Are you a current French student at the A2 level or higher? Looking to improve specific skills like conversation or translation? Need a grammar refresher? Or are you interested in themed cultural classes? Then our French language workshop series is right for you!
Every session the AFDELA proposes various French language workshops. Most French language workshops meet once per month, for 1.30 hour.
Les villes Françaises qui firent et feront l’Histoire, S. AYARI
Si « Paris vaut bien une messe » selon le bon roi Henri IV, il n’en demeure pas moins que d’autres villes de France ont forgé son histoire : Lyon la gallo-romaine ; Marseille, évêché de Lazare ressuscité, au Ier siècle ; Albi éponyme de la sanglante croisade des Albigeois; Avignon, la Cité des Papes ou encore Vichy et son sinistre régime en 1940.
Nous nous pencherons lors de cet évènement sur ces cités de France qui respirent l’Histoire.
Niveau Inter. Mercredi 5 Avril, 19h-20h30.
J-B. KANANGWE
The goal of this workshop is to use public speaking as a tool to improve your pronunciation, intonation, articulation, and flawlessness in a variety and style of speech (narrative, descriptive, argumentative, and explicative). The workshop offers three sessions that are complementary, yet independent from one another. Thus, students can take one session, two sessions, or all three sessions. During this first session, a work is assigned to each student according to his level and life interest which includes famous speech, fable, poem, and song. Students will then prepare and deliver their first speech. The professor evaluates each student individually, create a personalized phonetic portfolio, and provides pertinent exercises.
Level Beg-Inter. Thursday 6 Avril, 18h30-20h30.
Sing Along, Simone JOSEPH
Having trouble retaining French verbs? Do you want to learn French catch phrases? Come and join fellow students and teachers! Singing can boost your memory, give you an inside look at French culture, improve your comprehension and help you sound like a native French speaker. This is one of the best ways to add vocabulary and reinforcing your knowledge!
Come and join us at the Alliance on May 13th for fun, popular French songs. You don’t need to be a good singer, this is not ‘The Voice’! And you don’t need to be in any advanced French classes.
Just come and have fun with us!
Cheese and Wine provided ?
All levels Saturday May 13th, 04.00 – 06.00pm
L’organisation du discours, Virginie GRAVE
Learn how to express yourself during a debate. Structure your thought and opinions to be able to present opposing sides of an issue. Students will engage in debate and learn how to give emphasis to one idea over another.
Intermediate levels Tuesday, May 23rd, 6.30-8.30
Paris/Marseille : Deux poles extremes de l’Histoire de France, Samy AYARI
Paris became the cradle and the crucible of French History only in the early Middle-Ages. Marseilles on the other hand, a 2600 years old city, has always been the beacon of the “South” within the characteristics Nordic/Southern duality of France.
This workshop will concentrate on the historic contributions of these two fascinating cities through the lens of North/South opposition.
Intermediate levels Thursday, June 8th, 7.00 – 8.30pm
