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S p r i n g 2015 A d u l t C l ass April 6-June 14 Schedule FOUNDATION CLASSES Intensive 3 hours a day, 4 days a week. Monday - Thursday 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. Beginner CECR level A1-2 $ 1,300 Beginner $425 / Alter Ego 1 Intermediate CECR level A2-B1 $425 / Alter Ego 2 Advanced CECR level B1-B2 Level 1 Thursday 6-9 pm Saturday 9 am-12 pm Level 1 Friday 9 am-12 pm Level 2 Wednesday 6-9 pm Saturday 9 am-12 pm Level 2 Monday 6-9 pm Saturday 12:30-3:30 pm Level 2 Tuesday 6-9 pm Saturday 12:30-3:30 pm Level 3 Monday 6-9 pm Saturday 9 am-12 pm Sunday 12:30-3:30 pm $425 / Alter Ego 3 Level 3 Wednesday 9 am-12 pm Advanced Conversation & Grammar (no text book for this class) Monday, 9 am-12 pm Level 4 Thursday 6-9 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 $315 / INT 1-2 Tuesday 1-3 pm Conversation 2 $315 / INT 3-5 Tuesday 10 am-12 pm Tuesday 6-8 pm Conversation 3 $315 / Advanced Wednesday 6-8 pm Thursday 10 am-12 pm En avril, ne te découvre pas d’un fil... En mai, fais ce qu’il te plaît ! Register online at www.afmsp.org or call 612 332 0436! 9 am to 12 pm Take the TGV of our classes to go from beginner to intermediate in 10 weeks, completing Alter Ego 1 from cover to cover. 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. Tu/Th/Fri 9 am-12 pm and Wed 9-10 am April 7-May 8 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 6-9 pm and Wed 6-8 pm May 11-June 11 S p r i n g 2015 A d u l t C l ass Schedule 1-DAY WORKSHOPS REVIEW CLASSES $60 1975: cette année là Where were you 40 years ago? In France they were dancing to Claude François’ hits, and going to see Yves Montand and Catherine Deneuve in Le Sauvage. It was also a pivotal year in AFMSP history that our 2015 gala will celebrate on May 7. Join Ann Makredes for a trip back in time. Beginner 5 and above Saturday, April 18, 1-4 pm Prononciation 1 Back by popular demand. If you are unsure of your pronunciation, this workshop is here to help! Ann will guide you through the main phonetic features and you will practice with fun yet challenging examples and exercises. Leave feeling more confident! Beginner 3 and above (for less advanced levels please contact our office) Saturday, May 2, 1-4 pm April 6-June 14 $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, April 8-May 6 Thursday 6-8 pm, April 9-May 7 Tuesday 6-8 pm, May 12-June 9 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: Monday 6-8 pm, April 6-May 4 Wednesday 6-8 pm, May 13-June 10 Friday 10 am-12 pm, May 15-June 12 Negation and article review Let Karine Cantin guide you through a review of all those pesky little words! Check your use of definite, indefinite, contracted and partitive articles. Make sense of when to use negation structures like ne…pas, ne…plus, ne…que, pas de… in this 3-hour class. Beginner 5 and above May 30, 1-4 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: Tuesday 10 am-12 pm, April 7-May 5 Wednesday 10 am-12 pm, May 13-June 10 Thursday 6-8 pm, May 14-June 11 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: Tuesday 6-8 pm, May 12-June 9 Saturday 10:30 am-12:30 pm, May 16-June 13 Advanced Review Review major tenses, negative structures and pronouns. Discuss values and express wishes, regrets, and hypotheses. 5 weeks: Wednesday 6-8 pm, May 13-June 10 Sunday 1-3 pm, May 17-June 14 Idiomatic expressions Rather than “Faire du lèche-vitrine” or “se creuser la tête,” come learn the most common French idiomatic expressions. Instructor Ann Makredes won’t “poser un lapin” but au contraire will help you to avoid speaking French “comme une vache espagnole.” Beginner 5 and above Saturday , May 16, 1-4 pm Intermediate Review I TOPICS CLASSES Medieval Litterature $315 Join Denis Dépinoy and travel back in time to the Middle Ages. Discover 5 centuries of French literature in a 10 week class and learn about chivalry, love, travel and other timeless themes. Read excerpts of classic texts in their modern French format. Intermediate 3 and above 10 weeks: Saturdays, 10 am-12 pm, April 11- June 13 French for Travelers $185 Need a crash course in survival French? Reserved for those who have never studied French before. 5 weeks: Monday 10 am-12 pm, April 6-May 4 Thursday 6-8 pm, April 9-May 7 Wednesday 10 am-12 pm, May 13-June 10 Wednesday 6-8 pm, May 13-June 10 Les régions de France $185 Tour France and its 27 regions, from Alsace to Bretagne via Provence and more! Discover France’s cultural heritage through visual presentations and conversation with Damien Sadrant, and learn more about the new law that will reshape France’s administrative map. Intermediate 1 and above 5 weeks: Wednesdays, 6-8 pm, April 8-May 6 Écriture créative: écrire les souvenirs $185 Join Sandrine Fortina to find the creative writer in you en français. Work on writing about memories in French while sharing ideas and feedback with other students. Nurture your creativity! Intermediate 3 and above. 5 weeks: Thursdays, 6-8 pm, May 14-June 11