Fall 2024 OLLI Digital Catalog

French for Beginners (O291)

O – Languages

This course is intended for people who have studied one semester of French at OLLI or who want to brush up their French. It is designed to help you continue to develop basic communication skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing), and develop an understanding of various aspects of French and Francophone culture. Recorded vocabulary lists, phonetic lessons, short videos of French natives, online grammar lessons with self-correcting exercises, audio dialogues and video clips from your instructor help you enjoy and learn this beautiful language of Moliere.

This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).

INSTRUCTORS: Ann De Corte, Mary Shenvi

DE CORTE, ANN–B.A., University of Ghent, Belgian national. Polyglot with a vision to passionately enrich participants in the French language and culture. Directed language camps; led study-abroad trip to Montreal. French tutor, avid traveler, reader, pickle ball player, aromatherapist and Reiki master.

SHENVI, MARY–B.A., University of Delaware. High school foreign language teacher for 30 years. Taught French, German, Spanish and English as a second language, emphasizing the fun of language learning. Created and ran a French immersion summer camp for children. Lived, worked and/or studied in Germany, Switzerland and England. Passionate about the adventure of lifelong learning.

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