The Elzévir Apartment Newsletter
You may already know Bill from his past contribution to our blog, here, he comes back with a piece on Paris after the pandemic. Discover his photos, and follow his journey through the most iconic places in the French capital city. Read More…
Homework samples from conversation classes (B1-B2)
Find out what an intermediate (B1) and advanced (B2) conversation class at the AFSF is like! Read More…
Francophony according to our students
The Francophonie refers to men and women who share a common language: French. We estimate over 300 million French speakers across five continents. March 21st is the day of the Francophonie, and AFSF students are honoring this day with their own presentations. Read More…
AFSF students talk about 'la parité'
This session, all students from all courses at the AFSF were invited to work on a project, or 'devoirs' on the subject of equality between men and women, also called in French: "La parité homme - femme". Discover how different levels of French can express different ideas on the subject. Read More…
Homework samples from the B2 Advanced students!
Our B2 Advanced students have done their "devoirs" this session, and they have come up with multiple French expressions to use in your every day lingo, as well as some insightful reflections on today's world: Is it moving too fast? Is it too bad that in our current society, grandparents no longer live under the same family roof? 📚Find out what YOU could be working on if you were in Emmanuel's class on Saturday mornings! Read More…
Discover our students progress!
Find out what our Beginner 3 level students are capable of! Jason, Alyson, Roger, Maureen & Morai are describing what their everyday life is like from dusk to dawn. Read More…
Voici des "portraits aveugles" pour lesquels les étudiants ont fait le portrait de leur binôme sans regarder leur feuille. Read More…
Our students' work on: est-ce que la Bise est elle en péril?
Se faire la bise, un rituel très répandu en France qui panique souvent les Américains, habitués au bon gros "hug", et quelques gens du nord
de l'Europe plus distants. Le nombre de bisous appuyés ou plus timides donnés sur la joue de la vague connaissance ou de l'ami proche que
l'on rencontre varie énormément à travers le monde, et même d'un département à l'autre en France. La bise, en plus de son acte social visant
à saluer ou à prendre congé de quelqu'un est certes une manifestation d'amitié, mais est aussi un signe fort d'appartenance locale. On avait
l’habitude des tournées de bisous, même au bureau. Un rituel que l’épidémie en plein regain a chamboulé. Définitivement?
La question qui a été posée en classe était de savoir si on pourrait vraiment se refaire la bise?
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