2023 Spring

Series French Art in Connecticut Museums The French art series begins Monday, April 3, 2023.  This short series is an introduction to French art in Connecticut Museums.  Artwork has been chosen from the Wadsworth Atheneum, Yale University Gallery of Art, Hill-Stead Museum and New Britain Museum of American Art.   There will be three one-hour and fifteen minute sessions in the…

Class begins Tuesday, February 28, 2023. 5:45 – 7:45 Our continuation of basic French language skills will allow you to ask questions, speak in the past tense and the future tense, introduce more verbal forms, and nuances of negation. In addition you will learn to talk about nationality, people, preferences, travel and vacations while examining cultural differences and mores, art,…

French Wine Study and Tasting at Spiritus A fun and delicious four-week seminar visiting the major regions of Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Loire, the Rhone, Provence, and Champagne to study their iconic wines. This class will reveal the grape varietals, geography, climate, terroir and winemaking practices, as well as explain the emblematic aromas and flavors discernible in each region’s wines. We…

French 107 Class begins Wednesday, September 6, 2023. 5:45 – 7:45 This course constitutes a revision of and reacquaintance with the grammatical principles presented in the previous 2 years of French study, a furthering of the understanding of French phonology and pronunciation norms, conversational tactics and fluency in everyday situations. After learning how to use in conversation new grammatical concepts,…

Intermediate Begins Wednesday, March 8, 2023 6:00 – 8:00   This course constitutes a revision of and reacquaintance with the grammatical principles presented in the first two years of French study, a furthering of the understanding of French phonology and pronunciation norms, conversational tactics and fluency in everyday situations, the ability to speak in the future, the conditional, and the…

Class Begins Wednesday, March 1, 2023 5:45 – 7:45 French 207 Via Zoom Intermediate-advanced Spring 2023 – March 1, –  May 3, 2023 Instructor:  Marianne Level: intermediate-advanced In this unit 5 about travel, you will review or learn how to talk about planning a trip abroad, going through customs, making travel arrangements, travel in France (travel by train, the Eurotunnel,…

Trésors du Temps Class Begins Monday, March 13, 2023. 6:00 – 8:00 A history of France during the Renaissance with special attention to its spectacular legacy of art and architecture. Intended for intermediate students, this course combines fascinating brief synopses of important historical moments along with short literary or culturally pertinent readings, plus a sprinkling of complementary grammar points and exercises.…

Advanced Cultural Topic Conversational French (Edito B2) Class Begins Thursday, March 9, 2023. This class uses a highly interactive textbook with videos, short readings, audio dialogues, radio interviews, French news, and film clips to teach modern cultural topics through guided and structured conversation. Intensive vocabulary building and some advanced grammar points are presented in each chapter. Incredibly useful for anyone considering…

Class Begins Monday,  March 20, 2023. 6:00 – 7:30 Cours de Conversation On Zoom or In Person   1- France/Etats-Unis,  partage d’expérience personnelle sur ses différentes visites en France ( ce qui a le plus plu, les stéréotypes des 2 côtés …) 2- les écrivains français et francophones ( Guillaume Musso, Sylvain Tesson, Marc Levy , Amélie Nothomb…) Emission la Grande Librairie 3- les bandes…