French
French
If you studied French in school as a child but can now only understand the French ingredients on cereal boxes, you're not alone! Here's your chance to go back to our other official language, this time to learn it efficiently and effectively, right from the beginning. If you already know some French, we will place you in a class at the right level so that you can make fast progress toward proficiency.
French is spoken by over 200 million people and is the second most widely learned foreign language. Learning French opens up many work opportunities, as you will see if you go to a Canadian job search engine and enter "French" as a keyword. French is also an excellent base if you go on to learn other languages derived from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese or Italian.
French Level 1
Hansa's Level 1 French course is designed to give students a strong foundation in the French Language and covers units 1 to 29 of Grammaire Progressive du Français. Students learn the basic pronunciation of French and become familiar with greetings, numbers, days of the week, time, and other daily-use vocabulary. They will also learn to describe places, people and objects. Grammar covered includes masculine and feminine words, singular and plural, avoir and être, negation, -erverbs, articles, il y a, questions, possessive pronouns, and demonstrative forms.
CAD $400
French Level 2
The Level 2 French course reviews everything covered in Hansa's Level 1 French course and goes on to cover units 30 to 43 of Grammaire Progressive du Français. Themes include the seasons and weather, food and beverages, ordering food in a restaurant, asking for directions, vocabulary for school and home life, hobbies and sports. Grammar includes the verb faire; -ir, -re, and -oir verbs; comparatives; regular and irregular verbs; additional question types.
CAD $400
French Level 3
In Hansa's Level 3 French course, students briefly review everything covered in level 1 and 2 and then go on to study chapters 44 to 60 of Grammaire Progressive du Français. Topics include le futur proche; le passé composé;the imperfect; prepositions such as pendant, depuis and dans; negation; pronouns such as en, lui, qui, que, moi, toi and y.
CAD $400
French Level 4
Hansa's Level 4 French course focuses on vocabulary and speaking. The book Vocabulaire Progressive du Français is used as the primary resource. Topics covered include French culture; formal and polite expressions; relationships; emotions; physical attributes and movements; fashion, shopping and clothing; personality; geography; professions; travel. Upon completion of this level, students will be able to understand a great deal of French and will have little difficulty being understood.
CAD $400
French Level 5
The French Level 5 course uses the book Grammaire Progressive du Français – Niveau Intermediaireas the main resource. The course begins with a review of grammar covered in the earlier levels, then goes on to cover more complex topics such as relative clauses, past tenses, conditionals, the subjunctive, and the plus-que-parfait. Students at this level are able to understand French music and radio broadcasts and speak with little difficulty. After level 5, we recommend lots of review and practice through either private instruction or programs at one of Hansa's partner schools in Quebec or France.
CAD $400
Payment and registration must be received before the registration deadline. Materials are included within the course tuition.
Group French Courses in Toronto
The six-week program is held on Tuesday and Thursday or Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM at our 2160 Yonge Street location.
2026 Starting Dates
In-person classes (6 weeks)
- Monday, January 19th until Wednesday, February 25th – Registration deadline: Friday, January 9th
- Tuesday, February 17th until Thursday, March 26th – Registration deadline: Friday, February 6th
- Monday, March 23rd until Wednesday, April 29th – Registration deadline: Friday, March 13th
- Tuesday, April 21st until Thursday, May 28th – Registration deadline: Friday, April 10th
- Monday, May 25th until Wednesday, July 1st – Registration deadline: Friday, May 15th
- Tuesday, June 23rd until Thursday, July 30th – Registration deadline: Friday, June 12th
- Monday, July 27th until Wednesday, September 2nd – Registration deadline: Friday, July 17th
- Tuesday, August 25th until Thursday, October 1st – Registration deadline: Friday, August 14th
- Monday, September 28th until Wednesday, November 4th – Registration deadline: Friday, September 18th
- Tuesday, October 27th until Thursday, December 3rd – Registration deadline: Friday, October 16th
Group French Courses Online
These ten-week programs are held on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
2026 Starting Dates
Online classes (10 weeks)
- Saturday, January 31st until Saturday, April 4th – Registration deadline: Wednesday, January 21st
- Saturday, April 25th until Saturday, June 27th – Registration deadline: Wednesday, April 15th
- Saturday, July 18th until Saturday, September 19th – Registration deadline: Wednesday, July 8th
- Saturday, October 10th until Saturday, December 12th – Registration deadline: Wednesday, September 30th
Private French Language Programs
- Sign up for 10 hours
CAD $550 + HST per 10 hours
REGISTER NOW - Sign up for 25 hours
CAD $1325 + HST per 25 hours
REGISTER NOW - Sign up for 50 hours
CAD $2550 + HST per 50 hours
REGISTER NOW - Sign up for 100 hours
CAD $4900 + HST per 100 hours
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Please note: An additional 35% surcharge will be added to the course fee for private in-person classes held off-campus within Toronto.