Plan to take a French class?

All students who intend to study French at Yale must take a placement test to determine their appropriate level for their first class. We strongly encourage you to take the test during the testing windows in March, July, and October.

Learn more about the placement test

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French

Nicola Angeli

PhD Candidate

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French

Ora Avni

Emerita Professor of French

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French

Ramla Bedoui

Senior Lector I, French

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French

Kevin Beltou

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French

R Howard Bloch

Sterling Professor of French and Humanities

(On Leave Fall 2026)

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+1 (203) 432-4912
French

Agnès Bolton

Retired June 2026

Merci, Agnès !
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Dominique Brancher

Henri M. Peyre Professor of French

Director of Undergraduate Studies

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English, Music, French

Ardis Butterfield

Marie Borroff Professor of English, Professor of Music, Professor of French

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+1 (203) 432-9474
French

Morgane Cadieu

Associate Professor of French & DGS

Director of Graduate Studies

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+1 (203) 436-2886
French

Kieron Cindric

PhD Candidate

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