduced to reflect the many spring holidays. The class will not meet on the following dates: 21 April; 1, 8, 29 May; 9 June.
    Contact Languages@wice-paris.org with any questions.

    About the Instructor

    Audrey Charmont has a Masters in Marketing and Communications as well as a DAEFLE (French as a Foreign Language). She has years of French teaching experience in France and abroad.

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  • BA103 English Guided Discussion

    • 10 Apr 2025
    • 26 Jun 2025
    • 9 sessions
    • Online via Zoom
    • 6
    Register

    Course Description

    This English Guided Discussion Group is open to people who have a strong intermediate or advanced level of English. Our group leaders suggest interesting topics and readings prior to each group discussion. If you enjoy reading, speaking, presenting, and engaging in diverse topic-centered discussions, this group is for you. In addition to learning and developing through guided conversation with other participants, you will also have the opportunity to get personalized constructive feedback. The group speaks only in English for one
    hour.

    Tuition has been reduced to reflect the many spring holidays. The class will not meet on 1, 8, and 29 May.

    Ce groupe de discussion guidée anglaise est ouvert aux personnes qui parlent anglais presque couramment (niveaux intermédiaire-avancé ou avancé). Nos animateurs proposent des sujets intéressants et des textes avant chaque groupe. Si vous appréciez la lecture, la communication, la présentation et la participation à des discussions
    diverses, ce groupe est pour vous. En plus d’apprendre et se développer à travers des discussions guidées avec d'autres participants, vous aurez également la possibilité d'obtenir des
    commentaires constructifs. Ce groupe de discussion guidée est un endroit idéal pour rencontrer d’autres passionnés de la langue anglais. Le groupe ne parle qu’anglais pendant une heure.

    Note: A Zoom link will be provided the day before the
    course begins. Be sure to check your email for it

    Facilitators

    The group will be led by several native English speakers of varying interests and backgrounds.
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  • BA104 French Guided Discussion

    • 10 Apr 2025
    • 26 Jun 2025
    • 10 sessions
    • Remote on Zoom
    • 4
    Register

    Course Description

    This French Guided Discussion Group is open to people who have a strong intermediate or advanced level of French. Group leaders provide participants with engaging weekly readings on a wide range of topics prior to each dynamic and fast-paced seminar. If you enjoy reading, speaking, presenting, and engaging in varied, topic-centered discussions, this group is for you. In addition to learning through focused conversation with other participants, you will also have the opportunity to get personalized constructive feedback. The French Guided Discussion group speaks only in French for 90 minutes which gives participants an excellent space to practice.

    Tuition is reduced to reflect the many spring holidays. Classes do not meet on the following French holidays: 1, 8, 29 May.
    A Zoom link will be provided the day before the course begins. Be sure to check your email for it
    Contact Languages@wice-paris.org with any questions

    About the Instructors

    Brice Dardel and Brigitte Le Quéré, both native French speakers with extensive experience leading discussions, alternate weekly sessions.

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  • BA111 French 4.3.1 (Advanced Intermediate, DELF B2)

    • 11 Apr 2025
    • 27 Jun 2025
    • 12 sessions
    • Remote on Zoom (online)
    • 5
    Register

    Course Description

    This dynamic course will fine tune your abilities in an array of everyday life situations in French. Students at this level have the ability to express themselves on a range of topics. They are comfortable in most situations and have a strong vocabulary with few mistakes. Using interactive methods to ensure learner engagement and lasting progress, the course will facilitate your progress in vocabulary development, oral and written expression, comprehension, and pronunciation. Geared for learners with prior advanced-intermediate French, this course will be held in French once a week for 90 minutes.

    About the Instructor

    Audrey Charmont has a Masters in Marketing and Communications as well as a DAEFLE (French as a Foreign Language). She has French teaching experience in France and abroad.
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  • BA112 French 4.3.2 (Advanced Intermediate, DELF B2)

    • 11 Apr 2025
    • 27 Jun 2025
    • 12 sessions
    • Remote on Zoom (online)
    • 3
    Register

    Course Description

    This dynamic course will fine tune your abilities in an array of everyday life situations in French. Students at this level have the ability to express themselves on a range of topics. They are comfortable in most situations and have a strong vocabulary with few mistakes. Using interactive methods to ensure learner engagement and lasting progress, the course will facilitate your progress in vocabulary development, oral and written expression, comprehension, and pronunciation. Geared for learners with prior advanced-intermediate French, this course will be held in French once a week for 90 minutes.

    About the Instructor

    Audrey Charmont has a Masters in Marketing and Communications as well as a DAEFLE (French as a Foreign Language). She has French teaching experience in France and abroad.
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  • BA253 American Film Classics

    • 25 Apr 2025
    • 27 Jun 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Remote on Zoom
    • 3
    Register

    Course Description

    Discover and discuss masterpieces of American cinema in this class for intermediate and advanced English speakers. You’ll watch a film at home on streaming, or borrow the DVD from your local library, before a lively and engaging discussion in class. You’ll be assigned one scene to watch at least three times! Every month you’ll view a film from an influential director so you’ll come to know the stylistic hallmarks of favorite genres and filmmakers.

    If you love the movies, this course is an enjoyable way to increase vocabulary, get comfortable with idiomatic expressions, improve your conversational skills, and deepen your understanding of American culture and cinema.

    Films for the Spring 2025 trimester:

    In 1967, the United States was marked by major racial unrest in cities like Newark, New Jersey and Detroit, Michigan, condemning police brutality and the many other injustices perpetrated against Black people and communities. Also in 1967, the first momentous national protest took place in the US Capital against the Vietnam War. We will be discussing three landmark films from that year.

    Two for the Road by Stanley Donen, with Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney, is a romantic comedy-drama that blends Hollywood glamour, French New Wave editing, and British cynicism. Combining the disparate talents of movie star Audrey Hepburn, British bad boy Albert Finney, writer Fredric Raphael (Darling) and composer Henry Mancini, producer-director Stanley Donen (Charade, and Gene Kelly's collaborator on On the Town and Singin' in the Rain) tells the story of a contentious marriage by interweaving a series of road trips through scenic France that the couple has taken during their twelve-year relationship.

    Bonnie and Clyde by Arthur Penn, with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, is a seminal film of the decade and one of the highest-grossing films of 1967. It’s a story of the historic outlaws and folk heroes, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, who start as small-time crooks and grow into big-time bank robbers. The film was one of the first New Hollywood films, which turned away from classical film-making by using daring stylistic elements and exhibiting unconventional social mores. The film was nominated for nine Oscars, and won two, for Best Supporting Actress (Estelle Parsons) and Best Cinematography.

    In the Heat of the Night by Norman Jewison, with Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, and music by Quincy Jones, is a film about a Black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a small Mississippi town. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, and won five, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Rod Steiger.

    About the instructor:

    Ellen Feldman grew up in Philadelphia and currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She holds a Ph.D. in cinema studies from New York University and has taught film studies at the State University of New York, Geneseo campus, and Brooklyn College.
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  • BL011 Tuesday In-Person French/English Conversation Group

    • 01 Jul 2025
    • 29 Jul 2025
    • 5 sessions
    • Porte Vavin, Rue D'Assas, Jardin du Luxembourg, 75006 Paris

    Are you a WICE member staying in Paris for the summer? Do you want to keep on practicing your French/English? Join us in the month of July for a casual, in-person conversation group.

    The group will meet at the Jardin Luxembourg - Vavin Entrance on Rue D'Assas (the carrefour of Rues Guynemer, Vavin, and D'Assas). There are plenty of chairs around the entrance and the nearby Pavilion Davioud (pictured below).

      






    In case of rain or general preference, we will gather at Cafe Le Guynemer, just across the street from the Vavin Entrance.


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    Êtes-vous membre de WICE et restez-vous à Paris cet été ? Souhaitez-vous continuer à pratiquer votre français ou votre anglais ? Rejoignez-nous au mois de juillet pour un groupe de conversation convivial en présentiel.

    Le groupe se réunira au Jardin du Luxembourg – entrée Vavin sur la rue d’Assas (au carrefour des rues Guynemer, Vavin et d’Assas). Il y a de nombreuses chaises autour de l’entrée et près du Pavillon Davioud. En cas de pluie ou selon les préférences, nous nous retrouverons au Café Le Guynemer, juste en face de l’entrée Vavin.

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