Farida Talantikit

France and Algeria

Bio

Farida began teaching at the French Library in 2006 after moving to Boston in 2004. She primarily teaches core language classes for adults at the beginner level in addition to intermediate and advanced grammar courses and conversation classes for all levels.

Farida holds a Doctorate in Occupational Health Medicine (a branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of job-related injuries and illnesses) from UCL, Bruxelles. She lived in Salon de Provence, France where she taught biology at Avignon University and worked as an occupational health doctor. She also worked for several human rights non-profit organizations in Marseille.

She loves spending time with her family and travelling. She enjoys listening to classical music and reading about the humanities, especially history and cinema, and she is intrigued by people, different cultures and world politics. She also takes great pleasure in cooking.

Classes Recently Taught

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B2 | History: French Revolution | Online

Advanced
Starting May 10, 2023 1.5 hours per week for 5 weeks

Join Farida to discover all about the French Revolution!

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B2 | A la découverte du… Territoire francilien (Paris et sa banlieue) | Online

Advanced
Starting April 10, 2023 1.5 hours per week for 5 weeks

Prepare to discover the territoire francilien as more than a tourist! In this class, you will learn about the main landmarks as well as new places, cultural sites and more, that only locals know about.

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B1 | Get Ready for the DELF B1! | Online

Intermediate
Starting April 8, 2023 2 hours per week for 10 weeks

If you're planning to take the DELF in June this preparatory class is for you! Ensure your success and work on all four language skills tested on the exam.

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B1 | Affaires Etrangeres | Online

Intermediate
Starting April 7, 2023 2 hours per week for 10 weeks

In this course, you will learn to communicate in written and spoken french while dealing with the corporate world.

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A1-2 | Beginner French 2 | Online

Beginner
Starting April 6, 2023 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to introduce yourself, talk about your new neighbors, describe your personal preferences and much more!

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A1-3 | Beginner French 3 | Online

Beginner
Starting April 6, 2023 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn how to look for an apartment, understand a room inspection, learn about lodging regulations, draft a set of rules for shared living, and much more!

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A2-4 | Advanced Beginner French 4 | Online

Advanced Beginner
Starting April 6, 2023 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

This class will give you the skills to understand a tourist brochure, reserve a stay somewhere, research a destination online, express your indifference towards a situation and more!

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A1-1 | Beginner French 1 | In-Person

Beginner
Starting April 6, 2023 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to Ask for and give directions, understand an itinerary, get around using public transportation, and much more!

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A1-1 | Beginner French 1 | Online

Beginner
Starting April 5, 2023 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to Ask for and give directions, understand an itinerary, get around using public transportation, and much more!

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A1-4 | Beginner French 4 | Online

Beginner
Sessions starting April 5, 2023, and April 6, 2023 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

Are you ready to kick-start your French education? Learn to understand an exchange program, describe positive experiences, express purpose, describe a professional goal, indicate a wish or desire, talk about an ability or skill, understand professional tasks. and much more!

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A2-2 | Advanced Beginner French 2 | Online

Advanced Beginner
Starting April 5, 2023 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

Do you want to Discuss jobs of the future, describe the future, highlight the utility of an object, express intent or remind someone of something? Do you want to do all of that in French? You can! Plus you'll improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation skills at the same time.

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B1-4 | Intermediate French 4 | Online

Intermediate
Starting April 5, 2023 3 hours per week for 10 weeks

Delve deeper into the Francophone cultures around the globe while honing your language skills: understand a scientific documentary, learn about young, francophone thinkers, explain a scientific discovery, present the pros and cons of an innovation in technology, give your opinion, imagine the future. and more!

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B2 | Molière: sa vie, son oeuvre | Online

Advanced
Starting April 5, 2023 5 Weeks for 1 hour 30 minutes

Though written over three hundred years ago, Molière's masterpieces still excite us to this very day. Times have changed, but people and morals are strikingly similar to those of Moliere’s times. Join us to discover on paper and on film, Molière’s genius. Class is led by Farida.

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