French is a widely used language
French is an international language
French is a modern language
French is a living language:
It is one of the rare languages to be taught in the education systems of every country.
Information courtesy of France Diplomatie
The Federation of Alliances Françaises USA has partnered with the Los Angeles-based COLCOA Film Festival to provide a platform of 150+ recent French films and documentaries, available for streaming in the USA. Prices start at $2.99 per rental.
Visit https://colcoa.org/virtual-cinema/ for the full listing of available movies.
The Alliance Française du North Shore offers two French courses and a Régions de France mini-course, open to members of the AFduNS as well as to nonmembers. Classes will be held online with Zoom.
Régions de France mini-course, for advanced-intermediate and advanced-level students, will be held on third Saturdays, 10:30 AM to noon, with Mme Gigi Olmstead.
Travel virtually to France and explore the highlights of three regions. Meet local experts who will speak to you about their locale. Discuss in French the regional traditions and local culture with these French natives.
Classes will be held on April 16, May 21 and June 18, 2022. Please submit your registration by April 16.
Click here https://www.afnorthshore.org/coursesregions.htm to go to the website page for the course description and to register online.
Questions? Write to education@AFnorthshore.org.
Brush Up Your French, for advanced-intermediate students, is held on Wednesdays, 4:00-5:30 PM with Mme Ann Koller.
The class will meet from April 6 to June 8, 2022. Please submit your registration by April 6.
Brush Up Your French, for intermediate students is held on Fridays, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM, with Mme Ann Koller.
The class will meet from April 8 to June 10, 2022. Please submit your registration by April 8.
$150 for AFduNS and AF DuPage members; $165 for nonmembers.
Click here: http://www.afnorthshore.org/courses.htm to go to our website for the course description and to register online.
Questions? Write to education@AFnorthshore.org
Conversation Avancée, for those who speak French at an advanced level, is held on Tuesdays, 5-6:30 PM with Mme Domitille Nicolescou.
Classes will be held from April 5 through June 7, 2022. Please submit your registration by April 5.
$150 for AFduNS and AF DuPage members; $165 for nonmembers.
Click here https://www.afnorthshore.org/courses.htm to go to the website page for the course description and to register online.
Questions? Write to education@AFnorthshore.org.
Glen Ellyn, IL
Summer and Fall, 2022
Elementary French, Intermediate French, and Conversation & Composition courses are being offered in person, online and hybrid at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL.
Summer Hybrid:
French 1101, Elementary French I, 4 credits
French 1102, Elementary French II, 4 credits
Summer Online:
French 1101, Elementary French 1, 4 credits
French 1102, Elementary French II, 4 credits
French 2201, Intermediate French I, 4 credits
French 2202, Intermediate French II, 4 credits
Fall In-Person:
French 1101, Elementary French 1, 4 credits
French 1102, Elementary French II, 4 credits
French 2201, Intermediate French I, 4 credits
French 2202, Intermediate French II, 4 credits
French 2251, Conversation & Composition I, 3 credits
Fall Online:
French 1101, Elementary French 1, 4 credits
French 1102, Elementary French II, 4 credits
French 2201, Intermediate French I, 4 credits
French 2202, Intermediate French II, 4 credits
Contact Anna Serrano, French Department Chair at serranoa902@cod.edu for additional information.
My French Film Festival: https://www.myfrenchfilmfestival.com
High Five French: https://rlneducation.com
Duolingo Podcast: https://podcast.duolingo.com/french
Lawless French: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/
News in Slow French: https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/
Tex's French Grammar: https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/index.html
Coffee Break French: https://radiolingua.com/coffeebreakfrench/
Comme une Francaise: https://www.commeunefrancaise.com/
BBC Languages - French: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/
French Today: https://www.frenchtoday.com/featured-blog-articles/
Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/enroll/fr/en/Learn-French
Yabla: https://french.yabla.com/ (free for 15 days)
Frantastique: https://www.gymglish.com/en/frantastique
Franceinfo: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/
Les Petits Citoyens: https://lespetitscitoyens.com/ (aimed at children but good for beginner-intermediate learners)
French Streams: A weekly selection of the best of French cinema: https://telescopefilm.com//frenchstreams
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy has put together a list of the best of recent online French cultural offerings: https://frenchculture.org/books-and-ideas/11279-immerse-yourself-french-culture
Five ways to take a virtual trip around France: https://www.thelocal.fr/20200326/five-ways-to-take-a-virtual-trip-around-france
Tons of art books from the Guggenheim museum:
https://archive.org/details/guggenheimmuseum?&sort=-downloads&page=3
A whole bunch of free e-books provided by FNAC:
https://bit.ly/2QNWWrX
More e-Books en français at Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/fr
Bunch of free movies:
http://www.openculture.com/freemoviesonline
Philharmonie de Paris online:
https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/fr/la-philharmonie-s-invite-chez-vous
A bunch of concerts everyone is missing out on right now:
https://www.arte.tv/fr/arte-concert/
And to bring a little brightness to your day, here is a YouTube playlist of some of Charles Coulon's favorite French songs. Check back often for new songs.
Visit the Resources page of the Alliance Française Network to find the major connections worldwide and locally in the U.S.
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