Polaris Institute
LanguagesFrenchBeginnerAccelerator

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Every class, in person — 1697 Brunswick Street, Halifax, B3J 2G3

French Accelerator (0 → B1/B2)

Go from zero to confident B1/B2 fluency in 4 months — every class we teach normally, just more of them each week.

Same syllabus as our standard track — just more classes each week, so you finish sooner.

Taught by Rouba K.

About this course

Designed for motivated learners who want to progress quickly and prepare seriously for the TEF or TCF without skipping essential foundations. The Accelerator combines the full Beginner and Intermediate curriculum into one intensive pathway, covering everything from basic communication and present-tense fluency to A2-level everyday French, past and future tenses, richer vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and more advanced speaking and writing skills. With 12.5 hours of instruction across five weekday evenings, students complete the program in approximately four months instead of seven. The faster schedule provides consistent speaking, listening, reading, and writing practice while building the language skills, confidence, and exam foundation needed to move into dedicated TEF or TCF preparation.

What you'll achieve

Progress from complete beginner to confident B1/B2-level French communication in four months
Speak clearly about past experiences, present situations and future plans
Build the listening skills needed to understand conversations, interviews, films and news at a more natural pace
Express, explain and defend your opinions using richer vocabulary and more natural expressions
Strengthen your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills for TEF and TCF preparation
Develop the confidence and exam foundation needed to continue into focused TEF or TCF training

Skills you'll gain

Greetings & introductionsPresent tenseEveryday vocabularyPast & future tensesExtended conversationIdiomatic expressionsDebate & argumentAuthentic media

Curriculum

16 modules · 96 sessions

  • French sounds, rhythm, pronunciation and intonation
  • Greetings, introductions and polite expressions
  • Numbers, dates, countries and nationalities
  • Asking and answering personal questions
  • Building sentences with être, avoir and common present-tense verbs
  • Developing confidence through guided conversations

Your instructor

Rouba K.

French, All Levels

Teaches French across every level, from a first "bonjour" through to confident C2 fluency, moving at whatever pace the room needs.

  • French language educator