Bienvenue! Welcome!
Welcome to the Alliance Française d'Austin
The Alliance Française d'Austin is a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage and develop knowledge of the French language and French and Francophone cultures, and to foster cultural, intellectual and artistic exchanges between the USA and France and French-speaking countries. Our group is a member of a worldwide organization headed by the Alliance Française de Paris, founded in 1883, which currently numbers over 1,135 chapters in 138 countries. Also lending encouragement and support to the 130 chapters in the United States and Puerto Rico is the Federation of Alliance Françaises USA.
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Apéritif, May 7 Bastille Day, July 12 More details to come... |
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Hours: 2-4 p.m. Members only. Please show your membership card to
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NEW CLASS OFFERINGS!
FRENCH
FOR TRAVELERS: This class will provide the conversational
skills you'll need to handle a variety of situations while traveling abroad
- from ordering a meal to asking for directions, accommodations, stores
and services, finding emergency help, etc.
HOW to DECIPHER a FRENCH MENU: This class will cover the terminology for food and cooking. It will discuss
the culture of food, the components of a meal, the rules for a French meal,
the various types of restaurants and their different vocabulary.
BUSINESS FRENCH: Learn French in a business context. This class will cover phone
conversations, business meetings, presentations, communicating by email,
etc.
For our HARRY POTTER FANS: Reading and class discussion on Harry
Potter et la Coupe de Feu, Book 4.
French Language Classes
The Alliance Française d'Austin offers year-round French classes for all
levels of learning from total beginner to advanced, in both group sessions
and private lessons. Our sessions run for 7 weeks and include daytime, evening,
Saturday and Sunday scheduling. Our teachers are native speakers and highly
experienced in teaching French as a foreign language. With small classes
(6-8 persons maximum), we offer a friendly and stimulating environment to
encourage communication and help you gain confidence in the target language.
For more details on becoming a student of the Alliance Française d'Austin
please check out our Classes page.
Next Registration: Saturday, April 26,
between noon and 1:30 p.m., at the Alliance Française office, 4101
Medical Parkway, room 105.
Classes will start on Monday, April 28.
You can check out our schedule and course descriptions on the Class
Schedule page.