Want to
Learn to Swim?
Get in the Water.
You don’t need to become a good runner to become a good swimmer. You need to get in the water. Learning to speak French follows the same principle: you need to speak French. Reading and writing have their place, but pages of written exercises cannot replace the experience of expressing yourself out loud.When you arrive in France, you want to order dinner, ask a question, share a story, and join the conversation. That’s what we prepare you to do.
I Can
Read French.
I Just Can’t Speak It.
We hear this from students all the time. They have studied French, completed homework, and learned to recognize words on a page—yet speaking still feels out of reach. Often, their practice has focused on exactly what they can already do: reading and writing. Becoming a good writer doesn’t automatically make you a confident speaker. Speaking needs practice of its own, and at French in Mind, it takes center stage.
Serious Grammar. Playfully Explained.
Grammar gives you the tools to build your own sentences. Our job is to make those tools easy to understand and use.
We explain French with the simplicity and imagination you would use to teach a five-year-old: clear illustrations, familiar situations, and ideas you can actually picture. The concepts are substantial; the explanations are approachable. Through The Grammatical Pattern, you see where each part of a sentence belongs and how the pieces work together. You learn to build something you want to say.
Illustrations That
Come to Life
Our illustration-based curriculum turns each lesson into a visual experience, with characters, stories, and explanations that keep you involved. Alongside the teacher’s live video, a second Live Visual Learning Board brings the material to life. As the teacher speaks French, live voice recognition displays the words in real time—like captions in a movie. You hear the pronunciation, see the words, and follow the illustrations together. Lessons are taught by the founder and creator of the method, whose Parisian pronunciation and expression bring authentic spoken French into the classroom.
Homework
You Speak
Your speaking practice continues at home. Each exercise question has its own clickable audio answer. Say your answer out loud, click the speaker, and listen. Then compare your response with the recording while the question is still fresh in your mind. There’s no written homework to submit and no waiting a week for corrections. You get feedback immediately, giving you the chance to notice a mistake, understand it, and try again.
Enjoy the Lesson.
Stay in the Conversation.
Learning takes effort, but it should also make you want to come back. Our lessons combine humor, illustrations, and active participation to keep you engaged. Enjoyment gives you a reason to stay curious, take part, and keep speaking—even while you’re still learning.
Hear It. See It.
Watch French Come Alive.
Imagine learning French with subtitles—live, as your teacher speaks.Our innovative classroom setup uses Siri to turn spoken French into text on the spot, like captions in a movie. From lively Parisian conversation to everyday expressions and slang, you hear the language while seeing the words appear.
Sound, spelling, and meaning come together in real time, helping you follow along and recognize what you hear. It’s a remarkable part of the French in Mind experience—and it makes a world of difference when following spoken French.
Think in French
Our goal is to help you connect an idea directly to a French sentence, with less reliance on translating every word from English.From the classroom to your audio exercises, everything leads toward the same experience: understanding French, speaking it, and making it your own.