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SURVIVAL FRENCH

FOR BEGINNERS

You’ve never really studied French. Maybe a forgotten semester in high school, maybe nothing at all. This is the opportunity for you to stop saying “I’ve always wanted to learn” and actually start. Five lessons, the essentials, no prior knowledge assumed.

DATES:
NOV 11 - NOV 20, 2026
TIME:
9:00AM - 10:30AM ( ET )
DURATION:
5 × 90 MINUTES
CAPACITY:
12
LEVEL :
NA
HOST:

After living in Paris, New York and Monterey, CA, Claire has settled in Moret-sur-Loing, a nature-filled medieval town whose riverbanks once captivated Alfred Sisley. She has taught with Coucou since 2017, alongside her work as a translator and visual poet. With a background in arts and culture, she brings to class her endless fascination with language, from the buried histories that etymology uncovers to the intricacies of translation.

LOCATION:
ONLINE
PRICE: PER PERSON
$249.00

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

For absolute beginners who want to start French from scratch or get ready for a trip.
Five 1.5-hour lessons over two weeks, from wherever you are.

Schedule

  • Lesson 1: Wednesday, November 11th
  • Lesson 2: Friday, November 13th
  • Lesson 3: Monday, November 16th
  • Lesson 4: Wednesday, November 18th
  • Lesson 5: Friday, November 20th

Built and taught by Coucou teachers using the Coucou Method, each lesson builds on the last: pronunciation that keeps you from freezing up, the vocabulary and phrases you'll actually reach for, and just enough culture to know how things really work in France. By the end of the intensive, you'll be ready to hop on a flight to France.

What you’ll get out of it

  • The phrases that get you through a café, a shop, a first conversation
  • Pronunciation that sounds like French, not like English with an accent
  • Enough structure to keep going, whether that’s a beginner class after or a trip
  • A teacher who makes week one feel doable, not daunting
  • A first taste of how Coucou actually teaches

MEET YOUR HOST

Claire

Claire

CALM & COLLECTED, BOOKWORM, LINGUISTICS EXPERT

After living in Paris, New York and Monterey, CA, Claire has settled in Moret-sur-Loing, a nature-filled medieval town whose riverbanks once captivated Alfred Sisley. She has taught with Coucou since 2017, alongside her work as a translator and visual poet. With a background in arts and culture, she brings to class her endless fascination with language, from the buried histories that etymology uncovers to the intricacies of translation.

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