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Master the Art of
French through Culture

French Atelier by Acadomia is an exclusive, culturally immersive, certified, live French language program, tailored for adult lifelong learners.

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Our Courses

Choose your path.
Start speaking French.

Seven CEFR-aligned courses across two collections — live, small-group, certified, broadcast from France.

The Learning Journey

From Bonjour to your CEFR Certificate

A seamless, supported journey from your very first word to a certified level — five elegant milestones, one beautiful arc of progress.

A0Bonjour
A1.1First words
A1.2Everyday talk
A2.1Confident
A2.2Certified
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Step One

Assess & Enroll

A quick level check and a friendly advisor call place you in the right course.

Free level assessment
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Step Two

Platform Access

Your dashboard, schedule, Julien AI and every recording — in one elegant space.

Dashboard · Mobile ready
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Step Three

Live Classes

85-minute live sessions with a native teacher, broadcasting from real French places.

Live from France
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Step Four

Practice with Julien

Your 24/7 AI tutor drills pronunciation and coaches real conversation between classes.

24/7 AI coaching
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The Finish

CEFR Certificate

Finish your course and earn a CEFR-aligned certificate from Acadomia, plus $100 credits.

Certificate by Acadomia
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A Research-Grade Curriculum

Designed Curriculum, based upon theSorbonne linguistics research & methodologies.

Action-oriented, communicative learning — grounded in the applied-linguistics tradition of the Sorbonne and the Common European Framework. You don’t study French. You act in it.

01 l’approche actionnelle

You act, you speak

A social agent acts with intention — ordering, asking, negotiating. Every lesson moves you toward doing something real in French.

02 situated learning

Learned where it’s lived

Every unit is anchored to a real French place. Small live groups of 8–10 built for interaction — not lectures.

03 culture au cœur

Culture at the core

CEFR-aligned (A0 → A2.2) with DELF/DALF can-do assessment — cultural fluency and measurable progress, together.

Culture speaks French.
What about you?

French Atelier provides learners an unmatched, authentically rich French learning experience through deep cultural engagement across art, gastronomy, film, fashion, music, poetry and real-life contextual French conversation.

Presented by Acadomia

France’s #1 private learning institute.

150K
Students enrolled annually
20K+
Acclaimed French teachers
3 Million
Hours of French teaching
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Meet Our Faculty

Native teachers, from every corner of France

Strasbourg, Paris, Nice, Pau — each certified teacher lives and broadcasts from a different French region. Native speakers. Certified educators. Real accents, real culture, in every live class.

Native certified teachers Live from France Groups of 10–12 8 French regions

A real live class — Discover French with Philippe, from West Paris.

What Sets Us Apart

Watch a real 30-minute class

No scripts, no pre-recordings. See exactly what it's like to learn French live from France — the warmth, the energy, and the real conversation that happen in every class.

How Classes Work
Julien · AI Tutor

Practice Between Classes

Meet Julien, your 24/7 French coach

Between live classes, Julien is your always-on AI French tutor inside the platform — ready the moment inspiration or insomnia strikes, in any timezone.

  • Pronunciation coaching, sound by sound
  • Instant, non-judgmental corrections
  • Real conversation practice on demand
  • Available 24/7, always in French
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Student Stories, Real Results.

Real learners. Real progress. Real classrooms broadcast live from France. Here’s what they say about French Atelier by Acadomia.

Chaffee Kurt — It has been fun, good materials, an excellent teacher, and a learning environment.
Freddie Deckow — I have received teaching over and above what I expected.
McCollin John — A well structured and systematic course delivering high value content.
Nieuwenhuize Yaacov — I never would have thought it would be so good.
Glumac Biljana — Our teacher is really great. Looking forward to the next lessons.

From learners of French Atelier by Acadomia

One award-winning learning platform

French Atelier runs on eTeacher Group's world-class live language platform — trusted by over a million learners across 190+ countries since 2002.

1M+ Learners taught
20+ Years of live teaching
190+ Countries reached
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Live HD Classes

Crystal-clear, 85-minute live sessions with a native certified teacher broadcasting from a real French region.

Live from France
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The Learning Platform

A single elegant LMS for your schedule, lessons, worksheets and cultural capsules — unlocked as you progress.

Dashboard · LMS
03

Lifetime Recordings

Miss a class or want to revise? Every live lesson is recorded and yours to keep — for life.

Yours forever
04

Julien AI Tutor

Your always-on AI tutor drills pronunciation, reviews recordings and coaches conversation 24/7 between classes.

24/7 practice
05

CEFR Certification

Track your progress from A0 to A2.2 with clear “can-do” milestones, ending in a certificate by Acadomia.

Certified by Acadomia
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Small Live Groups

Just 8–10 learners per class — built for real interaction, live Q&A and guided study-group sessions.

8–10 learners
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Global Community

Connect with the worldwide French Atelier community any time across 190+ countries — learn together.

190+ countries

A single home for your live classes, recordings, practice and progress — see how it works

Free · 5 minutes A Parisian rooftop at golden hour — begin your French journey

Find Your Level

Which French course is right for you?

Take our free French placement test and discover your CEFR level in minutes — then get a personal course recommendation, from your first bonjour to confident conversation.

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Begin Your Journey

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Your Questions, Answered

Everything worth
asking before you enroll

All classes are live — never pre-recorded. You learn in real time with a native, certified teacher broadcasting live from France. The spontaneity, conversation and real cultural context cannot be replicated in a recording.

Small live groups of 10–12 learners, for maximum speaking time and personal attention. With only a handful of people per class, every student has genuine speaking time and the teacher can respond to each learner individually.

Yes. Every live class is recorded and available on demand inside your learning platform. If you miss a session, or wish to revisit a lesson, the full recording is there — for life. Once enrolled, your recordings never expire.

20 live lessons of 85 minutes each, plus weekly study groups on the annual plan. On completion you receive a CEFR-aligned certificate issued by Acadomia, $100 in credits, lifetime recordings, a community forum and 24/7 support.

The full annual course is $42/week ($840/year) on the Best Seller plan — our most popular option, which also includes weekly study groups. For monthly flexibility, the Pay Monthly plan is from $56/week. See all plans →

Native, certified French teachers living in France — each based in a different region. From Strasbourg to Nice, from Paris to Pau, they bring the real accents, cultural references and everyday rhythms of their region into every live class. Meet our teachers →

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Culture speaks French.
What about you?

Join a live class broadcasting from France this week and begin to master the art of French.

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