French-with-Art

by ArteLing

ArteLing’s flagship program, French-with-Art combines language learning and art viewing to support your French language learning. Through our unique language methods, you perfect your French with ease while increasing your capacity to perceive.

Learn french

by engaging with
the world’s
masterpieces

Speak
with ArT

French-with-Art has helped me become more confident expressing myself in French.
— Arteling Participant

ArteLing leads language and art programs both online and at local museums. During our sessions, you engage with master works, in a relaxed atmosphere, to practice speaking and listening skills in your target language. Our small group sizes promote interactivity and communication while unfolding around our unique perceptual art-viewing methods. Our private sessions are custom-designed and tailored to your needs.

Art experience is welcome but not necessary.

Our small-scale online language sessions are international. Through ArteLing, you’ll meet other language and art lovers from around the world. Our students join from both the US, Europe, and beyond.

“If you wish to practice speaking French while at the same time improving your knowledge of art, French-with-Art is the class for you.”

—Arteling participant

who french-with-art is for

Ideal for travelers, art lovers, and students seeking an engaging, creative language learning approach, our French-with-Art flagship program helps French learners perfect their French through art.

  • Intermediate and advanced French language learners seeking more than conventional language courses

  • Those who wish to combine language learning and creative expression

  • Participants interested in learning about art and art observation

  • Cultural enthusiasts

  • People ready for immersive, boutique-style, small-group experiences

A great fit for travelers, art lovers, and students seeking a more creative language learning approach.
— Arte Ling

All sessions are taught by French/English Native bilinguals and/or native French speakers.

Our leaders are also experienced art professionals with extensive art education and art museum lecturing backgrounds. Leaders’ museum lecturing backgrounds includes experience at main museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the Uffizi in Florence.

A new language is a new life
— Persian Proverb

What you’ll experience

Through guided encounters with artworks from around the world, you will:

  • Practice speaking and listening in your target language in conversations and discussions based on looking at art

  • Engage with art viewing to increase vocabulary and enhance storytelling, nuance, and fluency

  • Analyze and interpret masterpieces, deepening observation and cross-cultural understanding

  • Connect with like-minded language and art-lovers in thoughtful and stimulating sessions

outcomes

I have so thoroughly enjoyed my language journey through art. ArteLing has developed a truly enriching experience for students passionate about art, history, language, and culture.
— ArteLing Participant
  • Increased language fluency
    Our small session and workshops sizes support you in practicing both your speaking and listening skills.

  • Augmented language skills
    Through our guided discussions, you increase your vocabulary, speaking accuracy and listening comprehension. Vocabulary lists are provided for ease and preparation.

  • Boosted language confidence
    As you practice your French or English in our small group settings, you increase your confidence as a foreign language speaker.

  • Heightened observational and perceptual skills
    In addition, our professional-led events and courses guide your looking in order to help you hone your perceptual and observational know-how.

  • Increased knowledge of art history and art interpretation
    Your learn about the world’s great art as our sessions provide art historical background and context for each artwork viewed.

  • Meet other foreign language lovers and art fans to share in an exploration and discussion of your target language and the world’s great art treasures

A perceptual journey to help you reach your target language goals

Serving french language lovers and the art-curious in the US, in europe and beyond

ArtLing serves French language learners and art-curious students in the US, Europe and beyond.

“taking French-with-Art lessons was a wonderfully enjoyable
experience”