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.
Save $5 per workshop when you sign up for two or more!
Mondays, 1:30–3:30pm
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WKPHO.W01 - Mon, January 9 from 1:30-3:30pm
Pronunciation:
Vowels: [e], [ε], [ə], [a], (thé, père, je, la)
Rhythm and Intonation:
Introduction to French syllabic rhythm -
WKPHO.W02 - Mon, January 23 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 -
WKPHO.W03 - Mon, January 30 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 pronounce, final letters -
WKPHO.W04 - Mon, February 6 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 -
WKPHO.W05 - Mon, February 13 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. -
WKPHO.W06 - Mon, February 20 from 1:30-3:30pm
Pronunciation:
Vowels: [ã], [õ], [ɛ̃], [œ̃], (mange, on, matin, un)
Rhythm and Intonation:
How to express feelings: surprise, enthusiasm, etc. -
WKPHO.W07 - Mon, February 27 from 1:30-3:30pm
Rhythm and Intonation:
Rhythmic structure and Stress groups -
WKPHO.W08 - Mon, March 6 from 1:30-3:30pm
Spoken French: Speech delivery and oral comprehension