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Founded in Paris in 1883, the Alliance Française is the largest cultural network in the world, with over 1,135 chapters in 138 countries and 130 chapters in the United States. Its World Headquarters is located in Paris, France (www.alliancefr.org).

French is the world’s fifth most spoken language and the second most studied language. 77 million people speak French as their first language, while 280 million speak French worldwide. French is Europe’s third most spoken language and is the first language of 19% of Europe’s population.

French language and culture have had an enormous impact on the way we see the world, giving birth to major movements in philosophy, cuisine, art, cinema, and literature. Fifteen authors from France have been awarded the Nobel Prize in literature, the most of any country. 

Alliance Française has been serving Atlanta since its founding in 1912. As a member-supported, non-profit organization, our mission is to serve our membership and our community. Unlike for-profit language schools, our goal is to promote French language and the knowledge of French-speaking cultures. 

We are a school and a cultural center open to everyone, welcoming students, members and volunteers of any age, sex, creed, race, color, sexual orientation, and national or ethnic origin.

Being a non-profit organization allows us to accept tax-deductible contributions and reduces operating cost by exempting us from paying taxes. Tuition and other charges allow us to pay teacher and staff salaries and the cost of running our centers in Midtown Atlanta and Roswell.

Alliance Française uses Ev@lang, an adaptive placement test designed by France Education International to accurately determine your French competency level. For more information or to purchase the placement test press here. 

Alliance Française is able to keep classes prices low due to our non-profit status and good management. Class prices depend on the number of hours taught. For a full list of prices, please see our Classes page. 

While learning a foreign language is a long-term project, students who dedicate themselves will see progress quickly. 

Alliance Française uses the internationally recognized CEFR levels that use levels A1 (elementary) to C2 (near native) to describe varying degrees of language proficiency. 

The following estimates may vary among individuals and varying approaches to learning:

A1 – Generally 80-100 hours to master this level
A2 – Generally 100-120 hours to master this level
B1 – Generally 150-180 hours to master this level
B2 – Generally 200-250 hours to master this level
C1 – Generally 250-300 hours to master this level
C2 – 300+ hours, requires a linguistic development of a varying number of hours.

While classes at Alliance Française Atlanta have no exams, the teaching methodology of our core language classes is designed to prepare students for the DELF-DALF diploma series that recognizes French language proficiency.