Édith Piaf: The Life and Songs of France’s Little Sparrow
More than sixty years after her death, Édith Piaf is still the voice of French song around the world. At the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in 2024, one…
Business Meetings in French: Key Phrases and Tips
A meeting in French is often harder than a conversation: people speak fast, several of them talk at once, and you need to find the right moment to speak up.…
French Test for Canada Immigration: TEF, TCF and Required Levels
If you plan to immigrate to Canada, your French can make a real difference. It does more than add points: in the federal Express Entry system, it opens draws reserved…
Why Learn French? What Inspires Our Students
Since 2007, we have often asked our new students the same question: "What makes you want to learn French?" The answers are as varied as their backgrounds: a plan to…
Public Holidays in France: Calendar, Traditions and Vocabulary
In France, people start talking about « faire le pont » as early as May, and everyone knows the 14 July parade. Public holidays shape the year, the holidays and…
Learning French with AI: Strengths, Limits and How to Use It Well
Correcting an email, explaining a grammar rule, inventing exercises, chatting out loud at any time of day: AI assistants have become real learning companions. Many learners already use them, without…
Should You Copy Native French Speakers’ Mistakes?
When you learn French, you eventually notice that French people themselves do not always speak like the textbooks. They drop the ne, overuse « du coup » and sometimes get…
Formal and Informal French: How to Choose the Right Register
You need to write to your manager, reply to a neighbour's message or meet your future in-laws. Should you say tu or vous? « Je ne sais pas » or…
Making Mistakes in French: Why It Helps You Progress
Many learners stay silent because they are afraid of making mistakes in French. They wait for the perfect sentence, search for the right word, and end up letting the moment…
French for Advanced Levels
Reaching an advanced level in French is a real challenge. Yet language lovers around the world get there in just a few years.Here are the levers that lead to advanced…
