Join us for our December mini session to avoid over a month-long gap between the end of the fall and the beginning of the winter sessions! What can you expect during this two-week session? Most classes will meet 1h30 twice a week for two weeks (6h total). If you’re up for a little challenge, our grammar boot camps will meet twice a week for 1h30 (6h total) or 2h (8h total) and brush up classes will take place 1h30 or 2h three times a week (9h or 12 total depending on the level). The boot camps and brush up classes are meant to be review sessions to strengthen your skills and get you prepared for our next session. Our Theme courses are meant to provide an overview of many different topics of interest such as French cities, current events, tales and legends, movie stars and more. If you want to meet up with some of your favorite classmates and friends, our classes will create the perfect atmosphere for that. Finally, if you want to improve your listening comprehension or your speaking skills, our Listen up! and Out Loud! are the perfect classes for you!
You do not have to be a member to attend our classes. Just scroll down and click on "Register". If you have never taken a class at the French Library/Alliance Française of Boston, please make sure to take a free placement test. No specific class material is needed - handouts and online resources will be provided by your teacher. Please note that due to the short nature of this special session, there will be no trial classes offered.
Monday/Wednesday/Friday Monday/Tuesday/Thursday
Grammar Boot-camp | 1h30 or 2 hours twice a week for 2 weeks. $165 or $220 for members/$215 or $290 for non-members
Whip your French into fighting form at Grammar Bootcamp! Our teachers will help you prepare for the reflexive verbs, past participles, subjunctives, expressions of doubt, and indirect speech you will encounter in your future French studies. Enlist in this fun and challenging class to review grammar in a creative and engaging way! Please note that the program for each class is tentative and might change.
B1 level with Farida: Tuesday / Thursday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
B2 level with Farida:
Tuesday/Thursday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
B1 Coffee talk
Mondays/Wednesdays - 10:00-11:30am with Farida
Discuss everything from your daily activities to in-depth social debates—all in French. Coffee Talk gives you a relaxed environment to chat in French about a variety of informal topics such as French culture, life experiences, politics, or any other topic of interest to you and your classmates. This is a perfect way for lovers of French language and culture to keep their skills sharp. And there's no required textbook or homework!
B1 Listen up!
Tuesdays/Thursdays - 11:30am-1:00pm with Tin
Are you strong on the page but weak when it comes to oral comprehension? Do you find you are constantly asking your teacher to repeat herself? Then this mini class is for you! Learn to capture those words the first time around in this class that emphasizes oral comprehension while at the same time building the fundamental skills for success in French.
B1 Lunch Break
Wednesdays/Fridays - 12:00-1:30pmwith Farida
Discuss everything from your daily activities to in-depth social debates—all in French. Lunch Break gives you a relaxed environment to chat in French about a variety of informal topics such as French culture, life experiences, politics, or any other topic of interest to you and your classmates. This is a perfect way for lovers of French language and culture to keep their skills sharp. And there's no required textbook or homework!
B1 Review with RFI
Mondays/Wednesdays - 12:00-1:30pm with Tin
Open to all B1+ students. This mini course will focus on reviewing B1+ level linguistic and pragmatic notions in verbal and written reception and production, using various and up-to-date class material on contemporary topics highlighted by RFI educational.
B1+ Voyages éclairs
Mondays/Wednesdays - 6:00-7:30pm with Nathalie
Are we grasping the true identity of a place when time feels constrained? In today’s over-connected world, we shall take the opportunity to virtually dive into cultures and civilisations in a blink of an eye, while being transported into new worlds of sensations, fragrances so to speak, customs and traditions far away and so close to us. This time is about the towns and cities of Biarritz, Poitiers, Rennes and Toulouse, but not only: its people and the language they use. We will do so as well in class while learning to get by, communicate with locals and discover plenty of History!Discover Toulouse, Biarritz, Rennes and Poitiers
A2 Contes et légendes: la Belle et la Bête
Mondays/Wednesdays - 6:00-7:30pm with Michaela
Discover the tale as told by french female authors of the mid-18th century, in contrast with Jean Cocteau’s 1940’s adaptation of the tale for the big screen, relative to today’s values. Debate conventions of beauty and the concept of morality. Learn how to structure a story, write a dialogue and work on your pronunciation.
B2 Icônes du cinéma français
Tuesdays/Thursdays - 7:15-8:45pm with Nora
While actors are the very reason we watch a movie, these actors have long remained forgotten in film analysis. Apart from a few adjectives such as "formidable" or "impressive", we often struggle to put into words how an actor reveals a character and the effect it has on an audience, If Léa Seydoux, Gerard Depardieu, Juliette Binoche or Jean-Louis Trintignant know how to speak your mind and move you, come study and discuss their art while doing so in French!
B2 Out Loud!
Tuesdays/Thurdays - 12:00pm-1:30pm with Michaela
Is it a pleasure for you to read a great poem, book, or historical speech aloud? In this class you’ll do just that, focusing on the tone, accents, and flow of the text. Readings are selected to highlight examples of hyperboles, alliterations, and keywords, and opportunities to work on your “voice” (tone, silences, inflections, pace, and more) will be prominently featured.
B2 Dictées d'hiver!
Tuesdays/Thursdays - 6:00-7:30pm with Nathalie
Dictation / Dictée is an excellent exercise to improve vocabulary, spelling and memory. Work on texts with progressive levels of difficulty to challenge yourself and build up on your confidence. From science to culture, history and society, we selected a variety of topics that will help you learn and move forward in a fun way!
You do not have to be a member to attend our classes. Just scroll down and click on "Register". If you have never taken a class at the French Library/Alliance Française of Boston, please make sure to take a free placement test. No specific class material is needed - handouts and online resources will be provided by your teacher. Please note that due to the short nature of this special session, there will be no trial classes offered.
REVIEW CLASSES
Brush up A1 | 1h30 three times a week for 2 weeks. $250 for members/$300 for non-members. Brush up A2 | 2h three times a week for 2 weeks. $330 for members/$380 for non-members. Before the New Year, revisit the key concepts, grammatical structures, and vocabulary that you would like to master so that you can begin 2023 feeling comfortable and confident enough to move on to the next level of your French studies! The program for each level will be published soon.Monday/Wednesday/Friday Monday/Tuesday/Thursday
Grammar Boot-camp | 1h30 or 2 hours twice a week for 2 weeks. $165 or $220 for members/$215 or $290 for non-members
Whip your French into fighting form at Grammar Bootcamp! Our teachers will help you prepare for the reflexive verbs, past participles, subjunctives, expressions of doubt, and indirect speech you will encounter in your future French studies. Enlist in this fun and challenging class to review grammar in a creative and engaging way! Please note that the program for each class is tentative and might change.
B1 level with Farida: Tuesday / Thursday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- day 1: passé composé; day 2: futur/futur antérieur ; day 3: conditionnel présent/passé; day 4: subjonctif
B2 level with Farida:
Tuesday/Thursday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- day 1: passé composé/imparfait; day 2: pronoms objets directs et indirects; day 3: conditionnel présent; day 4: prépositions de temps
THEMATIC WORKSHOPS
1h30 twice a week for 2 weeks. $165 for members/$215 for non-membersB1 Coffee talk
Mondays/Wednesdays - 10:00-11:30am with Farida
Discuss everything from your daily activities to in-depth social debates—all in French. Coffee Talk gives you a relaxed environment to chat in French about a variety of informal topics such as French culture, life experiences, politics, or any other topic of interest to you and your classmates. This is a perfect way for lovers of French language and culture to keep their skills sharp. And there's no required textbook or homework!
B1 Listen up!
Tuesdays/Thursdays - 11:30am-1:00pm with Tin
Are you strong on the page but weak when it comes to oral comprehension? Do you find you are constantly asking your teacher to repeat herself? Then this mini class is for you! Learn to capture those words the first time around in this class that emphasizes oral comprehension while at the same time building the fundamental skills for success in French.
B1 Lunch Break
Wednesdays/Fridays - 12:00-1:30pmwith Farida
Discuss everything from your daily activities to in-depth social debates—all in French. Lunch Break gives you a relaxed environment to chat in French about a variety of informal topics such as French culture, life experiences, politics, or any other topic of interest to you and your classmates. This is a perfect way for lovers of French language and culture to keep their skills sharp. And there's no required textbook or homework!
B1 Review with RFI
Mondays/Wednesdays - 12:00-1:30pm with Tin
Open to all B1+ students. This mini course will focus on reviewing B1+ level linguistic and pragmatic notions in verbal and written reception and production, using various and up-to-date class material on contemporary topics highlighted by RFI educational.
B1+ Voyages éclairs
Mondays/Wednesdays - 6:00-7:30pm with Nathalie
Are we grasping the true identity of a place when time feels constrained? In today’s over-connected world, we shall take the opportunity to virtually dive into cultures and civilisations in a blink of an eye, while being transported into new worlds of sensations, fragrances so to speak, customs and traditions far away and so close to us. This time is about the towns and cities of Biarritz, Poitiers, Rennes and Toulouse, but not only: its people and the language they use. We will do so as well in class while learning to get by, communicate with locals and discover plenty of History!Discover Toulouse, Biarritz, Rennes and Poitiers
A2 Contes et légendes: la Belle et la Bête
Mondays/Wednesdays - 6:00-7:30pm with Michaela
Discover the tale as told by french female authors of the mid-18th century, in contrast with Jean Cocteau’s 1940’s adaptation of the tale for the big screen, relative to today’s values. Debate conventions of beauty and the concept of morality. Learn how to structure a story, write a dialogue and work on your pronunciation.
B2 Icônes du cinéma français
Tuesdays/Thursdays - 7:15-8:45pm with Nora
While actors are the very reason we watch a movie, these actors have long remained forgotten in film analysis. Apart from a few adjectives such as "formidable" or "impressive", we often struggle to put into words how an actor reveals a character and the effect it has on an audience, If Léa Seydoux, Gerard Depardieu, Juliette Binoche or Jean-Louis Trintignant know how to speak your mind and move you, come study and discuss their art while doing so in French!
B2 Out Loud!
Tuesdays/Thurdays - 12:00pm-1:30pm with Michaela
Is it a pleasure for you to read a great poem, book, or historical speech aloud? In this class you’ll do just that, focusing on the tone, accents, and flow of the text. Readings are selected to highlight examples of hyperboles, alliterations, and keywords, and opportunities to work on your “voice” (tone, silences, inflections, pace, and more) will be prominently featured.
B2 Dictées d'hiver!
Tuesdays/Thursdays - 6:00-7:30pm with Nathalie
Dictation / Dictée is an excellent exercise to improve vocabulary, spelling and memory. Work on texts with progressive levels of difficulty to challenge yourself and build up on your confidence. From science to culture, history and society, we selected a variety of topics that will help you learn and move forward in a fun way!