2011 AFH Annual Meeting - Alliance Française de Hartford

Alliance Française
de Hartford
City Arts on Pearl
233 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103
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Phone: 860.278.9999 Fax: 860.293.1688
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A non-profit organization
An organization promoting French
language and culture
2011 AFH Annual Meeting
CALENDAR
2011 Annual Meeting with a presentation by Dr. Mama Raouf, Sunday,
May 15th at 3:00, 233 Pearl St., Hartford
Moroccan evening of belly dancing,
April 30th at Brix Restaurant, 1721
Highland Ave., Cheshire
Open House for the Summer Sessions, Thursday, May 12th at 5:30
p.m.
Summer Session I– May 16th to
June 24th (Sign up by May 13th)
Summer Session II– July 5th to August 15th (Sign up by July 1st)
McFarland Book Awards, May 20th
at 3:30 p.m. at Founders Hall– CCSU
Visit the Hill-stead Museum of
Farmington, Sunday, June 12th at
3:00 p.m.
Please join us to meet the 2011 AFH Board members and enjoy Dr.
Mama Raouf, a storyteller and orator of international renown who
will inspire us with his beautifully told indigenous tales from his
native Benin, a French speaking country in Africa. For more information on this entertainer you can contact his website, http://
www.easternct.edu/~mamar/
Where: 233 Pearl Street, Hartford
AFH Summer Trip 2011 to Quebec,
June 29th to July 6th
Café et Conversation (F), Saturdays
from 10:30 until noon at Café Mozzicato, 329 Franklin Ave., Hartford:
April 30th, May 14th, June 4th &
18th, and July 9th & 23rd
When: Sunday, May 15, 2011
At What Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
$25 Members
$30 Non-members
RSVP by May 6 (860-278-9999 or dirafh@gmail.com)
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MESSAGE FROM
THE PRESIDENT
M. Silvia Bettega, Ed.D.
Salut tout le monde,
Where did the year go? It’s difficult to imagine that we are
already planning our 2011 AFH Annual meeting.
At the end of my first year of presidency, I would like to thank
all those members and friends who got involved and generously volunteered their time to help the AFH accomplish its
mission to promote the French language and culture.
Our first year’s bilan includes a trip to Québec, outreach efforts with other Alliances, local non-profit organizations, language teachers and educational organizations, a new and dramatically improved website, great numbers at the school –
yes, friends, the economy IS improving - and many interesting
and well-attended functions in English and French.
I also would like to give a special thanks to our departing Executive Director, Harriett Canty, for her dedication and her
good work at the office supporting students and teachers, helping with events, and putting together our newsletter. Unfortunately Harriett’s time as Alliance Française Executive Director
is coming to an end but she has agreed to remain as Vice
President on the 2011-12 Board of Directors.
McFarland Book Awards
May 20, 2011 at 3h30 p.m.
Founders Hall – CCSU
Special thanks go also to Del Rose, our Vice President, who is
stepping down from the Board after three years at the helm of
the Governance Committee. Del and his wife Denise will enjoy a well-deserved retirement of trips and fun.
The Alliance Française de Hartford will honor students at the middle
and high schools levels with the McFarland Memorial Book Award.
The award was named in honor our AFH past president and longtime Simsbury resident, Mr. Robert McFarland, who had a passion
for the French language and for teaching. Mr. McFarland pursued a
career in education after achieving success in the insurance industry.
I am sure that there are many challenges waiting for us around
the corner but with your help and enthusiasm, we will tackle
them successfully. Please, get involved and join us.
See you all at the Annual meeting.
En Alliance,
These awards are given at no cost as an outreach to the academic
community. The purchase of book prizes is funded through donations from the McFarland family. However, we need additional support to continue this tradition. Please consider making a taxdeductible contribution to help fund this outreach to young people
studying the language and culture of French-speaking countries.
Contact Linda Zabor, Academic Liaison, for more information:
zaborl@fpsct.org
Silvia
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Come to enjoy a Moroccan evening of belly dancing
With the Alliances Françaises de Hartford and New
Haven
Desperately Seeking
an Executive Director for the
Alliance Française de Hartford
If you:
When: April 30, 2011
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Love everything that is French,
Where: Brix Restaurant, 1721 Highland Avenue
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Speak and write French,
Cheshire, CT 06410
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Enjoy working with interesting people,
Tel: 203-272-3584
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Like working independently,
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Time: 5h00 p.m.
Are organized, responsible, and responsive,
Come to see Gia with her great Moroccan costumes
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Have IT skills,
followed by a typical Moroccan dinner
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Are willing to do some light bookkeeping.
Members: $30
Interested? Please contact us. We have a job for
you.
Non-members: $35
Please reserve by April 24 at 860-278-9999
Alliance Française de Hartford
233 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103
dirafh@gmail.com
Café et Conversation au Café Mozzicato
Join your Alliance Française friends on Saturday mornings at Café
Mozzicato from 10:30 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 and Spring dates are April 30th, May 14th, June 4th & 18th,
and July 9th & 23rd.
Café Mozzicato is located at 329 Franklin Avenue, Hartford (at the
intersection of Franklin & Bushnell Streets). There is parking behind
the buillding . Enter on Bushnell Street.
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French Conversation Groups
Michael K. Hwang DMD, LLC
General Dentistry
2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m.
at Panera Bakery, 2542 Albany Ave., West Hartford. Contact Diane Rechel at 860-233-3079
1175 Main Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: (860)528-3427
Fax: (860)528-4477
drmike@michaelhwangdmd.com
www.michaelhwangdmd.com
Wednesdays at noon at the Senior Center in
Storrs. Contact Dennison Nash at 860-423-5463.
Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Call Christine
Swinnen at 203-238-3538 for location.
Savez-vous que la majorité des gens pensent que les dents ne sont
pas importantes, mais les recherches montrent qu’il y a des liens
entre les maladies parodontales et les maladies cardiaques, le diabète, le cancer, et plusieurs d’autres maladies. Heureusement, une
visite régulière chez le dentiste préviendrait les maladies parodontales!
Notre cabinet dentaire vous invite chez nous. Nous nous trouvons à
1175 Main Street dans la ville East Hartford. Nous parlons l’anglais,
l’espagnol, et le français. Notre radiographie digitale n’utilise qu’un
quart de la radiation émiettée par la radiographie traditionnelle.
Nous acceptons la plupart des assurances dentaires ainsi que le
« HUSKY », l’assurance de l’état de Connecticut pour les jeunes
de moins de 21 ans.
Appelez-nous, ou trouvez-nous sur l’internet à
www.michaelhwangdmd.com. Nous avons hâte de bien faire votre
connaissance!
Tous nos nouveaux patients qui n’ont pas d’assurance recevront
une remise de $100 (On ne peut pas ajouter cette remise à l’assurance dentaire). Normalement les patients sans assurance dentaire
reçoivent une remise de 10%.
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
lessons@frenchsounds.com
www.frenchsounds.com
Office Hours
Café Littéraire au Yale Bookstore
L’Alliance Française de New Haven vous invite à participer au Café Littéraire qui se réunit les deuxièmes mercredis du mois généralement au Yale Bookstore café
(au premier étage du café).
Les livres sont disponibles chez Cécile au Yale Bookstore (au sous-sol, sous les escaliers)
Si vous avez des questions, contactez, svp, Marie Dominique Boyce, Présidente de l’Alliance Française de
New Haven, marieboyce2@gmail.com
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Tuesdays & Thursdays
1:00 to 4 p.m.
The director is often in on Tuesdays and Thursdays— please call ahead.
Phone: 860-278-9999
E-mail: dirafh@gmail.com
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Visit the Hill-Stead Museum of Farmington
with
Alliance Française Summer 2011 Trip to Québec
The Alliances Françaises de Hartford and
New Haven
The Alliances Françaises of Harford and New Haven are offering another
trip to Québec with Prométour. This time, the trip will be longer- 8 days/7
nights and will include visits to Québec City, Tadoussac, Matane, Percé,
Bonaventure Island, Rimouski and return to Québec City.
When: Sunday, June 12
Where: 35 Mountain Road
Farmington, CT 06032
Tel: 860-677-4787
At 3:00 p.m.
Come to enjoy Alfred Atmore Pope’s beautiful
Monet and Degas collection.
Featured are the beautiful rugged coastline of the St. Lawrence with its
charming fishing villages, Forillon National Park at the farthest point of
the Gaspé Peninsula with its cliffs, picturesque coves and pebbled
beaches, visits to vineyards, and picnicking as travelers admire the view
from Cap-Bon-Ami.
The dates are Wednesday, June 29 to Wednesday, July 6, 2011. If there
are 25 participants, the cost will be $1650 which includes coach transportation from the Hartford area and transportation during the trip, 7 nights in
3 and 4 star hotels, all dinners in Québec, tours and visits with a two hour
cruise/whale watching on the St. Lawrence, one lunch at Aux Anciens
Canadiens in Québec City, and bi-lingual tour guide. The cost will be
somewhat higher for fewer participants.
If interested contact tour coordinator Sharon Straka at
skstraka@gmail.com or send your deposit ($500 per person) to:
The visit will be followed by dinner at the Grist
Mill Restaurant, 44 Mill Lane, Farmington, CT
06032,
339 St. Paul East, Montreal QC J7V9Z1 CANADA
Tel: 860-676-8855 (menu à la carte)
Attn: Jennifer
Please call (860)278-9999 and let us know you
are coming.
Re: AF Connecticut
(Reservations must be received by June 5th)
Prométour
Please note that passports are now required for
travel to Canada.
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Summer Courses 2011
Open House May 12th, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
233 Pearl St. Hartford, CT.
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.
Summer Session I—May 16th to June 24th (Sign up by May 13th)
Summer Session II—July 5th to August 15th (Sign up by July 1st)
6 week courses (12 hours of instruction)
Tuition: $150
All Class Hours: 5:45—7:45 p.m. with the exception of Lecture et Conversation
Summer Session I
Class
French 101a
French 103 summer
refresher
Summer French for
Fun and Fluency
Face A Face: Conversational French
Current Events
Film et Conversation
Level
Beginners
Beginners
Day
Tuesday
Monday
Instructor
M. Labergerie
M. Labergerie
Intermediate
Tuesday
J. Gardner
Wednesday
J. Gardner
Tuesday
Thursday
M. Lumbroso
M. Lumbroso
Intermediate/Advanced
Intermediate/Advanced
Intermediate/Advanced
Summer Session II
Class
French 101b
French 101 summer
refresher
Summer French for
Fun and Fluency
Face A Face
Current Events
Film et Conversation
Lecture et Conversation
Level
Beginners
Beginners
Day
Tuesday
Monday
Instructor
M. Labergerie
M. Labergerie
Intermediate
Tuesday
J. Gardner
Intermediate/
Advanced
Intermediate/
Advanced
Intermediate/
Advanced
Advanced
Wednesday
J. Gardner
Tuesday
M. Lumbroso
Thursday
M. Lumbroso
4 Saturdays in July
(July 9th, 16th, 23rd,
30th) 3 hour classes
M. Labergerie
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How to Register
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Download a registration form the website <www.alliancefrancaisehtfd.org>, and mail it to the AFH Office with payment.
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Call the AFH Office to request a registration form be mailed to you; send it back to the office with payment.
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You may stop by the AFH office during working hours (Tuesday and Thursday 12- 4 p.m.). Please call ahead.
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Registration Policy
All classes are for adults (over 18), no discrimination on the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin.
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All students are required to be members of the AFH. Tuition costs do not include membership fee or books.
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All applicants are requested to fill out a registration form and sign the Withdrawal Policy
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Classes require a minimum of 3 students. AFH reserves the right to cancel a class with insufficient enrollment.
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Students registering late are required to pay the full tuition.
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Make-ups for missed classes are not permitted.
Class Location & Parking
Classes are held at 233 Pearl Street, 3 rd floor, Hartford. Students may park in the LAZ surface lot at the Pearl and Jewell Street
intersection (across from the Fire House, closest to park); the Rate is $3 after 5:00 p. m. (mention AFH). Street parking is often
available and free after 6:00 p. m. NO DISOUNTS APPLY during XL Center/Civic Center Events.
Course Descriptions
French 101a and 101b
In this French introductory class in two parts, FR101a and FR101b, you will learn basic language skills over 12 weeks. You will be able to introduce yourself,
exchange greetings, say the alphabet, count, tell time, ask questions, use negation, make invitations; and talk about nationality, people, preferences, studies, days
of the week, months, seasons, and dates. Students need to sign up for both summer sessions in order to go into French 102 in the fall.
Course readings
The text can be purchased at Amazon Secondary Sellers, Cheapesttextbooks.com, or other sources. All materials are:
Contacts, 8th edition, Valette/Valette, Houghton Mifflin Company
Required
(a) Textbook
ISBN-13: 978-0-618-39578-1
(b) Student Activities Manual (SAM)
ISBN-10: 0-618-39580-6
Strongly suggested
(a) Student Activities Manual (SAM) audio CDs
(14 CDs in 2 sets of 7 CDs each)
ISBN-10: 0-618-39588-1
Optional
(a) In-text audio CDs (4 CDs)
ISBN-10: 0-618-39589-X
(b) Video DVD
ISBN-10: 0-618-39586-5
FR101 Summer Refresher
The FR101 summer refresher course is for students who want to review and maintain their skills this summer, in preparation for FR102 in the Fall. In this 6
week refresher class you will read simple stories as well as review and practice grammar.
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French 101 Refresher continued
Materials
Easy French Reader with CD-ROM: A Three-Part Text for Beginning Students
Author: R. de Roussy de Sales, Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (November 6, 2008) - ISBN-10: 9780071603423
The Ultimate French review and practice with CD-ROM
Authors: David Stillman and Ronni Gordon, Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (December 7, 2010)- ISBN-10: 9780071744140
FR103 Summer Refresher
The FR103 summer refresher course is for students who have taken FR 103 and want to review and maintain their skills this summer. This 6 week refresher
class will also help you if you want to continue with FR104 this fall. We will be reading from an Easy French Reader as well as continue to use the Contacts
textbook.
Materials
Easy French Reader w/CD-ROM: A Three-Part Text for Beginning Students (Easy Reader Series) Paperback
Author: R. de Roussy de Sales, Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2nd edition (November 6, 2008)- ISBN-10: 9780071603423
Contacts textbook and Student Activities Manual (students already have these)
(a) Textbook
ISBN-10: 0-618-39578-4
(b) Student Activities Manual (SAM),
ISBN-10: 0-618-39580-6
Summer French for Fun and Fluency
Designed for intermediate students of French, this course promotes improvement of pronunciation and conversational skills, introduces and practices daily,
useful vocabulary, and explores many fundamental grammatical concepts essential for fluency. In addition to grammar and speaking, we will focus on cultural motifs of the francophone world. We will use the textbook Contacts and its workbook as well film and supplements provided by the instructor. The
course will evolve over both summer sessions, so students may take one or both segments at will. See French 101a and French 101b for information as to
how to purchase the textbook and its workbook.
"Face-À-Face: Conversational French" (I and II)
A highly interactive conversational course at the intermediate to advanced level using the innovative approach explored by the textbook Face-À-Face, this
class incorporates short segments of film, extensive vocabulary, cultural explanations, and spontaneous discussion. While grammar will also be studied and
practiced in the context of the film dialogues, the focus remains on reading, watching, and listening as preparation to freely converse about the topics under
examination. This course will continue for both sessions and can be freely taken as one or both segments.
“Lecture et conversation” - Le temps des secrets
Playwright Marcel Pagnol’s Le temps des secrets, a sequel to La gloire de mon père and Le château de ma mère, describes beautifully the Provence of the late
19th century in this touching portrayal of Marcel’s adolescent friendships and first love. Course discussions will be in French.
Book: Le temps des secrets, Mass Market Paperback/Editions de Fallois. ISBN: 978-2-87706-509-2 (Please use this edition only).
Can be purchased online (Shoenhoff’s bookstore, Boston or Amazon…)
Current Events
The class will be for intermediate to advanced level students and will concentrate on engaged conversations around events that have occurred within the past
6 months. Students will be shown videos from francophone television (Canada, Africa, Switzerland Belgium and France mainly) to analyze the content and
discuss opinions. The students will get a chance to learn about and discuss well known events and less publicized events in the francophone world from radio
excerpts and print.
Some of the topics will be the state of the province address, by Quebec Prime Minister Jean Charrest, the upcoming Canadian general elections, the general
elections in Haiti, the recent events in North Africa and more. One topic will be covered each class. Summer session II topics will be posted on the web site.
Film et conversation.
The film class will run for 6 weeks from May 16 to June 24 on Thursdays from 5:45pm to 7:45pm.
The class will be for intermediate to advanced level students and will concentrate on engaged conversations using 3 films that received the most prestigious movie award of all, the
"Palm d'Or" of the Cannes film festival. The films will be viewed in part (1 film over 2 classes) and students will engage in discussion over the content, philosophy, environment,
characters and language. There will be 2 French movies ("Entre les Murs", 2008 and "Un Homme et une Femme", 1966) and one Belgian movie ("L'enfant", 2005).
Summer session II’s theme will be “Le Festival de Cannes”
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Board of Directors
Silvia Bettega, President
Del Rose, Vice President
Marsha Elliot, Treasurer
Jon Gasior
Malati Kesaree
Miriam Lloyd-Jones
Alice Napolitano
Betty Perlot
Sam White
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
All AFH members receive a bimonthly newsletter with information
on upcoming classes, programs,
and special events. Members
choosing a Silver membership have
discounted rates; Gold and Platinum levels are given free entry to
many of the programs and events with the exception of dinner/
restaurant programs and fundraisers. Gold and Platinum members
may bring 1 additional guest to programs without charge.
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Please make checks payable to the Alliance Française de Hartford. Send payment to 233 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103
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