MOOC "Malagasy Language Contact Kit": registration opens on February 23!

18 February 2026
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Are you a curious tourist? A language enthusiast? A professional preparing for a trip to Madagascar? This MOOC will help you acquire the basics of written and spoken Malagasy. Open to all, it runs from March 23 to May 18, 2026. Registration opens on February 23, 2026.
Des femmes malgaches travaillent dans le champ de riz
Champ de riz, Antrema, Madagascar © Wikimedia Commons‎
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The "oriental language contact kit": Malagasy

This online course, open to all, enables any beginner to learn the Malagasy language. Very short, practical dialogues, accompanied by grammar points and simple vocabulary, enable you to acquire the words and automatisms needed for everyday exchanges: introducing yourself, booking a hotel room, communicating for travel (buying a seat, negotiating a price,...), placing an order in a restaurant and buying objects or food.

With a different lesson every day, it also features a discovery of daily life in Madagascar as well as a cooking recipe every week!

MOOC teaser

Malagasy MOOC presentation by the teaching team

Training timetable

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will know:

  • introduce yourself,
  • book a hotel room,
  • communicate for travel (buying a seat, negotiating a price,...)
  • place an order at a restaurant,
  • buy objects or food.

That way, you'll be ready to stop being Madagascar strangers and make friends there. We'll be delighted if this MOOC then inspires you to deepen your knowledge of Malagasy.

Format

This MOOC lasts 8 weeks: Six weeks of training and two additional weeks. The work program is organized into three parts:

  • instructional videos
  • oral and written exercises, graded quizzes
  • an exchange forum

Evaluation and certification

This MOOC does not award certification, but you have the option of obtaining an Open badge at the end of the course by taking the quizzes with a score of at least 60%.