Upcoming French events
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Café scientifique organised with the MFO
On Friday 28 May Justine Feyereisen will give a short talk in French on ‘Femmes et récits de filiation: Mémoire familiale et postcoloniale de l’île Maurice dans l’oeuvre de J.M.G. Le Clézio’ (Women’s Filiation Stories: Familial and Postcolonial Memory from Mauritius in J.M.G. Le Clézio’s Work) Organised in collaboration with the Maison Française d’Oxford.
Online with Zoom - FREE
Friday 28th May
10:00am-11.00am -
Conférence Antivax
Join us to talk about the reluctance of the French towards medical progress, especially vaccines. Political, ecological, cultural or traditional arguments, Laurent Henri-Vignaud will share with us the analysis of his book “Antivax: la résistance aux vaccins du XVIIIe siècle à nos jours” written in 2019 and which is all the more relevant with the health crisis.
Online with Zoom - FREE
Tuesday 8th June
6pm-7pm -
Voyager en France
From the 8th of June, every Tuesday for 6 weeks, French up your summer and get ready for your holidays! Using authentic materials such as maps, menus, etc., you will prepare for your next trip to France. You will learn phrases for specific situations (restaurant, train station, shopping, etc.) and learn about important French customs and habits with qualified and native teachers. 6 Tuesdays from the 8th of June. (9h in total, 6x 1h30 per week)
Onsite - £126
A1/A2 (beginners)
6 Tuesdays from the 8th June
10:00am-11:30am -
Online French book club
Join us to discuss the poems and songs written by the iconic French singer Georges Brassens. He wrote more than 200 songs such as “La mauvaise reputation”, “Chanson pour l’auvergnat”and “Les copains d’abord”. He was awarded the Grand Prix for poetry by the Académie Française in 1967.
Online - £12
From intermediate(B1)
Saturday 12th June
10:30am-12:00pm -
Online French book club
Join us to discuss “Les Impatientes” by Djaili Amadou Amal (prix Goncourt 2020) and the story of three women trying to break free from the condition of women in the Sahel. Forced marriage, domestic violence…the author breaks taboos and denounces violence against women.
Online - £12
From intermediate(B1)
Saturday 3rd July
10:30am-12:00pm
