Improve your pronunciation and understanding of spoken French!

Polish your French pronunciation through fun and creative activities such as tongue-twisters, songs, poems, and audio exercises, with a special emphasis on hard-to-pronounce consonants and vowels. Themes change each week, and the workshops can be taken individually or as a series.

Led by Sophie Forst

• Monday, Feb 17, from 1:30-3:30pm

  Pronunciation:
  Vowels: [ã], [õ] et [ɛ̃], [œ̃], (mange, on, matin, un)

  Rhythm and Intonation:
  How to express feelings: surprise, enthusiasm, etc.

• Monday, Feb 24, from 1:30-3:30pm

  Rhythm and Intonation:
  Rhythmic structure and Stress groups

• Monday, Mar 2, from 1:30-3:30pm

  Spoken French: Speech delivery and oral comprehension

• Monday, Mar 30, from 1:30–3:30pm

  Pronunciation:
  Vowels: [e], [ε], [ə], [a], (thé, père, je, la)

  Rhythm and Intonation:
  Introduction to French syllabic rhythm

• Monday, Apr 6, from 1:30–3:30pm

  Pronunciation:
  Vowels: [œ], [ø], (sœur, jeu)
  Consonants: [f], [b], [v], [p], (fleur, beurre, verre, peau)

  Rhythm and Intonation:
  Introduction to “Liaisons”: when and how to link sounds within a sentence

• Monday, Apr 13, from 1:30–3:30pm

  Pronunciation:

  Vowels: [o], [ө], (pot, pomme)
  Consonants: [s], [z], [∫], (rose, français, chambre)

  Rhythm and Intonation:
  How to pronounce, or not, final letters

• Monday, Apr 20, from 1:30–3:30pm

  Pronunciation:
  Vowels: [i], [u], [y],   (lit, joue, rue)
  Consonants: [r], (croc)

  Rhythm and Intonation:
  Rises and falls: melody, interrogation and declaration

• Monday, Apr 27, from 1:30-3:30pm

  Pronunciation:
  Semi-vowels: [w], [w, [a], [ɥ], [j], (oui, roi, lui, yoyo)
  Consonants: [ʒ], [l], (joue, lille, voyage)

  Rhythm and Intonation:
  How to express feelings: amiability, displeasure, anger, etc.

• Monday, May 4, from 1:30-3:30pm

  Pronunciation:
  Vowels: [ã], [õ] et [ɛ̃], [œ̃], (mange, on, matin, un)

  Rhythm and Intonation:
  How to express feelings: surprise, enthusiasm, etc.

• Monday, May 11, from 1:30-3:30pm

  Rhythm and Intonation:
  Rhythmic structure and Stress groups

• Monday, May 18, from 1:30-3:30pm

  Spoken French: Speech delivery and oral comprehension