Adult Advanced - B2/C1

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  • 5-Adult Advanced - B2/C1 Monday

    5-Adult Advanced – B2/C1 Monday

    $360.00 - $400.00
    Adult Advanced – B2/C1

    The Advanced level 2 class is designed to deepen students’ understanding of French language and to improve their weaker areas. Students are engaged in reading and listening comprehension, writing and speaking through collective, individual, or group activities. Regular exercises allow them to develop improvisational skills as well as the ability to present coherent arguments and to express themselves fluently and logically.

    NOTE:  If you wish to join this class after the Fall trimester, you must receive permission from our Director of Education via email at [email protected].   If you have had some prior experience or instruction in French, we suggest you take our Placement Test to determine which class would best fit your needs. Download the Placement Test here.

    At this level, students are engaged in a more dynamic experience of the French language, exchanging ideas, presenting opinions, examining real-world events – always expanding their vocabulary, and reviewing grammatical concepts to reinforce what has been previously learned.

    Students practice debating different perspectives and building contradictory arguments, both verbally and in writing, with confidence and fluency. Group discussions build and sharpen conversational skills.

    The course also promotes cultural immersion by exploring French products such as cheese and wine as well as their classification systems (AOP and AOC), with a focus on the role of geography, climate, and “terroir” in shaping these products. Students engage in real-world materials such as press articles, radio interviews and documentaries, expanding their vocabulary and familiarizing them with typical French expressions.

    Every 2-3 months the class works on an in-depth study of a French film, analyzing its historical context, setting, character development, and technical aspects. Students are encouraged to offer different viewpoints and engage in lively debates, fostering critical thinking and developing contradictory arguments.



    Tuition

    Members: $360; Non-Members: $400
    Instructor: Jean-Baptiste Berthelin
    Day and Time: Monday 6:00pm – 8:00pm
    Location:  Princeton United Methodist Church, 7 Vandeventer Ave, Princeton, NJ 08542
    Fall Part 1:  Sep 14, 28;  Oct 5, 12, 19, 26;  Nov 2, 16, 30;  Dec 7 
    Winter Part 2: Dec 7, 14; Jan 4, 1`, 25; Feb 1, 8, 22; Mar 1, 8
    Spring Part 3: Mar 15, 22; Apr 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 31; Jun 7 
    Text Book: None

     

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  • 7-Adult Advanced Plus - C1/C2 Thursday

    7-Adult Advanced Plus – C1/C2 Thursday

    $360.00 - $400.00
    Adult Advanced Plus – C1/C2

    The Adult Advanced Plus course is conceived to allow our high level students to progress in a more refined spoken and written manner and to improve their communications with a flexible and spontaneous use of the French Language.  The course will permit the students to contruct comparisons, and critiques by structuring their ideas to permit an improvised argument that is clear and coherent.  Some translation exercises will be proposed as well as contradictory debates on the subject of current events/news.

    The course will alternate between individual and group exercises.  The students will work primarily on the analysis of texts, scientific, literary and historical, news articles, radio interviews as well as original films without subtitles.  Some exercises will permit them to summarize these both clearly and in depth directly from their sources.

    Le cours Adulte Advancé Plus est conçu pour permettre aux élèves de niveau supérieur de progresser dans une compréhension orale et écrite plus fine du français, et d’améliorer leur expression par une utilisation souple et spontanée de la langue. Le cours permettra aux étudiants d’effectuer des comparaisons et des critiques construites en structurant leurs idées pour permettre une argumentation improvisée claire et cohérente. Des exercices de traductions seront proposés ainsi que des débats contradictoires sur des sujets d’actualité.

    Le cours fera alterner les travaux individuels et collectifs. Les élèves travailleront principalement sur l’analyse de textes scientifiques, littéraires et historiques, d’articles de presse, d’entretiens radiophoniques, ainsi que des films en version originale non sous-titrée. Des exercices leur permettront d’effectuer des résumés à la fois clairs et exhaustifs à partir de ces sources.



    Tuition

    Members: $360; Non-Members: $400
    Instructor: Jean-Baptiste Berthelin
    Day and Time: Thursday 5:30pm – 7:30pm
    Location:  Princeton United Methodist Church, 7 Vandeventer Ave, Princeton, NJ 08542
    Fall Part 1:  Sep 24;  Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29;  Nov 12, 19; Dec 3, 10
    Winter Part 2: Dec 17; Jan 7, 14, 21, 28; Feb 4, 11, 18, 25; Mar 4
    Spring Part 3: Mar 11, 18; Apr 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20; Jun 3
    Text Book: None

     

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