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Strengthen your French through regular, focused practice in our Saturday Drill Sessions, interactive events designed to help learners master some of the most challenging and frequently used structures in French.

These sessions are free and open to everyone, whether you are a member of The French Club or simply looking for a supportive environment to practice and improve your French.

The sessions take place on Saturday evenings from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm (New York time) and are open to any number of participants. Anyone motivated to improve their accuracy, confidence, and fluency in French is welcome to join. These sessions are generally most useful for learners around the A2 to B2 levels, but all motivated participants are welcome.

Each session focuses on one specific area of French that learners often find difficult. Over time, we will explore eight key topics that frequently cause confusion or hesitation in real communication. The sessions will rotate through themes such as:
• French past tenses, especially imparfait and passé composé
• Direct and indirect object pronouns
• Affirmative and negative questions
• Sentence structure and word order
• Common verb patterns
• Useful connectors and transitions
• Expressions of time and sequence
• Other high-impact grammar points used in everyday French

The goal of these sessions is not to deliver a traditional lecture, but rather to create a dynamic training environment where participants actively work with the language through guided drills, repetition, examples, and short exercises.
During the session, participants may practice building sentences, correcting common mistakes, responding quickly to prompts, and repeating key structures aloud. These short drills help develop automaticity and fluency, allowing learners to react more naturally and confidently in real conversations.

Because these are drill sessions rather than formal classes, each session can be attended independently. The eight topics will be revisited periodically, so missing one session does not prevent you from joining future sessions.
These events are part of the broader learning ecosystem of The French Club, where learners from around the world come together to practice regularly, improve their skills, and build real confidence in French.

Whether you are reviewing important grammar points or strengthening areas that have always felt difficult, these sessions provide a friendly, focused space to train your French on a regular basis.

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About The French Club

The French Club is a global French-learning community focused on real, practical fluency. Founded in September 2024, it has grown into 21 international Meetup chapters across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, with 8,300+ members and a structured curriculum built in-house (200 modules, from A1 to B2, about 4,000 pages).

Here on Meetup, you’ll find our FREE live events including the full 10-week A1 and A2 courses, A1 and A2 conversation practice, A1 and A2 homework sessions, student-led events such as 'Raconte-moi une histoire', and occasional special sessions with partner companies.

You’ll also see free learning events hosted by members of our teaching team, community leaders, and student collaborators.

If you’re looking for a more guided experience, we also offer paid options on our website (https://www.frenchclub.net) such as semi-private group classes (A1 to B2), the 'Atelier de Conversation', various other workshops for different language skills, and French immersion experiences (Quebec city in June 2026, Nice in Dec. 2026, etc.).

Our long-term home is https://www.frenchclub.net . Free events are still featured on Meetup but the above mentioned paid options are only available on https://www.frenchclub.net as of the end of March 2026. Come and take a look!

See you at an event soon!

— François Normandeau
Founder, The French Club

The French Club — Academic Program Spring 2026
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xKGaWnqk2GOAXTduhpj0etXgXU7DNE_eML2GFgP52VU/

Our MeetUp hub:
https://www.meetup.com/pro/learning-speaking-french/

Our language teaching platform:
https://www.frenchclub.net/

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