Dust off your rusty French and speak basic French with confidence!
Beyond bonjour: French Foundations reboot
with Elevate French
This group class uses a step-by-step approach to help you speak in daily interactions on your next trip to France or Québec.
By the end of this program, you’ll speak a comprehensive A2 level (novice high) French that will allow you to converse in French about your hobbies, likes, dislikes, and routines. You’ll refresh your French and overcome the jitters that you may feel while speaking French, all while in a welcoming environment.
Classes are closed for enrollment and will open again in January 2025.
Let’s make sure you’re a good fit for this course!
You’re the right fit for Beyond Bonjour: French Foundations Reboot with Elevate French if you want to feel confident speaking French on your next trip.
You don’t want to just order a coffee in French, you want to ask the French shopkeeper if that dress you tried on comes in black.
You dream of speaking French with ease and feeling proud of yourself while interacting with French speakers.
If you are:
Rusty with your high school or college French and ready to refresh it
A lover of French language and culture who’s always dreamed of sitting on a café terrasse in France or Québec and eavesdropping on the French around you
A life-long learner looking to build neurological connections and strengthen your memory, proven benefits of language learning
A professional hoping to add French to your repertoire to increase your career advancement opportunities in Canada, France, or the U.S.
An avid traveler who would like to spend more time in France or Québec, where you hope to communicate with locals and soak in the culture beyond just “Bonjour”
You're in the right place!
Beyond Bonjour: French Foundations Reboot will give you the knowledge, support, and confidence to successfully navigate basic conversations in French and get one step closer to your dream French-speaking self!
By the end of this French course, you'll be able to:
Order at a café or restaurant with confidence
And impress your family and friends with your French skills!
Speak about the past, present, and future
Confidently communicate in basic conversations with the step-by-step formulas to learning verbs and grammar.
Describe your likes and dislikes in French
Get a conversation going with your French and Francophone friends by talking about what you like to do and inviting them to join.
Go shopping and ask for directions
Get around town, ask your size, and pay for your purchases.
Ask and answer common conversational questions
Talk about your day, make plans with friends, make reservations, and understand questions you’ll need for travel.
Understand the people you speak with in daily conversations
Comprehend the main ideas when conversing with French and Québécois people about daily life. Recognize the main differences between French in France and Québec.
Still not sure if this course is for you?
Before, I was learning without much structure; however, with Beyond Bonjour, I was able to make steady progress. The module videos were extremely organized and well-integrated with real-life scenarios. With the live conversation, I was challenged to figure out how to formulate sentences impromptu, which is critical in language learning.
-Chaewon M.
Success stories from Beyond Bonjour
This course is the best way I have seen to learn a language in a meaningful way. Canned courses do not compare! Having a small class with live interaction is really helpful. The course significantly improved my pronunciation and helped me to understand past tense in a way I never did before. Most importantly, Dr. Natalie gave me the tools and the confidence to speak French instead of just relying upon what I could write and read.
-Donna S.
It sparked back so much of my learning from high school. It amazed me how quickly everything came back. It also provided an opportunity for me to sit down and focus on studying every week. I think the course is extremely helpful and Natalie does an amazing job teaching.
-Amy A.
A NOTE FROM
Dr. Natalie Amgott
Imagine yourself crushing your goals in French: ordering your favorite pastry and coffee, sitting at a cafe, watching the passersby, and understanding the main ideas of the conversations floating around you on the cobblestoned streets.
Imagine yourself speaking French with a strong and clear voice, without nerves.
Imagine what it would feel like to be able to hold daily conversations in French with your French co-workers and Francophone friends.
Imagine how you would feel if you heard a French song and you understood the French refrain. If you read a recipe in French and you thought “I've got this”!
I know you can meet your goals in French and I'm here to teach you step-by-step, to give you personalized feedback, and to give you the encouragement you need.
I'm Dr. Natalie Amgott. Just like you, I learned French from scratch as a non-native speaker. I began learning French at a young age and it was a coup de foudre (love at first sight). I continued learning French with a B.A. in French and an M.A. in French linguistics.While studying in Québec and teaching French in Paris, I lived immersion experiences that enabled me to communicate proficiently in both Québec French and French from France.
But it wasn’t always an easy path! For my first 5 years learning French, I got told that I spoke “like a textbook,” because I’d mainly learned from textbooks!
When I began teaching French 10 years ago, I realized I wanted to teach without emphasis on textbooks. I wanted to use teaching methods to help you speak French like real French speakers, without the awkwardness or formality of textbook French.
During my PhD in Second Language Acquisition & Teaching, I taught and researched technology-enhanced teaching practices and went on to establish my business, Elevate French, LLC. Now I weave the efficient and research-informed practices into Elevate French lessons to help you feel more confident, competent, and comprehensible when speaking French.
In Beyond Bonjour: French Foundations Reboot, I’ve laid out a 10 week path for you to follow. All you’ll need to do to see your French improve quickly is to set aside a few hours each week to engage with the on demand lessons and activities and to attend the live speaking practice.
I’ll be here, rooting for you every step of the way!
Allons-y, c'est parti - let's go!
Dr. Natalie Amgott