Learn French with Nouvelle École
Yes, Nouvelle École is a B2-level pick for French learners. Judges and contestants speak in clear, conversational French in this rap competition, which makes the confessionals great listening practice. The performances lean on verlan and heavy slang, so overall it sits at a solid B2 with graded subtitles.
Key takeaways
- Nouvelle École is a B2-level pick for French, best suited to upper-intermediate learners.
- A French rap competition with clear judge talk but slangy verses.
- It runs 4 seasons, 35 episodes, so its vocabulary recurs enough that finishing it builds real French listening.
- Against the 17 other French titles in our difficulty index, it is easier than 6 of them.
- Expect everyday French such as rappeur and paroles.
- Watch it with French subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- B2 (challenging)
- Best for
- upper-intermediate learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 4 seasons, 35 episodes
- Original audio
- French
- Genre
- reality, music
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 6 of 17 other French titles we rate
- In our index
- 1 of 18 French titles
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French words you'll hear in Nouvelle École
- rappeur
- rapper
- paroles
- lyrics
- scène
- stage
- concours
- competition, contest
- jury
- jury, judging panel
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Nouvelle École good for learning French?
- Yes, at B2. The judges' feedback is clear and conversational, though the rap verses use a lot of slang and verlan, so use graded subtitles for those.