Students will work on French conversational skills, grammar, usage, and mechanics, while conjugating verbs in the present tense and learning to solve translations. As much as possible, students will learn French interactively and naturally through TPR (Total Physical Response), much in the same way one learns a mother tongue. We will utilize music, international signs, body language, and games during class, as well as reading short current event articles, graphic novels, and listening to brief blog posts.
Materials to Bring: a notebook and/or loose-leaf paper, writing utensils, a pocket folder, and a French-English dictionary (Katy will have extras on hand).
This class is for advanced-beginning adult students who have a basic foundation and understanding of the French language.
I have had the pleasure of teaching French to students of all ages for over twenty years, having taught at Applewild School, Groton Community School, and other area schools. A fluent French speaker, I have lived in France, attended universities in France and Luxembourg (La Sorbonne, L’Université de Valenciennes and Sacred Heart du Centre Universitaire de Luxembourg), and worked as a translator for the government of Luxembourg, as well as having danced professionally in a modern dance troupe based in Metz, France. I’m a firm believer in the value of multilingualism and I am passionate about introducing people to French language and culture!
Katy Niose
No Class Nov 26
