Why learn French?
Boy, those French! They have a different
word for everything.
-Steve Martin
Into the face of the young man who sat
on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique in
Cannes there had crept a look of furtive
shame, the shifty hangdog look which
announces that an Englishman is about to
speak French.
-P.G. Wodehouse, Luck of the Bodkins
In Paris they just simply opened their
eyes and stared when we spoke to them
in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own
language
-Mark Twain, The Innocent Abroad
Don’t just stand there with your Eiffel Tower
smile. Tell me you love me, and tell me in
French.
”
― Jarod Kintz
All classes subject to having sufficient numbers
Day
Time
Group
Level
Monday
6.30-7.30
Intermediate 1
B1
7.30-8.30
Les Actualités
B3-C1
9.15—10.15
Beginners—
Refreshers
A1-A2
10.15—11.15
Improve your
French
B2-3
3.30-4.30
Children’s Class
4.30—5.30
Children’s Class
6.30-7.30
Leaving Cert
7.30—8.30
Book Club
C1
8.30 - 930
Beginners 2
A1-2
Tuesday
Wednesday
Learn French!
Programme
January-June
2017
Alliance Française Kilkenny
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 086-1690565
Website: www.afkilkenny.org
Facebook: Alliance Française Kilkenny
Twitter: @afkilkenny
French Classes Based in the Club House
Hotel
Patrick Street, Kilkenny
Information: 086-1690565
Secondary Students
Alliance Française Kilkenny
We
Leaving Certificate Wednesday 6-30 to 7.30
Adults: See over for class times and levels
*** All classes subject to having sufficient numbers ***
offer classes in French for students of
all ages and at all levels. Our classes are
primarily spoken communication with the emphasis on
promoting understanding and increasing
communication competence in a fun and friendly way.
We have small groups and excellent teachers who
work to encourage and build on your language skills.
Beginner
A1
You can deal with simple day to
day activities, understand familiar
words and interact in a basic way
Elementary
A2
Deal with more specific day to day
activities, understand frequently
used expressions and handle short
social exchanges.
All classes take place in the Club House Hotel, Patrick
Street, Kilkenny . There is a large car park at the rear.
Intermediate
B1
You can deal with abstract ideas,
describe experiences and handle
the main points of familiar matters
regularly encountered.
Enrolment Date
Upper intermediate
B2
You can debate more complex
daily situations, give explanations
and opinions and deal with most
situations encountered when travelling.
Vantage
B3
You can deal with controversial
issues, understand complex speech,
maintain longer discussions and
debates.
Operational
C1
You have good command of a
broad range of language which you
can use fluently. You can produce
clear well-structured texts on complex subjects showing controlled
use of advanced language structures.
Our enrolment takes places on Tuesday 10
January from 7 to 9pm in the Club House
Hotel, Patrick Street Kilkenny.
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Fees
Payment of fees must be made on enrolment. Refund
of fees will only be available in the event of a class
being cancelled.
One hour classes (14 lessons):€150 per semester for
adults and €135 for children.
Calendar
Semester one: January 16 January–26 May
Membership
Classes Offered
The Alliance Française Kilkenny is part of the worldwide
Alliance Française movement and is governed by the
Primary Pupils
1st to 3rd Class:
Wednesday 3.30-4.30
4th to 6th Class:
Wednesday 4.30-5.30
Fondation de Alliance Française in Paris. Founded in 1883 the
Alliance Française has its main objectives to ensure a
continued teaching of French and to encourage all those who
have a taste for the language and culture of French speaking
countries. Alliance Française is present in 138
countries with over
1200 associations
run by local
committees
welcoming over
400,000 students
each year.
Alliance Française
Kilkenny began in
1950. If you wish to
become a member you can use our
library and attend our monthly social and cultural
events the fee is €10 per year.
Cultural Evenings
Along with our classes we host monthly talks and
events on generally the third Wednesday of each
month. The programme has
yet to be confirmed and will
depend on availability of
presenters. If you would like
to know more about these,
send your email and mobile
name and number to
[email protected]
Café Francais
Each Thursday morning from
11am to 1.00 pm we have a
gathering in Victor’s Bar of
Tanguy De Toulgate one of
the Club House Hotel to
the teachers at the Alliance
speak in French. There is no Française Kilkenny
charge or no need to inform
us if you are coming. Simply turn up get a coffee and
join in.
Use it or lose it!