French conversation

This course is designed for students with an intermediate to advanced level of French who want to strengthen their communication skills in professional settings. You will improve your ability to interact in a variety of workplace situations, develop confidence in formal and informal exchanges, and expand your professional vocabulary and grammatical accuracy.

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Take your French language experience to the next level by exploring the connection between heart, body and mind in this all-levels yoga series offered entirely in French. Learn or practice your French vocabulary as it relates to movement, breath and spiritual wellbeing.

Other start dates: Nov 15, 2026; Jan 17, 2027; Feb 21, 2027

Explore French wine, culture and language with UBC’s online course. Learn wine tasting, food pairing and French vocabulary for dining and travel.

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In this two-hour workshop, explore - and taste! - eight major families of cheese from Quebec and France. Appreciate the culture and history of each cheese family, learn how to cut cheese correctly, and find out about the aging process and its impact on taste. Write tasting notes as you sample a variety of cheeses, and receive helpful handouts for your next cheese adventure.

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Speak and hear French from the first day as you quickly gain basic conversation skills to communicate information about yourself, your family and friends, your work, and your daily life. Learn grammar, pronunciation, expressions and vocabulary that allow you to function in everyday settings.

Other start dates: Jan 18, 2027; Jan 19, 2027; Jan 20, 2027; Jan 21, 2027

Speak and hear French from the first day as you quickly gain basic conversation skills to communicate information about yourself, your family and friends, your work, and your daily life. Learn grammar, pronunciation, expressions and vocabulary that allow you to function in everyday settings.

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Add to your base of French vocabulary and expressions in order to communicate in everyday situations involving travel, food, shopping, family, and business. Continue to improve your pronunciation and learn to talk about future plans and express past events. This immersive course focuses on oral communication skills and uses meaningful scenarios to help you use the language in authentic situations.

Other start dates: Jan 18, 2027; Jan 19, 2027

Focus on improving your conversational French fluency by acquiring more complex grammatical structures and sentence formation. Possible grammar topics, based on student needs, may include the advanced level verb tenses (conditional, future anterior, and introduction to subjunctive,) or use of relative pronouns.

Other start dates: Jan 18, 2027; Jan 21, 2027

Focus on using French in authentic real-life situations. Continue to expand your vocabulary, and start to elevate your level of language by learning more complex structures with a communication goal in mind. Concentrate on speaking correctly, and distinguishing between the past, present, and future tenses.

Other start dates: Jan 18, 2027; Jan 19, 2027

This is the final project for the UBC Certificate in French Language and Culture. This module consists of a final written project and oral presentation. Students are expected to present a proposal and outline, conduct their research and submit a draft. Upon approval of the written project, students will make an oral presentation followed by a question period.

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Improve your French skills quickly in a one-, two- or three-week Summer Language Institute. Beginner 2 and Lower Intermediate are ideal if you already have experience with French through a conversational beginner course, or from your academic, personal or work life. Choose from online or in-person options.

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Improve your French skills quickly in a one-, two- and three-week Summer Language Institute. At the Intermediate and Advanced level, you should be able to understand everyday, non-technical speech in French. Focus on improving your conversational fluency by acquiring more complex grammatical structures and sentence formations. Choose from online or in-person options.

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Join this free online workshop to learn about La Langue des Signes Québécois, the official sign language used by members of Francophone Canada's Deaf communities. Build your awareness about issues and topics important to LSQ users throughout Canada.

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