BEGINNER FRENCH 101 / WINTER SESSION 2025
ON ZOOM Mondays, 5:30 to 7:30 PM Jan. 13th TO Feb. 17th, 2025
In this six-week course we start with the Beginning of the French in Action Program by Yale Professor Pierre Capretz. You will be speaking and reading from the start, watching videos and learn about France, the French and their culture, their quirks, their ins and outs and maybe even learn to understand some of their humor. Grammar is seamlessly woven into the texts and we will examine grammar step by step.
The atmosphere is friendly, nonjudgmental and collegial. - We meet on Zoom, so we won’t have to worry about snow, ice or anything else.
For more info., please contact Yvonne Kolodny, YvonnePK@usa.net
Required Material:
Textbook: French in Action, The Capretz Method, Third Edition Part 1. Hardcover!
Grammar Book: The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Premium Third Edition
Sign up also on line. Students must be members of the Alliance Française de New Haven.
COST: $200 for members, membership required
Pay online here.
For questions email Yvonne Kolodny @ YvonnePK@usa.net.
To register, go online or email alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com indicating your name, address, phone number and class name.
BEGINNER FRENCH 103 / WINTER SESSION 2025
ON ZOOM Thursdays, 5:30 to 7:30 PM Jan. 9th To Feb. 13th, 2025
This is a six-week course. We work with the popular French in Action Program, created by the late Yale Professor Pierre Capretz. - You will be speaking, reading and writing French. You will watch videos and learn about France, Culture and Humor. The Grammar is seamlessly woven into the texts and we will examine grammar step by step. This course is ideal for people who have had some prior French. If you watch the videos 2 through 11 and feel comfortable following them, this course is for you.
The atmosphere is friendly, nonjudgmental and collegial. - We meet on Zoom. No need to commute and fight traffic
Textbook: French in Action, The Capretz Method, Third Edition, Part One, Hard Cover
Grammar Book: The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Premium Third Edition
All the material can easily be found online.
COST: $200 for members, membership necessary
. Pay online here.
For questions e-mail Yvonne Kolodny @ YvonnePK@usa.net
To register, go online or email alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com indicating your name, address, phone number and class name.
BEGINNER FRENCH LITERATURE COURSE/ WINTER SESSION 2025
ON ZOOM Tuesdays, 5:30 to 7:30 PM Jan. 7th To Feb. 11th, 2025
In this course, we read adapted short stories and excerpts from classic writers like Maupassant, Molière, Sartre and more. We will also look at the biographies of the authors and the historical background and culture of their times.
Grammar and vocabulary are implemented as a “byline”. Thoughts and comments on the readings are expressed in French with some help of English.
This course is designed to practice French as Enrichment and Fun.
The atmosphere is friendly and nonjudgmental.
Material is provided. A grammar textbook is required:
Grammar Book: The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Premium Third Edition
All the material can easily be found online.
COST: $200 for members, membership necessary
For questions e-mail Yvonne Kolodny @ YvonnePK@usa.net
To register, go online or email alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com indicating your name, address, phone number and class name.
Intermediate/ Advanced French Class
Tuesdays, Jan. 7th - Feb. 11, 2025
The Adult Intermediate/Advanced French Class will meet every Tuesday, starting Tuesday, January 7, 2025 and run for 6 weeks at the home of Jacqueline Munk, 85 Viscount Drive, Milford. Should the weather not cooperate, we will meet via ZOOM.
Our classes are small and the atmosphere is friendly, non-judgmental and conducive for conversation. Classes will be two hours at a time, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm EST on Tuesdays and run for six weeks. Class sizes are limited in order to give everyone the optimum experience.
In this course, we will concentrate mainly on the conversational aspect of the language. Our goal is to have you easily express yourself on various topics du jour, incorporating correct grammar as much as possible. On the structured side of the course, we will use the second book of the French in Action series, starting with lesson 37. Grammar will be reinforced in the Workbook II. This course will be conducted entirely in French. All four language skills listening, speaking, reading and writing will be practiced and homework will be assigned. Videos to French in Action are easily accessible online. These videos also touch on grammar and vocabulary. If you watch video 37 and are comfortable with the language, this course is for you.
Required Books: 1)French in Action Textbook Third Edition, Book 2 and 2) French in Action Workbook, Part 2. The books may be purchased online for less at various online bookstores like Amazon, Abe Books, Alibris Books, and more.
COST: $200 for members, membership necessary
Registration and Payments can be done online:
Class Registration
Email your request for class placement to alliancefrancaisenh@gmail.com and submit payment to AFNH, PO Box 207333, New Haven, CT 06515.
Note: NO Class will run if fewer than four students are registered.
Submission indicates agreement with the withdrawal policy shown below.
Withdrawal Policy
Given our nonprofit status, our commitment to keeping tuition costs down, and our responsibility to our teachers, tuition fees cannot be transferred to another session, another person, or a private lesson. For all courses: All cancellations must be received in writing.
Please state the course name, the number of classes attended, and the reason for the cancellation.
Refunds will be processed according to the following:
- If a request is made in writing before the beginning of the first class, class tuition will be refunded; however, a $25 cancellation fee will be deducted.
- If a request is made in writing before the second class, you will be refunded the full course cost; however, a $25 cancellation fee + $25 for the first class will be deducted.
- After the second class, no refund will be given.
- When the Alliance Française cancels a course, payments are refunded in full, or a make-up class is scheduled.
- No refund or credit will be given for classes not attended.