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Online Signature Classes are getting a major price drop to $299! Check out the 2026 schedule here!

Online Signature Classes are getting a major price drop to $299! Check out the 2026 schedule here!

HOLIDAY CLOSURE: Coucou will be closed from December 20 to January 4, and no classes will be held during this period. We can’t wait to welcome you back on Monday, January 5!

HOLIDAY CLOSURE: Coucou will be closed from December 20 to January 4, and no classes will be held during this period. We can’t wait to welcome you back on Monday, January 5!

GRAND DÉBUTANT / LA / SUNDAY 02-22-26

Level 2 | LA In-person

Grand Débutant Signature Class


Date
Sunday, Feb 22 - Sunday, Apr 26
Time
2:30pm - 3:55pm PT
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Born and raised in the French Alps, but Parisian at heart, Anna has lived in England, Canada, Belgium and Namibia. In 2017, she moved to sunny LA, where she has been involved in several cultural and environmental projects, and later joined Coucou in 2020. She is fond of art, always eager to wander galleries and museums, and loves to draw. Special skills: Wonder Maman & environmental advocate!

#Art Lover #Calm & Collected #Fashionista #Supportive

Location

This class will be taught mainly in English, with French being introduced gradually via simple conversation prompts.

Have any questions? Read the FAQ or see our T&C's

$489.00

In stock

includes FREE digital course and exercise book



Additional Material for your Class


What's Included?


Niveau 2 –  Course book – Digital Download (PDF)

Niveau 2 – Course book
Digital Download (PDF)

The Grand Débutant Course Book includes grammar lessons, exercises, activities and essential vocabulary, complete with colorful illustrations to help further your understanding of basic French. 

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book – Digital Download (PDF)

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
Digital Download (PDF)

Designed for self-study, the Grand Débutant Exercise Book is perfect for extra practice and reviews in-between lessons. It contains 111 pages of exercises and bonus tips to give your French that extra oomph.



You're Grand Débutant, if...

You can introduce yourself in French, talk about your job and hobbies – even if you sometimes have to rely on the kindness (and patience) of strangers to make yourself understood.

You can conjugate regular verbs in the present tense. You can also conjugate common irregular verbs, such as être, avoir, faire and aller.

You know how to get articles and adjectives to agree with their nouns (for the most part).

You know how to construct a basic sentence in French (subject, verb, object, etc).

THE CURRICULUM

Sunday Feb 22: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Sunday Mar 01: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Sunday Mar 08: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Sunday Mar 15: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Sunday Mar 22: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Sunday Mar 29: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Sunday Apr 05: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Sunday Apr 12: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Sunday Apr 19: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Sunday Apr 26: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense