Alliance Francaise

La meilleure école de Toronto pour apprendre, revoir ou perfectionner son français. Les cours s’adressent aux adultes, enfants scolarisés et pré scolaires.
Tous les enseignants sont des professionnels de l’enseignement du Français Langue Seconde.
Le nouveau théâtre offre des concerts, spectacles, projections de film: plus d’une centaine d’événements entre septembre et juin.

French was one of my favourite subjects in high school it was challenging, sounded beautiful and seemed to be the gateway to new experiences in Eastern Canada. I was blessed with a fantastic teacher who was tres enthusiastic and encouraging all the more impressive given that she was contending with small class sizes in rural BC. Those classes gave way to a cruel first year experience in university where I struggled in an immersion class under german prof, quel dommage!
So when I found that I could no longer conjugate basic verbs with ease or had trouble recalling a ton of words en francais, I turned to the local AF chapter for a reboot last year. I hadn’t practised enough during my years in bilingual Ottawa and several years in Tawrana had blunted what little knowledge remained.
The downtown chapter of the Toronto AF is located in a pretty and sprawling victorian house on Spadina Rd near Bloor. The courses range from beginnier to advanced training for language certification. A complimentary fluency test is offered at the outset of any registration to assess your training needs, mine served as a wake up call to say the least. :D The classes are run by experienced and friendly instructors in an immersion setting so active speaking and thinking in french is emphasized from the get-​go. Classes also vary from general, conversational and others have a literary or artistic slant.
It costs roughly $ 300 per course each one usually running the length of two months. Yeah, it’s a bit pricey but if you’re looking for kick-​start into the french language or a quick way to recover lost instruction it’s not a bad option until you can find some native french speakers to converse with regularly! There’s a minimal membership fee that allows you to attend many of their scheduled cultural events such as screenings, wine and cheese, art exhibits or concerts. Access is also given to their multimedia library which has a host of cd’s, movies and books, added stimulus for your french instruction!
So pricey yes, but if you need a kick in the arse with your french or want to pick it up in a disciplined setting-​this is an option worth exploring.