ADULT CLASS SCHEDULE

S u m m e r 2015
A d u l t C l ass
June 22-August 29
Schedule
FOUNDATION CLASSES
Intensive
The building blocks to French, these courses include
grammar, vocabulary, and lots of practice! Each class
meets once a week for a total of 3 hours per week
for 10 weeks, and uses the Alter Ego method.
Materials are available for purchase for $80.
$ 1,300
Beginner
CECR level A1-2
3 hours a day, 4 days a week.
Monday - Thursday
Beginner
$425 / Alter Ego 1
Intermediate
CECR level A2-B1
$425 / Alter Ego 2
Advanced
CECR level B1-B2
Level 1
Monday 6-9 pm
Thursday 9 am-12 pm
Saturday 9 am-12 pm
Level 1
Tuesday 9 am-12 pm
Wednesday 6-9 pm
Level 1
Thursday 6-9 pm
Level 2
Thursday 9 am-12 pm
Thursday 6-9 pm
Saturday 9 am-12 pm
Level 3
Tuesday 6-9 pm
Friday 9 am-12 pm
Saturday 12:30-3:30 pm
Level 4 Monday 6-9 pm
Tuesday 9 am-12 pm
Saturday 9 am-12 pm
Level 2
Wednesday 6-9 pm
Friday 9 am-12 pm
Level 3
Monday 6-9 pm
Saturday 12:30-3:30 pm
Level 4
Tuesday 6-9 pm
Thursday 9 am-12 pm
Level 5
Tuesday 9 am-12 pm
$425 / Alter Ego 3
Level 2
Monday 9 am-12 pm
Level 3
Wednesday 6-9 pm
Saturday 9 am-12 pm
Level 4
Tuesday 6-9 pm
Wednesday 9 am-12 pm
Level 5
Friday 9 am-12 pm
Advanced
Conversation & Grammar
(no text book for this class)
Monday, 9 am-12 pm
Conversation
Advanced High
with Alter Ego 4. Monday 6-9 pm
Level 5 Monday 9 am-12 pm
Thursday 6-9 pm
Saturday 9 am-12 pm
Perfectionnement
CECR level C1
Perfectionnement
(no text book for this class)
Wednesday 9 am-12 pm
CONVERSATION CLASSES
Practice makes perfect with conversation classes!
10 weeks, 2 hours per week.
Conversation 1
Beginner
Conversation
$315 / BEG 3-5
Monday 6-8 pm
Friday 10 am-12 pm
Thursday 1-3 pm
$315 / INT 1-2
Tuesday 1-3 pm
Wednesday 10 am-12 pm
Thursday 6-8 pm
The early bird catches the
worm! Save $30 on
10-week classes through
June 6
Conversation 2
$315 / INT 3-5
Tuesday 10 am-12 pm
Tuesday 6-8 pm
Wednesday 1-3 pm
Conversation 3
$315 / Advanced
Wednesday 6-8 pm
Thursday 10 am-12 pm
Saturday 10 am-12 pm
Register online at www.afmsp.org or call 612 332 0436!
9 am to 12 pm OR 6-9 pm
Take the TGV of our classes to go
from beginner to intermediate
in 10 weeks, completing Alter Ego 1
from cover to cover.
Intermediate
9 am to 12 pm OR 6-9 pm
Start with the future tense,
continue through the conditional
and subjunctive and the
plus-que-parfait, studying
Alter Ego 2.
5-week Advanced
Beginner Intensive
4 days a week, 11 hours per week
$595
Cover materials from
Beginner levels 3 to 5 in this 5-week
class using Alter Ego 1.
Start level A2.
M/Tu/Th 6-9 pm and
Wed 6-8 pm
June 22- July 23
5-week Beginner
Intensive
4 days a week, 11 hours per week
$595
Cover materials from
Beginner levels 1 to 3 in this 5-week
class using Alter Ego 1.
Complete Level A1
M/Tu/Th 9 am-12 pm and
Wed 10 am-12 pm
July 27-August 27
10-week Intermediate
semi-Intensive
1 1/2 hours a day, 4 days a week
$650
Cover materials from
Intermediate 1 to 3 in this
10-week class using Alter Ego 2.
Complete level A2
M/Tu/W/Th 1:30-3 pm
June 22-August 28
S u m m e r 2015
A d u l t C l ass
Schedule
1-DAY WORKSHOPS
$60
Un été festif au Québec
Celebrate Québec the week of
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day with Francine
Roche. She will tell you more about
this holiday as well as other summer
celebrations in Québec. Learn more
about their traditions.
Beginner 5 and above
Tuesday, June 23, 5-8 pm
Prononciation 2
Continuing on with Ann Makredes from
our Prononciation Part 1 workshop,
you will focus on the prosody of the
language- intonation, rhythm, liaison,
enchaînement and more particularities
that make French so unique. Leave the
class speaking more like the pros!
Prerequisite: Pronunciation Part 1
workshop or Intermediate 1 or higher.
Date TBD
June 22-August 29
REVIEW CLASSES
$185
Beginning Review I
Levels Beginner 1 - 2
Brush up on the present tense,
introductions, daily life conversations
and describing objects and places.
5 weeks:
Wednesday 10 am-12 pm, June 24-July 22
Thursday 6-8 pm, June 25-July 23
Tuesday 10 am-12 pm, July 28-August 25
Tuesday 6-8 pm, July 28-August 25
Beginning Review II
Levels Beginner 3 -5
Review the main grammar points
essential to French: le passé composé,
l’imparfait, le futur et les pronoms.
5 weeks:
Tuesday 10 am-12 pm, June 23-July 21
Wednesday 6-8 pm, June 24-July 22
Monday 10 am-12 pm, July 27-August 24
Thursday 6-8 pm, July 30-August 27
Pop goes the art!
Join Denis Dépinoy on a journey through
Pop art culture from France. Check out
the impact of artists such as Martial
Raysse, Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean-Pierre
Mirouze and Ben Vautier to get a better
understanding of the Walker Art Center’s
International Pop exhibit.
Beginner 5 and above
Tuesday, July 7, 9 am-12 pm
Withdrawals must be made in writing to the
Education Coordinator two weeks before
classes begin. A $15 administrative fee will be
deducted. Membership, registration fees and
materials are not refundable. There are no
credits for missed classes. There are no cash
refunds available for course fees.
Levels Intermediate 1 - 2
Review grammar points such as relative,
demonstrtative, possesive and indefinite
pronouns, past tenses (passé composé,
imparfait, plus-que-parfait), marqueurs
temporels used to express time
(il y a, dans, pendant, en), adverbs, the
passive voice, past participle agreement.
5 weeks:
Thursday 10 am-12 pm, June 25-July 23
Wednesday 6-8 pm, July 29-August 26
Intermediate Review II
Levels Intermediate 3-5
Clarify the use of the subjunctive
(present), conditional (present & past),
the use of double pronouns, indirect
speech in the past, expressions used to
talk about goals, causes & consequences.
5 weeks:
Monday 6-8 pm, June 22-July 20
Thursday 10 am-12 pm, July 30-August 27
Advanced Review
Review major tenses, negative
structures and pronouns.
Discuss values and express
wishes, regrets, and hypotheses.
5 weeks:
Tuesday 6-8 pm, June 23-July 21
Friday 10 am-12 pm, July 31-August 28
Du jardin à la table
What delicious things will you be
making from your garden’s harvest or
trips to the farmers’market? Try out
some ideas while practicing your French.
Join Damien Sadrant to make dishes like
a tian de legumes, clafoutis aux tomates
cerises et sabayon de fruits rouges au
romarin.
Beginner 3 and above
Saturday , August 1, 10 am-1 pm
OR Monday, August 17, 2-5 pm
Intermediate Review I
TOPICS CLASSES
L’Afrique sub-saharienne
$185
Let Marguerite Dowdy guide you through
French-speaking Central and West Africa.
She will introduce you to the history and
culture of Cameroon, where she grew up,
and the surrounding area. Learn more
about this Francophone region!
Beginner 5 and above
5 weeks:
Wednesday, 6-8 pm, July 29-August 26
French for Travelers
$185
Erik Orsenna: The beauty of
French grammar
$185
Jump into the adventure of the French
language with its complex yet beautiful
structure. Take the time to better
appreciate it as you follow Erik Orsenna’s
stories of French grammar. Sandrine
Fortina will help you understand that
La grammaire est une chanson douce.
Intermediate 3 and above
4 weeks:
Thursday 6-8 :30 pm, June 25-July 16
Atelier cinéma: version
française-version americaine
Need a crash course in survival French?
Reserved for those who have never studied
$95
French before.
What happens when a French film is remade
5 weeks:
in America? Which version is best? Study
Monday 6-8 pm, June 22-July 20
some examples and share your opinions en
Tuesday 10 am-12 pm, June 23-July 21
français during this three-week class with
Wednesday 10 am-12 pm, July 29-August 26 Jim Long. Beginner 5 and above
Thursday 6-8 pm, July 30-August 27
3 weeks: Monday 6-8 pm, July 13-July 27