Sarah Goulard
Originally from Bordeaux in southwestern France, Sarah joined the Alliance Française team in 2021. For several years, she has had the pleasure of helping students from around the world learn French online.
Sarah loves creating dynamic, interactive classes that are, above all, filled with good humor and a sense of fun. Beyond grammar and vocabulary, Sarah also enjoys introducing students to the habits, expressions, anecdotes, and quirks that are part of everyday life in France.
Adult classes
Introduction – Unit 2 (A0.2 Level)
This is the second section (Unit 2) of the Introduction-level sequence, for students new to French! In this course, you'll expand your ability to talk about your interests, preferences, hobbies, and wishes. You'll learn to express likes and dislikes, discuss leisure activities, make suggestions, and explain what you would like to do while building practical vocabulary for everyday conversations. Through authentic resources, communicative tasks, and interactive activities, you'll practice expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing politely, and talking about possessions and personal preferences. Culturally, you'll explore French media, technology, leisure activities, holiday traditions, and everyday life. By the end of this unit, you'll be able to participate more naturally in conversations about your interests and make simple plans with others.
There will be no class Nov.23-28 included and Dec.21-Jan.2 included.
Textbook
Interactions 1 - $50
Class code: 102cz
$455.00 / Members
$500.00 / Non-Member
Teacher
Sarah Goulard
Introduction – Unit 3 (A0.3 Level)
This is the third section (Unit 3) of the Introduction-level sequence, for students new to French! In this course, you'll develop the language skills needed to describe places, neighborhoods, cities, and regions while learning to ask for and give directions. You'll strengthen your ability to talk about where people live, describe different environments, and discuss places you would like to visit. Through authentic texts, maps, travel documents, and interactive activities, you'll practice describing locations, requesting information, and presenting a city or region. Culturally, you'll discover famous French cities, regional traditions, and destinations throughout the French-speaking world. By the end of this unit, you'll feel more confident navigating new places and discussing travel in French.
There will be no class Nov.23-28 included and Dec.21-Jan.2 included.
Textbook
Interactions 1 - $50
Class code: 103bz
$455.00 / Members
$500.00 / Non-Member
Teacher
Sarah Goulard
Défi Actuel 1 - Unit 3 (A1 Level)
In this unit, you'll learn to talk about your family, relationships, and personal background while describing the people who are important in your life. You'll practice introducing family members, talking about marital status and nationality, and describing family relationships using increasingly natural language. Through interactive activities, authentic texts, and real-world communication tasks, you'll strengthen your use of possessive adjectives, adjective agreement, c'est / il est / elle est, and the masculine/feminine forms. You'll expand your vocabulary related to family members, relationships, marriage, nationality, and civil status while learning useful connectors such as et, ou, and mais, as well as expressions with depuis. Culturally, you'll discover different family structures, weddings, and social traditions throughout the French-speaking world. By the end of this course, you'll be able to describe your family and personal background with greater confidence and accuracy.
There will be no class Nov.23-28 included and Dec.21-Jan.2 included.
Textbook
Défi Actuel 1 - $85
Class code: 123az
$455.00 / Members
$500.00 / Non-Member
Teacher
Sarah Goulard
Saison 2 – Unit 8 (A2 Level)
This is the eighth section of the Saison 2 sequence for A2 Advanced Beginners transitioning into the B1 level. In this unit, you'll strengthen your ability to discuss social issues and civic engagement while learning to express your goals, hopes, and commitment to issues that matter to you. You'll practice encouraging others, expressing different degrees of certainty, describing charitable initiatives, and writing simple formal correspondence for real-world situations. Through authentic resources, collaborative activities, and communicative tasks, you'll practice expressing purpose, forming hypotheses with the imperfect, and using the past tense to recount events. You'll build vocabulary related to community engagement, social issues, health, sports, and volunteer organizations. Culturally, you'll discover associations, charitable organizations, and civic initiatives throughout the francophone world while exploring how individuals can make a positive impact in their communities. By the end of this course, you'll be able to communicate more confidently about social engagement, community projects, and the causes that are important to you.
There will be no class Nov.23-28 included and Dec.21-Jan.2 included.
Textbook
Saison 2 - $75
Class code: 208dz
$455.00 / Members
$500.00 / Non-Member
Teacher
Sarah Goulard