Regional Happenings of Interest to Francophiles
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Regional Happenings of Interest to Francophiles |
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| Studio for rent: Paris-Neuilly, residential neighborhood, sleeps two comfortably. 350 euros/week. Contact Marie-Claire Rohinsky (860) 523-8751. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: lessons@frenchsounds.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gourmet cheese & chocolate tastings in the heart of the Left Bank of Paris: www.ParisOnYourPlate.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Corsica Rental: Beautiful and comfortable villa built in native stone accommodating 6 to 8 people. Modern comfort, patio with view of the Mediterranean and countryside, garage, barbecue, enclosed garden, all in a private property. Available in May, June, July, September and October. Contact: F. Weaver 860 521 9431. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12, 2009 Friday, September 11 at 4:30 PM Reception at 6:00 PM: Saturday, September 12 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM: The French Heritage of Louisiana 1:00 PM: Gumbo lunch in HGS courtyard For further information, call 203-432-2328. Or, www.yale.edu/lamarcenter The collection of feature films and documentaries (DVDs and VCRs) has grown consequently. Don't forget the video clips on French and Francophone music, the numerous newspapers and magazines for children, and much more. All this material is available on free loan! The on-line section is also changing regularly, with links on various topics. Website The Resource Center is open on weekdays from 2.00pm through 6.00pm. We would suggest that you make an appointment with the director before you go, as she might sometimes be out for a meeting or a school visit: sharon.straka@yale.edu or (203) 436-4344.  Sharon
Straka, long-time member of the Alliance Française
of Hartford and a former teacher of French
at Glastonbury High School, is the new Director
of the Resource Center for the Teaching of
French at Yale University. The
center is a collaboration of Yale with the
State Department of Education and the Services
Culturels of the French Embassy.
The Resource Center, in addition to providing
resources such books, magazines, newspapers,
videos, DVDs and more, offers French teachers
programs, workshops and other opportunities
to get together and talk about various topics
of interest and concern. Another project for
this year is to encourage French teachers to
share lesson plans. To take advantage of all
that the Resource Center for the Teaching of
French has to offer, French teachers should
contact Sharon at sharon.straka@yale.edu to
have their names added to the mailing list. Information
is also available at the Center website: www.yale.edu/macmillian/pier/rctf. Do you know about The
Huguenot Society of Connecticut? |
It exists under the leadership of Dr. Robert G. Carroon, 860-233-4481. Please call for more information. French
Social Circle of Greater Hartford Cercle/Social
Francais de Hartford et ces Environs |
French conversation groups:
Calling for French Conversation groups: If you participate in a French conversation group and would like to participate in our grande liste of groups, please notify the AF office, 860-278-9999. |
We thrive on your help to do all that makes our chapter a success. Our School, Program, Finance, Outreach, Marketing/PR, and Space and Parking Committees welcome new members. Please call our office if you or someone you could suggest is able to work more closely with us. These tasks, which can be done at home, will allow you to work your own hours. Knowledge and access to a PC is strongly desired.
 New
England |
Consulat
Général de France à Boston |
Consulate General of France in Boston (English version) Sign up for the monthly email newsletter from the Consulate General of France in Boston. French
Library & Cultural Center (Boston) - Events
Page |
AATF
(American Association of Teachers of French)
calendar of Francophone events for New England |
New
York |
News on francophone
events in New York City: www.francophonieny.org |
Cultural
Services of the French Embassy (New York) |
French
Institute/Alliance Française (New York
City) |
News on language
and culture from the French Embassy: Sign
up for a monthly email newsletter for New
York/Connecticut/New Jersey from the French
Embassy. |
Federation of Alliances Française
USA (National organization) |
Download the Federation's latest newsletter (will open in PDF format): http://www.afusa.org/summer_fall_07.pdf |
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