Alliance Française de Hartford

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AllianceFrançaise
de HARTFORD, an organization promoting French language and culture
233 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860.278.9999 Fax: 860.293.1688 E-Mail: [email protected]
FRANCOPHONIE ET MULTILINGUISME:
UN DÉFI ET UN ATOUT MAJEUR
Conference by Gustave Afantchaio
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 5:30 - 7 P.M.
Open House/Class Registration
233 Pearl Street, Hartford
SATURDAYS, JAN 10 & 24 / FEB 7 & 21
10:30 a.m. - noon
Café et Conversation (F)
Café Mozzicato
329 Franklin Avenue, Hartford
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 7 P.M.
Games Night
Chez Deb Grehn
235 N Main St., West Hartford
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 3 P.M.
Francophonie et multilinguisme:
un défit et un atout majeur (F)
Conference by Gustave Afantchao
233 Pearl Street, Hartford
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 3 P.M.
A la rencontre de Misia Sert, égérie et
mécène des Ballets Russes (F)
Conference by Marie-Claire Rohinsky
233 Pearl, Hartford
(F) = program in French (E) = English
AFDEHTFD
Le programme d’action
que l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) s’est
assigné à son XIIe
sommet est, à bien des
égards, porteur d’espoirs. Entre autres choses on y trouve: promotion de la langue française et de la diversité
culturelle et linguistique,
promotion de la paix,
promotion de la démocratie et des droits de l’Homme,
et promotion de la coopération au service du développement durable et de la solidarité.
Hélas la survivance des préjugés coloniaux et la persistance pernicieuse de la glottophagie persistent dans
leurs efforts à tuer dans l’œuf l’élément le plus audacieux de ce programme: la pluralité linguistique dans
l’espace francophone.
Gustave Afantchao s’est penché sur cette problématique. Pour en connaitre et comprendre les raisons ; pour
surmonter ce dilemme et mettre en perspective une approche de solution, il propose la Civilisation de l’Universel de Senghor, la politologie linguistique de Calvet,
les analyses de Memmi, et les réflexions de Maryse
Condé en passant par Fanon. (Suite à la page 7)
SAVE $25!
REGISTER FOR CLASSES BEFORE 1-1-09
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A la rencontre de Misia Sert, égérie
et mécène des Ballets Russes
Conférence en français avec projection d’images, par
Marie-Claire Rohinsky, Professeur émérite, CCSU.
DIMANCHE 22 FEVRIER à 15 h
233 Pearl Street, Hartford
RSVP avant le 19 février
SUNDAY CONFERENCE RESERVATIONS:
Conférence par Marie-Claire Rohinsky
Il y a tout juste cent ans, les artistes russes s’emparent
de la scène musicale parisienne. Leur imprésario,
Serge de Diaghilev, lance les Ballets Russes avec l’éclat du jamais vu et du jamais entendu. Paris s’enflamme, Paris s’indigne, Paris s’enthousiasme.
Une séduisante Polonaise, par ailleurs pianiste de talent, assiste à la représentation de Boris Godounov,
monté à l’opéra Garnier par Diaghilev. L’effet produit sur Misia Sert est foudroyant. Une amitié instantanée s’instaure entre le producteur et celle que les
journalistes surnomment “La Reine de Paris”. Misia
s’engage alors à la promotion et au financement des
Ballets Russes dès leur création en 1909 ; elle soutiendra loyalement leurs étonnantes productions
jusqu’à la mort de Diaghilev en 1929.
Le centenaire de la fondation des Ballets Russes à
Paris est célébré cette année avec éclat dans le monde
entier. Nous sommes heureux d’y participer, en nous
joignant au musée Wadsworth Atheneum, qui ouvre
une exposition de sa propre collection d’oeuvres artistiques et de costumes affiliés aux Ballets Russes.
Dans le cadre de ce centenaire, nous ajoutons la voix
de Misia Sert qui joua un rôle vital pour la renommée
de ces Ballets. Venez à la rencontre de cette femme
étonnante de vitalité, d’intelligence, de charme et detalents, qui fut l’amie de nombreux peintres, poètes et
musiciens!
AFDEHTFD
AFH Students, Silver & Gold Members: $2 (Free if
registered & paid before deadline)
AFH Basic Members: $8 ($6 if registered & paid before
deadline)
Guests: $10 ($8 if registered & paid before deadline)
Call the office and reserve with your credit card or
send a check to the AFH.
Usually lots of free Sunday parking at LAZ/Hilton
lot at Pearl & Jewell Street intersection
REPONDEZ S’IL VOUS PLAIT:
We’d like to encourage you to register in advance for
AFH programs and events. You’ll save money and
make life easier for those who are doing the planning.
On the other hand, if you’re one of those who just
can’t plan ahead or likes to do things on the spur of
the moment, do join us, but call the AFH office first to
make sure the program has not been cancelled due to
bad weather, illness, lack of registrations, etc. Registrants will receive a call if a program is cancelled for
reasons other than weather.
If the weather is questionable, those registered and other interested members should call
860-278-9999 – a message will notify you of the
program’s status. Cancelled programs will be
rescheduled, if possible, to the following
Sunday. The telephone message will include
information about rescheduling.
PLEASE NOTE
The AFH e-mail address has changed:
[email protected]
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French Conversation Groups
JEAUX!
GAMES!
JEAUX!
Monday evening January 26, March 2, April
20 & May 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Noah Webster Library, West Hartford
Contact Anne Sbarge at [email protected].
Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. until noon.
Call Christine Swinnen at 203-238-3538 for location.
An Alliance Française de
Hartford tradition returns!
Want to buy the Champs-Elysées or Place de
la Concorde? You can – playing French Monopoly! Need a French vocabulary update?
Learn some new words with French Scrabble!
Race around with Mille Bornes or play a
rousing game of Trivial Pursuit. If you have
French games, be sure to bring them. On s’amuse (in French and English)! Admission $5
or free with a bottle of wine, a hors d’oeuvre
or something sweet.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th, 7 P.M.
Chez Deb Grehn
235 N Main Street*, West Hartford
RSVP by Thursday, January 15.
*One block south of Asylum Ave. Park on side street
(Hickory).
O F F I C E H O U R S
Mondays & Thursdays
noon - 4 p.m.
The director is often in on Tuesday
or Wednesday - please call ahead.
Tracy Sigman, AFH Director
860-278-9999
AFDEHTFD
Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.
3hree Cafe, 684 Belmont Avenue, Springfield, MA
Contact Sheila McElwaine at 413-788-8898.
Wednesdays at noon
Senior Center in Storrs
Contact Dennison Nash at 860-423-5463.
2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.
Panera Bakery, 2542 Albany Ave., West Hartford
Contact Diane Rechel at 860-233-3079.
Café et
Conversation
Join your Alliance
Française friends on Saturday mornings at Café Mozzicato from 10:30 a.m.
until noon for French conversation and
socializing. This is a great opportunity
to practice speaking French or to maintain fluency. All levels are welcome.
Winter dates are January 10th & 24th
and February 7th & 21st.
Café Mozzicato is located at 329 Franklin Avenue, Hartford (at the intersection
of Franklin & Bushnell Streets). There
is parking behind the building. Enter on
Bushnell Street.
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SPRING COURSES: January 20 – April 23, 2009
All our language classes offer an immersion experience in the French language. Students are encouraged to express themselves in French. Grammar is a tool, not a goal.
COURSE SCHEDULE
8-week course (16 hours of instruction) - $210 (save $10 before 1/1/09)
Introduction to French
Monday
5:45 - 7:45 p.m. Marianne Labergerie
14-week courses (28 hours of instruction) - $365 (save $25 before 1/1/09)
Campus 1 - Beginner
FR 102 - Units 4-6 FR 104 - Units 10-12 Campus 2 - Intermediate
FR 202 - Units 4-6
FR 204 - Units 10-12 Campus 3 - Advanced
FR 302 - Units 4-6
Tuesday Tuesday 5:45 - 7:45 p.m.
5:45 – 7:45 p.m.
Laurence Kopec
Jennifer Gardner
Thursday Wednesday
5:45 – 7:45 p.m.
5:45 – 7:45 p.m.
Jennifer Gardner
TBA
Monday
5:45 - 7:45 p.m.
Lieve Keeney
5:45 – 7:45 p.m.
5:45 – 7:45 p.m.
5:45 – 7:45 p.m.
Marianne Labergerie
Sylvie Hau
Gustave Afantchao
Specialized courses
Soirée Lecture et Conversation Tuesday Soirée Théâtre Thursday Cours Politique Thursday COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Introduction to French: This is a course for students with no previous knowledge of French. With an emphasis on oral communication, basic language skills are presented such as introducing yourself, exchanging greetings,
expressing likes and dislikes, ordering at a restaurant or café, getting situated in a city, asking for and giving directions, extending and responding to invitations, etc. Class materials: French Is Fun, Book 1, Lively Lessons for
Beginners (Softbound), ISBN: 978-1-56765-317-5, Gail Stein and Heywood Wald, Amsco School Publications,
$16, directly from Amsco (http://www.amscopub.com/frameset.htm)
Campus 1: An interactive method divided into three learning steps, and based on the development of conversational skills through an aural-oral functional approach.
FR 102 covers units 4 through 6: Question the surrounding world, discuss past actions, purchase clothing, eat and drink, have fun, communicate with people, talk about the family history.
FR 104 (units 10-12): Make plans toward the future, decide, compare, imagine, confront problems, take trips.
Campus 2: A continuation of Campus 1. Interactive method divided into three learning steps, and based on the
development of conversational skills through an aural-oral functional approach.
FR 202 (units 4-6): Be passionate, express emotions, create and discover, understand the world, manage one’s
finances, learn about life.
FR 204 (units 10-12): Leisure time, sports, games, music, travel, anticipate, criticize, debate changes, appreciate,
renovate, negotiate, apologize, comment.
Campus 3: A continuation of Campus 2.
FR 302 (units 4-6): Students will both review the principal acquisitions of Campus 2 and explore them in greater
depth in order to acquire a more complex level of expression.
Class materials for Campus I, 2 & 3: Textbook, workbook, 2 individual CDs. Must be purchased from the Alliance
Française of Hartford at Open House and/or during the first week of class. Cost: - $65
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Specialized Courses:
Soirée Lecture et Conversation: Come explore two of the greatest 20th century French philosophers: JeanPaul Sartre and Albert Camus. Camus, a French philosopher and journalist, won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Sartre, known as a great philosopher and existentialist, was awarded the same honor, but refused to accept it. In
this course, you will study Sartre’s Le Mur, composed of 5 short stories that make up one of his most famous fictional existentialist works. Camus’ L’étranger, considered one of the most famous novels of the 20th century,
deals with the absurdity of human existence. Class materials: Sartre, Jean-Paul, Le Mur. Camus, Albert, L’étranger., Amazon.com, ISBN 2-07-036002-4 (preferred) or internet download
www.macobo.com/essays/epdf/CAMUS,%20Albert%20-%20The%20Stranger.pdf
Soirée Théâtre: The supreme French master of the farce of “Paris à La Belle Epoque” is back at the Alliance
Française with “Le Dindon” (“An Absolute Turkey”)! This hysterical vaudeville of Georges Feydeau refers to a
fellow named Pontagnac who spends his time romancing wives of others.
Practice your French through the most ludicrous situations; misunderstandings, intrigues, revenge plots, mistaken
identity and ever slamming doors! A must for theatre fans of today’s Paris stage! A must in your life as a student
of French!
Class materials: The text will be photocopied, and sold to you at a reasonable cost at your first class.
Cours Politique: This course offers advanced students an opportunity to discuss foreign policy issues that are
part and parcel of the current news in France, in the United States of America, and around the world. The starting
point of our open discussions will be GREAT DECISIONS 2008, a top notch nonpartisan publication made up of
articles authored by eminent foreign policy experts. Join us for these musings on issues such as Europe, Terrorism, US Defense policy, Philanthropy, and many other global issues. We will emerge from this course with a
heightened awareness, a better understanding, a well-informed opinion on global issues, and a well-honed speaking ability in French..
REGISTRATION POLICY
classes are for adults only (age 18 and up), without discrimination on the basis of race, color, nationality
and/or ethnic origin.
✦All students are required to be members of the AF. Tuition costs do not include the membership fee or books.
✦All applicants are requested to fill out a registration form and sign the Withdrawal Policy. No registration will be
accepted without approval of the policy.
✦Classes require a minimum of 5 students. The AFH reserves the right to cancel a class if the enrollment is less
than 5 students.
✦Students registering late are required to pay the full tuition fee.
✦All
PLACEMENT TEST
New students with previous knowledge of French are required to take a brief placement evaluation either on line
or in person before registering. This evaluation, based on reading and writing skills, will allow placement at the
proper linguistic level.
CLASS LOCATION & PARKING
The Alliance Française of Hartford is located at 233 Pearl Street (third floor) in Hartford. Students may park in
the LAZ surface (Hilton lot) on Pearl Street at the Jewell Street intersection (across from Fire House Nº4) where
the rate is $3 after 5 p.m. In addition, students may park in the Goodwin Garage on Ann Street, but must have
their ticket validated by a teacher in order to qualify for the $5 rate. Street parking is also often available and is
free after 6 p.m. If there is an event at the Civic Center, no discounts apply.
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REGISTRATION FORM - Spring 2009
Name___________________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________City________________________Zip__________
Home phone____________________________Other phone________________________________
E-mail address____________________________________________________________________
Previous AF course name + date _____________________________________________________
Course Name____________________________________________________________________
Course Cost
14 weeks tuition - $365 ($340 if registered before 1/1/09)
8 weeks tuition - $210 ($200 before 1/1/09) $ ______________
$ ______________
Membership ($35 individual/$45 family)
Campus texts ($65)
Total
$ ______________
$ ______________
$ ______________
Please enclose a check, payable to “Alliance Française of Hartford” or, if you wish to pay by credit
card, complete the following:
____Visa or ___Mastercard #________________________________________Exp. date_________
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE? (Please check)
( ) Newspaper ( ) Internet ( ) Other__________________________________________________
WITHDRAWAL POLICY
In view of our nonprofit status, our commitment to keeping tuition costs down, and our responsibility
to our teachers, tuition fees cannot be transferred to another session, to another person, or to 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 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 cost of the
course; however a $25 cancellation fee + $25 for the first class will be deducted.
• After the second class, no refund will be given.
• Books are not returnable nor are they refundable.
When a course is cancelled by the Alliance Française, payments are refunded in full.
No refund or credit will be given for classes not attended.
I have read and agree with the Withdrawal Policy
YES_____
Signature____________________________________________________Date_________________
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FRANCOPHONIE ET MULTILINGUISME
(continuation de page 1)
Gustave B. Afantchao est professeur de français au
lycée public de Suffield, Connecticut. D’origine togolaise, il vit aux Etats-Unis d’Amérique depuis 16
ans. Gustave est à la fois angliciste et africaniste. Il
est titulaire d’une licence ès lettres en anglais et d’une
maitrise en français et sciences de l’éducation. Il est
un amoureux de la France et des États-Unis qui pourtant reste très fidèle à ses racines africaines.
DIMANCHE 25 JANVIER à 15 h
233 Pearl Street, Hartford
RSVP avant le 22 janvier
PORTE OUVERTE/
C L A S S R E G I S T R AT I O N
Join us for wine
& cheese
January 8th
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Meet the teachers,
learn about our
classes, and
register.
FrenchSounds, LLC
A personalized program of conversational
French
emphasizing PRONUNCIATION
Cheryl A. Demharter, Ph.D.
Bilingual native speaker of French and English
Specialist in French Phonetics
860-674-8651
[email protected]
AFDEHTFD
The Alliance Française de Hartford
is searching for a new Executive
Director. For information regarding
job description, requirements, etc.,
please contact Tracy at 860-278-9999.
J e a n - Yv e s S o l i n g a t o
P re s e n t h i s P o e t r y a t
C T F C o n f e re n c e
For those of you who
missed
Jean-Yves
Solinga’s wonderful
conference at the
Alliance Française
de Hartford in October, the CTF (Center
for the Teaching of
French) at Yale University offers you
another opportunity
to hear him speak on
Thursday, January 8.
Dr. Solinga will give a
bilingual presentation, discussing and reading some
of the poems from his work La Langue et culture
françaises, la francophonie: Le Monde d’un expatrié, la Poésie de Jean-Yves Solinga (published in
English under the title French Language and Francophone Culture: the World of an Expatriate, the poetry of Jean-Yves Solinga). The presentation will be
followed by a Moroccan dinner.
Dr. Solinga will sign his books and give an introduction to his poetry from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the World
Language Center of the Yale Bookstore (lower level),
77 Broadway (parking lot on Broadway), New Haven.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009 at 5 P.M.
Luce Hall, Yale University, New Haven
Conference - $10, Conference & Moroccan dinner - $35
For reservations, please contact Sharon Straka, Director, CTF at [email protected]. or 203 436-4344.
RSVP by December 19.
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Alliance Française of Hartford
233 Pearl Street
Hartford, CT 06103
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
Debra Grehn, President
Gayle Murphy, Vice President
Silvia Bettega - Secretary
Marsha Elliot, Treasurer
Harriett Canty
D’Arcy Dornan
Jon Gasior
Gail Giesen
Malati Kesaree
Laurie Kopec
Alice Napolitano
Del Rose
Carole Rothschild
Sam White
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION - WINTER, 2009
All AFH members receive a bimonthly newsletter with infor-
Name_________________________________________
mation on upcoming classes,
Address_______________________________________
programs, and special events.
City________________________State____Zip________
Members choosing to join at the
Phone__________________Work#_________________
Silver, Gold and Platinum levels
Email_________________________________________
are given free entry to many of
__________Basic: Single $35, Family $45
__________Silver: Single $50, Family $65
__________Gold: Single $100, Family $125
__________Platinum $200
Please make checks payable to the Alliance Française de
Hartford. Send payment to 233 Pearl St., Hartford 06103
the programs and events (with
the exception of dinner /restaurant programs and fundraisers).
Gold and Platinum members
may bring 2 additional guests to
programs without charge.
AF
students paying the Basic rate
For credit card payments: ______Visa_____Mastercard
also receive free entry to AFH
Credit Card #_______________________Exp.________
programs.
Or join by phone using your credit card at 860-278-9999.
AFDEHTFD
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