French 2
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Summary
Summary
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This practical high beginner's course (A1.2), designed by UW–Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Francophone world while improving your ability to converse about real-life topics. Focuses on the present tense with an introduction to past tenses.
Build your confidence as you improve your ability to describe common activities and talk about daily life. Our proven communicative approach emphasizes speaking competency while also building skills in listening, reading and writing. All materials included.
Prerequisite: French 1.
Course format
You will practice speaking in your weekly 60-minute conversation sessions lead by an experienced instructor. Your instructor will use breakout rooms to facilitate small group work.
The live online sessions begin one week after the scheduled course start date to allow time to work through the first unit of learning material in preparation for the live conversation practice.
Online course materials introduce new grammar and vocabulary and teach pronunciation, listening, and reading skills through videos, audio and interactive exercises. Budget 4-5 hours a week to work through the online asynchronous content.
Course materials become available online on the scheduled course start date and remain accessible for one month after the course ends.
Find out if this is the right level for you with these placement tests: French 1 self-placement test, French 2 self-placement test.
Want to know more about learning a language online? Read Dr. Julie Dahl's blog post about our online course format.
Sessions anticipated for Fall 2026 (See Upcoming dates for open sections and more details):
Earn Continuing Education Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
| Instructional Hours | 45 |
| University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Units | 4.5 |