Université Sainte-Anne, with a long history as a major contributor to French language education in Nova Scotia, offers numerous courses in French for adults. Our mission is to help people interested in French, whether for work or leisure, looking to elevate their skills or to establish proficiency.
We offer a variety of options for French language training. Our programs are open to everyone and can be combined to create customized training that mixes the benefits of private tutoring with group training. This allows you to focus on your professional or personal development through French language aptitude in a cost-effective manner.
Whether you want to prepare a second language evaluation for the Canadian public service, improve your professional profile or prepare for your next trip to Quebec City or France, contact us! We will design and implement the training that will meet your needs.
These part-time courses are offered once a week (or twice a week for accelerated courses) and are a useful way to maintain French language skills or to start learning. Join one of our groups and enjoy a dynamic and interactive learning environment that encourages speaking.
These 5-week programs are specially designed to improve and develop the French language proficiency of participants and are offered full-time, Monday to Friday. If your goal is to learn and improve your French as quickly as possible, this program is for you!
These 11-week programs are specially designed for learners who want to obtain or renew Level B.
Our online courses offered through Microsoft Teams make it easy to learn French from anywhere!
The Office of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie, with funding from the Canada-N.S. Agreement on French-language services, is covering the 10-week course fee for participants from the Government of Nova Scotia.
Weekly French classes for children offered seasonally throughout the year for children 5 to 10 and youths 11 to 14. Courses are taught by Madame Wafa Elhajj, a mother, grandmother and long-time children’s teacher who instructs adults and newcomers to Canada at Université Sainte-Anne.
The CLIC program prepares beginners for the Canadian citizenship language evaluation. This program is funded by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada and is free of charge for Permanent Residents and people with refugee status. Intake is continuous, so you can register at any time.
We work collaboratively with businesses, associations and groups who want to acquire specific skills with a much shorter time commitment than what a traditional university course can offer. We work with your experts to develop a program to suit your needs, creating a curriculum that meets your team-training goals. A strong pre-knowledge of the French language is a prerequisite we can assess before beginning the process together.
Partner with us to create a customized French Language curriculum to fit your training plan. We work collaboratively with experts across multiple sectors, helping businesses, industry associations and groups build French-language skill sets and meet their multilingual goals.
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We offer a number of different programs throughout the year. We have part-time and full-time classes, conversation classes, a book club class for more advanced students, and other speciality courses through the year. We offer one-on-one tutorials and sometimes group tutorials. We have a free Canadian Citizenship Language Evaluation (CLIC) program for newcomers to learn French. We’ve also recently added micro-credentialled courses for interpreters.
All of our classes are now offered online.
We use Microsoft Teams for all our online classes, so in addition to your computer, all you’ll need is a good headset and a microphone.
We ask our students to do a simple connection test after registering for a course. If you have problems, one of our technical wizards will call you. And for the first class, we have someone present to help anyone if needed. If you still have problems, someone will call you individually to try to resolve the issue.
Please check the course you would like to take to determine what is needed. For all French as a Second Language classes, you must first complete a French Language aptitude assessment.
Yes, for all French as a Second Language courses, passing a French aptitude assessment is required in order to enrol. For the Canadian Citizenship Language Evaluation (CLIC) and micro-accreditation courses, please check the requirements.
Tuition varies by course type. Please browse our courses for more detail, or if your need further assistance, please contact us.
Yes, we have certificates for all completed French as a Second Language courses. Please note that good attendance is a mandatory requirement for completion.
Yes, we’ve recently added a micro-credentialled course to our course list, and plan to add more in the future. Please keep checking this site. Or if you’d like to partner with us to create an accreditation, please contact us.
Yes, we offer both part-time and full-time course options. We also offer tutorials.
Registration deadlines vary by course type. For most courses that we offer, you can now register and pay online.
Contact us with your questions, or reach out to a member of our team directly to get more information on the course you are interested in.
Upon registration, you will receive an automatic confirmation email.
You will be informed by email if a class is cancelled.
Please let your teacher know in advance if possible, and they can ensure you don’t miss any important course material.
For all courses, you will have a very limited window for cancellation. Please check the individual requirements of your course, as our cancellation deadlines are final.
Yes we do.
We offer one course specially designed for kids of all ages semi-annually, depending on demand. Contact us to let us know you’re interested and we’ll alert you when registration is open.
Yes, we do. We are a certified test site for the TEF.
We hire throughout the year, depending upon need. Some of our former students now work with us. We encourage anyone with a good French or teaching background interested in working with us to
We adapt our French Language teaching and course offerings to the needs of our students. It's why Université Sainte-Anne is one of the highest-regarded French as a Second Language institutions nationwide. Contact us today to find out how we can support your professional or personal development in French.