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Advanced Pronunciation and Speaking course

This course is for students who have cleared the DELF B1 but still want to hone their pronunciation. It is open only to students who have completed B1.2 with me: my B1 courses cover practically all of the phonology of Standard French, and this course builds on them, then moves into Canadian French.

Duration3 months
Each class3 hrs
PlatformGoogle Meet
Fee₹22,500

Fees are payable in advance and are non-refundable.

Course structure

Month-by-month syllabus

These are the pronunciation lessons for each month. On top of them, we practise speaking in every class.

  • Part 13 months · ₹22,500

    Advanced Pronunciation and Speaking

    • Month 1
      • Nasal Vowels: Revision
      • The Nasal Vowels /ɛ̃/ and /œ̃/ in Standard French
      • Major Constraints on Nasal Vowels: *ṼV and *ṼN, an Introduction
      • Ṽ vs VN Contrasts in Standard French Morphology
      • The Orthographic Representation of Glides in Standard French
      • Assimilation Patterns in Standard French
    • Month 2
      • Final Consonants in Standard French
      • Linking Phonemes in Standard French
      • Vowel Phonemes in Canadian French
      • Pretonic Laxing and Laxing Harmony in Canadian French
      • Vowel Deletion in Canadian French
      • Devoicing in Canadian French
      • The Lowering of /ɛ/ in Canadian French
    • Month 3
      • An Introduction to Québécois Assibilation
      • Mellowing in Canadian French: I and II
      • Nasal Assimilation in Canadian French
      • Foundations of Canadian French Morphophonology
      • The Prosodic Structure of Canadian French: I and II
What you can do at the end

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Every class

How my online French classes work

  • Every class is live on Google Meet. Nothing is pre-recorded.

  • I keep batches small: enough people to hold a real conversation, and few enough that I hear each of you speak in every class.

  • A section of each class recording goes to students after every class, for revision.

  • Evaluation is continuous. You speak in every class and complete weekly listening, reading and writing tasks, so we both know where you stand long before exam day.

Is this course right for you?

This course is a good fit if

  • You have completed B1.2 at French Kaliké.

  • You have cleared the DELF B1 and still want to hone your pronunciation.

Another option may suit you better if

  • You want one-to-one classes. I teach group batches only.

  • You want a guaranteed pass. Success in an exam depends most on attending class regularly, doing your homework and working on my feedback. Most students who do this pass with flying colours, but students learn differently and at different rates, so I don't guarantee a result. It takes equal effort from you and from me.

  • You want fluency in thirty days. Each CEFR level takes a three-month course.

  • You want recorded lessons to watch on your own schedule. Classes are live, and the short recording I send afterwards is for revision.

Other levels

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