Real conversations that will make your speaking skills stand out
Flexibly keep practicing and improving your French through structured and guided conversation classes on French topical subjects or everyday life topics, within a small group of like-minded expats.
4 groups currently open to application • See details
Does it sound like you?
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More confidence and spontaneity in your day-to-day interactions
You want to feel more confident as you get involved in a conversation in French in your daily life. You want to be able to sustain your conversations in a more natural and spontaneous way to sound more like a local.
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Be more accurate
You would like to have the right vocabulary and expressions to understand and be understood accurately in your interactions with French. You would like to keep the attention of your interlocutors until you decide it.
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Better relate to French natives
You want to better understand how the French native speak and sustain conversations, know more about their cultural points of view on topical subjects and how to better connect with them through the art of conversation.
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Flexible commitment
Improving your French is only one of your multiple priorities: you just simply cannot 100% focus on this goal. You want to join a French class that you could take and pause as much as your availability requires it and to which you can commit on a pay as you go weekly basis.
Course objectives
Practice and improve your French through guided conversations on daily-life and topical subjects
Course info
A structured class based on speaking practice
No room for improvisation. Each class is carefully prepared. Which makes our French conversation classes so consistant, enjoyable and efficient over time.
Examples of topic
- L'école
- L'audace
- L'humour
- Le made in France
- Les Bobos
- Les terrasses parisiennes
- S'entraider
- Vie pro, vie perso
Course Organization
In-person or online. Choose your experience.
In person
Online
on-site, in Paris
3 to 7 attendees max.
1h30 weekly class
Each in-person conversation class lasts 1h30 and happens once a week. It gathers a small group of up to 7 attendees. The place is very close to the main public transport network and is easily accessible from the immediate outskirts of Paris and Saint-Germain-en-Laye. It lays in a vibrant neighborhood and is really convenient if you have to shop around or meet some friends after the class.
You will have access to Learn, our online learning platform and to the learning material once the class is finished. We told you : no improvisation with us!
Details of the class Journey
1h30
Welcome attitude
Grab a coffee, make yourself comfortable, meet and liaise with teacher and the other participants and get ready for speaking French for the rest of the class!
Presentation of the topic
The teacher will take some time to introduce the topic of the day in an interactive way. That will bring you some inspiring social and cultural context to the subject.
Introduction to new vocabulary
Before each 1-on-1 speaking activity, the teacher will expose you to a relevant list of natural vocabulary, expression and sentence structures related to the class topic. How to pronounce them? How to use them? Are there any practical synonyms? Is there a more formal or informal form of it? How to use it in a grammatical sentence?
Guided pair conversation activity
You will be invited to have an immersive conversation in French with another participant of the group on a stimulating question related to the main topic. You will be able to express your ideas better thanks the new vocabulary and expressions you would have learnt right before the activity! The teacher will listen to your conversation and if necessary will challenge you to have an even more interesting dialogue.
Personalized feedback
Based on what they would have listened during the 1-on-1 practice, the teacher will give you some feedbacks, highlight and tips to help you keep progressing and enriching your conversations on the topic
Closing and beyond
Time to close the session! Before you go, the teacher will share with you some additional resources to go even further on the topic and the concepts learnt during the class. You will have access to the contents of the class on Learn, our dedicated online web application.
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2 to 8 attendees max.
1h weekly class
Each online conversation class lasts 1h and happens once a week. It gathers a small group of up to 8 attendees. All classes are scheduled in the Europe/Paris time zone (GMT +02:00) but can be joinable from all over the world.
We will meet through Zoom® web-conferencing application, a well-known tool that our teachers are really experienced with for an optimal and engaging learning experience. On your end, all you need is to install the application for free on your laptop and have at least a 5mb/s up and down Internet bandwidth. You will have access to Learn, our online learning platform and to the learning material once the class is finished. We told you : no improvisation with us!
The online format in short
Details of the class Journey
1h00
Welcome attitude
Grab a coffee, make yourself comfortable, meet and liaise with teacher and the other participants and get ready for speaking French for the rest of the class!
Presentation of the topic
The teacher will take some time to introduce the topic of the day in an interactive way. That will bring you some inspiring social and cultural context to the subject.
Introduction to new vocabulary
Before each 1-on-1 speaking activity, the teacher will expose you to a relevant list of natural vocabulary, expression and sentence structures related to the class topic. How to pronounce them? How to use them? Are there any practical synonyms? Is there a more formal or informal form of it? How to use it in a grammatical sentence?
Guided pair conversation activity
You will be invited to have an immersive conversation in French with another participant of the group on a stimulating question related to the main topic. You will be able to express your ideas better thanks the new vocabulary and expressions you would have learnt right before the activity! The teacher will listen to your conversation and if necessary will challenge you to have an even more interesting dialogue.
Personalized feedback
Based on what they would have listened during the 1-on-1 practice, the teacher will give you some feedbacks, highlight and tips to help you keep progressing and enriching your conversations on the topic
Closing and beyond
Time to close the session! Before you go, the teacher will share with you some additional resources to go even further on the topic and the concepts learnt during the class. You will have access to the contents of the class on Learn, our dedicated online web application.
Course Students
Learn with a community of like-minded expats
Our students are open minded, curious and highly motivated expatriates or visitors with strong connections to France, coming from countries all over the world. They have various backgrounds (business professionals, entrepreneurs, MBA students, expats' life spouses/partners, freelancers…). Some have already been living in France for a long time, others have just arrived. An outstanding opportunity to meet like-minded people, share tips and even make new friends.
When joining our classes, you will have access to our dedicated Slack workspace where you will be able to easily connect with our network of incredible expat students.
Available groups
Browse our available groups
Our conversation classes run from September to June each year. No groups are available during the summer.
In person (2)
Online (2)
Testimonials
The Novexpat Quality
Our conversation classes is the result of 5+ years of iteration and continuous improvement over 335 hours of classes given to 85+ alumni with a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds, whether online or in-person.
The course flow has been optimized so that every participant within the group can speak as much as possible and get personalized feedbacks.
The teachers are native and qualified as a French teacher for foreigners. They are experienced in monitoring the whole process, facilitating the dialogue and ensuring that the timings are respected.
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Novexpat quality process is checked and certified
We are committed to providing the highest quality of learning and student experience possible. That is why for the last 4 years, we have been committed to meeting the national Qualiopi quality standard. Our quality system and approach are regularly checked by an independent organization to ensure we reach the best standards of training organizations. We have been certified since 2021. The quality certification was issued under the following category of action: training actions.
Admission
How to apply to our French conversation classes
Our free admission process will ensure you that the course 100% fits your needs and objectives. Start now!
Book a call nowFrench conversation classes
48€ a week • 1.5h
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Flexible commitment
Commit for as little as one week. Renewable.
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Small groups
You have room to speak and practice.
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Structured and practical
Immediately leverage what you learn in each class to enrich your daily conversations.
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Online learning material and community
Life-time access to our platform to review the contents learnt during the class and make new connections among a like-minded community of expat French learners.
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Pay easily
A debit card is all what you need. No extra fee.