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For registration assistance: 608-262-2451

Schedule

Course materials available on Sept. 9, 2025
Live Sessions on Tuesdays, Sept. 16–Nov. 18, 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Online material access ends one month after the last live session.

Registration through: September 08, 2025

All times shown in central time.

Fee

$269

Instructor

Kathy Rokakis

Cancellation Policy

  • Cancel before the class start date (the day materials are made available): and receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee.
  • Cancel after the class start date (the day materials are made available) but before the second virtual conversation session: receive an 80% refund minus a $25 administrative fee.
  • Cancel after the second virtual conversation session: no refund.

Summary

Summary

Watch this short video about why our online Language program is one of the best in the country!

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

For the first five weeks of the class, you will practice speaking in small groups during weekly 30-minute online sessions led by an experienced instructor. To get to know all of your classmates, your conversation time will vary between the first or second 30-minute time slot of the hour you registered for. You should be available for either.

For the second half of the course, weeks six through ten, you will meet with the entire group for the full hour. 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 2025 (See Upcoming dates for open sections and more details):

Tuesdays, Sept. 9–Nov. 18, 5:30–6:30 p.m. CT

Mondays, Sept. 15–Nov. 24, 5–6 p.m. CT

Earn Continuing Education Hours

By participating in this class you will earn:

Instructional Hours 45
University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Units 4.5

Explanation of Continuing Education Hours

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Meet your instructors

Nadia Louar

(PhD, UC Berkeley) has taught French language, literature, and culture for two decades. Her extensive teaching experience spans introductory language courses to advanced seminars in cultural studies and literature. She creates dynamic learning environments where students develop both their linguistic skills and cultural understanding, bringing the richness of francophone worlds into the classroom.

Kathy Rokakis

(M.Ed., Central Michigan University)Kathy Rokakis began her career working for Renault, the French automobile company, for 10 years.  She has spent the last 14 years teaching all levels of high school French.  She enjoys sharing her experiences with the French language and diverse culture of the Francophone world with her students.

Álvaro Perez Gomez

(MA, French Education, Autonomous University of Madrid and MA, Language Teaching in Spanish, University of Missouri). Since 2012 he has taught Spanish and French to adults and college students in Spain, France and the US.