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With 300 million French speakers world-wide, French has been described as the language of the future.

Whether your a total beginner or fine-tuning your French skills, we have a course for you. Our online courses can help you to learn French in a interactive and engaging way, drawing on cultural elements and current affairs. As a student at City, University of London, you'll benefit from affordable, quality classes, taught by qualified native French speakers.

You can learn French in the evenings from the comfort of home - ideal for fitting around busy schedules. Our start dates are flexible too – we have online French short courses starting in October, January and April/May.

Learn French. The secret of learning a language? It’s all about confidence.

Find your level

We teach French at a range of levels, from beginners onwards. Each level is made up of three parts and covers a range of areas, including basic grammar and everyday vocabulary. How you study is up to you – take one 10-week module or join us for the full year.

Beginners - year 1

Beyond Beginners - year 2

Perfect and improve your French beginners skills and communicate with greater fluency.

Working towards Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) A1/2 level.

Join us here if you have:

  • completed our French Beginners syllabus or a similar course
  • a rusty French GCSE
  • studied French formally 60-100 hours.

You can study the syllabus in three parts

Our full syllabus runs in October

Lower Intermediate - year 3

Explore more advanced topics and sophisticated grammatical structures.

Working towards Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) A2/B1 level.

Join us here if you have:

  • completed our Beyond Beginners syllabus or a similar course
  • a good or recent GCSE
  • reached CEFR A2 level
  • studied French formally for 120-140 hours

You can study the syllabus in three parts

Our full syllabus runs in October

Upper Intermediate - year 4

Debate complex topics, improve your fluency. We’ll help you communicate with native speakers with ease and boost your accuracy when writing.

Working towards Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) B2 level.

Join us here if you have:

  • completed our Lower Intermediate syllabus or a similar course
  • a French A-level
  • reached CEFR B1 level French
  • studied French formally for 180- 210 hours.

You can study the syllabus in parts

Our full syllabus runs in October

Weekend workshops

Why study French at City?