sept:oct newsletter:2009 web

No. 123
septembre/octobre 2009
afh
ALL I A NCE
FRANÇA IS E
de Hartford
a non-profit corporation
C alendar
• 26th•September 8th, Tuesday
First day of Fall classes
Trimester - Sept. 8 - Nov. 12th
•September 11th, Friday
La Rentrée Celebration,
6:30-9:00, Chez Deb Grehn
235 No. Main, West Hartford
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•September 20th, Sundays @ 3
«Provence que j’aime» (F)
• October 25th, Sundays @ 3
«Mon Pèlerinage le long
du Chemin de St. Jacques»(F)
•Saturdays @ Mozzicato’s
Alliance Française
de Hartford
233 Pearl Street
Hartford, CT 06103
•860-278-9999
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Membership: Open to
[email protected]
All Francophiles
Café et Conversation (F)
329 Franklin Ave., Hartford
12th & 26th September
10th & 24th October
•Save the date
20th November, Friday
La fête de Beaujolais Nouveau
(watch for details to follow)
AFH Board of Directors
Debra Grehn - President
Silvia Bettega - Secretary
Gayle Murphy - Vice-President
Marsha Elliott - Treasurer
Harriett Canty
Jon Gasior
Gail Giesen
Malati Kesaree
Laurence Kopec
Alice Napolitano
Del Rose
Carole Rothschild
Sam White
Executive Director Anne Marie O’Connor
In case of
inclement weather
before an AFH class your
teacher will contact you
with cancellation
information.
OFFICE HOURS
Tuesdays & Thursdays 1 - 4 pm
The director is often in
at other times.
Please Call Ahead.
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septembre/octobre 2009
Sunday Conférence @ 3:00
20th septembre
Présentatrice: Marie-Dominique Boyce,
Lector in French @ Yale University
«La Provence que j’aime»
Quatre intinéraires pour
découvrir la Provence:
•itinéraire des cités de
la Rome antique
•intinéraire des abbayes
du silence
•intinéraire des villes
côtières
•itinérarires des villages
des saveurs de l’arrière pays
R.S.V.P.
Let us know you will attend.
Merci!
Call 860-278-9999
Jusque’à la fin du VII siècle, av. J.C., la
Provence était habitée par les Ligures. Puis il
y eu des infiltrations Celtiques et l’installation
des premiers Grecs á Massalia (Marseille).
Entre 125 et 117 av. J.C., Massalia appelle
Rome à la rescousse. Massalia devient très
vite une puissante cité commerciale en
s’appuyant sur les comptoirs de Glanum,
Avignon et Cavaillon. Jusqu’au IIème siècle,
les peuplades autochtones vivent en bonne
intelligence avec la cité phocéenne, puis les
peuplades provençales commencent à se
rebiffer contre «l’impérialisme massaliote».
C’est l’époque de la conquête de la Gaule
méridionale par les Romains et l’apogée de la
civilisation Gallo-Romaine avec tout son luxe
déployé dans tous les aspects de la vie
quotidienne (maison, loisirs...) que nous
laissent voir les vestiges des maisons de
Glanum, l’aqueduc du Pont du Gard, les
amphithéâtres et stades d’Arles et d’Orange.
Puis c’est l’arrivée du Christianisme vers le
II ième siècle qui marqe de profonds
changements et le déclin de Nîmes et de
Glanum.
Avec le Christianisme et les chemins qui
vont d’Arles à Compostelle, s’érigent un
réseau d’églises romanes de Silvacane,
l’abbaye de Sénanque à Gordes, Le
Thoronet, le monastère de Ganagobie, où le
pèlerin est invité à se recueillir sur sa route
vers l’Espagne.
Le s ar tist e s e t e n par ticuli er les
impressionnistes ont été émerveillés par la
luminosité et les couleurs des villes côtières de
la Provence (Arles, St. Rémy de Provence,
Marseille, Ste. Marie de la Mer, La
Camargue). Le sentier qui va de la mer à
l’arrière pays nous laisse découvrir les
vignobles de Cassis, les oliviers et l’huile
d’olive de Nyons, le tilleul de Buis-lesBaronnies, les calissons d’Aix, le savon de
Salon de Provence, le pastis et le tissu
provençal de Marseille.
Sunday Conférence @ 3:00
25th octobre
Présentateur: Arthur H. Charles, Ph.D.
«Mon Pèlerinage le long
du Chemin de St. Jacques»
Le Chemin de St. Jacques existait depuis
plus de mille ans. Au Moyen Age, c’était une
des routes de pèlerinage les plus
importantes. D’après les légendes, les os de
St. Jacques le Grand sont enterrés dans la
cathédrale de Santiago de Compostela. Il
n’y a pas une seule route qui traverse
l’Espagne. Moi, j’ai fait le trajet dès
Pamplona jusqu’à Santiago à pied pendant
quatre semaines le long du Camino Frances,
la route la plus populaire. Le long du chemin
j’ai fait la connaissance des centaines
d’autres pèlerins de diverses origines:
Espagnols, Français, Allemands, Belges,
Italiens, Canadiens, meme des Australiens. AllianceFrançaiseofHartford
860-278-9999
[email protected]
www.alliancefrancaisehtfd.org
Sunday Conference @ 3:00
September 20th
Presenter: Marie-Dominique Boyce,
Lector in French @ Yale University
(Talk will be in French)
The Provence I Love
Provence was inhabited by the
Ligurians until the 7h century B.C.C.,
then came the Celts and the first
Greeks to Massalia (Marseille).
Between 125 and 117 B.C.C.
Massalia appealed to Rome for help.
Massalia quickly became a powerful
commercial city supported by the wealth of
Glanum, Avignon and Cavaillon. Until the 2nd
century, the indigenous people lived in cooperation
with Massalia, then the Provencal people began to
rebel against the “Imperialism of Massalia.” This
was the era of the conquest of the South of France
by the Romans and the height of the Gallo-Roman
civilization with all of its ostentatiousness in daily
life (homes, leisure activities…) which we see the
ruins of houses in Glanum, the Pont du Gard
Aqueduct, and the amphitheaters and statuary of
Arles and Orange.
The arrival of Christianity around the 2nd
century C.E. marked profound changes and the
decline of Nîmes and Glanum. With Christianity
and the roads which lead from Arles to Santiago
de Compostellla, a network of Roman churches
was built, from the Silvacane Abbey, to the
Senanque Abbey at Gordes, the Thoronet Abbey,
the Monastery of Ganagobie, where pilgrims could
rest en route to Spain.
Artists, and in particular the Impressionists,
marvelled at the light and the colors of the coastal
towns of Provence (Arles, St. Rémy de Provence,
Marseille, Ste. Marie de la Mer, the Camargue).
The road which leads from the sea inland allows us
to discover the vineyards of Cassis, the olive trees
and olive oil from Nyons, the linden trees of Buisles-Baronnies, the calissons from Aix, the soap from
the Salon de Provence, the pastis and Provencal
fabric from Marseille.
Sunday Conference @ 3:00
October 25th
Presenter: Arthur H. Charles, Ph.D.
(Talk will be in French)
My Pilgrimage On
the Route de St. Jacques
The Route of St. Jacques has existed for
more than a thousand years. During
the Middle Ages it was one of the most
important routes of pilgrimage.
According to legend, the bones of Saint
James the Great are buried in the
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Several routes cross Spain. Over a
period of four weeks I travelled by foot
from Pamplona to Santiago. This is the
Camino Francès, the “French Route”
that leads from France and is the most
popular route. Along the way I met
hundreds of other pilgrims of diverse
origins: Spaniards, French people,
Germans, Belgians, Italians,
Canadians, and even some Australians.
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LOCAL FRENCH CONVERSATION
GROUPS
•Tuesdays from 9:30 until noon.
Call • 203-238-3538 for location.
• 9:30 Wednesday mornings,
3hree Café, 684 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA. Contact:
Sheila McElwaine • 413-788-8898
• Wednesdays at noon at the
Senior Center in Storrs. Contact:
Dennison Nash • 860-423-5463
•2nd and • 4th Wednesday of every
month at 7:00pm. Panera Bakery,
2542 Albany Avenue, West Hartford.
Contact: Diane Rechel
• 860-233-3079
•1:30 pm, 3rd Sunday of the month
Conversation group meeting in
Middletown. French-North American
“Spiritually Green”: It’s Only Natural
Restaurant, Main Street, Middletown:
Looking for New Leader.
Contact : B. Jean Connal
•203-907-7031,
[email protected]
•Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30
Simsbury Library
Contact Susan Bullock
•658-7663 x2103
www.simsburylibrary.info
Let us know about your French group
We will list it here.
FALL COURSES: September 8 - November 12, 2009
All of our language classes offer an immersion experience in the French language. They are taught in French using
the “direct method.” Students are encouraged to express themselves in French. Grammar is a tool, not a goal.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Class
10 week courses (20 hours of instruction) - $260
ALL CLASSES ARE SCHEDULED FROM 5:45 - 7:45 pm
Day
Instructor
Introduction to French
Campus 1 - Beginner
FR 101 - Units 1-2
FR 103 - Units 7-8
Thursdays Bintou Berube
Tuesdays
Mondays
Laurence Kopec
Laurence Kopec
Campus 2 - Intermediate
FR 201 - Units 1-2
FR 203 - Units 7-8
Tuesdays
Thursdays
Jennifer Gardner
Jennifer Gardner
Campus 3 - Advanced
FR 301 - Units 1-2
FR 303 - Units 7-8
Wednesdays
Mondays
Marianne Labergerie
Lieve Keeney
Specialized courses (Advanced level of language competency)
La Gazette
Tuesdays
Marianne Labergerie
Histoire et Culture I
Wednesdays
Jennifer Gardner
Film et Conversation
Thursdays
Marco Lumbroso
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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 101 - Introduction to basic French sentences to use in various basic situations: greet, introduce
oneself, get acquainted, talk about activities, organize one’s schedule, discover one’s environment.
FR 103 - 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 201 - Express opinions, present one’s resumé, tell stories, give advice, defend ideas, present facts,
give circumstantial evidence.
FR 203 - Leisure time, sports, games, music, travel; anticipate, criticize, debate changes; appreciate,
renovate; negotiate, apologize, comment.
Campus 3: FR 301, FR 303 - Students will both review the principal acquisitions of Campus 2
and explore them in greater depth to acquire a more complex level of expression.
Class materials for Campus 1,2,& 3: Textbook, workbook, 2 individual CDs. Must be purchased from
the Alliance Française at Open House or during the first week of class. Cost - $65.
Specialized Courses:
La Gazette: Each week, students will discuss current events
from France and the Francophone world, in the political,
cultural, educational, legal, professional and social arenas.
They will increase their francophone cultural knowledge,
while improving their reading, listening and speaking skills.
Students will have opportunities to give short presentations
on topics of interest. This course is designed for
intermediate to advanced students. There are no class
materials, but students should have access to French
newspapers, magazines, radio, TV or
the internet.
Histoire et Culture: Study the early periods of French
history and culture from the Roman Occupation to the
Middle Ages and the early Renaissance. Important events
and artistic developments will be explored using
a colorful and fascinating intermediate history text that also
supplies anecdotes, documents, grammar points
and enriching vocabulary.
Film et Conversation: Films to be covered:
Fanfan La Tulipe, Christian Jaque (1952), Les Brigades du Tigres,
Jérôme Cornuau (2006) et Subway, Luc Bresson (1985) .
Registration Policy
• All classes are for adults (over 18), no discrimination on
the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin.
• All students are required to be members of the AFH.
Tuition costs do not include membership fee or books.
• All applicants are requested to fill out a registration form
and sign the Withdrawal Policy.
• Classes require a minimum of 5 students. AFH reserves
the right to cancel a class with insufficient enrollment.
• Students registering late are required to pay the full tuition.
• Make-ups for missed classes are not permitted.
How to Register
• Download a registration form from our website, and
mail it to the AFH Office with payment.
• Call the AFH Office to request a registration form be
mailed to you, send back to office with payment.
• You may stop by the AFH Office during working
hours (Tues-Thurs 1-4). Please call ahead.
Alliance Française de Hartford
•233 Pearl•Hartford, CT 06103
860-278-9999