SUMMER 2010 FRENCH CLASSES AT THE
ÉCOLE DE L’ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE
Please note the change in telephone no. for registration - Call 941 358 1329
For questions concerning French classes to be offered this summer,
please contact a representative of the Alliance Education Committee at ecole@afsarasota.org
The Ecole de l’Alliance Française de Sarasota offers three levels of classes: Basic User, Independent User and Proficient User. Classes are two hours long for 10 weeks. A special one-hour class is offered for teens on Fridays, beginner level and intermediate. The initials S and M-C listed below each class refer to our teachers, Sylvia and Marie-Christine (see their bios below).
The Basic User level is divided into 4-6 classes, the Independent User level into 4-6 classes and the Proficient User level into 4-6 classes. After completing level 4-6 of the Basic User’ classes, you will evolve to the
Independent level of classes and then to the Proficient User level of classes.
The curriculum follows the CEFS (Common European Framework Standards) and is part of the AF Frames project (The French-American Educational Standards). The textbooks used are Connexions 1 for all the Basic User classes, Connexions 2 for the Independent User classes and Connexions 3 for the Proficient User classes. The textbooks include a method and an exercise book with a CD. Connexions is a highly interactive method based on the European learning standards (Cadre Européen Commun de Référence - CECR). This method is used by the Alliance Française in several locations all over the world. It offers new ways of learning and new opportunities for immersion in French.
The children’s class on Saturday (Summer Camp) are two hours and runs 5 weeks, costs $90 with an additional $10 charge for the art supplies.
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
BASIC USER LEVELS
A1 - Basic User 1-3
The student can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. The student can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. The student can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
A2 – Basic User 4-6
The student can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). The student can communicate about simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. The student can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
INDEPENDENT USER LEVELS
B1 – Independent User 1-3
The student can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc…. The student can deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in an area where the language is spoken. The student can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest. The student can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
B2 – Independent User 4-6
The student can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization. The student can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. The student can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
PROFICIENT USER LEVELS
C1 – Proficient User 1-3
The student can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning. The student can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. The student can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes. The student can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
C2 – Proficient User 4-6
The student can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. The student can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. The student can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.
FRENCH FOR TEENS
These special one-hour classes designed for teens 13-18 who would like to learn French (Beginner level) or work on their proficiency during the summer (Intermediate level). Learn to speak (or polish) your French right from the first day. *Special teen rate: $90 for 10 classes of one hour.
FRENCH FOR CHILDREN 6-10
Impressionist (Summer Camp) for children ages 6 to 10. Through the study of 5 impressionist painters: Van Gogh; Monet; Pissaro; Cezanne and Manet, your child will be introduced to the French language and learn how to paint the impressionist way! Each session will include a different painter as well as a painting to be done by the students. Other activities related to the painting and its theme will be explored through songs, games, writing and different artcrafts. A painting kit is included in the tuition. The session will run for 5 weeks and we will hold an art exhibit of the paintings of the students on the last morning. Tuition $90 + $10 for the art supplies. Minimum 4, maximum 8 students.
NEW WAVE MOVIE CLASS
10 weeks session about the New Wave, a cinematographic movement that enhanced the movie industry by its novelty in film making in the 50’s and 60’s. Practice your French (comprehension and discussion) through the studies of 3 movies: A bout de souffle by Jean-Luc Godard; Hiroshima mon amour by Alain Resnais and La nuit americaine by Francois Truffaut; 3 of the French New Wave directors. Targeted for independent and/or proficient students of French.
SYLVIA SABBAH is a native French speaker from Nice, France.
After she earned a Baccalauréat C (Major of Mathematics), she studied at the Université de Strasbourg and at the Univeristé de Nice where she obtained a Licence (Bachelors Degree in English, French and Spanish). Later, she studied towards a Masters Degree in English. Following that, she taught French and English at a French High School and French to English college students before moving to the United States. She was the treasurer of the Alliance Française de Sarasota for four years (2000-2004). She restarted the French language program of classes at the Alliance Française de Sarasota in 2003. She has taught all levels of French from beginner to advanced levels to children, adolescents and adults at the Alliance for the past seven years. She also teaches privately to local high school students and to adults at all levels. She travels back to France several times each year to visit her family and friends. Sylvia is single and she has a daughter Eva who is student at Harvard Law School. Students interested in more details about her classes can call Sylvia at 941 927 5656 or email her at sylviasabbah@yahoo.com.
MARIE-CHRISTINE ROUFFIAC is a native French speaker from Orléans, France.
She has a Bachelor's degree in French litterature from la Sorbonne and a Master's in Education and English as a second language from the University of Dijon, France. She is a published poet in France. She has been living in the USA for 20 years and taught French since then. She is teaching all levels of French in groups and privately. She taught in public and private schools at all grades. She worked at Berlitz Language Center, The Alliance Francaise of Minneapolis/ St. Paul in Minnesota and in Sarasota; at New College of Florida, and at the Out-Of-Doors Academy to mention a few.
She ran a T.V. show for French speaking audiences in Minneapolis /St. Paul, published some poetry throughout all her life and is currently teaching special classes, such as a movie class in French about the New Wave; literature classes; summer camps for children through the impressionist painters. Teaching French is her passion and her mission through the Alliance Française. Students interested in more details about her classes can call Marie-Christine at 941 323 2226 or email her at lefrancais4020@msn.com.
REGISTRATION
Click here - registrations@afsarasota.org to register on the website, or download the registration form by clicking on Documents to the left of this page and selecting the Class Registration Document and mail your check, made out to the Alliance Française de Sarasota, along with the completed form, to 200 S Washington Blvd, Suite 2 Sarasota FL 34236. Students are required to register ahead of time in order to ascertain the appropriate number of students per class. Classes must have a minimum of 4 students to be maintained. Please note that if students wish to cancel their registration before a class begins, they are entitled to a full refund, but no refunds are given after the first class in each session. We regret that we are unable to prorate the price for any missed classes.
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