Group Courses for Adults

Level: B1.4 - C2.4

In this conversation course, you will practice and enrich your vocabulary in order to be at ease when describing an artistic work in French. The study of the main artistic periods (renaissance, realism, impressionism, cubism, surrealism, contemporary art, etc.) will allow you to acquire the language elements necessary to participate in a museum visit and describe an exhibited work that you have chosen beforehand.

Objective of the course:

• The session will end with a visit to the AGO where each participant will be invited to describe a work of their choice...in French!
• The price of the session does not include a ticket to the museum.

New students are invited to take a placement test before registering. Students can also take the certificate examination for the International French Diploma DELF (information available at your registration department or ask for more information from your teacher).

Level: B1.4 - C2.4

By taking this course, learners will become more familiar with the different Canadian French accents, expressions and idioms they may encounter during their work or their travels.
The aim is to maximize exposure to the different sounds of Canadian French through oral documents such as excerpts from television and radio interviews, video and radio reports, television series and documentaries.

New students are invited to take a placement test before registering. Students can also take the certificate examination for the International French Diploma DELF (information available at your registration department or ask for more information from your teacher).

Level: B2.1 - C2.4

Each course includes:

• Drama techniques: how to use your breath, pronunciation, eloquence, rhythm, and emotions
• Drama practice: Present a monologue by heart from classic or contemporary literature (1 min.): Musset, Pommerat, Molière, Mouawad, Feydeau, as well as Williams, Tchekhov, and Shakespeare.

Minimum proficiency: Advanced (B2.4+)

Courses are offered by Matthieu Mével, French teacher, author, and stage director.

New students are invited to take a placement test before registering.

Level: A2.4 - A2.6

• Study the author’s style and vocabulary;
• Analyze the character and plot development;
• Analyze the semantic fields;
• Discuss the themes of your reading for the week.

New students are invited to take a placement test before registering. Students can also take the certificate examination for the International French Diploma DELF (information available at your registration department or ask for more information from your teacher).

Level: B1.1 - C2.4

• Study the author’s style and vocabulary;
• Analyze the character and plot development;
• Analyze the semantic fields;
• Discuss the themes of your assigned reading for the week.

New students are invited to take a placement test before registering. Students can also take the certificate examination for the International French Diploma DELF (information available at your registration department or ask for more information from your teacher).

Level: B2.1 - C2.4

This dynamic and interactive course invites you to explore the depth and diversity of classical and contemporary French literature. At the rate of one or two books per session, you will visit the French parts of Canada, Africa, and Europe in a unique fashion. This will give you the satisfaction of knowing that the world of French literature, albeit complex and fear-inducing, is at the palm of your hand.

As a general rule, the first 50 pages of the book must be read a week before the start of the course.

Objectives of the course:

• Study the author’s use of vocabulary, their style and the effects of this style (technique)
• Study the characters and plot development
• Analyze the different semantic fields
• Discuss the themes of your assigned reading for the week

New students are invited to take a placement test before registering. Students can also take the certificate examination for the International French Diploma DELF. For more information, please contact the registration department of your local campus or your teacher.

Level: B1.4 - C2.4

• L'école des femmes de Molière
  • Expression de la concession et de l’opposition.
• La religieuse de Diderot
  
  • Expression de la cause.
• Le Lac de Lamartine
  
  • Expression de la conséquence.
• Jericho de Victor Hugo
  
  • Expression de but
• Mme Bovary de Flaubert.
  
  • Expression de la comparaison.
• Le Dormeur du Val de Rimbaud
  
  • Expression de temps

New students are invited to take a placement test before registering. Students can also take the certificate examination for the International French Diploma DELF (information available at your registration department or ask for more information from your teacher).

Level: B2.1 - C2.4

This course allows you to review and expand on essential French grammar rules while also discovering French literary works:

• L'école des femmes de Molière
  • Express concession and opposing ideas
• La religieuse de Diderot
  
  • Express the cause of an action
• Le Lac de Lamartine
  
  • Express the consequence of an action
• Jericho de Victor Hugo
  
  • Express the purpose of an action or plot
• Mme Bovary de Flaubert.
  
  • Compare two subjects
• Le Dormeur du Val de Rimbaud
  
  • Express different tenses

New students are invited to take a placement test before registering. Students can also take the certificate examination for the International French Diploma DELF. For more information, please contact the registration department of your local campus or your teacher.