Course details

Prepare for the DALF exam

What you will learn

  • You are ready to pass the DALF exam at your chosen level: C1 or C2
  • Speaking: Speak fluently and precisely on complex topics
  • Reading: Understand and analyze advanced texts, including abstract and literary content
  • Listening: Follow fast, nuanced speech across various accents and formats
  • Writing: Write clear, structured texts with advanced grammar and style

Who is this course for?

  • You are planning to live or work France
  • You need an efficient, goal-oriented course, not generic lessons
  • Made for busy professionals
  • Our DALF course is focused, flexible and tailored to your goals
  • No time wasted, just real progress with expert guidance and proven results

This course in short

  • Personalized plan: Created by a certified DELF teacher
  • Expert feedback: Clear corrections and guidance
  • All-in-one platform: Audio, texts, grammar, and interactive tasks

Pricing

Study independently with full access to the learning portal.

Access Per month Total Discount
1 month €14.99 €14.99
3 months €8.00 €24.00 -47%
6 months €5.75 €34.50 -62%
12 months €3.79 €45.48 -75%

Writing feedback on your assignments.

Structured lessons with native audio and video.

Parallel audio to practise listening and pronunciation.

See what to review next based on your mistakes.

You study in the portal at your own pace. Your teacher gives weekly guidance, answers questions, and practises conversation with you.

We recommend 12 hours of live classes per level, with 3 months of self-study.

Choose a package type: 12 hours if you mainly self-study, 24 hours if you want more motivation and less daily self-study, or 48 hours if you prefer learning mainly with your teacher.

Buy only the class hours you need—credits stay valid for one year. Each conversation class includes a self-study license for the learning portal.

Includes all from self-study

  • Full self-study access to the learning portal
  • AI corrections, audio, video and personalized report
  • Weekly conversation practice with a professional teacher
  • Study online as much as you want between classes

Blended learning packages

One level takes about 3 months of self-study. Compare package types for live class hours and estimated daily self-study.

Package type Live classes Estimated self-study Price
Regular

One conversation class per week. A good balance if you like steady self-study with weekly speaking practice.

12 x 60 minutes 30 minutes/day ± €258
Conversation

Two conversation classes per week. Choose this when you want more live guidance and less daily self-study.

24 x 60 minutes 15 minutes/day ± €516
Intensive

Four conversation classes per week. For learners who prefer to study mainly with a teacher.

48 x 60 minutes Optional ± €1,032

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Do this course with a teacher

Estimated course price based on 1 class per week over 12 weeks. You can buy more or fewer hours anytime.

Natalia L.

Natalia L.

Master in French Didactics

  • 5/5

± €210

1 class/week · 12 weeks

Start this course with Natalia L.
Elodie O.

Elodie O.

DAEFLE

  • 4.89/5

± €276

1 class/week · 12 weeks

Start this course with Elodie O.
Ivan E.

Ivan E.

Bachelor

  • 5/5

± €300

1 class/week · 12 weeks

Start this course with Ivan E.
Nancy C.

Nancy C.

Proficiency English Certificate

  • 4.93/5

± €300

1 class/week · 12 weeks

Start this course with Nancy C.
Credits valid for 1 year
Flexible scheduling
24-hour cancellation policy

Learning method

Video and audio lessons shown on desktop
1

Practice all skills

Learn with audio, video and AI corrections to practice speaking, reading, listening and writing.

Speaking Reading Listening Writing
2

Audio training

Listen at normal or slow speed, with or without translations.

Ebook and PDF worksheets
3

Offline ebook

Download lessons as ebook and PDF for offline study.

Ebook & PDF

Course book

  • Ebook included for free
  • Printed book available in bookshops
  • Available in multiple languages, with course license
  • Ideal to support multilingual classrooms

Full access to the coLanguage App is included with all our courses. Try it for free!

Curriculum

Exam-focused modules aligned with official test requirements.

The DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française) is an internationally recognized certification issued by the Ministère de l’Éducation nationale. It certifies advanced French proficiency and is often required for high-level employment, or immigration to French-speaking countries.

DALF covers CEFR levels C1 and C2, designed for proficient users who can function fluently in academic, professional and social contexts.

Grammar

  • Mastery of all indicative and subjunctive tenses
  • Hypothetical in the past (si + plus-que-parfait / conditionnel passé)
  • Complex noun and verbal phrases
  • Advanced participial constructions
  • Emphasis structures, inversion
  • Register shifts and idiomatic usage

Practice and Situations

  • Writing essays and structured syntheses
  • Giving formal presentations and academic speeches
  • Debating complex issues fluently
  • Interpreting data, graphs, opinions
  • Reading and analyzing argumentative, journalistic and academic texts
  • Participating in professional or academic meetings

Grammar

  • Stylistic control of language (rhetoric, irony, formality)
  • Sophisticated passive and causative constructions
  • Nominalization
  • Complex subordination and embedded clauses
  • Extended metaphoric and idiomatic structures

Practice and Situations

  • Writing persuasive and critical essays
  • Producing high-level summaries, commentaries
  • Leading debates and negotiations
  • Analyzing literary, philosophical or scientific texts
  • Compréhension orale (Listening)
  • Compréhension des écrits (Reading)
  • Production écrite (Writing)
  • Production orale (Speaking)
  • Compréhension orale et écrite (Listening + Reading)
  • Production écrite (Writing)
  • Production orale (Speaking)
  • Each student starts with a needs analysis and placement review
  • We build a step-by-step study plan based on your level, exam timeline, and goals
  • Your tutor will continuously adapt the plan to your progress
  • Learn 1:1 with native-speaking instructors certified in DELF exam preparation
  • Get personalized feedback after each session
  • Lessons are flexible and scheduled around your availability
  • Practice under timed conditions
  • Learn strategies for each task type and reduce stress on test day
  • Boost your speaking and writing skills with guided corrections
  • Grammar explanations tailored to exam use
  • Vocabulary packs organized by theme and level
  • Audios and videos for listening and pronunciation
  • Authentic reading texts and writing models for every exam section
  • Access to interactive online exercises to reinforce progress
  • Trusted by over 10,000 international students
  • Average rating: 4.8/5
  • Access to 150+ certified native teachers

Conversation classes

Start with self-study and switch to a teacher when you are ready.

Start with self-study

  • Study independently in the learning portal
  • AI corrections, audio and video
  • Switch to a teacher later when you are ready

Conversation classes with a teacher

Teachers set their own prices

  • Recommended course plan: 12 weeks
  • 12 conversation classes
  • Includes full self-study in the portal
Contact a teacher

Why +10k learners have chosen already coLanguage?

Feature coLanguage Informal tutoring Learning apps
Personalized tasks and hand-ins

Your teacher sets personalized tasks—and the app adapts exercises to your level and the areas you find hardest.

Learning portal

Study online or offline with PDF downloads, interactive exercises, audio, video, and AI-powered writing feedback.

Structured learning paths

Follow clear paths from A1 to C1, plus professional courses tailored to your goals.

Conversation classes

Every teacher is personally screened and trained to teach with our learning portal—so your classes match your course and progress.

Offline worksheets (PDF, translated)

Download the full e-book as PDF, or print any lesson as a translated worksheet.

Quality guarantee

We partner with universities and align every course with official learning programs—for reliable, recognized learning.

Learn with real content (news, podcasts…)

Practice with real news articles and podcasts—immersive content that prepares you for everyday language.

Full-skill training: listening, reading, writing, speaking

Train all four skills: listening and pronunciation with audio, reading with authentic texts, writing with AI feedback, and speaking in your classes.

Course materials trusted by official libraries and bookshops

Our books are sold in bookshops across Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, and beyond—and approved by public libraries.

Academic collaboration with universities

Course plans are co-developed from our Valencian office with multiple European universities.

Student reviews of our French lessons

  • 4.6/5
4.6 out of 5 based on 12 ratings

Our HR team liked the activity reports. I study French self-paced and add conversation classes when travel allows.

Rachel E.
Helsinki, Finland
Self-study
  • 5/5

Moving to Belgium for work: the same levels in book and portal helped me join a class at the right stage.

Claire D.
Lyon, France
Blended learning
  • 4.8/5

Studying offline with the book, online for corrections. Works for EU adults who cannot attend fixed classroom hours.

David R.
Berlin, Germany
Blended learning
  • 4.5/5

Our partners

We thank our partners for the support we receive for developing our online school.

We proudly work with Lanzadera, a Spanish accelerator program in Valencia.

The university of Siegen helps us to develop and design our education systems and programs.

Our IT systems are powered and supported by the Google Cloud team

We collaborate with universities all across the European Union to develop our course materials, thanks to the Erasmus+ Program.