Schedule & Locations
Online classes via Zoom starting the week of September 18, 2023
> Beginner (level A1.a): Tuesdays from 9:00am – 10:30am
Instructor: Tristan
> Beginner+++ (level A1.d): Wednesdays from 9:30am – 11:00am
Instructor: Mareme
> Students with more experience (level A2.d): Tuesdays from 9:30am – 11:00am
Instructor: Mareme
Beginner Classes
“Grand débutant” (Level A1.a)
This introductory class is for students with no previous experience with French. During this course, you will acquire the basic language skills to introduce yourself and describe your activities and environment. You will learn how to express yourself in the past, present, and future, as well as how to give instructions and orders. Intrinsic to our program is French culture, an essential tool for communicating with and relating to native speakers. This course will prepare you for everyday situations and basic exchanges with French speakers.
You will see that being able to speak this beautiful language is a magical experience!
Beginner+ Classes
(Level A1.b)
This class is for students who have already taken lessons during previous sessions at LILA or elsewhere in the past. You already have the basics. This course will enable you to continue to refine and expand your language abilities with confidence…not to mention wow your family and friends. You will review what you already know before delving deeper into the French language, studying grammatical structures, learning to express a complicated necessity, and much more.
Beginner++ Classes
(Level A1.c)
This class is the continuation of A1.b and is for students who have already taken lessons during previous sessions at LILA or elsewhere in the past. You will discover new tenses to speak about your everyday life and you will learn to speak about more subjects related to your environment and daily experiences.
Beginner+++ Classes
(Level A1.d)
This class is the continuation of A1.c and is for students who have already have some familiarity with the French language. You aren’t a complete beginner when it comes to French, but you aren’t quite ready for intermediate classes just yet. You will discover new verb tenses and will practice speaking about your environment and daily experiences.
Pre-intermediate Classes
(Level A2.b)
This class is for students who are ready to bridge the gap between the beginner and intermediate levels. You will learn sentences and frequently used expressions related to personal and family information, shopping, local geography, and more. Building on prior knowledge, this course will enable you to communicate through simple and direct exchanges of information on familiar and routine matters.
Intermediate Classes
(Level B1.d)
This course is designed for intermediate students with prior French knowledge. You will develop the ability to understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Additionally, you will learn to deal with most situations likely to arise whilst traveling in an area where the language is spoken; will be able to produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest; and will be able to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
5 students must be enrolled for classes to be maintained.
Tristan
Tristan was born in France, near Paris. After graduating from his PhD in remote sensing and artificial intelligence, he worked in France as a consultant in AI solutions for private companies in multiple fields. When he moved to California, he decided to shift from science-oriented jobs to teaching French as a foreign language. This choice was motivated by ethical reasons, but also by personal interests towards French culture, literature and arts. He has taught sciences, French and English in France. He is eager to share the language and culture of his native country. Tristan is also a TCF examiner.
Mareme
Mareme Davis was born in France and grew up there. She is originally from Senegal. She studied at Marne-La-Vallée University where she majored in Applied Foreign Languages, International Business (English and Spanish). She speaks French, English, Spanish, and Wolof. Mareme moved to Senegal in 2008 where she opened a restaurant and later worked as a marketing manager for the national airline. She is a trained French teacher who started teaching French and working as a translator three years ago. She enjoys helping her students reach their goals.