Debbie

French class with Françoise, thru Alliance Française, was a highly rewarding experience for me. I completed a 10-week course, meeting once-a-week for 1 hour each session.

As a former teacher/professor, I appreciate Françoise’s teaching style: she is professional yet warm and understanding. Her lesson plans are designed to stimulate all areas of the brain, aiding long-term retention. Françoise uses many different media and tailors’ classes to the individual student’s interests. Each week there are writing and speaking exercises, grammar, vocabulary and lessons about French culture. There is always a surprise, “improv” exercise. With every class Françoise encourages appreciation and understanding of her beloved France.

Ça marche! I have already made plans for my next 10-week session, beginning after our annual trip to France. Bravo, Françoise!

Steven

The chance to converse organically in French has been gold. My lessons are on topics that I’m interested in, and are at the skill level I need to keep growing. I highly recommend these lessons to everyone.

Jeanne

Françoise Long’s classes are excellent.  It’s hard to find someone who is good at giving classes to an advanced student, like I am.
Françoise finds a great variety of material at my level, ranging from French culture to grammar.
On the Zoom she uses the chat to develop vocabulary, and we speak mostly in French. And of course to find a native speaker to give professional lessons is a real find! 20/20!

Mark McLaughling

This course, I sincerely appreciate you taking the time with me during these few months. There is a stark difference between the student I was (afraid of making mistakes/taking much time to answer), compared to now (less timid when speaking, still taking a bit of time to answer/allowing myself to make mistakes in order to grow as a student). This time with you has really shown me the impact of how neglectful my hearing/speaking/creating sentences has been to my learning; every little gain I have in those areas makes a tremendous impact in my overall understanding. 

Sarah elizabeth

“The individualized lesson plans helped me quickly review and gain confidence in speaking. We cover a lot of material in one virtual session, all from the comfort of my home !

Christine ” I went into the pursuit of French lessons anticipating starting with the basics of the language. However, after an introductory call with Francoise and my first few lessons, I was very surprised at how quickly the language came back to my memory and I was impressed with how well Francoise did in making me feel confident when speaking French. The lessons expanded to include aspects of French culture, food, and even modern day slang. I had a great experience falling in love with the French language again and owe this to lessons with Francoise! 

Joshua

“Every week I look forward to my French classes with Francoise! She always find interesting topics to talk about in French, introducing different aspects of French culture, current news stories, or places to visit. She also encourages students to share personal interest to engage in conversation to learn new vocabulary and expressions. I now have a much better understanding of conversational French thanks to (these) classes.” 

“Francoise takes all the time necessary to practice pronunciation and help with grammar, understanding, and usage. She keeps the focus on conversation, and allows learning to occur through natural repetition. I highly recommend Françoise for a good first experience with French!”

“I have had a wonderful time taking classes with Alliance Francaise de Rochester specifically with Francoise. This experience has been wonderful just as I expected…to have discussion on French culture and food all at a relaxed pace with an accommodating and fun atmosphere…I don’t know why I waited for so long…”

Sue

“I took French A2 with Francoise Long during the winter quarter via Zoom. I am quite happy with the amount of vocabulary I acquired, and the improvement of my French grammar. The amount of material we covered regarding useful skills for travel and conversation was notable and we often discussed the culture, food and geography of France. Francoise is a very personable teacher who was born and raised in France… She was fun teacher and made learning quite enjoyable. The biggest issue with the class was the Zoom platform. We often had trouble connecting and links would have to be sent out several times…”