Course Description
Develop better conversational French skills! Learn how to apply the grammar learned in General French classes and explore how it is used in spoken French.
Each grammatical point reviewed in each of our 4 “programs” will help students advance in specific problem areas. Choose from one of the 4 programs outlined by level (A2, B1, B2, C1/C2) to help familiarize you with the use in conversational contexts of each of these grammatical points.
Each teacher selects either a grammar book, vocabulary book, easy-to-read novel, short news article, or video to achieve the goals of this course. Discussions are followed by review of the grammar in context. Students are also given additional grammar assignments.
Objectives
- Learn to express in a simple way your opinions and point of view
- Review grammar points in context
- Broaden your vocabulary
- Improve your listening comprehension skills
- Summarize and discuss a short text
- Work on improving your pronunciation
- Improve your reading comprehension
- Expand your knowledge of French society
Level A2 Program A
CG.A2.R01 (Level A2) Thu 5:45-7:15pm $350 - M.Chretien
- The Present Indicative – States of being and habits
- The Present Progressive – Being in the process of doing something
- Interrogative Forms and Negation – Adjectives and pronouns, ne pas/ ne jamais/ ne rien/ ne personne
Level A2
Program B
Not offered Winter 2012
- Past Tense – Recent past (venir de), compound past (passé composé), imperfect (imparfait)
- Spacial Representation – Prepositions, adverbs, aller à / être à/ venir de… +lieu
Level A2
Program C
CG.A2.D01 (Level A2) Fri 10-12pm $440 - S.Ait-Jafour
- Future Tenses – Near future and simple future
- Pronominal Verbs – Reflexive verbs, reciprocal verb
Level A2
Program D
Not Offered Winter 2012
- Pronouns – Possessive, demonstrative, direct and indirect
- Positive and Negative Imperatives – Instruction, direction, suggestions, orders
Level B1
Program A
CG.B1.R02 (Level B1) Wed 5:45-7:15pm $350 - N.Larkem
- Past Tenses – Whether to use compound past or imperfect tenses, agreement in the past tense, plus-que-parfait
- Logical Connectors – Cause, consequence, opposition donc/ puisque/ comme/ alors/ pourtant/ alors que…
Level B1 Program B
CG.B1.R03 (Level B1) Wed 7:30-9pm $350 - N.Larkem
- Subjunctive Tense – possibility, obligation
- Direct and Indirect conversation
Level B1 Program C
CG.B1.R04 (Level B1) Thu 1-2:30pm $350 - P.Foucher
- The Present and Past Conditionals
- Double Pronouns and Relative Pronouns – Qui / que/ sont/ où
Level B1 Program D
CG.B1.R01 (Level B1) Mon 7:30-9pm $350 - C.Rowland
- Passive Tense – Description of an action, use of the general subject « on »
- Tense Agreement
Level B2 Program A
CG.B2.D01 (Level B2) Mon 10am-12pm $440 - S.Siegel
CG.B2.R03 (Level B2) Wed 7:30-9pm $350 - B.Puja
- Past Tenses – Simple past (written use), infinitive (anterior, posterior)
- Present Participles
- Impersonal Forms – Degree of certitude (il est probable que/ il est certain que/ il semble que…)
Level B2 Program B
CG.B2.C01 (Level B2) Tue 10am-1pm $585 - C.Oldenburg
CG.B2.D02 (Level B2) Thu 10am-12pm $440 - P.Foucher
CG.B2.R04 (Level B2) Thu 10-11:30am $350 - M-T.Casseus
- Modal Verbs – to have to + infinitive, to be able to + infinitive
- Deepening Logical Connectors – Express opposition, a goal, concede
Level B2 Program C
CG.B2.C02 (Level B2) Thu 10am-1pm $585 - C.Oldenburg
CG.B2.R01 (Level B2) Mon 5:45-7:15pm $350 - N.Larkem
CG.B2.C03 (Level B2) Fri 10am-1pm $585 - Y.Trodel
- Verbs + Subjunctive or Infinitive, verbs + subjunctive or indicative, conjunctions + subjunctive or infinitive, conjunctions + subjunctive or indicative
- Relative Pronouns – Highlighting relative pronouns (c’est + relative pronoun)
Level B2 Program D
CG.B2.R02 (Level B2) Tue 10-11:30am $350 - M-T.Casseus
CG.B2.C04 (Level B2) Sat 10am-1pm$585 - P.Mesnard
- Deepening Logical Connectors – Hypothesize, cause and consequence
- Verbs Accompanied by Prepositions (penser à, croire à/en, rêver de…)
- Adjectives Accompanied by Prepositions (être heureux de, sûr de, prêt à, conviant en, remarquable par…)
Level C1/C2
Program A
CG.C1.C01 (Level C1/C2) Tue 6-9pm $585 - P.Mesnard
- Anterior, Simultaneous, Posterior – Agreement, prepositions, expressions
- Degree of Appreciation
Level C1/C2 Program B
CG.C1.R03 (Level C1/C2) Fri 12-1:30pm $350 - B.Puja
- Past Subjunctive- Anterior action in the present, ex: je crains qu’il n’ait oublié notre rendez-vous
- Deepening Logical Connectors - Express opposition, a goal, concede
Level C1/C2 Program C
CG.C1.R01 (Level C1/C2) Mon 7:30-9pm $350 - B.Puja
- Types of Texts – Descriptive, poetic, journalistic
- Degrees of Intensity – Superlatives, adverbs, prefixes and suffixes
Level C1/C2 Program D
CG.C1.R02 (Level C1/C2) Wed 5:45-7:15pm $350 - B.Puja
- Degrees of Familiarity – Grammatical differences and syntax
- Synonyms – Pejorative and ameliorative nuances
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