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• BA061 French 1.3 (Remote)

  • Start
    06 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    29 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    23 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    2

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  This program introduces the French language for learners with no or little previous knowledge. It will help you acquire and put into practice the basic foundations of French grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation techniques. You will develop your French language competencies in areas of writing, speaking, listening, and reading. This program’s use of interactive learner-centered methods facilitates engagement and lasting progress.
  
  Please note that this program is geared for learners new to French with little or no prior knowledge. Meeting twice a week for 90-minutes, this course will be held mostly in French to maximize learner exposure to the target language during the initial stages of the French language acquisition process.

  The purpose of this class is to give the students the linguistic skills to get by in their daily life. We focus on pragmatic objectives such as buying food in a shop, interacting with neighbours, expressing health troubles, dealing with the Prefecture (in other words, real life situations).

  The following books are needed for class:
  

  • Edito A1, Didier, méthode de français
  • Edito A1, Didier, cahier d'activités
  • La grammaire progressive du français, niveau débutant, CLE international

  This course will be online due to current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course via Zoom will be emailed to you before the start of the class. If you would like to test out your internet connection from a computer device before the start of the class you can click on the computer icon above or here. 

  About the Instructor: Audrey Charmont has a Masters in Marketing and Communications as well as a DAEFLE (French as a Foreign Language). She has French teaching experience in France and abroad. For the past twelve years, she has built a combined business.

  Special Instructions: Before registering for the program you may want to check if the level is right for you using the French Placement Test. We recommend that you take this assessment once, without assistance or study aids.

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• BA062 French for French Nationality (Remote)

  • Start
    06 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    29 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    4

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  French for French Nationality will help prepare you by covering language skills as well as culture and civilization knowledge necessary for the exam portion of your application for French nationality.

  To become a French citizen, you will have to pass a B1 language test called TCF-ANF (French Knowledge Test for Access to French Nationality). There are two tests:
  

  • Oral comprehension test of 30 questions that lasts 30 minutes
  • French oral test of 6 questions that lasts 15 minutes.
    

  WICE classes will help you to:

  • File your request for French citizenship (Compared to a typical annual carte de séjour renewal, applying for citizenship is more demanding)

  • Prepare for the two oral tests

  • Develop your cultural and historical French knowledge

  • Prepare for the oral with an employee of the French prefecture

  For the greatest benefit, from this class, students should be an advanced beginner or intermediate student  before enrolling. A score of 14 or higher on the French placement test will ensure you are ready for this course.

  This course will be online due to current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course will continue to be emailed to you before the start of the class.
  

  About the Instructor: Audrey Charmont has a Masters in Marketing and Communications as well as a DAEFLE (French as a Foreign Language). She has French teaching experience in France and abroad. For the past twelve years, she has built a combined business.

  Special Instructions: Before registering for the program you may want to check if the level is right for you using the French Placement Test. We recommend that you take this assessment once, without assistance or study aids.

  Photo Credit: Nancy Cooper

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• BA063 English 3.3 (Remote)

  • Start
    06 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    29 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    2

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  This English course is for people with an advanced intermediate knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary or higher.

  Participants will strengthen their knowledge in English grammar, vocabulary, speaking, and listening building upon existing skills. Emphasis will be given to developing conversational skills and building confidence in various types of interactions. A variety of topics and readings will be used to develop oral and written communication skills. This  course will be held in English once a week.

  This course will be online due to current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course will be emailed to you before the start of the class.If you would like to test out your internet connection from a computer device before the start of the class you click the computer icon above or click here.

  About the Instructor: Holly Runde holds an M.A. and PhD in French Studies from the University of Virginia, as well as a bachelor's degree from Vassar College in Philosophy. She has been teaching language, cinema, and culture courses to adult learners in the US and France for over 8 years. 

  Special Instructions: Before registering for this course you may want to check if the level of the course is right for you using the English Placement Test. If you choose to take the placement test, we recommend that you take this assessment once, without assistance or study aids.

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• BA071 French Films (Remote)

  • Start
    07 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    30 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    4

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  In this French Film class, you will watch a film at home before class. Available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Orange Video on Demand, Google Play, iTunes or YouTube. In class, the film will be used as a basis for a language lesson with cultural points and discussion.

  Watching films can be a powerful tool for learning a language and improving cultural knowledge.  It can be entertaining and enjoyable, which breaks psychological barriers that arise in traditional language learning.  Dialogue in films exposes you to authentic spoken language, a rich range of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions anchored in a meaningful context, all of which aids understanding and retention. 

  During the spring trimester, the group will watch classic movies of 1960 to modern movies from 2020 which showcase a variety of directors and actors. 

  • Jules et Jim (1962). De François Truffaut, avec Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre.
  • La piscine (1969). De Jacques Deray, avec Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet.
  • Violette Nozière (1978). De Claude Chabrol, avec Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet.
  • Coup de torchon (1981). De Bertrand Tavernier, avec Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle.
  • Garde à vue (1981). De Claude Miller, avec Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider.
  • Au revoir les enfants (1987). De Louis Malle, avec Gaspart Manesse, Raphael Fejtö.
  • Le Huitième jour (1996). De Jaco Van Dormael, avec Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou.
  • Ridicule (1996). De Patrice Leconte, avec Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant.
  • Le Prénom (2012). De Alexandre de la Patellière, avec Patrick Bruel, Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling.
  • La Cour de Babel (2014). De Julie Bertuccelli. Enfants irlandais, Serbes, Brésiliens, Tunisiens, Chinois, Sénégalais…..
  • Nous Trois Rien (2015). De Kheiron, avec Kheiron, Leïla Bekhti, Gérard Darmon.
  • Pupille (2018). De Jeanne Herry, avec Sandrine Kiberlain, Gilles Lellouche, Élodie Bouchez.

  To get information on movies you can use AlloCiné.fr which is the French IMDb.

  The main purpose of this course is increasing vocabulary, improving conversational skills and learning French culture via the movies presented.
  

  This French course is for people with advanced knowledge of French. Before registering for this course, you may want to check if the level of the course is right for you using the French Placement Test. If you choose to take the placement test, we recommend that you take this assessment once, without assistance or study aids.

  This course will be online due to governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course via Zoom will be emailed to you before the start of the class. If you would like to test out your internet connection from a computer device before the start of the class you can click on the computer icon above or here.
  

  About the Instructor: : Valérie Brosbrann grew up in Paris and moved to the US in 1981. She lived in the US for 38 years in New York City,  Washington, D.C and Boston. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University. She has been teaching French since 1986. She taught adults with the US State Department, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Afterwards, she taught at private high schools in Manhattan. She has taught all levels of French including Advanced and AP classes. She returned to Paris for retirement in 2018 and has been volunteering with WICE for two years.

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• BA081 French 2.3 (Remote)

  • Start
    08 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    28 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    22 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    2

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  This program builds on the basics of French. It is for students with a basic understanding and ability to communicate and exchange information in a simple way. At the beginning of the program, students can ask simple questions and understand simple answers. You will develop and improve your French language competencies in areas of writing, speaking, listening, and reading. This program’s use of interactive learner-centered methods facilitates engagement and lasting progress.

  Please note that this program is geared for learners with some prior knowledge in French (Advanced Beginner). Meeting twice a week for 90-minutes, this course will be held mostly in French to maximize learner exposure to the target language during the initial stages of the French language acquisition process. This course runs in three modules 2.1 in the fall; 2.2 in winter; 2.3 spring. 

  This course will be online due to changes in current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course will continue to be emailed to you before the start of the class. If you would like to test out your internet connection from a computer device before the start of the class you can click on the computer icon above or here.
  
  

  About the Instructor: Camille ESPLENDIU has a Masters degree in French language as well as an undergraduate degree in English and Spanish.  She began her teaching career in Paris teaching American university students. She then spent one year as a lecturer at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.  Camille has been teaching in Paris for four years at various schools.  She specializes in teaching adults and professionals.

  Special Instructions: Before registering for the program you may want to check if the level is right for you using the French Placement Test. We recommend that you take this assessment once, without assistance or study aids.

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• BA082 French 3.3 (Remote)

  • Start
    08 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    28 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    22 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    1

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  This dynamic French course will help you practice and prepare for an array of everyday life situations in French. This level is for students with ability to deal with simple, straightforward information and the ability express themselves in familiar contexts and to take part in a routine conversation on simple predictable topics.

  Using interactive methods to ensure learner engagement and lasting progress, the course’s aim is to facilitate your progression in areas of vocabulary development; oral and written expression; comprehension; and pronunciation.

  This course is geared for learners with an intermediate knowledge of French. This 90-minute course will be held in French, twice a week, to maximize learner exposure to and participation in the target language.

  This course will be online due to current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course via Zoom will be emailed to you before the start of the class. If you would like to test out your internet connection from a computer device before the start of the class you can click on the computer icon above or here.
  

  About the Instructor: Muriel Lunetta has an MA in FLE (French as a Foreign Language) from the Sorbonne. She has more than 20 years foreign language teaching experience and has been teaching at WICE for 11 years.

  Special Instructions: Before registering for the program you may want to check if the level is right for you using the French Placement Test. We recommend that you take this assessment once, without assistance or study aids.

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• BA084 English Guided Discussion Thursday (Remote)

  • Start
    08 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    24 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    3

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  This English Guided Discussion Group is open to people who have a strong intermediate or advanced level of English. Our group leaders suggest interesting topics and readings prior to each group discussion. If you enjoy reading, speaking, presenting, and engaging in diverse topic-centered discussions, this group is for you. In addition, to learning and developing through guided discussions with other participants, you will also have the opportunity to get personalized constructive feedback. The group speaks only in English for 90 minutes.

  Ce groupe de discussion guidée anglais est ouvert aux personnes qui parlent anglais presque couramment (niveaux intermédiaire-avancé ou avancé). Nos animateurs proposent des sujets intéressants et des textes avant chaque groupe. Si vous appréciez la lecture, la communication, la présentation et la participation à des discussions diverses, ce groupe est pour vous. En plus, d’apprendre et se développer à travers des discussions guidées avec d'autres participants, vous aurez également la possibilité d'obtenir des commentaires constructifs. Ce groupe de discussion guidée est un excellent endroit pour vous réunir avec d’autres enthousiastes de la langue anglais. Le groupe ne parle qu’anglais pendant 1,5 heure.

  This course will be online due to current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course will be emailed to you before the start of the group meetings.

  Details on joining the course via Zoom will be emailed to you before the start of the class. If you would like to test out your internet connection from a computer device before the start of the class you can click on the computer icon above or here.
  

  Facilitators: Regan Falcon, Alice Meade, Mavis Negroni, Edward Donelan, Jane Etienne, Jayantika gandhi

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• BA085 French Guided Discussion (Remote) Thursday

  • Start
    08 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    24 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    5

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  This French Guided Discussion Group is open to people who have a strong intermediate or an advanced level of French. The group leaders provide participants with engaging weekly readings on a wide range of topics prior to each dynamic and fast-paced seminar.

  If you enjoy reading, speaking, presenting, and engaging in diverse topic-centered discussions, this group is for you. In addition to learning and developing through guided discussions with other participants, you will also have the opportunity to get personalized constructive feedback. The French Guided Discussion group speaks only in French for 90 minutes which gives participants an excellent space to practice.
  
  Ce groupe de discussion guidé français est ouvert aux personnes qui parlent français presque couramment (niveaux intermédiaire-avancé ou avancé). Nos animateurs de langue française fournissent aux participants des lectures intéressants avant chaque groupe hebdomadaire.  Ce groupe est dynamique et rapide.

  Si vous appréciez la lecture, la communication, la présentation et la participation à des discussions diverses, ce groupe est pour vous. En plus, d’apprendre et se développer à travers des discussions guidées avec d'autres participants, vous aurez également la possibilité d'obtenir des commentaires constructifs et personnalisés. Le groupe ne parle que français pendant 1,5 heure ce qui donne aux participants toute la place pour s’exprimer.

  This course will be online due to current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course will be emailed to you before the start of the class. This group may move back to face to face meetings in our classroom if the restrictions on group meetings are relaxed.
  

  Facilitators:  Linda Adenis-Lamarre and Nathalie Abdallah 

  Special Instructions: Before registering for the course you may want to check if the level of the course is right for you using the French Placement Test (optional). If you choose to take the placement test, we recommend that you take this assessment once, without the assistance of study aids.

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• BA092 French 4.3 (Remote)

  • Start
    09 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    25 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    11 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    1

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  This dynamic course will fine tune your abilities in an array of everyday life situations in French. Students at this level have the ability to express themselves on a range of topics. They are comfortable in most situations and have a strong vocabulary with few mistakes.

  Using interactive methods to ensure learner engagement and lasting progress, the course’s aim is to facilitate your progression in areas of vocabulary development, oral and written expression, comprehension and pronunciation.

  This course is geared for learners with prior advanced-intermediate French. This course will be held in French, once a week.

  This course will be online due to current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course via Zoom will be emailed to you before the start of the class. If you would like to test out your internet connection from a computer device before the start of the class you can click on the computer icon above or here. 
  

  About the Instructor: Audrey Charmont has a Masters in Marketing and Communications as well as a DAEFLE (French as a Foreign Language). She has French teaching experience in France and abroad. For the past twelve years, she has built a combined business.

  Special Instructions: Before registering for the program you may want to check if the level is right for you using the French Placement Test. We recommend that you take this assessment once, without assistance or study aids.

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• BA093 French Guided Discussion (Remote) Friday

  • Start
    09 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    25 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    1

  Register

  

  This French Guided Discussion Group is open to people who have a strong intermediate or an advanced level of French. The group leaders provide participants with engaging weekly readings on a wide range of topics prior to each dynamic and fast-paced seminar.

  If you enjoy reading, speaking, presenting, and engaging in diverse topic-centered discussions, this group is for you. In addition to learning and developing through guided discussions with other participants, you will also have the opportunity to get personalized constructive feedback. The French Guided Discussion group speaks only in French for 90 minutes which gives participants an excellent space to practice.
  
  Ce groupe de discussion guidé français est ouvert aux personnes qui parlent français presque couramment (niveaux intermédiaire-avancé ou avancé). Nos animateurs de langue française fournissent aux participants des lectures intéressants avant chaque groupe hebdomadaire.  Ce groupe est dynamique et rapide.

  Si vous appréciez la lecture, la communication, la présentation et la participation à des discussions diverses, ce groupe est pour vous. En plus, d’apprendre et se développer à travers des discussions guidées avec d'autres participants, vous aurez également la possibilité d'obtenir des commentaires constructifs et personnalisés. Le groupe ne parle que français pendant 1,5 heure ce qui donne aux participants toute la place pour s’exprimer.

  This course will be online due to current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course will be emailed to you before the start of the class. This group may move back to face to face meetings in our classroom if the restrictions on group meetings are relaxed.
  

  Facilitators: Brice Dardel and Valerie Brosbrann 

  Special Instructions: Before registering for the course you may want to check if the level of the course is right for you using the French Placement Test (optional). If you choose to take the placement test, we recommend that you take this assessment once, without the assistance of study aids.

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• BA083 French Literature (Remote)

  • Start
    15 Apr 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • End
    24 Jun 2021
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    (UTC+02:00)
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Remote
  • Spaces left
    8

  

  REVISED TIME - NOW AT 4:30pm to 6:00 pm

  Advance your French while exploring French literature.  This is an advanced French course in which we will touch on the principal literary movements and the authors who are attached to them, from the 18th century to the 20th century, in poetry, theater and novels.

  French literature is plentiful, so we will evoke excerpts from the most famous authors, those whom you have heard about (and including your suggestions if time remains): 

  • 18th century: Voltaire and Rousseau 
  • 19th century: romanticism with Victor Hugo naturalism with Emile Zola realism with Balzac, Flaubert, Stendhal 
  • 20th century: Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and surrealism. The novel with Marcel Proust, Marguerite Duras, louis-Ferdinand Céline Poetry with Paul Eluard, Louis Aragon, Guillaume Apollinaire. The theater of the absurd with Samuel Beckett, Ionesco Feminist literature with Simone de Beauvoir and Simone Veil

  This course will be online due to current governmental guidelines for in person events. Details on joining the course via Zoom will be emailed to you before the start of the class. 

  Dans ce cours nous balaierons les principaux courants littéraires et les auteurs qui y sont attachés, du 18e siècle au 20e siècle, dans la poésie, le théâtre et le roman.
  La littérature française ayant été très riche, Il s'agira d'évoquer ici,  les auteurs les plus connus, ceux dont vous avez entendu parler :
  

  • 18e siècle : Voltaire et Rousseau
  • 19e siècle : le romantisme avec Victor Hugo le naturalisme avec Emile  Zola le réalisme avec Balzac, Flaubert, Stendhal
  • 20e siècle : Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus  et le surréalisme       Le roman avec Marcel Proust, Marguerite Duras, louis-Ferdinand Céline  La poésie avec Paul Eluard, Louis Aragon, Guillaume Apollinaire. Le théâtre de l'absurde avec Samuel Beckett, Ionesco.  Et en fonction du temps qu'il nous reste : La littérature féministe avec Simone de Beauvoir et Simone Veil.                     

  Dans ce cadre, Je resterai ouverte, bien entendu à tous vos souhaits et suggestions.
  

  About the Instructor: Muriel Lunetta has an MA in FLE (French as a Foreign Language) from the Sorbonne. She has more than 20 years foreign language teaching experience and has been teaching at WICE for 11 years.

  Special Instructions: Before registering for the program you may want to check if the level is right for you using the French Placement Test. We recommend that you take this assessment once, without assistance or study aids. This course requires an advanced level of French.

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