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We are very pleased to place on display at our Towles Court Pavilion location several of Kathleen Gurney's Paintings of France. This selection will be available for viewing from mid-September to the end of November. To preview her selection, please click on Galerie at left, and when that page comes up, scroll down.
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Open House at our new location Saturday October 2
from 10am to noon.
Towles Court Pavilion Suite 2
200 S Washington Blvd
Sarasota
Meet our teachers and administrative staff and enjoy a petit déjeuner of refreshments and hors d'oeuvres with us.
Questions concerning French classes with
the Alliance Française de Sarasota should be forwarded to
ecole@afsarasota.org
PRIVATE LESSONS - private French language lessons for children and adults are
available at convenient hours - days, evenings or weekends.
For details please call 941-955-0700.
Fall 2010 FRENCH CLASSES AT THE
ÉCOLE DE L’ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE
Registration Phone No. - 941-348-1329
Registration by e-mail registrations@afsarasota.org
Class Location
All Classes are held at our new office located at
Towles Court Pavilion
200 S Washington Blvd, Suite 2 Sarasota
(corner of Adams Lane and Washington Blvd)
Cost and Course Length
All classes are held for ten (10) weeks - two hours per class each week.
All classes (except Pronunciation Class) cost $180 with an additional
$45 charge for admission in the Alliance Française. Depending on
the course taken there may be an additional textbook charge.
Pronunciation Class is held one hour per week for ten weeks at
a cost of $90.
Childrens' classes do not require membership and teaching
materials are included in the total cost.
Teaching Staff
Ms Sylvia Sabbah
Ms Marie-Christine Rouffiac
Ms Eva Frank
Our staff are all experienced native French instructors.
Please refer to their biographies below.
Course Descriptions
Classes for Adults
1. Beginner 1: for the real beginner. This class is an interactive class, and you will be
speaking French from the first class. Learn to introduce yourself to others and to ask
and answer simple questions (introductions, greetings, express your likes and dislikes)
2. Beginner 2-3: you have completed level 1 or you have studied French a long time ago in
high school or college - or you have taken some French classes before and have traveled to France.
You will learn basic sentence patterns to communicate in everyday situations. - to tell time, make
an appointment,ask for a price, agree or disagree with someone. At the higher level
you will be able to ask for directions, give an order or an advice, describe a place,
discuss weather forecasts, describe someone, etc.
3. Intermediate 1-3: after completing the levels of Beginners' classes, this class is for you
to improve your fluency. Discuss current events and topics in French. This class is
exclusively in French. You will learn to describe what you did in past tenses, ask someone for
their opinion on different subjects, how to rent an apartment, express
your opinion and your feelings.
4. Advanced 1-2: become a more sophisticated French speaker and study more advanced
grammar and idiomatic structures of the language. Discuss more complex current events and topics.
Develop skills for written and spoken French. You will be able to learn the subtleties of
the language and the difference of opinions, express hypothesis and condition, sadness and
deception. You will learn to carry on a phone conversation.
5. Pronunciation Class: this is a phonetic corrective workshop - how many times
have you felt sure that you said the right phrases in French, but received the wrong
answer or only puzzled silence? Now you can learn how you should have said and
pronounced what you intended, by enrolling in this phonetic workshop. This course if
for beginners and also more advanced students of French.
6. New Wave Movie Class: this session is 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 three movies:
A bout de Souffle by Jean-Luc Goddard; Hiroshima mon amour by Alan Resnais and La Nuit
Américaine by François Truffaut - three of the French New Wave directors. This is a course for
intermediate and advanced students.
Classes for Children (Ages 6-10)
Through songs, games, writing, painting and different art crafts, the children will discover the
French language and its culture. Every class will include a small project that will cover a
specific topic (make a picture album, learn about the impressionist painters and make
a painting the impressionist way, learn about the geography and history of France..) - the
session will run for 10 weeks. Minimum of four students, maximum of 8.
MS SYLVIA SABBAH is in charge of daytime adult classes. She is a native French speaker from Nice, France and has extensive experience gathered not only during her University studies in France but as a teacher at French high schools and colleges and at the Alliance Francaise where she has taught for the past seven years. She can be contacted at 941-927-5656 for any questions or information concerning her classes.
MS MARIE-CHRISTINE ROUFFIAC is in charge of evening adult classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and children's classes on Saturdays. She is also in charge of the New Wave Movie Class on Fridays. She is a native French speaker from Orléans, France. She has received university degrees from La Sorbonne in Paris and the University of Dijon. She is a published poet and has taught French for many years at different locations in the U.S. Ms Rouffiac can be contacted at 941-323-2226 for any questions or information regarding her classes.
MS Eva Frank is in charge of the Pronunciation/Phonetic Corrective class. She is a native speaker of French, has taught all levels at various locations in the U.S. and is a master at explaining how and why French is very different from English. She can guide you to speaking French so your French speaking listeners will understand you.
Registration - You can register on our website at www.afsarasota.org (click on Event Calendar and the class you plan to take. Follow directions from there) and mail your check made out to Alliance Française along with the completed registration form to our office at 200 S. Washington Blvd, Sarasota FL 34236. Students are required to register ahead of time and classes must have a minimum of four students. If a student cancels his/her registration before classes start, a full refund will be processed. No refunds will be given after the first session of a class. For any questions regarding the registration process, please call us at 941-358-1329.
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Le Conseil d’Administration de l’Alliance Française de Sarasota est heureux de vous faire part de ses nouveaux locaux situés à Towles Court à partir du 1er juillet 2010. Nous bénéficierons d’un espace plus grand, avec davantage de stationnement, à proximité du centre de Sarasota (tout près de Main Street, le cinéma Hollywood, les galeries d’art dans Towles Court, etc.). Nous avons l’intention de profiter de ce nouvel espace pour vous offrir plus activités, plus de clubs et de divers événements sociaux. Nous pendrons officiellement la crémaillère en automne, mais entre temps nous ferons une crémaillère « soft » le vendredi soir 16 juillet, lors de la fameuse Towles Court Walk le troisième vendredi du mois, de 18h-21h. Notre nouvelle adresse est 200 S. Washington Blvd Suite #2 située dans le pavillon « Towles Court », avec son entrée sur Adams Lane, à 2 rues au sud de Ringling Blvd on 301). Notre nouveau numéro de téléphone est le 941 955 0700. Venez nombreux nous voir. Vous serez très contents.
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Tuesday, Oct 19 at 12:00pm, noon at the Mediterraneo
1920 Main St, Sarasota
Our featured guest lecturer is Professor Cliff Landers.
To read a brief biography of Mr. Landers, please click on the following link. Cliff Landers Biography
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Want to become a new Member ?
Individuals wishing to become new members of the exciting Alliance Française de Sarasota are invited to go to our documents and download a Membership brochure which has in it a form to complete and submit to our membership committee. Please click on the following link to take you to the document you can download and print out.
Why Join the Alliance Francaise de Sarasota
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Venez vous joindre à nous pour bavarder, discuter et déguster de bons vins.
chez Libby's Restaurant 1917 South Osprey Ave de 17h-19h (5pm to 7pm)
9 juin, 11 août, 8 septembre
Contacter Anne Faure - 941 962 7740 or e-mail anne.sfaure@gmail.com
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Nous avons le plaisir d'annoncer que le Club littéraire se réunira desormais dans nos locaux de Towles Court Pavilion. Les portes seront ouvertes dès 13h30 et le café sera servi. La réunion commencera à 14h.
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L'Alliance Française de Sarasota fait un chaleureux
accueil aux nouveaux membres
Patricia Arvin
Lucienne R Barr
Carole Crosby
Craig Crossley
Denise Crossley
Alegria Elias
Jane Epes
Matthew Grass
Marvis Haigh |
John B. Haseltine
Michele A. Herzog
Marilyn Johnson
Elizabeth Loveridge
Suzanne Murphy-larronde
Kathleen Rayson
Thomas Rayson
Thomas John (TJ) Rayson
Brenda Rodriguez
Diane Benedetto |
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Visit our updated French Website Links. Explore France from the
Alliance Française de Sarasota Website before you travel to France this year
Check out the latest information from Etoile
[E-toile] L'e-Toile du 29 avril 2010 /French Consulate e-newsletter
Cliquer dessous
French Website Links
car service
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Voices from Haiti
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Dear Colleagues,
I spent a week in rural Northern Haiti this past April. I brought back notecards made by Haitian artist, Ronel Louis-Jean. Ronel is a young man who is deaf and does not speak. His only source of income comes from his artwork. I am selling these cards for him. 100% of the profits go to Ronel.
The cards come with a 4 by 6 envelope, are wrapped in cellophane, and have a label on the back about the artist. Each card is $3.00 or you may purchase 6 for $15. There will be a charge for mailing unless you pick them up.
If you would like to order some cards, just look at the scanned cards in the attachment and email me the number of cards you would like along with your postal address and name. You can identify the cards by color and the person on the card. (ex. man or woman) The cards are blank inside and can also be used for a speaking prompt or framed. Thank you for your support of this young Haitian artist. The check may be made payable to Georgette Schmidt and mailed to 309 Scottholm Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13224. Please include $3.00 for postage and handling. I will mail you the cards as soon as I have your order.
Sincerely,
Georgette Schmidt
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AFS IMMERSION DAY A ROARING SUCCESS!
The excitement was palpable…the energy was incredible…and the day was gorgeous. On April 10, 50 members and guests convened in a beautiful location in south Sarasota from 10-4 to share in an AFS immersion experience of French and North African cultures. Students experienced four sessions of language immersion—art, Francophone language and culture, phonetics, and nature walk—under the guidance of AFS’s talented teachers, Eva Frank, Marie-Christine Rouffiac, Sylvia Sabbah, and our Francophone volunteers, Isaac & Gisèle Azerad and Mireille Gloor. The event started with a petit déjeuner of café, thé et crêpes lathered in a specially prepared mixture of butter & honey, then on to the first language session.
Separated into four levels of French proficiency, the students laughed, spoke, sang, and chatted—en français bien sûr—before rotating by groups into the second session. Ammal Mostofa of the Morocco Restaurant prepared an exotic lunch, served under a specially erected Moroccan tent, where the ground was covered with richly woven Moroccan rugs. Guests then enjoyed their meal dans le jardin on this crisp and beautiful spring day, while a lovely belly dancer entertained the crowd with her graceful and sensuous moves. The afternoon sessions began once again and the students rotated back into their classes, ending with a group photo in front of the tent.
The hosts of this exceptional event were Sylvia Gillotte and Sidney Ettedgui, who not only opened their home to the AFS on this special occasion but also helped organize it, print the advertising materials, prepare some of the dishes, and invent some of the classroom materials. Sidney displayed his talents at lunch with his earthenware tagines, couscousière, and explanations of Moroccan foods and argan oil. We are deeply grateful to them, as we are to our teachers and volunteers, who generously donated their time for the general pleasure of others.
The smiles on everyone’s faces throughout the day needed no translations. As Vera Newman-Wood, whom some of you may know from the Selby Library said, “My poor French, after decades of disuse, got a jump-start today with this fabulous experience. The whole event was delightful and the food delicious.” Gloria Grenier added, “I can't think of any aspect of the day that I did not enjoy. The teachers were all excellent, the food excellent, and the belly dancer…was the envy of all!!!!!!”
Chapeau to the AFS board, especially Marion Kuster, Gil Arguelles, and Barbara Frey, and to our hosts and the team of instructors who worked extremely hard to make this event a success. The board has been besieged with requests for a repeat performance next year, so the planning process has already started. On vous tiendra au courant!
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HOW TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
If you've received your membership renewal notice
you may renew using either one of two ways:
1. Log in to this site (click "login") at the top right-hand corner of this page, then enter your user name and password. You'll see a red link at the top of the page that will take you to the renewal page. If you don't have your password, use the big button to request a new one. When you're asked for your email address, be sure to use the one in the AFS files -- it's the one to which your renewal notice was sent.
OR
2. Send your renewal check ($45 individual, $60 family) to:
Alliance Française de Sarasota
200 S Washington Blvd. Suite 2
Sarasota, FL 34236
That's all there is to it.
Send email to the webmaster by clicking here if you have problems.
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