Online Academy

• You have little to no prior knowledge of the French language. Determine your level using our free language placement test.
• A willingness to spend around two hours on home study per week.
• Your computer system must meet the technical requirements.
• For the optional online private lesson you’ll need a webcam and a headset. 

• Browser: Internet Explorer, version 10 or higher, MS Edge, Firefox, version 38 or higher, Chrome, version 43 or higher, Safari, version 8 or higher, Android, version 4 or higher.
• Fast internet connection (at least 20 Mbit/s).
• Sound card, microphone/headset.
• For meetings in the online classroom on a PC or Mac:
• Microsoft Windows, version 7 or higher or Mac 10.8 or higher.
• Adobe® Flash® Player 13.0+.
• For meetings in the online classroom on a mobile device:
• Apple OS version iOS 6 or higher: iPhone version 4S or higher, iPad version 2 or higher, iPad mini.
• Android OS version 2.3.4 or higher: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, Motorola Atrix, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4, Nexus 7 tablet.

The learning objectives for the French A1 course are based on the Common European Framework Reference (CEFR). At the end of the course, you will be able to

• ask and answer simple personal questions.
• understand simple sentences related to you, your family or concrete objects.
• understand brief, simple pieces of information.
• complete simple forms.