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  • Advanced Seminar

    Conversation Atelier – Table Ronde

    $25.00

    A Conversation Atelier

    Our Conversation Atelier, la Table Ronde, is a small group of advanced or intermediate students with good conversation skills. Each participant makes a presentation in French on a subject of his/her choice. The subsequent discussion may focus on the presentation or branch out into a variety of topics.

    The seminar meets weekly and is limited to 5 participants. If you are interested and comfortable making presentations in French, please contact us. Candidates will be interviewed.

    • Our teachers are native French speakers, fully qualified, experienced, and ready to listen to students’ needs.
    • We use an active, progressive, and dynamic methodology based on oral communication.
    • From the beginning, students have the opportunity to speak in French.

    Conversation Atelier – Advanced Level – Fridays

    Conversation Atelier – Intermediate Level – Tuesdays

    Both Ateliers will meet at:

    Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
    Location: Intermediate – Pennington, NJ
    Location: Advanced – Hopewell, NJ

    Instructor: Jean-Baptiste Berthelin

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  • July 14 - The Origins of Bastille Day

    July 14 – The Origins of Bastille Day

    $50.00 - $60.00
    July 14 – The Origins of Bastille Day;  Le 14 Juillet, les Origines de la Fête Nationale

     

    We are offering this amazing French history seminar in French and then again in English – please enroll for only one language version.

    Tuition

    Members: $50; Non-Members: $60
    Instructor: Jean-Baptiste Berthelin
    Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Location:  United Methodist Church, 7 Vanderventer Ave., Princeton, NJ 08542
    Dates   –    French – Saturday July 12 
                      English – Saturday July 26

     

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  • Last Kings of France Seminar

    Last Kings of France Seminar

    $50.00 - $60.00
    The Last Kings of France – Les Derniers Rois de France

     

    We are offering this amazing French history seminar in French and then again in English – please enroll for only one language version.

    Tuition

    Members: $50; Non-Members: $60
    Instructor: Jean-Baptiste Berthelin
    Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Location:  United Methodist Church, 7 Vanderventer Ave., Princeton, NJ 08542
    Dates   –    French – Saturday June 14
                      English – Saturday June 28

     

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  • Summer Adult Beg. Workshop

    Summer Adult Beg. Workshop

    $200.00 - $220.00
    Summer Adult Beginner Workshop A1/A2

     

    We are offering this workshop for novice French Students, teens or adults, who wish to maintain and improve their proficiency over the summer months. The outline below describes what will be covered.

    Tuition

    Members: $200; Non-Members: $220
    Instructor: Myriam Adyadou
    Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    Location:  This workshop will be conducted via Zoom.  You will be mailed the link before classes start
    Dates   –    Mondays – July 7, 14, 21, 28 | August 4, 11, 18 

    Program

    Targeted Grammar

    Context

    Summer days

    Present tense/pronomial verbs/ adverbs related to weather

    Talk about a typical day during summer vacation.  Build a mini-routine.

    Going to the market

    Using de, du, de la, des / quantities / food vocabulary

    Role playing game: go shopping at a local market

    Where is it ?

    Placement prepositions  / il y a / c’est

    Place different sites in the town or describe the plan for a rental apartment

    What I like about summer

    Preference or taste verbs  / construction “j’aime + infinitif”

    Discussion on the simple pleasures : beach, reading, lounging, etc.

    Planning an outing with friends

    Verb tense – futur proche / Verb tense – impératif/ time

    Organize an evening picnic or cultural excursion

    Send a postcard

    Verb tense – Passé composé (verbes en -er / être/avoir)

    Write a mini postcard to a friend or your family

     

  • Summer Adult Intermed. Workshop

    Summer Adult Intermed. Workshop

    $200.00 - $220.00
    Summer Adult Intermediate Workshop B1/B2

     

    We are offering this workshop for intermediate French Students, teens or adults, who wish to maintain and improve their proficiency over the summer months. The outline below describes what will be covered.

    Tuition

    Members: $200; Non-Members: $220
    Instructor: Myriam Adyadou
    Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    Location:  This workshop will be conducted via Zoom.  You will be mailed the link before classes start
    Dates   –    Wednesdays – July 9, 16, 23, 30 | August 6, 13, 20 

    Program

    Targeted Grammar

    Context

    My favorite summer memory

    Verb tenses – Passé composé vs imparfait

    Relate a significant or funny memory

    And if I changed my life this summer ?

    Verb tense – Conditionnel présent / hypotheticals

    Imagine a new life, a makeover or a dream project

    Give your opinion on a destination

    Verb tense – Subjonctif / logic connectors / opinion

    Compare 2 vacation destinations and defend your preferred choice.

    The perfect vacation

    Comparison and using superlatives

    Compare types of trips (clubs, camping, alone, family…)

    Create a blog or an itinerary for a trip

    temporal connections / passé / structure narrative

    Write a blog post or a fictional vacation story